The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-02
FAIR OPENED WELL
FIRST DAY OF FAIR BETTER THAN
FORMER OPENING DAYS.

FORMER OPENING DAYS
Immense Crowd Looked for Today to Hea
Harvey, the Renowned Champion of tn
Peodle's Money-He will Speak at
O'Clock from the Grand stand-A Goo
Race Program for Today and Plenty o
Sport Besides-Art Hall Makes q Fin
showing-Cattle Show Very Complete
Day in Detail
At 6:25 this morning William Hops
Harvey Of Chicago. author Of Coin:
Financial School, and renowned chan
pion Of the peoples money metal, vii
arrive over the Santa Fe and will i'm
r1ediately proceed to his headquarter:
at the Carey hotel.
At 2 D. m. ne will address the people
from the grand stand at the fair ground
and there is no doubt but what ne will
be greeted by thousands of people as a
man should be VINO has done such
great work in opening the eyes of the
plain people of America to the conspir-
acy of the anglO-American gold bugs
to fasten the yoke of financial slavery
upon the necks of the common people
1t is not often that the people have
a chance to listen to man so worthy
of attention and it is to be hoped that
thousands of them will turn out.
The Second Annual Stale Fair open
ed up yesterday under the most favor
able auspices which promise to contin-
ue during the entire week.
It was said to be the best opening
nf al hall in a
SO far as attendance and the excellence
Of the program are concerned.
The weather was all that could be de-
sired, cool enough to make the racing
good and not too cold to cause discom-
fort to the spectators.
The grounds Were absolutely covered
with various exhibits including every
Thing one could conceive Of and all re-
marked that it was the best display
they had ever seen on the grounds.
The best of feeling prevailed and not
a word of complaint was heard either
against the management Of the fair or
the program of the day.
1t is too early yet to describe the exhi-
bits in detail, but on the aggregate
they exceed anything heretofore seen
On these grounds.
The live stock exhibit is attracting a
great deal of attention and SO is the
Agricultural products exhibits.
Today large crowd is expected not
only on account of the presence of Mr..
Harvey, but also on account of a hot
program in the speed ring.
THE RACES.
Only two events We're on the card for
the entertainment of the public yester-
day, the opening day of the great Kan
saS state fair, but these two were char
acfariZpd nv hnf
ping furnishes. Promptly a t 80 o'clock
the best starter the west, W. P. Nc
Nair, tapped the bell for the starters in
the 2:40 trot and seven notable harness
performers lined UP for the word. At
ter several scores they got away to a
line start with Valencia at the pole
(which he held to the first turn where
Lady Laye out footed him, carried him
TO a break and took the pole position,
which she maintained clear around to
the wire, the brown stallion Greever
finishing second. Time of the heat
2:20%.
The favorite, Gordon Cummings had
made no move for this heat but when
they got the word on the first score on
the second, he shot to the front and it
was all over but the shouting, Cum
mings finishing first, Lady Loye second
anu NdleICld lHlIu lI1le, A--U14.
The third and fourth heats were but
repetitions of the second. Lady Loye
never could get to Cummings wheel
and he won well within himself, lower
ing his record in the fourth heat to
Pisa.
Gordon Cummings, 2:19A, is a bay stall
lion by Kaiser. son of George Wilkes,
and was developed and ably driven in
this race by Mr.. Holdridge, one Of our
local trainers.
After two heats had been trotted in
the 2:40 class the 2:15 pace was sand
wfched with the trot The PAGERS acted
a little bit rocky but got off after con-
siderable scoring, with John Kinney at
the pole. At the quarter HurXthal
pushed Juliet to the front and took the
pole, followed by Billy The Twister.
These positions were held to the wire,
Juliet finishing pulled up in 2:15A. The
second heat was the same as the first,
Juliet furnishing first, with Onward Te-
well close up in second place, Billy The
Twister a good third. Time, 2:15. In
the third heat HurXthal stepped his FG
tie mare down to the half in 1:0S4
where Onword Jewell came up and
challenged her, but the best he could
do was to make the Bonnie Clay filly
come home the last quarter at 2:0S
clip. Time Of the heat 215.
Summaries follow:
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