The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-03
They Will Be at the State Wide
Fair.
Blue BlOOds of the Western7Cat-
tie AristOcracy.
ENTRIES POURING IN.
Secretary Kreipe Kept Busy
Looking After Them.
The Swine Will Also Be Well
Represented.

The entries for the live stock de-
partmeuts of the state wide fair re-
celved by Secretary Kreipe indicate
that the racing department will not
be the whole show this year by con-
siderable. So far III entries have
been made In the cattle department
alone which indicates the largest
exhibit OF this class in recent years.
The entries in the live stock depart
uteuts do not close until Monday
evening ana It is likely that many
more entries viii be made between
now and the time that the entries are
TIA cloRe.
The exhibitors come from all parts
Of the country and the exhibits this
year promise to be of the highest
class. Among the exhibitors will be w
J. Miller. president OF the Aberdeen
Angus Association of the United
Stares with his prize winning bunch
sof stock which has captured prizes in
an parts OF the United States.
Twenty-6fve exhibitors in the horse
department have entered and a num-
Der OF others have written Secretary
1ERsdpe that they Will be on hand the
day the fair opens with their show
stoc1E. w. r. Irwin of Pekin, Ill, ar
rived IN the city Wednesday with a
fair grounds. This exhibit includes
several prize winning horses.
b. +. Murphy of Columbus. Ohio,
VIII probably arrive in Topeka today
( IN special car with his string of fast
harness horses which have been en-
tered for the race meeting. His
string includes Baron Kay with
mark OF 2:09A entered in the free
HoF-au pace for the Friday races. In
this race Baron Kay will go for the
state track record and If he gets off
in any kind Of shape on a fast track will
undoubtedly lower the Topeka track
record OF Tx If ne does not smash
the state record of 81 which was
made on the Columbus track few
weeks ago.
The state trotting record of 2121s was
also made at the Columbus meeting
this fall and there is a chance that this
will also be lowered at the Topeka
meeting as several fast trotters with
better marks have been entered. The
Topeka pacing track record of 2:11 1-9
was made ten years ago by Riley Medi-
UNI and has never been beaten al
though it was equalled last year by
Bill Barleycorn.
The fair association has offered
special prize Of 800 for the horse which
beats the 2:O9h, state record in the
free-for-al race and o. Wolverton has
offered an additional prize of q $50 set
of track harness for the same event.
Besides the purse of $500 which is hung
up for the event the additional prizes
viii offer an incentive for fast driving
regardless Of the mark.
Entries of swine are arriving by ev-
cry mail and already 80 entries have
been made in this department. Nearly
all Of the entries in this department
have been made by Kansas breeders
who contend that they have the finest
stock of this description in the world
and defy all corners. A letter received
from II. A. Heath who spent last week at
the Nebraska state fair says: 81 am
enclosing you entries for the Polled
Durham cattle exhibit from Shaffer
and Deukert Of Kalvna. Iowa, the best
exhibit of its kind shown in the west
ern fair circuit this season.
ALSO entries Of Shorthorns from Ev-
erett Hays Of Hiawatha, who was one
OF the big winners at the Iowa state
fair. o. p. Henderson, of Hebron, Neb.
will have a carload of jacks. saddle
horses. Belgian and Percherons on ex-
Inhibition.
IT have also made arrangements for
q fine exhibit from the Union Pacific
and Hartman lines of railroads which
will consist Of a combination of their
displays shown at the Nebraska and
Iowa state fairs. This entire exhibit
win be shown at the state fair in To-
peka and will be in charge of D. c.
Campbell, @. L. 0fcDonough and Isaiah
Wheeler. You may also expect a fine
display of Shetland ponies and Per
cheron horses from the Lincoln Horse
Importing company"
A force Of workmen are busy today
getting the big tents up and ready for
occupancy. The poultry tent went up
this morning and the pony tent and
the one to be used by the MulhaIls
was raised this afternoon and the big
tent for the agricultural exhibit will
be raised Friday. The Mulhalls will ar
rive Friday from their ranch at Null
hall, Ok, with carload of horses. The
Texas steers will be shipped from Hoyt
Saturday from the Small Brothers
ranch and will arrive Sunday. Reports
indicate rush for the advance sale of
season tickets which have been placed
on sale at the stores about the city.
These tickets are good for six admis-