The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-28
GOOD RACES
END THE FAIR
Half Mile Dash Is Made in 40
Seconds.
MANY EVENTS PULLED OFF
ThornfeId and Driver Go Up
Against Fence.
MANY EVENTS PULLED OFF


Il vas an enthusiastic aggregation The
races we're The best Of the week There
were six. ana they we've pulled OF IN a
fashion that rejects credit On the starter,
charles Irwin. No fast tine was made
It's all over now. There are but few
Of The visitors 10 the carnival Ieft II this
city Many town people hate TO see the
crowd 90. but more wait with giadness
for the return Of normal conditions. The
last day at the fair grounds was more
lively than IS usual with the closing day.
When the first race on the program was
caled. the following judges were in the
stand 2 K. Aben John L. Wiedman
anu ". T. steadmaa- These gentlemen
were very harmonious and quick in p
irving al decision. which az times was
made difcuIt by close matches.
The Pa lr0t FOR 80 was the most nota-
bic feature Of the afternoon II took
Blonde four heats TO take lrst money. a.
though his best tine was z.2sis, stepped
CT in The first heat IN this heat Thorn
field was second. Alice Roosevelt third
and Fantasia fourth. The second heat
resulted in Thornfeld pushing her nose
under the wire first ahead OF Bonde. hav-
ing Ieo2ed the loop II 2.3l14 Alice Roose-
welt il his heat was third, but in the
next she took second place and yet
wasn't given a fun rein. Fantasia was
fourth in every heat but the last. when
ne got third place owing 70 an accident
to Ihornneld. The time for the last two
heats CT this race was 2.3s1t and 2.2s
Within 20 yards OF the wire, Seebry.
driving Thornheld, lost his grip Oh his
right leather and pulled the tr0tter right
ilto the fence. Horse ard rider we-e
thrown on their sides. but neither was
hurt II was narrow escape from z
death fail
The other harness race vas a match
between Red Pepper and Dackman. the
former having the best Of all heats but
one. The third heat saw Dackaman q
neck ahead u the other spicy little horse
This race was a 2.l5 pace for So. but the
best eirae was made in the third heat. 2.22
fat Governor stone was second under
the wire in tae dTst heat, fourth IN tire
second and third in the last two. He
eo- third money. j. R. T. brought up
the rear in al but the second heat. when
ne get third place The time for the
arst. second ana fourth heats was 22Hs
2.Zs1A and 2:2si4
Between the races. as was promised.
the covmen OF the lN ranch performed
many difficult feats On their horses and
took several turns on the backs Of the
steers. These nen seem thoroughly To
ENJOY thu sport and the applause which
goes with IT, They VIII return to the
ranch today. Ii was reported Yesterday
That some az these men were talking #
starting Wild west show. but this re-
PORE could not be confirmed
The bicycle race for SO was entered
by four riders. Cox. Anthony. Reesiug and
DalzeL They came in after dve-mile
riGe in the positions named above The
last mile was ridden in 3l6
The mile dash ~ eight cowboys was
ver- picturesque race. The little cow
ponies did wei Fred Dewesse squirting
his animal under the wire FIRST at 2:l-
clip a freak of this race was the fact
that The first quarter was done in -,
While The last was il 80. Curt Rey-
nosds was second in. The ether starters
were Lee Arlington, Z2clc Miller. Sen
Hunter. Bll Custer. Johnny Brewer and
Jim Hopkins
The-e aara six entries for the half-mile
lash. WINE g.. Won in 49, very good
Tina RID Tear was second. Don't Wait
third. Tom Arnold fourth. Bird CarTen-
ter ana Virgins also started
The nre-eiehths mile run was Is pretty
a race rs there was for Sfsa- Sim jim
i,frreI IL ahead Of DICK ClaFks0n and
DR. Hasman. these last two horses CON-
Ing down the stretch neck ara neck The
sock held Garrison back but rs me
barch turned The last quarter. uieIs pro-
rra5ed hts nose away elr ahead and
vvfth a clatter r. pushed q ha-t nose
ahead oE Easman fifty feet from The
VIE
The premium list for the d1est cattle
N The fair this week IS as follows.
Breeders Herd-First PREMIUM. = 2
stesdsr5. Burden kan second premium.
Frank Rockefeller. Belvidsre. kan
Breeders Young Eerd-First premium
stodaard Burden kan; second
premium Frank Rockefeller Bslvidere
kan
Ger ~ one sire. either sex. FOUR animals
env aae-FIrst premium, J. =. StCddard
Burden kan. ssc5-d premium. William
Il. Ransom. w.chita-
Best Ter CT more c@ttie-FlTsl premium
J. Stc5dara. Burden. kan. second
rrs-.ian Frank Rockefeller. Belvidere,
Kan.
Breeders Herd. five or no-e-Eirst pre-
mimi. Frank RockefsEer Belr.dere. Kan.