The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-22
SOME GOOD RACING
The Speed Ring Offers Some
tGOod Attractions Today.
CROWD LIGHT YESTERDAY
High Diving Horses Made
Their Plunge.

Attendance yesterday ...-.....--- 1000
Same day OF iasJ year 5000
Same day two years agO.......... 5000
The smallest crowd that ever ATTENDED
a fair in this city on a Wednesday was
on the grounds yesterday. Last night
Secretary Toler said that he was 900
behind There are two distinct features
Of the fair-the racing and the diving
horses-both are well worth attending.
Yesterday Professor Holloway brought
out MS two famous Arabian High Diving
horses. They performed admirably and
pleased a large crowd who had come es-
peciaIly 10 see horses that could dive.
There was no showing or the platform
nor a drop through a floor. as a great
many had expected The horses followed
one another up the chute, stood for a
few minutes on the platform and then
jumped. making a great splash. Both Of
them went below the surface, but reap
p-ared within a very short time and
walked out, up the incline from the pool.
There was no one who witnessed the
dive that did not appreciate II. 1t is
simply wonderful
There are several things that are nj ss-
ing this year or are poorly represented.
The art hall IS not nearly so good as last
year and the horticulture department is
woefulIy hind anything shown for years.
n the live stock department it would
t.fa S-=
thing There is no stock on exhibit
ton There are quite a number Of good
swine in the pens. The farmers have
been very slow about putting anything
on exhibit This may be explained; the
country has been drawn on to a very large
extent by the Omaha Exposition, which
is an International affair.
The hOuchee couche dance did more bus
iness yesterday than any other attraction
on the ground. The performance comes
0 fabout every half hour and there is new
er any time that their tent is not crowd
ed.
The vaudeville which gives a continuous
performance draws a very good crowd.
The performers are artists Of exceptional
merit. Each one has been secured at d
big expense and they are 70 be seen free
of cost.
Secretary Toler rec lived the following tel
egram last night which explains itself:
Evansville, Ind. Sept. q.
Secretary Fair. Wichita:
Understand you are showing diving
horses if true win hold you for damages.
Name copyright and act patented.
DIR. W. F. CARVER.
ance yesterday. They were good. The
first race Of the day was the three min
ute pace for a purse Of $500. 1t was hotly
contested but there was hardly any doubt
as 10 the final outcome. Fritz being the
winner in each heat. There was in this
contest something that is seldom seen in
a race. Each horse finished each heat
in the position that ne came in in the
first heat. The official score is as follows:
Fritz. owned by c. o. Jones. Sedal-
ia, No ..-.-..-....-. .-............... l
Mad Cap, owned by B. 0. Shank.
Emporia, Kan ............ ..-...... 2 , ?
Nignont, owned by Geo. Kenoyer.
Leon, Kan ............ ........-..... 8 3
Sam A. owned by n. Amidon.
Wichita, Kan -........... .-.-.....
Tine: First heat, 34l4. 1:lO. 1:46. 2:21;
second heat. 3414, 10, 1854, 2:20A; third
heat, S5la .1:10A. las, 2:20A.
During the heats the Excelsior Colored
Jubilee company sang some very artrac-
tive and sweet songs which received a
liberal applause.
The next race on the program was the
farmers race. The horses were all tied
TO the inside fence and the sulkies and
grand stand. Colonel Lee the starter,
gave the word and each man ran across
the track. united his horse, harnessed him
and then started around the track. There
were only two heats. Il was very comicaI
and created many a hearty laugh. The
entries were as follows:
Josephus. T. H. Sparks; Daisy. Elmer
UT; Little Maud, A. Y. Utz: - II. c.
Lawson: -. :. Bennett, -. II. P. Ba-
ker: Fannie NJ. r. s. Mossman: Baby.
r. c. M0ssnan; Kit. VIM. VanVolenburg;
Ily. y. BUseubark; Babe. ". F. AlliSton;
Kit. J. R. Nelson: Nellie. II. T. Peck:
Belle. ". c. Hoover; MoIlie. O. L. Nash:
Dam A E Rudd; Fly Boy, Lawrence
Higgins; Ret. Mr.. Garlick.
The first heat was Won by Josephus.
second. Fannie NJ; third. Little Maud;
fourth Dan.
In rhet second heat Joseptlus won. sec
ond. Fannie N; thirs Dan; fourth Little
Maud. The TWO last horses split third and
fourth money.
The race Of the day was the 219 trot for
6 purse % 500. II was left unfinished and
Will be decided the first ching this after
noon. At The conclusion of the days Sport
the score was as follows;
Pilot Evans. owned by NJ. W.
James. Willard. Kan ............ ;
Ashbrook. owned by DIT. T. 5.
Brown, Winfield. Kan ...-...-. ) I . .
Silver Heir. owned by J. J. Don
aid s. Joe, No. .-.....--...----. 4
Minnesota. owned by " + Stead
man. Valley Center. Kan -...-. 5 ) !
This race was very exciting and was
molly contested from start TO finish. The
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