The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-07
BIG RACING CARD
Topeka Free Fair Entries
Largest in U. S. This Season.
In Four Big Events Alone, 143
Horses Entered.
FOUR $1,000 STAKES PUT UP
Fund Was Subscribed by BUSH
ness HEen of City.
Great TrOtters COming-Three
Topeka Stake Entries.
FOUR $1,000 STAKES PUT UP

Thanks to the business men of To-
peka. four $1,000 stakes are assured
for the stake races at the-kansas Free
Fair this year for the first time since
1915.
Entries for these events. which
closed July l. were announced today
by Phil H. Eastman, secretary. The
list is the largest in the history of
the Free Fair and the largest held by
any association in the United States
143 horses have been entered, coming
from every important stable between
the Great Lakes and the Gulf of Mex
leo and Ohio and Oregon.
Fastest Races in Its History
/ Every great trotting family in the
United States is represented in the
list and every important stable racing
on the half mile track in the west be-
sides many stables competing on the
mile track of the grand circuit are
represented in the large humber of
entries. This assures for the Free
Fair this year the biggest and fastest
track in its history.
The idea that the business men sub
scribe to a fund to provide $4,000 in
stakes on the early closing races
originated with r. F. Rodgins, super
visor of speed. This made it possible
for the fair association to include the
larger stakes in its racing program.
Class No. I; the 2:20 trot is the bank
ers' stake; Glass No. 2. the 2:14 trot
the merchants stake; Glass Nc. 3. the
2:17 pace, the manufacturers stake.
and Glass No. 4. the 2:11 pace, the
insurance and professional stake.
Topeka Horses Entered
There will be four days of horse
races at the fair. Monday will be the
big day-Topeka and Derby day. The
fair association has put up more than
$4,000 in purses on the late closing and
running races with which there-wfll be
placed added money.
OF the lab horses entered in the
stake races, three are from Topeka.
]. G. w. G. c. Wegele, owner, and
Stella Silver, Charles Miller, owner.
are entered for the 2:20 trot. Minnie
Pinkerton, w. w. Whitney. owner, IS
entered for the All pace.
Entries From Kansas,
The horses from Kansas in the entries
2:2o trot-winnie o. c, Tom Erwin,
ton; byron W, Dial Andrews, Emporia
Lady Expectation, II. w. Furnace, Ottnwa
Todd ,Woolsey. Al LAWYER, Abilene; Cheer
fnl, w. H. Perrin, Valley Center; Colonel
Pepper, n. Z. Mcpherson, St. Marys: Lady
Maude, G. {. Mansold, Ogalah; The Object,
A L. Derby, Wichita T. b. J., r. b. Pagan
Junction City; Jack ArehdaIe, f. L. Bow
Ter, Ottawa; Colonel jay. William Mon
ersif, Dodge City:
N,
Clay Center; Willie Chimes, W. II Har-
rfs, solomon; Amhurst, r. B. Pagan,
junction City; Aiaude Grafton, +, w ben
nett. Guenoma; Baxter Grafton, carl Smith,
ottawa; Fay H., Max ]. Kennedy Ere
donna; Council Zone, Il. W. Atkins, SFleh-
ita Hannah E, John A. Edwards Eureka.
~ pace-Happy Hal, A. Delk, Valley
Falls: Red Ann, Frank Parson, West Min
eral; Sim, William n. Hairgrue. Fredonia
Peter Markey, Il. W. Atkins, Wichita ;
SID, Andy Noe, Concordia; Symbol King,
Hambrick & Son, Ottawa; Sempro, McVey
Taxi Co., Hutchinson; Hettie Roberts, Al
LAWYER. Abilene; Flo Patch, W. X. Mullen,
Great Bend; The Desire, w. +. Rhinehart
Dodge City, Fred H, W. A. stroud,
Prntt; Kansas Syms, Il. 0. Wedy Solo
mon; Dandy Sym, Price Brothers, ~Salina
John X. DeFOrest. A. L. Derby, Wichita ;
Dan Onward, A. Efaw. Ottawa: Gladys c.
=. Jewett, Fredonia: The Virgin, Miller &
States, Dodge City; Sailor B.. r. W. Hen
lin, Dodge City.
2:11 pace-sempro, Mcvey Taxi Co,
Hutchinson, Emelys Axey, Craig & Son.
Clay Center; Bill Harsh, George Ether
tngton, Abilene.
In addition, horses have been en-
tered from the following states: Mis-
souri,, Tennessee, Illinois, Texas. Ne
braska. Louisiana. Arkansas. Okla
homa, Utah, Arizona. Iowa, Indiana
and Oregon