Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-10-01
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IATTENDANCEGA FAIR THURS
DAY LARGEST THIsrYEAR n
Good Motor Car and Motorcycle
Races Saturday-Exhibits
Attract Many Visitors
From Fridays DARYL

From Fridays paiiy.l
A crowd of four thousand pc
sons thronged the fair grounds o
Thursday, breaking the attendant
record for the 1914 fair. The e,
hibits In agricultural hall. the poul
try and livestock departments &
other sections of the big place, tn
horse racing in the afternoon an,
the carnival attractions all day lonl
furnished plenty OF entertainment
for the visitors throughout the day
The stores and schools of Abilen,
were closed in the afternoon, but
the townspeople had to share hon
ors in numbers with the folks from
over the county.
This is School Day" at the fair
and the schools over the county and
in the towns are closed. The crowd
today is a big one.
This afternoon the racing pro-
gram is perhaps the best of the
weeks card in the horse racing
events. Saturday the motor car
races, which had to be postponed
from Tuesday because of rain, will
bring a monster crowd to the fair
grounds. The races will begin at
1880 o'clock. Free attractions and
the carnival company will add to
the interest Saturday as well as to-
day. The fair is now an assured
success.
Billhurst Won on Wednesday
Billhurst, winner of the 2:24I
pace at Topeka, won all three heats
here. Billhurst is owned by George
Etherington and is driven by H. 7.
Nethaway. The 2:22 trot results:
C. NJ. Sweetwood, c. C. Carroll, Kan
sas City, 1 / l. Frair Tuck, ]. M.
Smith, Independence, Mo-, 2 2 8;
Tom Steadman, Percy & Flanders,
st. Marys, 4 4 2. Time, 1922, 2:20,
2:20%.
The 2:24 pace: Billhurst, George
Abilene, / 1; Wat
tie McClHcky, S. A. Brown, Peabody,
2 2; Sgd, w. H. Liggett, Herring
ton, 3 3. Time. 2:16A, 2:14A,
2:15%.
Five furlong running race: Rob
Kirk, Will Martin, Norton, first;
Marie Ray, Frank Coleman, Ed
nond, Kan; Chrissie Albright, J. H.
salina. Time, 1904. II
The Races Thursday
A crowd of at least 1000 persons
Witnessed the races Thursday. The
rogram was good one and the
interest was lively. The feature s
vent of the afternoon was the third h
eat of the 2:1S trot, when Aunt a
Jolly, owned by Austin Abbott of b
t. Marys, nosed out w. T. Harris a
liz Harris in great finish. Aunt 5
oily won the last heat by a good
lstance. The 3-year-old trot was 5
good event as was the running B
zee. 81
2:18 trot: Aunt Molly, Austin Abb fl
,tt, st. Marys, 2 1; Mig Harris, j.
2 1 2 2; Anita H., N. H. $
arnett, salina, 8 8 8 8. Time, 4
.18H, 2:21A, 2:2O, 2:19A. ;,
3-year-old trot: Newt Carter, ]. -
Sellard, Solomon, l /; Tocapik- y.
/, George Thompson, Topeka, 2 2; :,
C. C. Nethaway, Abb -
ne. 3 8; Baby Sister, w. T. Harris, w
,lomon, 4 4. Time, 2:26h, 2:28R. 'O
5-furlong running race: Rob Kirk,
i'll Martin, Norton; Mamie Ray
'ank Coleman, Edmond; Crissie OF
bright, ]. A. Dougherty, Salina; T;
lsh Dan, w. A. Wells, Oak Hill. Iie
me, 1:04h. Pl
Solomon Boy, H. Johnson, won CT
e, mile farmers race. Solomon Boy VI
Is sired by Colonel Robert, owned an
/. H. Clewell. The race, the time Et
which was 1898, provided much MI
n with some of its incidents. The ne
SUITS. Solomon Boy, H. Johnson A
1; Barney, Harry Marstetter, 2 q; l.
apk Teeters' horse, 8. 81; Grace Pc
J. J. Bleakley,. 4 4; Star SST
inter, A. w. F. McBoyle; Cres- Lii
It, Steve Stoffer, and Colonel tu
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