The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-15

space for exhibitors must be provided.
The buildings will be inadequate
Secretary Samson and H. A. Heath will
go to Kansas City today to engage
several large tents for the exhibitors.
A mammoth circus tent will be used
for the exhibition of stock The walls
of the tent will be lined with seats for
those who wish to view the work of the
judges. In the center will be a large
ring for the exhibition of the stock.
Other circus tents will be used for
horses, sheep, chickens and other ex-
hibits.
Topeka's dates bring the fair in an
excellent place in the circuit of western
state fairs, which are as follows:
Missouri state fair. Sedaha. August
17-22.
Iowa state fair. Des Moines, August
21-29.
Minnesota state fair. Hamline. Au-
gust 31-September 5.
Nebraska state fair. Lincoln, Septem-
Der All.
Kansas state fair. Topeka. September
14-1s.
Illinois state fair, September 2s-oc-
tober 3.
Texas state fair, San Antonio. .septem-
Der 26-October IL.
st. Louis fair, October sill.
Exhibitors who will show at the fairs
on this list viii nearly all come to To-
peka.
'The exceptional interest that is be-
ing taken in the coming fair is remark
able" said Secretary Samson today.
1--WE are constantly receiving letters of
inquiry from stock breeders throughout
Kansas and also all of the surrounding
states, all of whom are more than will
ing to bring their stock to Topeka to
be put on exhibition at the fair. We ex-
fn Of he
breeders in Kansas bring their stock to
Topeka. There is usually no variety in
this feature of a state fair, but this
years exhibition will be a departure
from the old custom. We intend to
make it the most interesting stock ex-
hibit ever given in Kansas.
THE officers of the fair association
have decided to have a clean fair. No
liquor is to be sold on the grounds. All
gambling and fake games are to be
eliminated from the programme, and
anything which borders on indecency
will not be tolerated for a moment
This is our plan, and we mean to carry
it out. Special measures will be taken
to keep liquor sellers and fakirs from
the grounds. It is our intention to
make this coming fair one of the best
Kansas, and we will tolerate nothing
that is at all liable to prevent its be-
ing that. There will be no midway.
The time and money which for
merly spent on this class of entertain
ments will this year go towards get
ting together an exhibition which viii
be what is expected at a fair.
THE races will be the best and most
exciting of any that have yet been held
in the state Our list of entries shows
this. The names of some of the fast
est horses and the most noted owners
in the country appear in this list The
publication of the long list of big
purses has brought many responses, and
when the fair opens up next fall strings
of race horses from points in Kansas
Colorado. Nebraska, Iowa. Missouri and
many other surrounding states will be.
in Topeka. accompanied by their train
ers and owners. The races will be the
principal feature of the entertainment
One of the events of this years meet
is the Kansas Derby. We have hung
up a purse of $500 for this race and
as the result it is expected that an un-
usual number of horses will be start
ed. The day for the derby has not
yet been decided upon. It will probably
be the same as last year There are Il,
be many other running races besidcr
the derby at the coming fair although
that one will be the most important
There will be three running races a day
besides the regular harness races. The
list Of stakes for this years races con-
tains some exceptionally large purses.
and this is supposed to account for the
fact that a great many horses havs
already been entered. We now have
four 81. 900 and two $500 stakes already
hted and the entries paid This is
considered to be a good starter
we nave several good reasons for
tninklng that the coming fair is to be
the best and most successful one in the
history OF the state. First in order to
induce the farmers of Kansas to pre-
serve the best samples of the states
Cultivated products that they might be
put on exhibition at the st. Louis