The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-28
Secretary Samson of State
Fair Makes Guesses.
Live Stock Department Will Be
Especially Strong.
GLIMPSE AT "DAYS."
Naturally Interest VIII Center
i'm Dan Patch.
SCREENINGS Banda RossaAlsO a
Big Feature.

Charles H. Samson, secretary of the
| Topeka state fair, expects that the
| largest crowd that has attended fair
in Topeka for years will be here dur
| ing the week of September IL to IT.
Mr.. Samson expects a crowd of 10000
people on the fair grounds on We'd
nesday, of fair week, when Dan Patch
goes against his own record with a
running mate.
I'VE are on the circuit with the St.
| Louis exposition" said Secretary Chas
H. Samson of the Kansas state fair
| at Topeka, in speaking of the outlook
this year for the state fair.
ITO those who have not investigated
the situation this may be startling,
but it is true. In the different live
stock departments of the st. Louis
Worlds fair exhibits will be made
lasting ten days or two weeks or such
matter But one class of live stock
will be exhibited in competition at
time. This means that the st. Louis
exposition will have a hold on the
live stock exhibited there but a couple
of weeks.
What are the breeders going to do
with their exhibition stock the rest of
the summer? Let them go back into
the pastures after they have cared for
them for months to get them into
shape for exhibiting? No. not a bit of
it, as is shown by the queries we have
ern states. Before going to St Louis
to exhibit their stock and after ex-
hibiting there they are going to tour
the circuit of western state fairs and
many of them will come to Topeka
after exhibiting at Sedalia. Des
Moines, Lincoln. etc. 1t is apparent
to me that the st. Louis fair this year
instead of being a detriment to state
fairs is going to be of the greatest
assistance.
1.-The people should visit the state
fairs this year for the reasons given
above; that the live stock exhibits will
be unusually good. They will see
much of the Worlds fair stock exhib-
its. Besides that. the states are max
ing agricultural displays at st. Louis
and are keeping the farmers at home
busy supplying them with fresher
agricultural products. This means
that in every state hundreds OF farm
ers are looking keenly for the best or
every product. They are in the busl-
ness this year of collecting grains,
fruits, vegetables, etc, and while they
are collecting them for the World
fair they can do SO also for the state
fairs.
For our state fair at Topeka, Sep
TENDER II to IL, inclusive, we will make
a special effort this year to furnish new
and interesting attractions. We VIII
have Dan Patch, the fastest harness
horse in the world with a record of
1851 go against his nalf mile track
record of 2:O3A on "Wednesday OF tair
week. This is particularly atlractlNe
event in Kansas for Dan Patch IS the
noble son of the famous Kansas morse
Joe Patchen.
ION Tuesday we will have our third
Kansas Derby, mile course, for a
purse of $500 and the Derby Trophy
cup This is an event open to all run
ners of three years old and over anu
always attracts runners from many
western states.
lone of our special features will be
music SCREENINGS famous Banda
Rosa, from San Severe, italy, will give
a concert at the fair grounds every
night of fair week, in front of the
grand stand. During these concerts Mr.:
Thomas Bass, the champion high school
saddle horse trainer of Mexico. Mo-,
will give an exhibition with his horses
OF fancy riding and of high school steps
and gaits. Every afternoon during the
races Marshall's band will play and the
horsemen of the west. as well as the
audiences. know Marshalrs band.
The state fair will offer $4,000 in
purses and premiums, giving premiums
in every department that will attract
exhibitors. We will have 20 harness
races, the Kansas Derby, Dan Patch
against his record and three running
races every day.
THE railroads have granted special
rate of one fare for the round trip to
Topeka for fair week from all Kansas
points. This is a great inducement. We
are going to have the best, the most
attractive and the biggest fair we nave
ever given in Topeka"