The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-09-13
SPEEDY HORSES COMING
Sensational Automobile Races
Also at State Fair
FOR THE WORLDS RECORD
Dan Patch and Minor Heir to Contest
For Supremaey-Exposition
Begins October 1s.

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Brilliant turf events in the harnes
sad running horse classes, steeplecha..
races in the way OF new and sensa
tional features. and automobile con
tests. for the championship Of th'
world on circular track the last threl
days Of the Fair. will make the TWEEN
ty-rourth annual exposition OF ths
State Fair OF Texas, which opens Al
Dallas October 16. and continues six
teen days. long live In history. Fifty
thousand dollars in purses, stakes
cups and trophies win be awarded il
the speed department. and men, vel
known in the great racing circuits oi
the North, predict that this program
OF the Fair, will be the great Southern
event.
In the speed horse program, the Of
ferings are divided as follows: Six
harness stake races OF $1,000 each: five
harness purse races of $1,000 each
eight harness purse races of $500
each; and other purse races that will
be made up each day before contested.
Then there will be four great stake
races for $1,000 each I'm the running
classes; four great steeplechase races,
all $500 each with subscriptions ad.
ded; and four running races each day
In addition for purses from $500 to
$500.
All the above stakes have been filled
The horses entered are the great
est on the American turf. The steeple-
chase horses entered were features
OF the New York and PhiIadelphia
meets last spring and their work
promises to be sensational. Dan
Patch. 1855 IA and Minor Heir,
1853 Ia. two OF the worlds greatest
race horses, Dan Patch holding the
worlds record for the mile, will race
for supremacy on the afternoon OF
Monday, October IS. These horses
cost their owner 100000, Dan Patch
costing 100000 and Minor Heir $40, 900.
The race will be for the world cham.
pionship
Manufacturers OF automobiles have
notified the State Fair management
that they win make the State Fair
automobile meet the Southern event.
The management will offer $4,000 in
cash prizes in the races that will be
held Thursday. Friday and Saturday
Of the last week of the Fair. All the
great drivers of the Union will be here
The harness track, upon which the
races will be held. has been banked
in order to protect the automobilists
who declare they will lower the track
record made by Barney Oldfield in his
Green Dragon. In other words these
daring drivers are going to endeavor
to make this mile in i@s than 40 sec
onds, and will bring the greatest rae
ing automobiles in America today to
the Fair for that purpose. The races
will be for supremacy and as the re-
suit win demonstrate the superior
qualities of each automobile, the
drivers are preparing for a test SUI
preme. Officers will be stationed
around the track as the automobilists
when going the mile in less than sixty
seconds, will have no opportunity OF
stopping their machines should break
come. There will be hundred mile
races. novelty races, roadster races,
and races of every conceivable de-
scrlption, and it is declared that Dal
las will be the Mecca OF the entire
world during the last three
week days of the Fair
A splendid program for the entire |
sixteen days of carnival has been ar
ranged. Each day will have new and |
novel features, and there will be one
continuous round of amusement, en-
and educational features |
from Saturday October 16, to Sunday, |
October 81. The special days dssig- |
mated so far follow: Saturday, Oc- |
-ober 16, Children's Day; Sunday, Oc-
Lober II, Sacred Concert Day; Mon. |
lay, October 1S, Dan Patch Day; |
Tuesday October 10, Confederate
Day; Wednesday, October 20, Mothers
Day; Thursday, October 21, Dallas
Day; Friday, October 22, Panhandle
Day; Saturday, October 23 Press Day
md Travelling Mems Day; Monday,
October 25. g. A. r. Day and Wom-
ms Relief Corps Day; Tuesday, Oc-
ober 26, Spanish War Veterans Day:
Wednesday, October 81, Prosperity
Day; Thursday. October 2S, Ramsey
Day; Saturday. October 30, Prohibit
ion Day; Sunday, October 81. Sacred
Concert Day
The dog show at the Fair promises
O be the center of popularity. Five
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