The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-18

y
ond under the whip of the driver. Bob
Curt came up in the rear.
There was $4,000 in money up in
purses and stakes at the races yester-
day and 1t helped make the day inter-
est1ng. The officials pulled the events
OF much quicker than in former days
and 1t made the races real pleasure
something was doing all the time.
me usual free attractions and the ex-
cellent playing of Marshalls band
kept things moving between times.
The races started on time and finished
early. All in all they were managed
in fine style and entertained in fine
manner the crowd of about $1,000.
An amusing incident, happened in
the grandStand yesterday during one
of those especially silent lulls when
the band was not playing and when
none of the free attractions were on
tap. Everything was as quiet as a
mouse and only the undertones of the
talking grandstand could be heard.
Finally middle aged man, dressed
in good style with his hat perched on
the side of his head, arose right in the
middle of the stand near the front and
after steadying himself for few min
utes trying to conceal the fact that he
was happy drunk, he turned, faced the
big crowd and raising his unsteady
hand, he yelled:
''Is-h there amy body here from
Shilver Lake 2"
Before he could get the words fair
ly out of his mouth there was stir
up in the middle of the stand and sew
en- fellows, all about 35 years old and
of the travelling variety arose with
their arms around each other. Each
one of them was as tipsy as the
speaker down below. and after they
had succeeded in getting on their feet
they all joined together and gave
series of half squeaks and half yells,
signifying that they were from Silver
Lake.
When they had finished their short
serenade, the first speaker down in
front who was still tyring to hold his
feet beneath him, looked up at them
minute and then throwing back his
chest, waving his hand in a wild ges-
ture he said:
Welcome to our ethyl"
And he sat down.
The Fair Is Over.
The fair is now at an end. The ex-
ribitors have been busily engaged re-
n owing the ir live stock and disnlantling
their displays, and this afternoon the
ground presented rather a dilapidated
the Wagonload strewn over the ground.
The main attraction was the races, al
though the line of cheap shows were
popular among those who hailed from
rural districts.
The attendance this morning consist
ed almost entirely of farmers who had
come in for the day. A representation
Of the city race enthusiasts turned out
events, but the crowd was by no means |
as large yesterday and the day be- |
fore. Taking it as a whole the at |
tendance has been satisfactory, but 1T |
IS necessarily not what it would have
been had excursions and cheap rates |
been secured as was the case at Wichita |
and Hutchinson.
, Night was made hIdeous at the fair
grounds last evening by the introduce
ion of the wife beaten" square piece
II cardboard, folded In such a manner |
A.; to rather present the aspect Of !
IAN. When u person connects with |
y ife beatcr the damage Is nil. but the
report is loud. The colored element
yred dominated and entered into this
form of amusement with untiring en-
ergy. When the wife heaters were fit |
,o1 no more service. small buggy whips
" ere purchased and the entertainment
was carried on with even more strenu-
,rsness, and in more than one instance
t became necessary for the police to
interfere.
A number of the shows along the Mid
way" were of a cheap and rather Ques-
tionable nature, and Chief Eaton saw ut
to lock up the mana cement and partict-
pators in the musical extravaganza the
Ping Pong Girls" This show had been a
shock to a number of innocent unsuspect-
ing persons who had been beguiled within
the canvas.
Aside from the awards In the boys corn
contest which were announced yesterday.
further prizes were given by the directors
Of me contest to the following boys:
Delbert Cochran, James Lee, Dewey
Wood, Lloyd Kelsey, Arthur Lee, Lew
Ford, Thelson Rodgers, Dewey Koci, Ray
nord Brqdneld; william Caster Leslie Leslie
Claude Budshaw, Rudolph Lasson, Orriu
and Edward Hayes.