The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-17
Today's Races Close a Very Sue
cessfuI Week.
Attendance Has Been All That
Was Hoped.
DISPLAYS WERE GOOD.
Live Stock Exhibits as Good as
Could Be Found.
Horse Show and Banda Rosa
Added to the Interest

| The Kansas State fair of 1904
was success. That is an unqualified
adjective. With an adverse start of
two days of cold, wet weather, causing
cancelled programmes, the session is
ending in blaze of glory. With weatn-
er that is all that might be desired, an
attendance that was never rivalled, the
promoters of the fair will be able to
close their books ito the good
The sickness of Dan Patch was to be
regretted. To show how suspicious
some people are, and how quick out
siders are to take advantage of misfor-
tunes a story got into circulation that
Patchs illness was only fake, and
trumped up for the sake of advertising
the fair. Patch was very sick horse.
and the doctors gave him but "ons
chance to recover Three veterinary
surgeons and as many attendants were
with the horse for practically two days
and nights. NJ. w. Savage, his owner,
made a trip of several hundred miles ON
account of the famous PAGERS sick
ness.
The displays were exceptionally fine.
The farmers who came for that spe-
cia1 purpose were more than pleased
They expressed delight at the big show
There probably has never been finer
display of cattle and horses 1t any fair
gan.
Secretary Charles Samson WAS asked
for an expression, and ne said. we
got bad start. but things are finishing
in great shape. Everything has COME
off as scheduled with the exception OF
the attempt which was 10 have been
made by Dan Patch to give us one OF
his records But the people seem to be
pleased, and that was cur aim"
There was but one complaint to make
against Friday nights horse show. 1t
stated afterwards that he had taken
out number of the events and saved
them for tonight's programme, which is
to be the banner equine display of the
week.
But like all the preceding nights, the
crowd was big and appreciative. The
5000 mark was easily reached again 1t
picked its favorftes and applauded them
with the same zeal, despite the fact that
the show was mucn shorter than the
band programme.
Signor Sorrentino again added his
encores as on Thursday night Two
cake-walks and, "Bedelia" were on the
list, and they fitted into the horse show
programme like hand in a glove.
In the contest labeled Pair of Road
sters," the interest was the keenest ard
elected more applause than any other
event. The contestants were r. 1. Lee, =
w. 1. Miller and Lon Townsend. The
fight for the ribbon narrowed itself
by Mr.. Lee and Mr.. Miller. The for
mer drove a handsome bay and a gray,
while Mr.. Miller displayed his prize
wining blacks. The ribbon was given
to Mr.. Lee after good deal of discus
sion between the judges over the merits
Of the different horses. Mr.. Miller took
second prize. while Lon Townsend got
the yellow ribbon.
For the BEST Boy Rider" Claude
had an easy victory on Kan
sas King. This boy is IL years Of age,
and rides like cavalry man. Delmar
rravor on bay single-footer TOOK
second. while Raymond Montgomery
riding a spirited nervous animal got
got third. A number of Shetland ponies
we're entered in this event
Robert /. Lees The Baron, again toolSa
he blue ribbon for the best show stall
ion. Charles Samson's The Pope, and
Lord Direction, got the second and third
while F. T. Edwards Captain
,ot the fourth honors.
The first BEST Display number on
he programme for the week was put
IN. The display consisted of five horses
If any age or breed to halter. J.
Crouch & Sons won the honors. J. and
/. c. Robinson got second ribbon, while
salthouse & Norris were third.
]. Crouch & Sons took all the pre-
tallions. All of the winners are ex-
eptiorally handsome horses and have
AIKEN ribbons everywhere for their
lass.
which brought forth thunders of ap-
tIause from the grand stand, was the
iding of little Miss Mary Grattan,
ged 5 years. Sne rode a big dapple
9th in lope and a canter. She was
-iven a blue ribbon. This little girl
YES with her parents on Dudley's farm
asst of the city. Mr.. Dudley gave her
rize.