The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-03
Five Hundred Dollars Put Up

Fully $500 attended the State fair
and races yesterday.
The weather was all that could be de-
sired and the program afforded graf
ification for all kinds of people.
Mr.. Havey's address caught the far
mers and a host Of city people and
those who desired lighter entertain
ment found it in the speed ring.
The majority Of the people on the
grounds were from the country and the
towns surrounding Wichita and all of
them seemed to be well pleased.
Today will be Wichita day and an i'm
mense crowd is expected. The banks
and most Of the business houses will
ployes an opportunity to take in the
fair.
Tomorrow will also be big day ow-
ing to race for blood between Patch
en- Wilkes Maid and Gordon Cummings.
These two flyers were matched against
one another yesterday for $500 and the
track will be kept hot while they are
on it. Nothing was talked OF but this
last night and especially among the
the outcome.
1t is one day too early yet to say
whether the fair viii be financial sue
cess or not. Thursday is awlays the
big day of the Wichita fair and hence
no estimate can be made until the gate
receipts Of the day are, counted. Other
wise the fair has been unanimously
liked as success. The management
is trying hard 20 please the people and
that they are doing it seems TO be ac-
knowledged by all.
THE HORSE RACES.
The increasing attendance yesterday
also brought an increasing interest in
the speed ring. There were three events
on the program and at no time during
the afternoon did the interest in the
races lag. At o'clock Starter McNair
called up the horses for the two year
old pace with five entries. Prince Char
ley had the pole and was the favor
lite with the ''bookies." Very little scor-
ing needed to get them away in a bunch
AT the eighth Prince Charley pushed
ahead with Concierge a good second,
followed by the field in a bunch. These
positions were held until the last quar-
ter, when Concierge went off his feet
and fell back to the rear. On the
stretch Prince Charley forged ahead
and came under the wire three lengths
in the lead of ManZanilla and Topsy S,
who had a whipping finish for second
place, the former winning by a nose.
Concierge having regained his feet
barely escaped The distance flag.
Prince Charley made the last quarter OF
this heat at a 2:13 gait. Time of the
heat, 2:17A.
With Prince Charley at the pole the
horses got away on the second heat
and the Prince had no trouble getting
the lead which he held with ease the
entire mile, winning in slow trot sew
eral lengths ahead Of the field, which
was more punched than in the first
heat. Topsy won second from MANI
arilla in an exciting contest down the
entire stretch. The time up until the
last quarter was better than the pre-
ceedeing heat, the time by quarters
being 331s, los, 1:43, 219.
The next event on the program, a
special between Cavendish and Silver
Simmons was excused on account of
the lamenesS of CavendiSh. Many re-
GREETED because there would undoubt-
eddy have been a good race between
the two horses.
The speaking by W. Fl. Harvey now
occupied the attention of everyone and
for the time the races We're forgotten
and silver reigned supreme.
At the close of the speaking the 2:36
trot was called with six starters. Lady
Westbrook was the favorite with Lulu
Dulaney second choice. The horses got
away after several scores with Lady
Westbrook at the pole and also leading
with a close field. The same positions
were held until the stretch when Pru-
dence =, with a splendid burst of
speed passed under the wire a fraction
ahead Of Lady Westbrook, followed by
Nordica, Sunshine Prince, Lulu Du-