The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-29
LAST DAY OF THE FAIR.
The States Exhibition Brought to a
Successful Conclusion.
Prof. Kings Aerial Voyage in the eagle
Eyrie"-The Turf Events-Award of Pre-
miums-The Daily Receipts.

Yesterday was the last day of the State fair,
and by the going down of the sun to-day every
exhibitor every lemonade shrieker, every fakir,
everybody and everything to the last prize
pumpkin, will have passed away to he seen no
more for year. This is sad but man was made
TO mourn, and under tho present management.
it would perhaps be asking too much to have
the State fair tarry any longer. The attendance
yesterday over $4,000; the day was beauti-
full and so far sights to be seen and sounds to
be heard were concerned there were more
amusements than on any previous day. Captive
balloon aseensions were made every half hour
or So and an. enterprising clothing -house adver-
tised itself by sending up enormous gas-filed
figures representing men and animals so that
for great part of the day nearly everybody's
face had. been turned skyward, and last night
the heads of several Thousand people were,
placed upon their pillows, in discOuraging
effort to give their weary necks rest.
THE BALLOON ASCENSION.
AT FIVE minutes past o'clock in the after
noon Professor King and his wife got into the
basket of the Eagle Eyrie," and the cut-away
ascension was begun. The airsEip rose slowly,
evidently being heavily weighted, passed south
over the Exposition building and at height of
three hundred and, fifty four hundred feet,
having drifted to the southwest nearly third
u nile, dQudullUy Oh 6auu was poured our,
andthe balloon rose rapidly to height Of. half
mile, and, meeting another air-current, changed
direction and sailed way to ti1esnortheast, rising
higher as It went. For a time it was at a stand
still above Brightwood, when a fresh air-wave
came along and the balloon was carried rapidly
30 the southwest, aga1ncrossinR the city. Dark
ness came onas the balloon WAS seen above the
southwest part of the city nearly over the
river 1t. beautiful sight, and for
a. full hour the air-ship was in plain
an hour and twenty minutes, the Balloon
descended half mile south of haywood, and
soon after the Professor and his wife returned
to the city, coming in on the Vincennes train,
which happened lobe alttle behind time. I'VE
had delightful trip" said the Professor to a
journal reporter whomet him and his wife at
supper at $3.50. o'clock, "and your city by
gaslight. Wehad small adventure in aight-
ing. In the darkness several men ran to catch
our drag rope, which trailing about $50
rect, but failed to find it, andwe caught in tree
about sixty feet from the ground. We came
down, however, in the basket, but the balloon is
somewhat torn and will remain in the tree-top
until morning. Mrs. King informed the re-
porter that this was her fourth balloon voyage.
the ones previous to This having been made.
over fifteen years ago. They will remain here a
few days, and then go either to Louisville or
South Bend,
THE RECEIPTS OF THE FAIR.
The receipts of the fair from admission tickets
sold on Tuesday were about $500, on Wednesday
1924. on Thursday $10,563, and on yesterday
something $4,000. This does NOT include
the coupon tickets sold by the railroads, which
will amount TO about SIS 900, making the to tai
gate receipts about 1927, coo. which is in ex cess
of last year and will more than pay expenses.
TRoT-230' CLASS.
For the trot 2:30 class, purse $3.50, divided,
the following entries were made: By Webster
Beafner, Of Indianapolis, W. B.; by D. L. Thorn
as, Greensburg, Joe Jefferson; by H. S. shutz
Danylle, Flake; by H V, Podfeld. Danville,
Gray Henry. There were three heats the sum-
mary being as follows:
Gray Henry. ---.---.----..-.-..----.---1 l l
EIdAle------ z
W. ID. 5 5
JoS JSlieCsoll 1919 -ulS.
-2.39ia, 2:4Oia and 2:4Ol4
FREE-FoR-ALL TRoT.
For the free-for-al trot purse $500. divided,