The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-30
SUNSHINE BRINGS SUCCESS.
An Unusually Large Attendance at the
State Fair on the Third Day.
Excellence Of the Fruit and Floral Displays
Yesterdays RaceS-Awards Of Premiums
on Live StOck-Nctes About Exhibits.

The sun shone out yesterday and the State fair
grounds took the appearance of success. The at
tendance was greatly larger than on Wednesday OF
last year. the receipts being 81 200 larger than the
corresponding day of 1885 The displays not only in
the Exposition building but all the grounds, are
better arranged, especially the various kinds of ma
ehnery and look brighter than last year One of the
growing industries of the country would appear to be
fence making Last year there eighteen different
patterns of fences and making machinery exhb-
sted This year there are thirty two and each of the
thiFtytwo exhibitors eloquent in declaring the over
whOlming superiority of his patent over all others.
There appears TO be large ncurson of eating stands
since the day before. and the ice-cold lemonade is
being pushed to the wall by countless vendors of sweet
sder. New shows have erected tents within the in
4losure and each is supplied with music of more or
less horrifying character
In addition to the fine displays of Holsteins Jer-
seys, Shorthorns aud Herefords, Snowman exhibits
q new breed, with five legs and three shoulder
blades the special merit of which is not apparent to
rival cattle raisers The hog exhibitors somewhat
indignant the charge that there cholera
eases among the swine, and say the only of sick
present could be directly attributed to the feed
one having fed his hogs upon boiled that had
afterwards soured. A number of the porkers have
very celebrated names. In pen two beauties
rejoicing in the names Mary Anderson and Jersey
Lilly"
The dog and pony show, under the amphitheater,
attracts as great number of sightseers any de-
partment the ground. It is well arranged and kept
In good order.
The ladies in the Exposition Building, second floor.
who conducting lunch stand, a very complete
restaurant the proceeds of which to the benefit of
the Newsboys and Bootblacks' Home did rushing
business yesterday and expect to make very respect
able fund for this deserving charity.
There is excellent show of fruits in the horticul
tura department Last year the best displays in this
department were from abroad This year they are
furnished by Indiana. The largest display is from
DeKalb county, which furnishes 127 different varieties
of apples collected in Smith6eld and Union town
ships of that county. The Monroe county exhibit,
slough smaller is also remarkably good. Delaware
county makes good showing of several varieties of
grapes. Cass county. New Amsterdam Harrison
county; Tilden, Hendricks county; Clermont, Marion
county, each makes good displays OF apples. An ex-
hibit all the way from Canada, made up OF ap
pies, grapes, peaches and other fruits. There
samples Of persinmons that excite tho admiration of
all beholders, as they as large good sized OPP
pies. They said to be hothouse grown. This
display is neatly arranged. and with taste than
marks of the other exhibits Grand Rapids,
Mich, makes good showing of apples.
The array of vegetables is larger and certainly bet
potatoes, and uniformly good. have never been
seen at any exhibit held here There is nothing in
this department that from without the State
except one entry from Marion, o. Elwanger & Son,
of Haughvie, this county make excellent display
of vegetables of all kinis. A. g. Chandlee whose
place is mile northeast of the city. makes fine
exhibit of fruits and plants.
The State geological exhibit is undoubtedly the best
ever made. The specimens all in showcases, and
they that to those interested there
sufficient to engage ones attention for day at least
The butterfly collectors make larger showing than
ever before
The florists yesterday had all their entries in shape
for 'cut flower day" The display of martial festal
and mortuary designs excelled anything before
seen here, both In numbers and beauty. Among the
designs was IAN Old-fashioned Pump in ager
Atums, tuboroses and green trimmings; a hammer and
two truelovers hearts anvil ready to be welded
together. bell in an arch overhead; setting sun
these various designs in pillows gates aiar and
Masonic and Odd-fellows' embiems. This department
thronged all day by ladies. There also very
creditabte amateur display.
THE RACES
The races were better than expected as the track
was, i'll consequence of the rains during the first of
the week quite heavy It is expected, however, that
1t will be in good condition to-day. The horses
tered for the three-year-old trot w H. Wheeers
Elsie Bashaw J. P Fareys Billie Worthington c.
N. Dickersons Messenger Wilkes, r. Y. Hardin's
Prospect, J. II. Dickersons Macduff. James Halle
tons Wayne Wilson and j. L. Caldwell's Kate Kinsley.
Mr.. Jack Kettenhorn, wellknown horseman, of this
city, the starter. The following is summary of
the racing:
Messenger Wilkes Observation-Disclosures 8 DR..
Macdutf. .......................2 2 2 2
K Msyn Si Mils0n-,- !
Time-2:5ll9 2:54l4, 2:47, 252, PSI.
In the start Elsie Bashaw had the poe and led three