The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-10
To Witness the Second Days
Fair Ground Events.
Meta w, DR.. McCOIm and B. B.
MI. the Winners.
SOCIETY WAS PRESENT
DIR. McCurdy and His Gay Traps
ReveI In Ribbons.
The Best Programme of the
Week For Saturday.

Starter o. P. Updegraff had quite a
time getting the starters to score
properly in the free for all pace yes
terday afternoon. There were IS en-
tries, but three horses were drawn.
Three tiers of horses We're arranged,
six in the first two, and three in the
third. Several times the bell had to be
tolled to bring back the uneasy racers,
but when the starter announced that
whoever drove in front of the pole
horse would be fined, it was different
When the word to go was given the
Is horses were down to it at a 2:30 clip.
Before the quarter pole had been
left the bunch and were speeding
along in a pretty neck to neck go
Several of the horses broke badly,
and one sullky wheel was disabled
Meta w. finished first with Royal B.
second. Next following were Happy
Way, The Shah, Thelma, COrdelia, etc.
The time of the heat was 2:20.
Each Of the three heats was a COM
plete race, and the judges decided to
give all the horses a chance in the
next heat on account of the many
small accidents in starting and cOIlid-
ing.
In the second heat Meta w. won in
2:19%. Following her were Royal B.,
Happy Way, The Shah, CordeIia, Bes-
For the third and closing heat TheI-
ma was drawn. In the first heat she
made fifth place, but in the second she
fell back to thirteenth.
Meta w. also won thos heat, her
time being 2:201a.
Next following her were Stella, The
Shah, Royal B., Happy Way, COrdelia,
etc.
This race was for $500 divided equal
The second race of the afternoon was
Pilgrim, g, Topeka horse owned by
P. J. Martin, was drawn for this race.
There were six entries with pools sell
ing Heir Medium as the favorite. But
she went to pieces and finished last
B. B. M, J. w. LeBar's little trOtter.
won the three straight heats The best
time made was 2:23. Greever won sec
Ond money and Eva Wright third
In the running race Starter Upde-
graft had some more trouble in get
ting the frisky nags back of the score
line before the break. There were ten
race for a purse of 800.
DR.. Malcolm won first money with
Miss Oaks a close second. A. c. Tuck
er finished third under the wire, and
King Richard III. fourth. The time
made was 1:511R.
Mrs. c. S. Sutton again acted as one
of the judges in the horse show ex-
hibits. There were three of them, a
fOur-in-h hand, a ladies' driving and a
gentleman's driving
O. P. Updegraff offered a cash prize
of $25 for the best fourth hand ex-
hibited. DR.. McCurdy drove four fine
sOrrels to his three seated trap filled
with pretty girls, and he was the
choice of the judges. ]. NJ. Knight en-
tered the competition with fOur-in-
hand drawing his undertaking car
riage. There were several ladies and
some very pretty horses. His coach
man drew the reins over the fOur-in-
hand.
DR., McCurdy was right in it yester-
day in the exhibits, for his turnOuts
won three firsts and one second.
The ladies' driving was interesting.
Mrs. McCurdy in handsome phaeton
hitched to a large high stopper, was
the choice of the audience, and a round
of applause was given when Robert
Lee tied the blue ribbon on her horse.
She is an excellent driver.
Mrs. Charles Sampson drove her
white horse to light box buggy and
secured second prize. She draws the
reins very gracefully
Mrs. Dan Dugan drove her PAGER to
a phaeton and carried off the yellow
ribbon.
Others who competed were Mrs. a.
T. Hazen and Miss Jennie Wilson.
There were five turnouts in the gen
exhibition. ]. M Knight and
VIII Jewell each drove large black
horses, and Mr.. Dan Dugan drove his
bay PAGER. His rig took third prize.
Dr. McCurdy's two bitches took first
and second prize.
The doctor drove his bay horse Cap
blue ribbon Harry Weaver drove the
doctors horse, General to a beauti-
full trap, in which were three pretty
girls. He got second prize.
The decision of the judges seemed to
meet with the approval of the crowd,
for when they were announced ap-
plause would follow.
The crowd yesterday was cOnsfdera-
bly, larger than on Wednesday. There
were lots of carriages in the quarter
stretch and there were plenty of sports
around the pool tent.
The dust on the track was something
terrible, but the management has
promised to have a sprinkler at work
for the remaining time of the meet
This afternoon the bicycle races be
gun. The time of beginning was
to half an hour earlier. The
time for the first race tomorrow will be
at half past / o'clock
This afternoon there were a 2:35 trot-
ting, a 2:19 pacing and running race. |
The bicycle races were one mile |
tandem, a two mile handicap and a half
mile handicap.
The horse show exhibitions were
made
Tomorrow's race programme is prob
2:27 trotting and a free-fOr-all pacing,
with running race, is the
list for tomorrow afternoon.
Following is list of the entries in
the three harness races:
2:23 PACING.
St. Patrick, by Dial Brine, dam West
wind; r E. Edwards, Little River, Kan ]
Correct, by Direction, Harry Thorn
dale; L. o. SwOpe, Independence, Mo.
Gaskell by AldenwOod, Walter; Storrs |
& Bowman, Burlingame, Kan
P J.. by President Wilkes, Rose Bud:
W. E. Harris. HoustOnia, No
Ellington, by Electric. AImOnt Pilot;
r. Todhunter, Higginsville, Mo.
Ironqufll. by Kankakee, Kinlock: Geo.
A. Flat, Olathe, Kan.
Kansas Chief, by Tenday; Tom Erwin
Chanute. Kan
Red Bells. by Redmond c., Al West:
". H Cotton, Clinton, Mo.
Ding by Fergus A1cGregor; NJ. Anna
Wilson. Valencia kan.
Dictate by Dictator Triton; Wood
lire Stock Farm. Fullerton. Neb.
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