The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-05
WAS A GREAT DAY
AN IMMENSE CROWD TAKES IN TIE
FAIR AND RACES.

Grounds Crowded with Happy Children
Saw Everything from q Snake Charmer
to Zulu Kfng-Good Sport in the Speed
Ring-Glorious Wind Up Today with
Program Of Sport that should Not be
Missed BY Anybody-Some Red Hot
Faces in which Records viii be Smashed
Fair Notes.
Yesterday was hummer at the state
fair grounds,
It was childrens day and by far the
best day of the week.
The grounds were crowded with peo-
pie and all seemed TO appreciate the
enjoyment afforded.
From morning until night one i'm
n1ense storm of noise continued The
lemonade vender and fakirs tried to
make hay while the sun shone for up
to yesterday they did not have much
OF harvest.
The children relished the noise and
followed IL all over the grounds.
There is every Imaginable thing on
the grounds. II would seem that every
Zulu chief in Zululand was present
and fully dozen Circassian princesses-
There was no end to the snake charm
ers, ossified men, serpentine dancers,
slight Of hand performers and CANT
balls from Figi islands
There were two rival merry-go-
rounds and they did big business
One of them had a monkey as an at
traction and II paid The lemonade
vendors simply went wild trying TO get
up boom, but they could not do II
as there was plenty Of good water on
the ground and the temperature was
low.
The best Of feeling prevailed and not
soul grumbled.
THE RACES
The threatening weather had no eff
feet on the attendance at yesterday :
races The rain night before last pre-
vented the track from drying out and
il was still about ten seconds slow
1t was another mud larks'' day and
at certain places in the track the bike
wheels plowed through the soft mud
like a yacht through the ocean
The first race TO be called was the
fifth heat Of the unfinished 2:35 pace.
The horses got away in splendid shape
with Russell FreSby in the lead AT the
first turn and Allis Sherman trailing
Frank Irwin and Trixy Allison. The
horses kept the same position around
the mile. Allison tried to pass Russo
but broke and fell back TO third place
and Russell Fresby won in 2:261
In the sixth heat Allis Sherman took
the dry track and threw mud at the
field for three quarters. Gradually the
gaps closed up and the lead held by
Allis was lost and she died in the
stretch on Perry'S hands and Frank
Irwin took the heat in 2:25 fat, Allis
Sherman second, Russell Freshly third.
The first heat of the 2:20 pace was then
called and seven performers came IN
der the wire. 1t took two scorings To
set them off but when they did get
away they fairly few. Pentland had
the pole and the mud. Echo set the
pace and the field responded bravely
until the half mile when John Kinney
wanted to do a little pacemaking and
then it was nip and tuck around the
last turn down the stretch amid the
bowls Of the ''bleachers'' and the cracks
of the whips under the wire in a whip
Ling contest for first place and a neck
End neck position Echo won the heat
with John Kinney pushing him hard
n a pretty finish Time for the heat
2:22H.
In the seventh heat OF the 2:35 trot
Erixy Allison was ruled out and the
remaining horses each having two
heats marked up against them, this
heat was paced for blood. At tht
score every sulkey wheel passed IN
der the wire at the same instant and
from then on the race was TO the swift
Again Allis took the lead with the 9th
ers trailing close up to the draw-gatt
when the whips began to play on al
but Allis. She was past whipping and
Russell Fresby passed her, followed by
Frank Irwin who tried hard to pusl
ahead but the wire was too near and HI
took second place. Time for heat 2.2814
The second heat Of the go pace wa.
interlaced with six starters. Mcdonald
McGregor having been distanced in TIL
first This was any mans heat witt
first one horse leading and then anoth
er until the straight away was reached
when Dr. Kelley and John Kinney has
'set-to" and with q drive that wa
unexceIled yesterday they came down
the line and passed under the wire il
the fast time of Do. The pace wa
too hot for Russell T and he got III,
flag.
In the first heat of the 9:27 trot Their
were thirteen starters. Valencia haC
the pole in the first line and Bill.
Young in the second. As usual wit
such a large field il was difficult &
send them away and TO the ears il wa
more Ike stampede than scoring
This was a guessing match and tn
field changed as often as kanSd
zephyr No one could tell which wa
which until the last quarter pole whel
Ninnescah, Valencia and Reservoir
swung into the stretch side by side an'
the most exciting finish Of the day wa
driven. The horses seemed to be in
fused with the enthusiasm Of the spec
tators and no matter which was fav
orite they were cheered 10 the finish
Time for heat 2:e934-
The gong sounded on the third hea
of the 2:20 pace and five starters tool
their places. me start was good bu
they were al driving for the dry par
of the ira TX and giving the horse
plenty of head. The whipping besl
early and continued 70 the stand VIZ
the going Cswego horse in the lead fOl
lowed by Belle Colley, Echo. Pentlan
and Dr. Kelley in the order named
Time 2:24. Race to be finished today g
o'clock.
The closing race OF the day was h
second heat of the 2.21 tror. Agar
thirteen horses lined UP at the mar
and again the turf shook with The thur
der of the descending hooE Big Tin
Der took the lead at the quarter, bu
did not hold IL long. and the changin
leads in the same. darkness made j. In
possible 10 catch them all
Another exciting saish was furnishe
the onlookers and Valencia won IN
heat followed by COME. Silver SIN
mons and the field. This viii be finish
ed today. Time, 2-21A.. summaries
Unfinished e:35 pace, purse $500;
Russell Tresby -.........-- : l ) ! )
Frank Irwin ...-.-..-...-,. L : : l