The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-02
VISITORS HERE
\ BY THOUSANDS
Races and Fine Cattle Draw
Big Crowds.
FLOWER PARADE TODAY
Illuminated Fire Run Last
Night a Drawing Card.
FLOWER PARADE TODAY
PROGRAM FOR THE DAY.

AT II a. ni.-ftOWer P6rdQe.
At 1 p. m.-Pike Opens.
At 2 p. m.-Races Begin at Fair
Grounds.
2:2o Trottinq Race. Purse $500
2:2o Pacing Race. Purse $500
2:10 Trotting Race. Purse $500
Three-Ouarter Mile Dash. Purse 500
2:17 Pacing Race. Purse $500
At $50 p. m.-Cresceus Goes.
At 3:45 p. m.-Cute PAGES.
At 2;30 p. m.-Balloon Ascension.
At 7:30 p. m.-Carnival on South Main
Street.
-esterday was the big day of the Fair
and Carnival The attractions We're bet
ter and more plentiful and the crowd
was larger than on any previous day.
The race track at the fair grounds was
in poor condition because of the rain
yesterday morning, but number of races
were pulled off. and Cresceus, the cham
pion Of the world. gave an exhibition
which many people said was worth the
fprIce of admission. The stock show was
web attended in the forenoon and in
the afternoon at the time the races were
scheduled the street car company could
not accommodate the crowd that gath
cred at the corner of Main and Douglas
TO take cars for the fair grounds. The
bands furnished music on the streets dur
ing the afternoon ana evening and fur
nished amusement for those who did not
care to go to the fair grounds or the
Ike. The fire run, which was given at
7:30. proved the drawing card of the fair
week so far as a crowd is concerned.
People came in from the country for
miles around the city for no other pur
pose than to see the great illuminated
re run They did not go home disap
pointed, for the exhibition was the best
ever given by the Wichita fire depart
ment The favorable weather yesterday
brought many people to the city VINO
were prevented from coming earlier in
the week and the crowd which thronged
the streets yesterday afternoon and even
ing was ore Of the largest ever in Wich-
tia. II vas a jolly, good natured crowd
and was noticeably void Of the element
of rowdyism The program for today
is one Of the best for the week and opens
with the flower parade at Il O'Clock this
morning.
Flower Parade.
The flower parade wiz take place today
ct II O'Clock. and Will surpass anything
ever given in that line in this city.
The ladies Of different organizations
over the city have been laboring for
weeks making paper n5wers and other
decorations and planning the designs for
the different displays. All arrangements
have been complete for several days and
everything is in readiness for the great
est flower parade ever witnessed in Wich-
Eta, this morning. The parade will form
on Main street. between Murdoch ave
nue. and Pine street. at 10 o'clock and
will start south from that point promptly
at II O'Clock. The line of parade viii
be south on Main 10 Douglas east on
/. Douglas TO the Carey hotel, counter
lmarch west to Water street. south on
Water to william east on William TO
the city building. where it will dispense
Following is the order Of parade. which
will he closely followed: Lady marshal.
L,rs l. c. Jackson, and five aides; auto
mobiles. band. y. a. r. fire department
carriages. band. horseback riders. wheel
mon, band trades display, artillery mar
shall of the day w r. Dulaney, l. n.
Hoo IA day. I. ". 0buiiiWdibt y. -
stauIev. Walter Vincent. All of the
vehicles will be gorgeously decorated
with lowers and horses viii be richly
caparisoned.
Races Were Good.
The mud did not prevent people going
10 the fair grounds yesterday. and there
was a great crowd TO see the races. The
grand stand was packed with people and
the extra seats north of the grand stand
were ali taken. People paid to get inside
the tracks. and for a quarter of mile
on the home stretch horses noses were
over the pole and hack of them were n
long row of carriages filled with people.
Hundreds of people lined the street car
tracks outside the grounds, waiting their
turn to get back 10 the city on the street
cars. Up at the corner OF Douglas and
Main there was another great crowd
waiting 10 get down to the fair grounds.
while long professions filed the streets
leading to the fair grounds People turn
ed out to have good time. and they
evidently had IT,
The people wanted TO see the world
renowned Cresceus. but the track was TOO
muddy for him 70 make a fast mile.
Nhen Ketcham tola the mana cement that
&c would send the great horse past the
grand stand. jog around and drive the last
quarter fast. and starter Updegran an