The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-16
LAST DAY OF
HORSE RACING
Farmers and StOckmens' Meet
ings Feature of Morning. 4
Howard Leonard, Illinois Farm
Leader, in Address.
GREAT CROWD LAST NIGHT
Shows and Concessions Doing a
Rushing Business.
DIR. E. A. LindIey, New X. o.
Chancellor, Spoke.

Today was the red letter Gay of the
week at the Kansas Free Fair.
The largest crowd that has attended
the big exposition this week was
thronging the grounds and the ex-
hibits. The days attendance will ex-
ceed $4,000, according to estimates by
Phil Eastman. secretary of the Free
Fair.
This was the last day of the horse
races and with several important
events on the card the crowds were
stand long before l o'clock that they
might find seats from which to see
the races to the best advantage.
Track in Best of Shape.
The 2:17 pace for the manufac-
turers' stake of $1,000 was the head
inner on the racing program this
afternoon. The second event was the
2:25 trot carrying n $3.50 purse. There
was also a one-half mile running race.
consolation for horses not being first
or second. and six furlongs running
race. consolation for horses not win
ming.
The track was in the finest condition
possible, packed hard and well
dragged and worked. The events this
afternoon held promise of some real
thrills for the fans.
I The attendance Wednesday was es-
timated at approximately $4,000 per-
sons.
The greatest rush OF visitors to the
city observed so far this year was in
progress during today. Thousands
were coming into Topeka thruout the
forenoon Every incoming train dis
charged its hundreds at the depots.
The roads were lined with Topeka
bound autos until it seemed there
would be none left to come. A list OF
several hundred rooms in the hands
of G. c. Sickler. assistant secretary Of
the Chamber of Commerce. was melt
ing away like snow before the long
lines of applicants.
-Stockman Day.
Today is Farmers and Stockmen's
day and the feature this morning was
the meeting of farmers, stockmen and
county farm bureau members in the
Peoples Pavilion at 10 o'clock, with
Ralph Snyder presiding. Howard
! Leonard, president of the Illinois Agri-
cultural association and a director of
the American Farm Bureau Fedora
ton. addressed the meeting and ex-
/ planned the work of the organization
and the manner in which they benefit
I the farmers Perhaps no man is bet
| ter qualified to discuss this latest and
than Howard Leonard.
| Addresses also were made by Robert
J. Evans. president of the American
| Swine Growers association and w. A.
|
| Breeders association. The vocal club
Of the Topeka Industrial and Educa-
! tional institute was scheduled to give
some musical selections.
| Tomorrow the auto races will be-
gin The lineup includes some of the
| fastest and best known pilots racing
/ on the dirt tracks. and the competition
| for the $4,000 prize money is expected
| to be unusually keen.
| The Kansas Mother and Daughter
Canning and Baking club demonsfFs-
tions and music by the vocal club OF
the Topeka Educational institute will
occupy the afternoon at the Peoples
/ pavilion.
There is great interest in the ex-
hibits and the halls are crowded every
4 day from morning until night Manu-
! facturers. realizing the advertising ad-
i vantages of displays at the Free Fair.
are especially numerous this year, and
almost everything imaginable, from
electric power plants and threshing
machines to vacuum sweepers ahd
electric grills may be found on the
| grounds. Manufacturers as far away
as Pennsylvania have exhibits at the
fair.
Big Crowd Last Night.
The Fair grounds Wednesday were
crowded from morning until midnight.
The attendance seemed to reach its
peak about o'clock at night. I'm
out IL was almost impossible to elbow
ones way thru the mass of people who
thronged the streets and thorofares.
The concessions were all doing =
rushing business and the patronags
of the big Workman Shows was ex-
tremely heavy
Attendance at the night show We'd
nesday night exceeded 1000, 1t was es-
timated. The grandstand and bleach-
ers were packed an hundreds Of per-
sons sat on the ground IN front. The
work of the Modoc club. Topeka .
famous vocal organization, drew tre-
mendous applause. The audiences
warmed up more than usual to the
community singing idea and the
grandstand shook with the hundreds
Of voices. J. Saunders Gordon's "Ha-
waiian Nights spectacle seemed to
please the audience immensely. az
did the acting Of the Leach Quinlfn
Trio and the Lunette Sisters.
Chancellor LAndIey Speaks.
A plea for greater Initiative and the