The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-02


road from the fair grounds. more than 1000
people witnessed a game between the Star
Store and Peoples Quitting Company
teams
The programme of amusements at the
fair grounds was reduced to track events.
consisting of automobile and motorcycle
races. There were number Of entries in
these races and considerable interest was
manifested by auto lovers, but the events
fell fiat with the crowd, except in exciting
finishes. Then there were wild whoops and
yells and urging of the rear fellows to
squirt up as the racers neared the wire.
The most amusing feature of the after
noon was the pie eating contest, in which
experts" were the contestants. A baby
show and awarding of prizes for the pref
TEST baby attracted more or less attention
and aroused more or less jealousy.
GAMBLING SUPPRESSED.
One part Of the programme, although It
was not listed with the other events, was
the suppression of gambling. This part was
carried out to the entire satisfaction Of
all. Several attempts were made to run
games" but they were "nipped in the bud"
A gamester would get as far as the ex-
PLANTATION of his easy money device when
he would be rudely interrupted by blue
coated officer and directed toward the gate.
The gambler made sour faces, but mem
bers of the Labor day committee were be-
hind the officers, and the two together gave
positive evidence that the orders were final.
A woman and man came out to the fair
grounds with a birdcage affair, which
would have been an attraction had
not the police taken the bird in hand. The
woman was real sassy to the officers,
because she was not allowed to conduct
AN honest, square game" The police
Withdrew, and no sooner were they out of
sight than the woman again took the cur
taiDs from around the birdcage and began
preparations to start the game. The Of
ncers were not so far away as she thought,
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in more emphatic terms that she must not
proceed further. The next chapter in the
bird monger's celebration was going out
of the gate with man who carried the
cage. With these few exceptions there was
no need for the police 1T was just like
a Sunday-schooi picnic" said Sergeant
schwab, as he was preparing to leave the
grounds with his men.
The race track was a noisy place. Auto
mobiles spurted here and there, sped down
the stretch with loud whir, and spit and
sputtered as they started. Motorcycles
shot by the grand stand at break-neck
speed mingling with the larger machines
and apparently racing with them. The first
event was a one-mile automobile race be-
tween Carl Fisher and Charles Somers
Fisher won in 1:43 and Somers followed
close, coming in just one second behind.
The one-mile automobile race gasoline
class. was won by NJ. Hennigen in 2:1O.
Frank Moore came i'm second in PIP and
J: a Newly, of New Castle. was third. The
banSican race csr S Fisna swo I'M motorcycle
won; James Moore, who had one. eighth
mile handicap, came in second, and Henry
Brandt, with the same handicap, was third.
The Australian quarter-mile handicap race
was won by Charles Somers in 2:O6. Frank
Moore was second in 2:21 and Carl Fisher
was third. The automobile and motorcycle
race, with one-quarter mile handicap for
the latter machine, won by Charles
Somers in 1913 with a large machine A
three and one-half-mile race, in which were
entered three Orients, one Mitchell and one
W. NOT nr6
ed. The best mile was made by Carl Fisher
in $780, two-mile big machine race was
won by Somers in 1923. Carl Fisher finished
second in 1921.
PIE-EATING CONTEST.
The pie-eating contest took place on a
long table directly in front of the grand
stand. Ten experts" presented themselves
and said they were pie-eaters and willing
to give an exhibition. Seven were colored
boys and three were white. Their hands
were tied behind them and they were made
to kneel. At the word 60" they began to
eat pie. Albert Mulkey, white boy, living
at 126 East Ohio street. was the first to
| swallow the last bite. Ben Charleston col
ored, OF 76o West Thirteenth street, finished
second. Mulky ate more scientifically than
Charleston, eating as If it were his pro-
| The baby show was an event in which
| there were nine babies arranged in a row
| before a committee of judges. With one ex-
ception none OF the judges had ever served
| at a baby show before ard with that one
exception they seemed to be elated over
the honor until after the decision. The
experienced judge was Thaddeus Gurley
| president of the Building Allied Council
| Gurley was interested in the display OF
| babies, but when the inspection wa.
finished and the committee began to com
pare notes, Gurley could not be found
| They waited and waited long, and Gurley
| did not appear. After the decision, Gurley
| grand stand, calmly smoking a cigar III,
had exercised his judgment on a baby SHOW
once before and that finished him. Their,
was the usual talk among mothers ant
| relatives of the babies in the show as L
how the contest should have been decided
| One mother, who had a baby fat tina
all the wrinkles were pressed out, sa:c
| the decision should have been made on tn
basis of the size and age of the baby. Tn
| successful contestant was little Rutl
Lynch nine months old. 1927 Massachusetts
| avenue. The prize a gold necklace
| Little Robert w. Brown, eighteen month
old, son of a member Of Carpenters Unioi
| No. Isl, won the second prize, a baby
| jumper.
Ali afternoon there was dancing in on
| of the pavilions of agricultural firm
and there was no jam, the street car com
| pany having plenty of cars on hand which
| enabled it to move the crowd as fast a
| it accumulated.
The ball game between the Star Store an
Peoples Quitting Company employees
| played for the benefit OF the labor tempt
fund. was won by the Star Store team b
a score of to 5. The profits of the gam
were approximately $40.