The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-13
FAIR
IN OUR HISTORY
All That Others Have Had and
Much Besides.
Most Elaborate Entertainment
Program Ever Offered.
AUTOMOBILE and HORSE RACES
Equine Exhibition in Front of
Grandstand at Night.
Polo Contests and Music by
Three Big Bands.

The management of the big free
fair, Topeka, September 1918, is
making up the greatest entertainment
program in the history of fairs in
Kansas. The features will Include
auto races by some of the best known
professionals in the country, fast horse
races, polo contests, spectacular night
horse show in front of the grandstand,
monoplane flights, big wild west and
other shows, music by three bands in
Guiding the famous Sharon Springs
Frontier Cowboy organization, and
possibly a bareback ''early day" IN
dian horseback race by Indians from
the Mayetta reservation, and flights
in a captive balloon owned by Captain
Honeywell of Kansas City.
Never before has such a high class
assortment of entertainment features
been offered in this state.
Announcement was made today that
a contract has been signed with the c.
NJ. Nigro greater shows to furnish
amusement in variety. Some of the
attractions will be: A big wild west
performance, a motOrdrome, merry
go-round, Ferris wheel, animal show,
ten in one," vaudeville and MINISTRIES.
No shows of an immoral nature will
be allowed on the grounds.
May Have Real Indians.
A letter has been written looking
towards bringing some of the Indians
bareback race. but it will be several
days at least before the management
will know if the race can be arranged.
The band music for the fair will be
furnished by Marsha1l's famous mill
tary band, the knights and Ladies of
Security band, and the Sharon Springs
Cowboy band. The latter is an anna
teur organization of excellent reputa-
ton composed of leading citizens of
the Sharon Springs district. 1t will
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arranged by those in Sharon Springs
who were interested in the free fair
here, and several TOpekanS who form
erly lived in Sharon Springs or vicin-
ity. The band recently covered itself
with laurels because of its work at the
Cheyenne Frontier Days entertain
ment at Cheyenne. 1t includes several
soloists of unusual ability
The horse races, i'll which there is
expected to be unusual competition,
will be held Monday, Tuesday
Wednesday and Thursday afternoons
The auto races will take place Friday
and Saturday afternoons of fair week.
There will be charge at both the
front gate and the grandstand Satur-
day afternoon after the fair proper is
over, but the fact that twenty-five
leading business men have guaranteed
the races Friday afternoon makes the
free front gate possible at that time
as well as on Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday of fair
week.
Another New Feature.
The polo contests-Fort Riley VS..
Junction City-will be held Wednes-
day and Friday mornings The Fort
Riley team has the reputation of be-
ing the best in the United States.
Polo is something new in Topeka and
the contests should draw well.
The night horse shows will be held
in front of the grandstand each night.
The fence along the race track will be
taken out and this will make a space
300X100 feet in size in which the fancy
driving will he done. Many of the
best horses in the United States will
be entered, including the famous
string from the r. A. Long stables
near Kansas City. Miss Loula Long is
expected to be here again this year.
The monOplane, which is being
built by William a. Koepseker is fast
nearing completion, and daily flights
are expected to be an interesting fea-
ture at the fair grounds.