The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-02

Little Queen, was the decided favorite
with the audience, and carried off first
prize after excellent exhibition of
| Workmanship. A L. Ashbrooks Lady
smith took second and The Arrow third.
| For pacing horses Sflkwood, owned
and driven by ]. Willets, of Topeka,
easily carried off first prize. Kansas
and Topeka boasts of many wonderful
| horses, but none greater than Silkwood.
| He is thirteen years old, solid black
and as handsome a horse as can be
was not outdone by anyone on the
| grounds. Sill<wood holds a pacing rec
ord in harness of 2:07. and driVerless on
the Santa Ana and Santa Rosa tracks
in California made a record of 2:0714.
Charles H. Samson's Anna Rose, named
for the queen of Hilo, took second.
The horse. show grounds resembled
Buffalo Bill's Wild West with its own
travelling electric light plant. The side
walls were of canvas and no top: To
carry the impression that within the
walls was the congress of rough riders
the park saddle horses dashed into the
arena while the band played. Charles
Ridgeway, assistant superintendent of
Insurance and ex-promoter of the
Franklin county fair, was on hand as
6, judge. He scoffed, while the sun
shone, at silk hats, and wore a wide
brimmed white sombrero. He decided
to try the hurricane deck of one of the
steeds and asked the rider to let him
ride a while. He got on deck all right
but, after a few heavy seas, he refused
to entertain the crowd any longer and
slid down to surer footing. Ash
brooks GlenaIm took first, Armour'S
Queensbury second and Sims Gold Cup
third.
In the pony turnout class ]. S. Goes
Robah and Cherry took first and H. A.
Hodgins' Sebee second. In the heavy
weight hunter class Ashbrook's Glen
arm took first and his Bonnie Lass sec
ond, Lows Cascarea third
Saturday night saw the largest crowd
haf go att 7Clt .eI,r
bered about 500. The seats at the west
end were filled and when the program
was about half completed the seats very !
kindly started to gradually sink to the
ground. instead of going down without
warning. The crowd quickly vacated
the seats. The supports to the seats Were
two by-fours, and expected to hold
large crowd.
A special class of four-in-hand draft
horses were exhibited. The four bays
of the Chicago Lumber company trotted
around with three tons of lumber and
were given first prize The Topeka Pa
per company took second. In the two
horse delivery wagon exhibit Crosby
Bros. took first, Topeka Paper company
second and F. P. Bacon third.
In the model contest the largest field
of the day was exhibited. Gloster Black
Squirrel, owned by L. Ramsbargar, was
the favorite with the crowd, as well as
the judges. and was given first prize.
Immediately after the awarding of the
bought the horse for 81, 900 cash. Lows
SiIverthorn took second and Limestone
Belle third.
]. S. Goes Robah took first in the
Shetland pony contest with Hodgins'
Rob Roy second. In the horse to run
about or covert wagon contest Lows
Silyerthorn took first, Ashbrook's Quo
Vadis second and Pritehard's Phyllis
Tee third. Phyllis Tee was the decided
favorite with the audience. In the pri-
vate turnout contest Lows teal1 took
first Ashbrooks team second and r.
II. Williams, of Kansas City, team took
third. In the stallion contest Lows
Silverthorn took first, Willis Silkwood
second and D. K. Carriers Wyvern third.
In the pair of roadsters class Wells
Princess Reade and Pritchard's Phyllis
Tee easily took first, with Lows Ash
land W. and Silverthorn second and
John Green's Rastus and Malindy third.
The high jump finished the program
and was won by Armour'S Queensbury,
with Ashbrook's Bonnie Lassie second
and Lows Cascarea third