The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-14
WILL Get WELL.
Dan Patch Considered Out Of
Danger by Veterinarians.
Weather Clears and Fair Starts
in Earnest.
AWARDING OF PRIZES.
Judges Are Busy Placing the
Blue Ribbons.
An Excellent Exhibit by State
Agricultural College.
Races Were Begun at 1 80 This
Afternoon.
AWARDING OF PRIZES.

The races at the state fair COM
menced at 1850 this afternoon.
eff the present weather keeps up
| the state fair will go off as advertised,
said Secretary Samson today.
1.-The bad weather was an oversight.
We provided Cider Smith with sea-
son pass and he assured us of good
weather. We forgot to fix Col t. B.
Jennings out with a ticket and for
that reason we think it rained. Yester-
day we promptly explained the situ-
J alton to Col. Jennings. provided him
with season pass and now he says
| fair weather all the week"
| President M. A. Low, of the fair as
sociation, and Secretary Samson con-
| ferred together this morning and ar
ranged the programme for the rest of
the week. The first horse show and
Banda Rosa concert will be given to-
night.
This morning the fair grounds took
on the proper appearance for many
people who went out from town were
on the grounds and the fences were
lined with vehicles from the country.
At noon basket lunches were brought
out and then, and really not until the
grass was strewn with egg shells and
the crumbs of lunches, was the fair
really "well under way"
Several thousand strangers are in
Topeka today for the state fair. Every
train on all of the four railroads
reaching Topeka has been bringing
hundreds of people to the city. The
crowds began to arrive on the trains
reaching here Tuesday afternoon al
though many reached here before that
time. Last night and this morning all
trains have been crowded, and extra
equipment has had to be added to the
trains to handle the traffic.
The state fair starts off this year as IL
did last: with rain and chilly weather,
but the same as last year the disagree
able weather seems to have spent itself
and today with the sun shining the
prospects for four successful days is
good.
The sickness of Dan Patch, which
means that even If he RECEIVERS he will
ord at Topeka, is blow to the man
ayers of the fair but even without the
champion racer on the track the fair
will have one of the best four days rae
ing meets, if the weather is good with
the best racing programmes that the
present management has ever mad.
The owner of Dan Patch, NJ. w. Saw
age, of Minneapolis, arrived in Topeka
last night and was with the horse all
night The three veterinarians and the
horses regular attendants have been
with him constantly. Now there are
hopes entertained for mis- recovery.
DIR. Pritchard said at IL O'Clock this
morning that Dan Patch was out of
danger and that he would recover al
though his recovery might be slow.
AT eight O'Clock. last night the change
for the better came" said DR.. Pritchard,
land from that time on Dan has been
improving"
when he heard of the sickness of his
famous horse, went to the fair grounds
as soon asshe arrived in Topeka and
shortly after he reached there the vet
k.I--
recover. Mr.. Savage stayed at the sta
BILE until late in the night and was there
again this morning.
Many Cattle on Grounds.
The cattle barn at the fair grounds
is crowded and the breeders exhibiting
there have brought larger herds than
usual
The Hereford department makes a
particularly good showing. ]. N. Rod
gers, of McCook, Neb., has a carload
of Herefords on exhibition which in
cludes the individuals he had at the
Nebraska state fair and which carried
off the honors there. c. A. Stannard.
of Emporia. always makes a good
showing with his white faced cattle
from the Sunny Slope farm and this
year his herd will be in the reckoning
of the largest exhibits of cattle at the
fair Steel Bros, of Belvoir, Kansas,
were here with their cattle at the
fair last year and now have a fine
S. Nj. Croft e. Son, of Bluff City,
Kan, have a large herd of Galloways
entered and w. G. McCandless, of Cot
tonwood Falls, is the other competitor
for the Galloway prizes.
Peter Blocher, of Richland, Kan, has
entered his large prize herd of Red
Polls.
H w. McAfee. of Topeka, has his
herd of Cruickshank Shorthorns from
Prospect farm entered for the honors
against the herd of Ed Green, of Nor
IisOn, Col, who owns the prize Rocky
Mountain herd. c. S. Nevins, of ChileS.
Kan, is after theh onors with one
of the finest Shorthorn herds in KAN
sas.
Guilford Dudley and c. w. Merriam.
of Topeka, have individuals entered in
the shorthorn class.
Judges Are Busy.
Tuesday afternoon, despite the rain,
the judging of the cattle at the state
barn. The regular show ring was aban-
doned and while the ring in the build
ing was crowded the judges got through
with their work in the Galloway, Reo
Polled and Holstein classes. The prizes
were as follows:
Galloway cattle: F. NJ. Clifford and P.
J. Kinzie, judges
Bull. three years old or over. First
premium to Randolph of Thornhiu. s.
M. Croft & Son, Bluff City. second
premium to Bassanio. W. c. McCand-
less, Cottonwood Falls.
Bull, under three years and over
two First premium to Galloway Lad,
s. NJ Croft & Son. Second premium to
W. G. McCandless.
Bull, under two years and over one.
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