The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-21
HORSE SHOW Is GROWING
EXPANDING TO PROPORTIONS OF
GREAT MAGNITUDE.
Mills VIII Reach Here To-
Night to Take Active Charge
Social Circle interested.

The magnitude of the Indianapolis horse
show. which will be held the week Of Oct.
1915. is being better comprehended since
the announcement Of Manager Mills. OF Des
Moines, that he had already secured over
four hundred entries. This statement 1t
self conveys trivial information to the lay
man; but to those informed in horse show
affairs IL means a whole lot TO the In
dianapolis show.
Mr.. Mills is now enjoying the full honors
OF his latest and greatest conquest in horse
shows. The Dies Moines show. which termi-
mated yesterday. is the largest horse show
ever held west of Madison-square Garden
The entries exceeded those of any show
in the West. the attendance was TO the full
capacity of each performance. and the ex-
hibitions in the numerous classes more sat
isfactory and better than those OF any show
held this year or any other year. There
were sixteen entries in the model horse
class. twenty-eight gated saddle horses.
t~wenty-nine park horses. thirteen tandems.
ten high school championship. four uni
corns, four four-in-hands. eight polo ponies
and an equal number of entries In all the
other classes.
Manager Mills will reach Indianapolis to-
night TO take active charge of the Indian
apolis horse show, and from now on IL Is
expected the enterprise will develop per-
fectly. One week of labor at the horse show
field has worked Wonders. The grand stands
have reached a condition OF attractiveness
TO the spectators and are the object of
much investigation. They appear striking
as a feature of the landscape and an init
nation TO the spectators Of the largeness
and completeness OF the horse show and
festival. In the Festival Field the forces
are at work leveling the promenade and
preparing il for the distribution of tanbark.
The field Is covered with a coarse. long
grass, and the destruction Of this impede
ment to ease progress over the field Will
be accomplished in a new way. A force OF
men will be put at work with the gasoline
burners used for disintegrating asphalt sur
faces of the city streets. These burners
completely destroy the coarser grass, but
do not destroy the fine, green. growing
grass. The grand stand has reached such
an advanced stage that boxholders and sea-
locations and understand fully the con-
veniences OF the arrangement. Manager
Mills has been exceptionally fortunate In
procuring entries for the Indianapolis show.
Geographically IL has the advantage for the
week selected. and Is further aided by the
abandonment of the st. Louis show on ac-
count of the fete Of the Yelled Prophets.
which occurs the same week. Mr.. Mills
writes that his telegram announcing 100 en-
tries was only a f~orerunner of an an
nouncement of a much greater number. The
classes for the fancy steppers. hunters and
jumpers are particularly well filled and in
sure the fullest representation OF the differ
ent types.
The demand for boxes and reserved seats
is increasing as the character of the horse
show is better established i'm the public
mind. Already the most prominent people
are making preparations for the fashionable
display that is an important incident and a
necessary social function Of every horse