The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-18
IDEAL FAIR WEATHER.
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There will also be a Rock Island train
for the same place. Another train will
leave with exhibits Saturday or Sun
day for the Oklahoma state fair.
% Carloads Here.
Announcement was made today
through the publicity department OF
the fair that SO carloads of displays
! were unloaded at the Topeka grounds
the exhibits that were hauled to the
grounds from the freight depOts in
less than carload lots. nor does it in
clude the produce and livestock
brought in from Shawnee county by
wagon. This gives an idea OF the
magnitude Of the fair SO: -
Conway Is Pleased.
, Patrick Conway, leader OF the band
that has been heard in concert sew
eral times each day and which has
delighted thousands of lovers Of good
band music. spoke enthusiastically of
the fair today. He said: 1.-The fair
| is not quite SO large as that at Des
Moines, but the quality of the exhib-
its is excellent. AS to the horse show,
you've got them all stumped. A larg-
er audience listened to the band here
Thursday afternoon than was the case
on any one day at the Des Moines fair,
although taking the week as a whole
there was a larger attendance at Des
MOines."
Flowers for MarshaIl's.
In speaking of Marshall's band the
Irish leader said: 'It is a creditable
organization. There are not many
like it that have been together SO
long, and 1 want to express apprecia-
ton OF the courtesies extended by the
| members since we have been in To-
peka.
1T was in 1905 that I first heard
| Marshalls band. 1t was the largest
band in parade at the knights Tenn
plars Triennial Conclave at Boston.
The band led the parade. and there
was much talk among the musicians
about this band from Topeka
Attendance Is Better.
There was a big fair attendance
Thursday and good crowd today,
with the chances that the special mat
inee horse show program will draw
well Saturday afternoon. Off1cials OF
| the fair were somewhat discouraged
| the fore part Of the week because of
| adverse weather conditions. S. J.
Hodgins, a member Of the board of
directors, said this afternoon: "Indi-
! cations are that we will come out a
right from a financial standpoint.
However, a good deal Of figuring will
have to be done before we'll know just
how we stand. The crowds today and
yesterday were large"
/ The exhibitors speak well of the
| fair and the treatment that they have
received. II. w. McAfee, superintend-
ent of the judging ring, said this aft
! ernoon: mot an exhibitor will leave
the grounds who is not pleased with
the /danner in which they have been
tre4ted."
Crowd at Horse Show.
| Despite the threatening weather a
large and enthusiastic crowd Of horse
ed the third successful horse show held
at the fair grounds Thursday night
The reserved section OF the tent was
packed and on the bleachers only q
/ few seats were vacant.
The feature of the evening was ne
famous jumping horses from the
mounted service school at Fort Riley
These horses, ridden by expert army
officer riders. brought round after
round Of applause from the audience
| wl.-2 they cleared with apparently lit
| tie effort the bars and obstacles erect
ed on the track. The riders, Lieu
tenant Berkley r. Merchant Lieuten-
ant Hayden w. Wagner and Lieuten-
ant Sloan Doak sat in the saddle az
though they were part of the horses
their stunts Thursday nfght-are
among the most famous of the world
They have been shown at Stockholm
London. New York and at other east
ern shows and at nearly every place
shown they won awards.
Chriswell. the horse ridden by Lieut.
Sloan Doak, and the secoAd Of the
jumping horses to enter the track
took first honors for high jumping al
the Madison Square show in New
York last year. He Is the acknowl-
edged champion horse Of the world
Chrisweu Was FAvorite.
Chriswell was the prime favorite q