The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-05
THEY ARE COMING
ENTRIES FOR TIE STATE FAIR
POUR IN BY EVERY MAIL
There VIII be Exhibitions of Farm Ma
Some of the Largest Implement Houses
in the Country Have Not Only Signified
But Have Contributed to the Special
List-Big Attractions, Exciting Races
and Every Day the Best.

Entries are being made by each mail
and they are good ones. Since changing
the condition of only per cent 10 start
there is no doubt but what in the green
horse classes there win be some double
deck fields to go under the wire. These
races are the two-year-old pace and trot,
the three minute classes. On, there will
be some fun this year, is what Assistant
Secretary Dorsey says. He has been at
tending to tine correspondence with the
horsemen and has a good idea of the
stables that are headed this way, and
each year has brought out its kickers
on account of there being no running
races. and this year there viii be some
good ones and the word of approval
that is heard from all directions is graft
flying indeed to the fair people.
Special effort is being made and with
the best of success TO secure able judges
for the several departments. Experienc
ed exhibitors viii not go to fair unless
there Us an assurance that when they go
in the show ring that merits will count,
and therefore none but competent men
for judging must be secured, and the
Kansas state fair this year will be up
to date in this matter. In a few days
they WIFI be able TO name the men who
viii say blue ribbon for this and red for
that. and be able to show the exhibitors
the reason why if they should not be
quite satisfied.
The secretary speaks in the most as
surfing way Of the financial success. He
says that there are more applications
for space for privileges for the sale OF
specialtieS than ever before since the
state fair has been located at Wichita.
and the reason for this is that so many
are coming that these men know what
can be made where there is big crowd.
Secretary Smith has been at Spring
field, Mo, and at the Nebraska state
fair at Omaha this week and ne reports
that he has the promise Of several good
herds of cattle and hogs that have never
shown in Kansas, but thinks that as our
people has the corn, and corn is what
gets the cattle and hogs, that they may
be able to sell some of their stock to
Kansas farmers, and the new ideas in
machinery viii make a man wonder
what under the sun will be the next i'm
proyements A large irrigation estab-
lshn1ert was here especially to secure
suitable accommodations to show their
large line Of improved Well machinery
and said they were making UP a special
zine for show at Wichita, and so they
60 The list of specials that is being
handed in will be an eye opener when
published Firms in the city are hav-
ing ma defor the Kansas state fair show
new implements 30 give away for pre-
mitIms which will be wei worth while
for any man to compete for.
The work at the grounds IS being
pushed to a finish and in few days
the. grounds will look like a city of
itself There is nothing but approval
heard In the matter of family tickets.
There seems to be some who do not I'M
derstand just what the reduction is. and
word on the subject will not be amiss
The family rate made is for four or
more of the same family headed by eth
er father or mother or both. The rate
is % cents each, but for less than four
the old rate Will stand. There may be
some who Will try to evade the rule but
the plan of tickets will prevent any in
justice being done.
There may be some who want to and
have not contributed to the special pre-
MUM list. They will please do so at
once as the Gist Should be published as
soon as possible so as to give all who
viii compete a fair chance to get their
exhibits in fair shape. Let all keep
up the interest so far shown and the
Kansas state fair week of 1896 wiz long
be remembered by the merchants and
citizens of Wichita as a red letter event
in the history of our city.