The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-14

Festival Field and the horse show arena. In
unique designs that marked the entrances
10 the SHOWS and in the great arc hsht5
mat made the vast expanse OF the festiVai
grounds as light as day Lights danced
ana sparkled wherever the feet of the VS.
itor wandered and added sort or warmth
10 the frlgld atmosphere that had threat
OF the evening.
Although advertised for business at the
opening at z O'Clock, many of the SIDE
SHOWS were not ready until an hour or TWO
later, and those who waited for the cur
tains to be drawn had no little enjoyment
In a. good-natured Kidding OF the bankers
and the managers, who came out to apoio-
gize for the delay. The strong wind that
swept over the field and made the pei
formers SILVER who ventured out 10 amuse
the pubic before the regular openings
served TO discourage many who were on
fun bent, but the majority simply drew
laughed the harder. The women and men,
many OF them in thin garments, who were
forced to go through the antics or their
but they gave no sign and the merriment
OF the crowd was not decreased by waste
or sympathy for fellow-man in hard luc cii
Tne free shows, on account or the coio
weather, were not witnessed by the great
crowds that had been looked for King
and queen, the famous diving horses, ulo
their turn in the presence OF rev nun
dreds only, and Dan Canary in his hair,
raising bicycle riding stunt was cheered
by comparative few. The free shows were
most Of the people had either fled for shell
ter from the winds to the inclosed amphl-
theater of the horse show or else had taken
street cars and gone home. No matter now
much enthusiasm was manifested 1T was no
joke to stand out in the teeth OF the Wlno
and 1T did not take long for most people
TO get all they wanted of it.
ABSENCE OF ROWDYISM..
One Of the pleasantest and most notice
able features of the Festival Field cele-
! Araf lo- Of Qyxy-
dyism and the usual carnival boisterous-
ness. The taboo that had been placed
against confetti throwing had much to do
with the good order that was manifested
the Incorporate were given no oppor-
| tunity to mask their viciousness under the
guise of good-natured fun. The crowds
laughed and frolicked and danced around
| with as much liveliness as in former years,
| but there was not the reckless disregard
| OF the common laws of politeness and de-
/ cency that had been manifest in fall car
| nivals. The crowd was gay and given to
the flnging of testing criticism Oh vne
methods of the "spielers," but there was
| no downright meanness and no rougnness;
| With all its beauty Festival Field could
| only retain it's guests during the early
| hours Of the night. 1t grew toe blizzardly
| by 10 o'clock for any but Arctic explorers
| to remain. and one by one the visitors de-
serted the brilliant field for the warmth
| of more inciosed places, either the morse
| show or home
Had ii not been for the excessive colo
| 1t is certain that the crowd would nave
| broken all records. If the weather for the
remainder of the week be more favorable
| the field with it's multidutinous attractions
will undoubtedly draw to ii crowds that
/ will fill it from entrance to exit 1t is an
nounced that despite the unfavorable
| weather the shows will be given as ad-
vertised, and with the precaution of extra
warm clothing Festival Field visitors may
! have as good a time as If the air were
| balmy and the skies bright.