The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-23

| where he hung until the home stretch.
but was unable to pass ahead Silver
Thorn was pushed hard by Silver Sim
mons and broke very few rods Al
! through he finished first the judges plac-
| ed him third ON account OF the repeated
| breaks This gave Silver Simmons the
heat and Mercurius second
Probably the least exciting pace OF
| the day was the last heat Of the PHI pace
1t was practically repetition of the sec
| ond heat, finishing in the same order IN
| 2:16z.
The fourth and last heat Of the 2:15
! trOt was as fine an exhibition of race
driving as was ever witnessed on this
| track Right at the start Perry made
hard drive and took Mercurius to the
| pole a length ahead of the others.
There he stayed until the last quar-
| ter, when Westbrook steadily urged
! Silver Thorn to the side of Mercurius.
Both put on the speed, Westbrook US
| ing the whip and Perry lifting his horse,
| but to no advantage. Silver Thorn won
by short neck in 2:21Ea.
The 2:21 trot was then called and
Whfskers drew the pole. Before the
| start, Manvil had been chosen by the
talent for favorite but came up in bad
form. There were only five starters
and it took much scoring TO get them
away. When they were off, Whisk-
ers took the lead, followed by Heir
Medium. Manvil, Ninnescah and Patch
en- Wilkes Maid in a string about a
length apart, holding these positions
until broke and fell back to fourth
place. Time for this heat 2:22.
Between the heats of the trot five of
hr.a 1cbt !,
first dash OF the half-mile repeat run
ming race. Around from the back
stretch they came in a bunch, using
the whip freely. Kansas Beauty clear
ay oubclassed the field and won, follow
ed by Diamond Ned, Miss Redwood,
Maud W, and Little Crook in the order
named, IN :511A.
Following this came a surprise in the
2:21 class, which entirely demoraMzed
the TURTLES Patchen Wilkes Maid,
who was in very bad shape in the first
heat, began pushing at the very start.
All around the oval, the game daughter
of Ashland Wilkes carried the field and
when the final effort came, though she
had not passed Manvil, she responded
quickly to the whip and came thunder
ing under the wire a close second. Her
performance was really wonderful
when her condition was taken into &C
count. Time for that heat was 2:2l.
Owing to the late hour, the 2:21 trot
was left unfinished and the day was
closed by the second dash in the half
mile run. Maud W was drawn and
that exception the heat was literally
repeat" of the first. Time :5o1a.
FAIR NOTES
Pools are sold each evening this week
at go East Douglas avenue.
The arrivals yesterday of exhibits
were very large for the second day.
Pool selling yesterday was extremely
lively and appeared to be well patron
lied.
Six months old pigs tipping the beam
at 325 pounds is one Of the sights Ia
be seen.
TIE racing yesterday was as predicted,
first-class and was employed by those in
attendance.
The largest display of sheep ever made
the grounds
Bloss & O'Rouke have one of the
finest finished buggieS ever made in
Wichita on exhibition,
The deer, antelope, big steer and other
Wild anImaIS OH SSIiDaNIOH HC4S A-N-
quently visited yesterday.
Professor Wilson has a large number
of historical guns on exhibition. He VIE
make his celebrated shots today.
The absence of snake chaTmers and
dancing HindooS is a blessing which
those who attend the fair WIN luny
appreciate.
Today is Oklahoma day and all Wichi-
ia VIII be anxious to meet their odd
friends and form the acquaintance of
plenty Of new ones.
The -four display is a grand one, and
Otto Weis has the biggest loaf of bread
on earth for the ladies to guess at The
winners will receive -four.
j. T. Dorsey has his hands full deny
ing APPLICATIONS for passes and he has all
kinds of excuses made to him for passes,
Jim can say mo in a strong voice and
he won't take it back. either.
The Wichita Street Railway company
is giving the best passenger service in
tbs. history of the road. Work has been
done on the line the cars are in splendid
condition and there is no long waits. Mr..
Sweet, the manager. is receiving enough
compliments to cause his right ear 20
Jingle.
TODAY'S RACES.
The following VIII be the races for
today:
2:21 TROT. UNFINISHED
Nfanvil, Ninnescahfi Whiskers, Pat
chen Wilkes Maid, Heir Medium
TWO YEAR OLD TROT.
Red Seia, b. s., J. H. Light, Clear
water.
The Searcher. W. T. Steadman, Val
ley Center.
Cora Cleo. b. m. George NJ. Shape,
Peabody.
2:2s TROT.
St King, &. $, W. G. Tapham, Wich-
tia
Bud Hopeful, George Porter. Peabody.
Dupree, bl. g., Foote Bros. Houston,
Tex.
Star Medium, b. m, Charles sain,
Wichita
Joe While, b 8. C. z Westbrook. Pea
body.
Lady westbrook, Dr. m, NJ. A Gregor.
Augusta.
Scraps. b. e., H E. Weidermeyer,
MaTySville.
T'had Norward. Woodland Farm.
Sioux City.
Rar-varis. G. ". Shupe. Peabody.
2:27 PACE.
Erie B. D. m, 5. B. Amidon, Wichita. |
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