The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-18
Cheyenne Frontier Days at Fair
Decidedly Spectacular.
State Fair Management Has
Arranged for Big Attractions.
wild WEST" TO Be DEPICTED
There VIII Be Fireworks, Too,
September 9-19.
Moving Picture Man VIII Have
Machine ON Grounds.

The big amusement feature of the
Kansas State fair at Topeka, Septem-
Der 9-13, will be a reproduction of the
famous Cheyenne Frontier Days cello
bration. Rather, it is to be. COM
plete presentation of this annual event
of the great American plains at the
fair grounds, together with splendid
wild west show.
1t will take the place of the spectac-
ular features which have been given
at the night shows at the racetrack
each year. Instead of barking back
to the terrible fate of Pompeii, it will
be case of rejoicing with the outdoor
sports of the western cowboys reign.
The show will be produced by the
original organization which has for
years handled the celebration at Chey-
enne and this year for the first time
Secretary H. L. Cook has induced the
management to come to the state fair
at Topeka.
Taft and Roosevelt Saw 1t.
At Cheyenne special trains have been
necessary to bring people from all parts
of the world and in the past two years
President Taft and ex-President Roose-
Welt have both journeyed to Cheyenne
especially to visit this event.
The frontier celebration will be in
charge of C. B. Irwin, who holds the
worlds record for hog tying steers for
100 feet start, 3S 1-5 seconds. His daugh-
ter, Joella, is the champion relay rider
of the world and they have three
strings of relay horses that have never
been beaten.
The show includes:
Champion men and lady rough riders
of the world; champion men and lady
relay riders of the world: trick and
fancy ropers; bucking buffaloes, steers
and COWS, and ibucking and trick bur-
roS.
Some of the Features.
TrrI. hull
dog men.
One feature will be so head of the
greatest bucking horses left in the
world today, including "Old Steam
boat" Teddy Roosevelt" and Aero
plane
The only team of buffaloes in the
world, broken to ride and drive, will
be seen
wild horses and Texas steers and
band of full blood Sioux Indians will
be on the grounds. All sorts of races
and games, quadrilles on horseback
and many interesting features will
serve to thrill the spectators.
This show will be staged on the
race track and infield in front of the
grandstand and the grounds will be
Brilliantly lighted so that it can be
seen to the best advantage. The state
fair management will provide also to
follow this show with a complete fire
works exhibition. There can be no
doubt but that this frontier days and
wild west celebration will be welcomed
by the state fair visitors as the central
amusement feature of the week.
Plenty of Good Music.
Aside from this there will be four
band concerts each day, and grand
opera and singing by able vocalists.
The Kansas state fair musical festival
is an annual event that is growing in
popularity.
The New Electric Carnival company
will be on the grounds and will put on
numerous free attractions to please the
crowds.
The photographs taken last Septem- |
Der while the state fair was in prog
ress served as eye openers to the fair
men in Chicago at their annual meet
ing. They got some valuable sugges-
tions by looking at the photos of the
UP to date buildings.
Arrangements are being made for
having a moving picture man on the
grounds next fall, so that 1t will be
possible to show the people of this
state and elsewhere that we have a
real state fair at Topeka of which the
city and all Kansas may we'll be proud