The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-13
GASOLINE SPEED
REPLACES HORSE
ONAFAST TRACK
Dirt Champions of Country
Here for Spectacular Driving.
Eight Daring Fiends To Thrill
Exposition Crowds.
NIGHT SHOW and FIREWORKS
Government Exhibit, Drill
TeamS-AlI Are On Today.
Motor Races and Best Features
Here Saturday.
Eight Daring Fiends To Thrill
Exposition Crowds.
NIGHT SHOW AND FIREWORKS
Government Exhibit, Drill
Teams-AH Are On Today.
Motor Races and Best Features
Here Saturday.

At the Free Fair today and tomor-
row the speed of horse flesh is to be
replaced by the canned and concen-
trated speed of gasoline driven crea-
tions of men. For four days Topeka
and all the country round about have
watched the best racing blood of the
west in hot contests for supremacy
and large purses. Beginning today
and lasting thru tomorrow, the same
territory will view the hurtling masses
of steel tearing down the stretches
and slashing into the turns in great
clouds of dust such as no race horse
could ever create.
The crowd for the auto races at the
Kansas Free Fair today was q little
slow getting started. but when the
people did start to come they came In
droves It is estimated that the crowd
in the grounds today will number well
over 10000 persons. tho not nearly ali
of these were able to find seats In the
grandstand or bleachers or standing
were parked in the grounds today
almost as many as were in the grounds
Thursday.
Eight of the greatest dirt track
drivers in the world have entered cars
| for the automobile races at the Kan
sas Free Fair this afternoon ana to-
| morrow afternoon, Most of the drivers
are by right of their skill and daring.
holders OF worlds records. Some OF
them are veterans of the big speed
ways, and their names are known to
all who follow the most modern Of
sports. Tom Alley. wild Biz Endi-
colt, Jules Ellinboe. and the swedish
speed king are all entered and each
| one of them has announced his tnten
| ton of trying for a new worlds record
on the Kansas Free Fair track.
For Safety of Crowds.
According to an announcement this
morning by Secretary Phil Eastman,
of the Kansas Free Fair association.
special precautions have been taken
by the management to assure the
safety of the crowds. Spectators VIII
not be allowed to congregate at any
point near the turns on the track. A
special detail OF two hundred state
guardsmen have been assigned for the
duty of keeping the fences clear OF
over eager race enthusiasts, and the
regular force of guards at the grounds
has been substantially increased. All
persons are warned by the. Kansas
| Free Fair association that the speed
ing cars which are to be on the track
today and tomorrow are most danger
GUS to the spectators when they go
into the turns Therefore the crowds
are warned that space on or near the
turns either on the outside edge Of
the track or in the infield is forbid
den and should be left as vacant as .
desert.
All Exhibits in Place.
All of the exhibits at the FREQ Fair
will be in place today for the inspec-
ton Of the crowds. 1t is one of the
rules Of the association that not one
single exhibit be moved or be prepar.
| ed to be moved before q release IL OBJ
tanned from the secretary. The secro-
tary has. announced that no permits
for the moving of exhibits will be L.
sued until the last minute.
Il The crack drill company from Fort
Leavenworth will be here until Sum
day. The drill team will show ~
usual at both the afternoon races ana
at the night show both today and -
morrow.
The United States government ex-
hibit, housed in a special building just
west Of the Peoples pavilion. will re-
main in place for the inspection Of
the public until late Saturday night.
This exhibit is well worth seeing a. u
is the first big exhibit sent to this SEQ
work of the various departments OF
the government as applied to the
. prosecution of the war.
Night Show Feature.
The "worId at War" fireworks
, spectacle will be shown at the free
, fair both tonight and tomorrow night.
, Thousands of persons-many more
than have ever before attended Q
night show at the Free Fair-havo
come to the night show once. have
gone away and have come again. The
| fair officials say that the attendance
at the night shows has been far above