The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-27


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Paid and the state Fair VIII be or
Better Bases Than at Any Time In
III. Past-BIg Stock Sale Made which
Speaks Well for the Exhibit-Fair Notes
in General.
The rain of yesterday interferred with
The State Fair, yet Notwithstanding the
directors order that the fair was in full
blast and that the races would De
brought off if there were only five spec
fators present. There was seVerai
times this number, for when the races
were called there were at least 800 peo-
pie in the grand stand when Mr.. Upde-
graft announced the word GO.
Only two races were had. the five
furlong dash and the half-mile dash.
In the former race, Benny Oaks came
out first; TimberIand, second; Kansas
Beauty, third, and Winaway, fourth.
Time 1:0712.
In the half-mile dash, Silver Nugget
came out first and Gold Nugget came in
second.
Thus ended the State Fair meeting OF
1896, and when the result of the races
were announced the great exhibit began
TO move and by shutdown the great ter
portion was on the way home.
The fair was ended and then begun
the talk as to the results of the past
week
Harvey Looper, in speaking of the
fair directory, said: az have followed
fairs for the past thirty years and 1
~ hot
secretary, has displayed more executive
ability than any man 1 have met IN the
position of secretary. 1t is impossible
to rattle him. He is affable, easily ap-
preached by anybody, never loses his
temper, and in Mr.. Smith the State Fair
association have the right man. Only
one fault can be found with him and that
is his experience, but he can catch on
quick and ali found him ready for all
surprises that might be sprung"
Mr.. Updegraff said: 81 have followed
races for thirty years, and make no
he-Sitancy in saying that Mr.. Smith is
ono of the best qualified secretaries
have ever met"
At O'Clock the fair was announced
closed, and Notwithstanding the fact
that the rain Of the last day had kept
thousands away, all pronounced the
fair of 1896, all things considered, the
best ever held in the state.
FRUIT DISPLAY.
]. T. Giles display won first on Wine
sap apples; first ON Willow twigs; first
on white pippin; second on Missouri
pippin; second on Rowles' Jenet
Dave Siebert-first on Huntsman's
Favorite; first on white winter Pear
main, and second on red winter Pear
main
Robert Haughey-Second on Winesap
apples second on Heath Cling peaches.
u. M Beck-First and second prem
tums on several varieties
w. II. SterISberg took second on Rom
ante. and second on Ben Davis.
Newton Leonard-F'irst on Plate of
grapes; first on Seeding peaches.
H,oover's display took on variety ap-
pies; first Ben Davis; first Grimes Gold
en-; first Smiths cider; first Missouri
pippin; first Milan; first Genet; second
Stark; second Huntsman's favorite; sec
Willow Twig, and won Gackenbacks
special with best bushel of apples, any
variety.
Peadhes-First on plate of Heath
clingstone; first on collection of 10 var
ieties far market purposes; first on col
lection of varieties originating in Kan
saS; first on collection OF separate
plates different varieties; first ON larg-
est display OF fruit.
FLORAL HALL
Finlay Ross exhibit of furniture took
ell the first in blue ribbon and diploma
Perhaps the finest piece OF furniture was
the brass bedstead with canopy, price
800 This department was carpeted
with different styles of mating. The
exhibit consisted of a dining room suit
OF buffa, patent folding table and hand
some dining room leather chairs and
other fancy rockers, and in the buffa
and china cabinet were the china eX-
hibit by Mrs. Reuben Royse, which took
all the finstsl This display was much
admired by the crowds approaching
such work. Also in the furniture exhi-
bit were two Landscape paintings, one
on canvass by Mr.. Bone, the other on
piece of the cabinet part OF sewing
machine. that was picked UP after the
Halstead cyclone which was a picture
Of those parts.
Just opposite this display was the
amateur display in oil and water. Laura
Stone, who took the first premium in
still life, and Mrs. Reuben Royse took
first place in the amateur collection;
Mrs Alexander first in Beacon special
and best in animal painting.
In the professional last Professor
Adam of Paramount college easily took
all the blues in everything he entered.
in which was best collection of water |
colors, landscape in water colors. still |
life in water colors, also the best oil !
paintings in the state. No one should |
miss the reception to be rendered him |
at the Sedgwick block.
Miss George got first premium in por-
trait from life. This was all She entered /
in, but she also entered for exhibit work !
by her pupils in black and white and !
flowers in oil.
Miss Georgia Parr in charcoal drawing |
from life took first. and also in satin IN |
oil.
There are also a number OF fine single |
pieces which deserve mention burt We ]
were unable to get the owners names.
Some fine specimens of hammered |
brass and collection OF old china, which |
took first, entered by Mrs Rose
The fancy needle work in which Mrs /
Royse took first place for embroidered /
center pieces. and the Roman e4nbroid- |
cry by Mrs. Stella Cobb. first place \ !
great many other things were missed |
on account OF not being able to get |
names Of exhibitors
Some fine work by children was shown /
Some especially noteworthy work was
the pillow lace by Mrs Whitney's boy
aged IL. Some paper dolls and e.nbroid-