The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-19
sEARcHLIGHT AND ANACONDA
THE GREAT MATCH RACE WILL BE
PACED FIJI AFTERNOON.
First Days Races Run ON a Tracl
Rather Too Hard-ThinEs
to BE Seen.

ment MADE Dy PRESIDENT aaron Jones III
the administrators building last night. Mr..
Jones qualified his declaration with the
single proviso that IL there should be a fall
of rain sufficient to spoil the track for rae
ing the event would necessarily be post
| poned. but you need not fear about rain"
said Mr.. Jones, as he turned to discuss. the
question of passes with waiting exhibitors.
The two high-bred horses are treated with
all the consideration and care that is ac-
corded to children of rich parents. In their
| stalls and when out for an airing In the
cool atmosphere of the early morning hours
they are covered all over, except as to eyes,
ears. lower parts of limbs and tails, with
blankets of a little finer texture than those
worn by low-bred ~equines. Searchlight
even boasts a trunk, with his name paint
ed on the side, in which his several
changes of raiment" are conveyed from
| place to place. The animals were exercised
on the track yesterday. and created almost
as much interest as the racing events or
the afternoon. Drivers Mccarthy and Nc
Henry still insist that their charges will do
wonderful things this afternoon. The race
| has aroused quite as much interest over the
State as did the famous contest Of speed
between Patchen and Gentry two years
ago.
Everything is in readiness to transport
an immense crowd to the grounds to-day
with perfect ease and comfort. Street-cars
will be run at intervals of a minute, while
the Monon Railroad will carry from the
| depot to the grounds such as prefer steam
to electricity as a mode of transportation.
President Jones and Secretary Downing
said last night. that reports received from
| various portions of the State point to the
greatest assemblage of visitors on the fair
grounds to-day that has ever marked a
similar day In any previous fair week.
VETERANS AND CHILDREN.
The great exhibition was formally opened
to the public yesterday morning at a very
early hour. The day was dedicated to old
soldiers and children, and few Of these
classes who were able to get to tie grounds
failed to avail themselves of the gener-
| osity of the State Board Of Agriculture.
There must have been nearly Eve thousand
people on the grounds during the day. The
street railroad alone transported close to
| $500 of this number while the multitude
| of vehicles In various parts of the grounds
easily accounted for the remainder. The
displays in the different buildings, fine arts,
| poultry, flowers and agricultural, received
as much attention as the events in the
| grand stand, despite the extra attraction
Of a fine band of music In the latter place.
The fine arts building was thronged with
men. women and children throughout the
day. The fancy needlework and picture
| displays were also unusually well patron
lied. Everywhere was heard the comment
that the displays are much finer this year
| attended a fair for several years would
find much to surprise and delight them at
this event. Some disappointment was felt
by those who entered the floral hall. ex-
pecting to find it filed with lowers, but it
was explained that cut flowers do not keep
longer than two days in good condition,
and therefore this part of the exhibit will
not be put In place until this morning. To-
day and tomorrow lovers of beautiful
flowers will have their tastes fully graf
flied. The clarion notes of hundreds NJ
cockerels and chandeliers of an older
growth, issuing from the poultry building
and its canvas annex, drew hundreds in
, that direction, who were greatly pleased
with the excellence of the feathered dis
play.
Every kind of machine or appliance used
on n modern farm is to be found near the
main entrance to the grounds, and most
| of these pieces OF machinery are in busy
| operation, the combined noise being pro-
digious. Some of the machines are worked
By animal power and the patient. Flooding
horses, as they maintain their weary,
ceaseless walk up the treadmill, never
reaching the top. receive countless ex-
| pressions of sympathy from interested
watchers.
INTERESTING DISPLAYS.
Two of the most interesting exhibits at
the fair are those of PRODUCTS raised I'm
| western Canada and western Florida, the
latter In the district around Chipley. Fla.
In the Canadian department are to be seen
| samples of fine wheat, oats and grass such
as are raised in abundance on government
lands. Cattle may be fattened upon this
grass. it is said, without feeding them any
| grain whatever. The land may be pre-
| empted by settlers. each receiving a farm
of $50 acres. The Florida exhibit is in
charge OF A. G.. Chandlee, of Chipley, Fla.
who claims that he personally grew most
OF the products displayed. These include
pears OF size, chestnuts of pro-
portions that would astonish an Italian
| vendor, cotton In various stages of develop
ment. sugar cane. bottles of rich-looking
syrup, Persian p-omegranates, Palmetto,
peanuts. rice and cassava. The latter is
raised to be converted into feed for live
| stock. and il may also be employed in MAX
ing an excellent grade of starch at a shade
above half the cost OF manufacture I'm
Northern States. One of the many uses to
which m Is put is In stuffing nat
| ~tresses. To make IL At for this purpose
the leaves are shredded and the hbers
which remain afford an excellent material
for the filing OF mattresses. 1t is said thai
the Palmetto hbers are no~nbreakable and
practically indestructible. The raising of
| sugar cane Is one OF the great AGRICULTURAL
pursuits In western Florida Mr.. Chandlee
declares that 1t is possible to secure from
| one acre of cane sufficient material for
syrup or s.e00 pounds of Standard A granu-
| lated sugar. He also states that any crop
which is grown in Indiana may be raised
with equal facility in the section of Florida
Ia which he lives.
Women will receive a large share of at
tention to-day. Mrs. Sarah T. Rorer will
/ lecture TO them on food values of different
edibles and illustrate her talks with prac-
| tical demonstrations of cooking on a range
in full view of her audiences. This event
will take place In the room on the second
mencing at 10 O'Clock this morning. Mrs.
Rorer arrived on the grounds yesterday
and before night had completed all ar
| rangements for her lectures. There will
also be band concerts both morning and
| afternoon In the Fine Arts hall.
WORK OF JUDGES.
Commencing at 3 o'clock this morning
the judges appointed for the purpose will
examine the various breeds of horses and
| ponies, cattle (beef breeds). Poland China
and other breeds OF hogs, and long and
! medium wool sheep. There will be an in
/ teresting procession of horses and cattle
| at o'clock this afternoon in the open be-
! tween the grand stand and the race track.
Immediately following this event comes
: the band concert by the Indianapolis Mill