The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-19
Indiana Breeders OF Fine Horses and
Cattle and other Hoosier Exhib.
itors PROFIT Handsomely.
THE PARADE OF PRIZE WINNERS
EXPERTS DECLARE NONE FINER
WAS EVER HELD ANYWHERE.
Scenes of the Last Day Of the Fife
tieth State Fair-Talks with
the Omcials.

gates were closed last night for the last
time on the biggest and best State fair ever
given in this State. The last races have
been run, the monotonous cry of the stand
keeper is heard no more, the exhibitions
are gone are getting ready to leave and
the prize winners have received their
money.
President Thompson. OF the State Board
of Agriculture. announced last night after
yesterdays receipts were figured up. that
the board will have plenty of money to pay
all expenses and will have a neat sum left.
The board did not make as much money
out of this years fair as il the weather
had been favorable all week. but that there
will be money left after all the expenses OF
the fair are paid President Thompson said
there is no doubt.
Il cannot give out any estimates of the
profits from the fair yet said Mr.. Thomp-
son. 1T is impossible to tell yet how
much we have made over and above all ex-
penses. For a time to-day / thought we
would not have more than enough TO meet
the expenses. but L find now that we have
made more money than l estimated this
morning. 1t won't do to give out any fig
ures yet, because the board does not want
to have any false impressions get out about
the amount of money made from the fair.
Such impressions interfere with our work
on the fair of the next year"
p 4--.. ONE GOOD BeTs -.r-asrsls., ~.
The weather yesterday was all that could
be desired and the attendance at the fair
almost large that of Thursday
There were $1,000 or 10000 people on the
grounds yesterday afternoon. This is the
largest crowd that ever attended an In
diana State fair the last day. There were
not less than 1000 people in the grand
stand during the races and every place one
went there were people, people. people.
The mile track was in splendid condition
yesterday and all the races on yesterday
afternoons programme and the races that
were postponed Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday were run. AS a whole the races
yesterday afternoon were the best Of the
week 1t was thought Thursday that some
OF the races might have to be held to-day.
but this will not be necessary.
Long before the people were out of the
grounds last evening the stockmen. poultry
men, race men and exhibitors in all the
departments were beginning TO take their
leave The cracker-jack men sold their last
packages, the ''lemo" man Tipped up his last
glass of lemonade, the wienerwurst man
sold out his last sandwich and the begin
ming of the end of the fiftieth annual state
fair in sight. Many wagon loads OF
Erie * Western switches long before the
afternoons programme was finished. This
morning the fair grounds will be in chaos.
and by tonight the grounds will be de-
serted.
PARADE OF PRIZE-wINNERS
The parade yesterday afternoon OF all the
cattle and horses which won first and sec
ond prizes was the feature OF the days
programme of most general interest. In
the parade were about 2S5 OF the finest cat
tie raised in this country and 300 of the best
Percherons, Clydesdales, Belgians and other
breeds of the best heavy horses in the
world. When the late Governor Matthews
was chief executive of Indiana there was
parade of the prize winning cattle and
horses at the state fair, but this parade
did not compare in size or I'm quality OF the
animals shown with the parade yesterday.
President Thompson of the Board OF Agri-
culture, was one OF those mainly instru-
mental in arranging for the parade Mr..
Thompson has seen many of the biggest
live stock parades in England and America,
and he said last night that there never has
been given better live stock parade than
the one at the fair grounds yesterday.
Both the heavy horse and cattle exhibits
at the State fair this year were the best
ever given in Indiana One thing that makes
the State Board OF Agriculture specially
proud of the horse exhibit this year Is the
fact that all of the fine percherons. Clydes-
dales and Belgians and the other imported
horses shown mere were eAliDlffQ UY H.
diana importers, with the exception OF
those owned by Mclaughlin Brothers, or
Columbus. O..
Indiana has attained a position in the
Importation OF fine horses that is realized
by only a few people, William j. Black
stock says. He was superintendent OF the
heavy horse department. Never before was
there such a large percentage OF the
horses exhibited at the Indiana State fair
owned by importers OF this State, he says
DOWNING PAYS PREMIUMS.
Early yesterday afternoon Secretary
Downing, of the State Board of Agriculture.
began handing out checks to the owners
of the prize-winning exhibits. As the after
noon progressed more and more men with
certificates emitting them TO checks from
Mr. Downing went TO the administration
building and by evening there were so
many OF these men and women waiting in
the administration building that Mr. Down.
ing was buster than the paying teller OF
an Indianapolis national bank.
The Board OF Agriculture gave away
I about 81, 500 in premiums and race purses
! this year. The purses In the speed depart
ment amounted TO about $500 Following
! are the approximate amounts given 10 the
exhibitors In the various departments:
( Cattle $1,000; horses. $500: sheep. 81 es):
swine. 1850: agriculture $1,000: horticul-
( ture. 500: poultry, sl.Soo; fine arts. $50:
I dairy, SO.
The fair Just closed was the best State
/ geration 10 make this statement. for there
\ was plenty OF evidence at the fair grounds
I TO substantIate IL. Almost every depart
ment had a larger number OF exhibits than
I eyer before, and the class aud quality of
! the exhibits this year was higher and finer
/ than those of previous years This was es-
pecially true OF the horse. cattle and poul-
/ try departments.
The only thing that kept the fair from
I making the Board OF Agriculture a large
! amount OF money was the rain But even
under the handicap Of rain the first tUu