The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-14
They Vie With Each Other for
Agricultural Prizes.
Draft Horse Department Makes
an Excellent Showing.
DERBY THE BIG EVENT.
Much Interest in the Race to Be
Run Tomorrow.
SWiftest Runners I'm the West
Are Entered.

The gates at the state fair grounds
opened this morning and the annual
state fair began despite the GOODNESS and
the rain. The exhibitors began arriving
Saturday and all day Sunday the work
of making ready for the fair was in
progress.
People were so busy that they didn't
have time to notice the cold Some Of
the fine stock that was given a morning
bath and rub down objected a little but
all objections were overruled. The
baths were given.
The special train from the Nebraska
state fair, at Lincoln. arrived Sunday
with the fine stock exhibits coming
from that fair to Topeka. Several OF
the prize winning herds that carried or
the honors at Lincoln came.
Mayor Bergundthal has designated
Thursday as Topeka day at the fair and
on that day the business houses and
stores will close. General Manager
Nudge has designated wednesday as
Santa Fe day and on that day the Santa
Fe shops and offices will close and all
employees will be given a chance to at
tend the fair.
The entire exposition building will be
devoted to the exhibits of cattle and
some o. the finest herds in the west will
be there.
The horse barns are all engaged and
fifty new stalls have been built. The
swine exhibit will be one of the largest
and fifty new pens have been built
The farm products display wiz be in
large tent where the exhibits can be
arranged to excellent advantage. The
poultry display is much larger than
last year and occupies large circus
tent. The exhibits in the merchants
and manufacturers building are Den4g
given the finishing touches today ana
by Tuesday morning everything will be
complete. Stock and exhibits, which
were delayed, have been arriving today
and the secretary's office has been the
busiest place on the grounds.
BY tonight all 4the exhibits and all
the stock will be in place and ready for
the public. Tuesday will be the first
big day of the week.
The second Kansas Derby will be run
on Tuesday afternoon. Last year SEN
ator Mats won the first Derby in 1:49.
This year the record is expected to be
lowered. The horses entered in the
Derby are as follows:
Hanswurst-William Knichler, Hig-
ginsville, Mo.
Kahuwreath-Fre Croft, St. Paul,
MINI.
oneywood-william Lawles, To-
peka.
Sir Kenneth-J. w. Myler, Fairbury.
Illinois.
Metaphor-2nd-C. c. Richards. Ran
dali Iowa.
Emerald-w. H. PIouard. Indianola,
Neb.
Carno-W. F. Davis, Colombia, Mo.
G. w. Rowden-J. L. McLaurine,
Davis, Okla
The programme Tor tuesdays races Is
as follows:
2:40 trot. stake. $1,000.
Three-year-old pace, stake. $500.
The Derby running mile. $500.
One-haIf mile running, $100
The horses entered in the 3-year-old
pace are as follows:
Billy BRYAN. b. $. by Cecillian Prince.
c. G. Duckworth Martinsville, Ind
Bee Gee, b. s. BY Symbol Hail, W.
Stron, Shawnee, ok.
cav Chief. CHI. h. by Looking Forward.
dam by Wonderme ker. B. F. Hanna,
Kinsley, Kan.
Anglebar. b. s. by Escobar, dam Lady
Nottingham. J. w. Creech, Herington,
Kan.
Golden Bow, by Col Loomis. r. A.
Lehr, FL Dorado. Kan.
Conspirito, blk c. by Star Wilkes, dam
by Almont Pilot. N. Todhunter, His-
ginsville. Mo.
Doctor Mum. blk. g. by Orphan
Knight dam by Echo Chief c. II. sam
son. Topeka, Kan.
Jennie Brown by Argot Wilkes. dam
by Spanish Cavalier, j. F. Mccormick.
Charleston. Ill.
lJDIily IoiOOhs NAA- . ~ @1~AA
by Symboleer. T. S. Brown. Winfield.
Walda, b. f. by Winslow Wilkes, 2:O9a4
dam by Adrian Wilkes, Matt j. VIII
ian1s Davenport. Iowa.
Miss Sherbet, b. m. by Sherbert dam
by Ben Lightfoot, ]. A. DAILY, Nevada,
Mo.
Bee Gee. owned by S. W. Stron. Of
Shawnee, Ok. and driven by Dan An
derson. is one of the favorites in the
race Bee Gee has started in nine races
this wear and won all The races were
in Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma Bee
Gee this year secured a mark of 2:16A,
which is pretty fast for S-year-old
r. A. Lehr, of FL Dorado. always brings
good horses to the fair and his Anglebar
is looked upon as one of the best horses
in the race.
In the o:27 pace Red Bird, owned by
w b Mccormick, of Kansas City, is
expected to lower the track record of
2.I15k made by Riley Medium eleven
wears ago Red Bird has speed OF
2:O5 an mile track and on the half
mile track is expected to clip something
off of Riley mediums record.
In the agricultural tent seven coun-
ties so far are allotted space. They are
Shawnee. Linn Barton. Usage. Nema-
ha Rice. and Wyandotte. A. P. Rear
don. the superihtendent, says that an
excellent display will be made The
Nenlaha exhibit is in charge OF v. B
Fisher; the Barton county display is in
charge of W. E. Stoke. j. S. Ewalt, NJ