The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-15
RESCUE GIRL
STATE FAIR
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the fire. Six miners with respiration
helmets, carrying Stretcher rush into
the mine. A man on the outside mani |
pulates an air line connected with the
helmets. In a short time the miners
return carrying a man on stretcher.
Approved methods are pursued in
starting respiration with the aid of a
pu1motor. The miners return to the
mine and carry out another man with
a fractured limb. Artificial splints are
prepared and the fracture reduced,
temporarily. until a physician arrives.
Moving pictures of the interior of a
mine will be thrown on a screen at the
fair grounds this evening.
Big Horse Show, Too.
The horse show tonight will surpass
those of previous nights. An added
feature will be the champion harness
horse and champion roadster events.
DR.. c. w. McCampbell, surerintend-
ent of the horse show, announces that
Topeka this year is exceptionally for
tunate in getting noted horses, riders
and owners. Probably the most pop
ular horse show is Princess Eugenia,
gray saddle mare, owned by Bruce
Eaton of Eaton, Colo. Princess Eu-
ln1ium for the champion bred saddle
mare. She won third in the $1,000
stake Thursday night but was the
most popular with the grandstand.
Well Known Exhibitors.
Then there's Tom Bass, the colored
man from Mexico, Mo-. considered the
best horseback rider in the United
States. His high school saddle mare,
Belle Beach. rivals Princess Eugenia
in popularity. Hamilton Bros. of
Keota, Ia, are other well known ex-
hibitors They conduct their horses
orderly and neither try to rush things
or bluster. o. ]. Mooers of Columbia,
Mo-, has a stable second to few in the
country and the most remarkable feat
ure of Mr.. Mooers' horses is their
training. Last but, not least, are the
prize winning horses of Miss Loula
Long of Kansas City.
r. A. Long Was Here.
Miss Longs father, r. A. Long, Kan
sas City millionaire. was present at the
show Thursday night to ride. But
John Hook, manager of the Longview
farm. was out after the prizes and
wouldn't let the Kansas City man ride.
Took All Firsts.
The Longview people took every
first at the Thursday night horse show.
Everyone appeared pleased with the
show and despite the chill air remain
ed until the last event when Miss Long
won the blue ribbon with My Major
Dare in the grand $1,000 champion
ship in the five-gaited saddle class.
Miss Long won blue ribbons on the
roadster pair, runabout, senior five
championship,
harness horse single. three-gaited
saddle horse. harness horses in pairs.
In addition she took three seconds ant
two thirds in events in which she had
two or more entries.
Mooers Close Second.
Q. ]. Mooers's horses came second
in big winnings. Mr.. Mooers took five
events in the second, third and fourth
classes.
The summary of the awards fol-
lows:
Roadster pair. prizes. SIS, $50, $40,
$40 - Aspiration Anticipation
from the Long stables, first; Entry
from Kenner stables, Lawrence. sec
ond; Topsy Mcdonald and Peggy
Bloom, Hamilton Bros, Keota, Ia,
third; Entry by Marston and Wilson,
Horton, fourth.
Runabout single, prizes, $50, $50,
$20.-Exposition from Long stables,
first; Advance Guard, Mooers stables.
Columbia, second; Aviation, Long
stables, third.
Senior five-gaited $1,000 champion
ship. prizes. $3.50, $500, s175, $3.50,
SIPS, s100-My Major Dare, Long
stables first; Maurine Fisher. Long
stables, second; Princess Eugenia.
Lawrence Barrett. Mooers stables,
fourth; Topsy Mcdonald, Hamilton
Bros, Keota, Ia, fifth; Helen TIick-
lin, r. L. Davis, Kansas City, Mo-,
sixth.
Harness horse single, prizes, $50,
$50, $20-Reputation. Long stables,
first; Gallant Lad, Mooers stables, Sec
ond; Exclamation, Long stables third.
Three-gaited saddle horse. prizes,
| $40, $50, $40, s10-Katherine Grisby,
Long stables, second; Princess Eu-
genia, Bruce Eaton, Eaton, Colo.
third; Chole Malone, Mooers stables.
fourth.
Harness horses, pairs, prizes, SIS,
$50. LIBERALIZATION II and Reputa-
ton, Long stables. first; Filtration and
Fascination, Long stables, second;
Pick of the Basket and Dainty Miss,
Mooers stables, third.
Break Records Thursday.
The crowd of Thursday easily sur
passed that of any previous day at the
Big Free Fair in years. Estimates
ranged from $4,000 to 10000 people
mobiles lined every inch of available
space and bedlam broke loose late at
night when the thousands of owners
endeavored to oxtricate their cars
from the mass that lined the sides of
the roads.
The dozens of eating booths had diff
ficulty in serving the thousands. Long
lines waited outside at noon and night
waiting their turns at table. The con-
cession men did a thriving business
at night.
Hurrah for Kansas.
A concession man who offered to
weigh anyone free if he didn't guess
the weight within three pounds, did j
thriving business and lost a number of
times. This. he explained, because ne
had never found so many broad Shout