The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-05
Three Thousand Will Be SOLD
in Advance.
Kansas Derby Promises to BE
More Exciting Than Ever.

H. A. Perry of Kansas City who
owns string, of horses which have
been getting inside the money wher-
ever entered this season. arrived in
the city today with his special car and
has taken quarters at the fair grounds
where his string will be given light
work and rested until the race meet
ing next week. A number of stray
RlerS have drifted into the city during
the week and more will arrive daily
between now and derby day and the
prospect for fine racing is exceeding
~ good.
The Nebraska fair is being held this
week and as soon as the races close
number of the best entries will come
to Topeka, where they have been en-
tered in the races. A number of horses
owned in this city but now campaign
ing in other states are expected home
the latter part of the week and judg-
ing from the money they have won
their owners this season are expected
to show exceptional form during the
Topeka races.
Three thousand tickets have been
placed on sale about the city by the
management of the Kansas State Ex-
position company at bargain prices.
Forty cents will buy any one of these
admission cards though next week the
price will be advanced to the regular
gate admission of fifty cents and no
more than the 5000 will be sold at
the cut-rate price. These tickets were
placed on sale Tuesday and at the rate
they are going there will be no more
to be had at the end of this week.
They may be had at the following
stores: Geo. Stansfeld's, Chas. S.
Eagles, George Burkhart's, Matt
Weightman's, T. Morris. the Smoke
House, ]. P. Rowley's, Clarence
YounE's A. c. Klingaman's. Chas.
Joslin's and Campbell & Sons and
Arnold's. North Topeka.
There will be plenty doing from
now on until the time of the races
next week" said Rex Kreipe, secre-
tary of the association which is re-
sponsible for the races to be held
commencing September 10th and
lasting until the 18th. A meeting of
the board of directors was held Tues
day at the Commercial club rooms and
this committee approved the pro-
gramme as arranged for next week as
we'll as the purses which have been
hung up for the events.
1--WE will have horses from all over
Kansas and the neighboring states
and there is no reason that I can see
why the races will not be the best
that have ever been held in the state.
The trainers have been busy at the
track for several weeks with the local
horses and the entries from out of
town have commenced to arrive.
There is something over $1,000
hung up this year for the horsemen to
go after and these purses ought to at
tract the best that is to be had in the
west The entries which have already
filed indicate that the horsemen ap-
preciate what we have done for them
in purses and that the races will be all
that could be asked.
eff one or more of the track records
IS not broken this year 1 will be
greatly surprised and we have hung
up a little something special for the
events in which this occurs. Not much
of course but enough so that the driv-
ers will get all out of the horses they
are driving and try and win the extra
trophy which the association has Of
fered.
''Clear Knight, in last years derby.
made a record of 1:44K and 1 would
not be surprised to see this record
broken by a clean second this year
with the entries that have been made.
If not by a wider margin. There is
speed and plenty of it in the field of
fourteen horses which will compete
this year and there is every reason to
believe that the track record will be
broken. Clear Knight is not entered
in the derby this year as t. r. Law
renee, who owns him, also owns The
Bear who is entered and considered
the better of the two animals by their
owner.
Some of the entries already made
IN the derby which will be pulled off
the first day of the races are unknown
quantities but there is every reason to
believe that among them are some who
have all the speed that will be demand
ed from money winners on a faster
track than the one which We have. One
of the entries. R. Q. Smith. who will
go in the derby made the trip around
the Anthony track a week or so ago
in 1:437 and did it with ease on
track which is several seconds slower
than the Topeka track and there is no
telling what speed he will show in the
derby in this city.
'Verdotte. the winner of the derby in
this city two years ago. will start
again next week and there is no tell
ing what will happen this year as the
old campaigner is going faster than
ever this season. He has won all through
the southern circuit and the owners of
horses in the event next week look upon
him a dangerous rival. DR.. Nash
who was one of the favorites last wear
who lost to Clear knight, will be en-
tered again and he has friends in this
city who believe that he will land the