The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-31
Jackson County Track Owners
Have a Disagreement
And the Result Is Two County
Fairs.
ONE SPOILS THE OTHER
Plenty of Enterprise For One
Big Fair
But Not Enough For TwO-The
Runs Yesterday.
Special CORRESPONDENCE.

| Special Correspondence.
Holton, Aug. 31.-For a town of less
| than four thousand inhabitants to
support two county fairs the same
week and at the same time, is an ex-
hibition of enterprise only exceeded by
the lack of good sense on the part of
the management.
Holton has two driving parks, one
half mile track owned by Banker Lin
scott about a mile southwest of the
city, and the other the famous mile
kite track. For several years the form
er has been devoted principally to Civ
ing a county fair, and the latter has
been used exclusively for racing. For
several years some of the best county
fairs ever given here were conducted
on the Linscott track, and received the
hearty support of the entire community,
! including the management of the mile
track
The foremost race meetings ever
given in the state of Kansas, were
given on the kite track, and the county
fair people helped to make them the
success they were.
For the last two years i'll luck fell to
both enterprises on account of bad
weather. The promoters of both as
sociatiOns, the stockholders of which
=
end of the season last year that the
enterprises should be consolidated. To
that end both parties claimed the same
dates Difficulty arose as to which
park should be used. The old fair
grounds at the half mile track had an
uneXpired lease and the kite track is
much better equipped with buildings
attra ctiVe for hOrSemen. The difficulty
was not settled. Result, two county
fairs.
The first day is always a day of pre-
paration, but very creditable exhibits
of stock and farm products may be seen
at each park.
The art exhibition at the kite track
is more attractive for the reason that
the room occupied affords better facil-
tiles for the display. If both exhibitions
were together they would rival many
state fairs and if the premium lists had
been combined better results would
have been obtained.
At the mile track is gathered a large
field of the best horses in the west.
Frank Erwin, the developer of Belle
J., Pill, recently sold to Hubinger for
5000, has Don, a PAGER with mark OF
PLY, and the writer saw him pace
mile in PIG in a work out yesterday.
Dick Tilden has Direction, 2:0814, Rus
sell Crane, a fast PAGER, and several
other good ones. In the free-for-an trOt
for Thursday are such good ones as
Ashbrook, Greenfield Boy and Captain
Caffery. In the free-for-al1 pace for
Friday are the following: Bob Riley
2:1O; Direction, 2:OSN John A. See,
2:125h; Russell J., 2:11H; Heir Loom,
2:15; Syzygy, 2:13A; Nell Caffry, 2;l2A.
The races at the mile track yesterday
were 40 trOt with five starters, con-
test against time by the bay stallion,
Response, by CampbelPs Electioneer,
owned by ]. D. DObyus of Kansas City,
Mo, in which he reduced his record to
2:1914, and two running races. The
horses contesting in the 2:4O trot were
a fine acting field from horseman's
standpoint; it was very fine race, as
n mr. n
single break. Free Coinage owned in
Clay Center proved an easy winner and
was a prime favOrite. Summary Of the
races:
by Charles Russell (Ndatterson) 1.
Kane. g, by Spokane CNIcGuire) 2 2 3
La Garda, by Jackdaw OR. I. Lese)
8 ?.
Cavendish, by Norval, 4 f.
Whitney, by Mecca, dis.
Time 1925, 2:22H, 2:26.
Running, five-eighth mile dash, $50
Wild Tarter, won; Clint G., second;
Witty. Gienore, Belle w, Pat Dun
can and Frank Haskins also started.
R RUM Iig+ q one-half mile dash. $50
Katidid, first; Bob Lee, second; Sleepy
Black Satin, Black Diamond, All
Hecker and Casander also started
Time :5112.
There was some racing also at the
half mile track, but each horse was
given SIS to make ali exhibition race
and consequently the owners and dry l1.
ers were Indifferent about the result.
Several Topeka horses started in the
races at the half mile track; among
them were Dan Duggan's 2-year-oId
trotter. full sister of Lady Bird, and W.
r. KuykendalPs gray mare.
r. L Lee of Topeka acted as starter
at the kite track and Albert Parker
at the half mile track
The programme for Thursday is
2:15 trot-Free-fOr-a all
Charley G., Ashbrook, Greenfield Boy
Captain Caffery, Lady Bird.
One mile and repeat, running.
PLY trot.
Jim Blaine, Puss Russell, Hetrick
Medium, La Garda. Joe Lookout, Free
Coinage. Kane, Nut Gregor-
One-uuarter mile and repeat, running