The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-18
Postponed Races May Not BE Given,
as Condition of the Track Is
UnfavorabIe.
WORK OF THE JUDGES Is DONE
SECRETARY DOWNING PREPARING
TO PAY PREMIUMS TO EXHIBITORS.
Practical Lectures Butter-Makfng
Feature of the Day-High
school Horses show.

annual state fair is assured. The fair prob
ably will not make the State Board OF Ag-'
ricuiture as much money if the weather
had been good all week, bat the rain the
first two days did not hurt the fair in a
financial way to any extent, and when ac-
counts are footed up President Thompson
and Secretary Downing will find that the
board has made handsome sum OF money
out of this years exhibition. The fair will
close tonight
Yesterday was the day which determines
the outcome of the fair-whether it would
be a success financially or whether the
Board of Agriculture would be left with
little to show for the greatest state fair
ever held in Indiana. The expectations of
the members of the board that the biggest
crowd that ever went to an Indiana state
fair in one day would be on the grounds
yesterday were realized. Not less than 5o,-
COO people attended the fair yesterday.
This will be the last day OF the fair IL
is hoped the rain and the dark, gloomy
clouds will disappear, and the indications
are that the sun will shine on the fair to-
day from the time the gates are opened this
morning until darkness falls tonight.
GREAT CROWD EXPECTED.
1t is thought that the attendance to-day
will be even larger than that of yesterday.
The attendance yesterday was a record
breaker for the third day of the fair, but
it is thought there will be still more peo-
pie on the grounds to-day. The rain kept
thousands of country people away from the
fair the early part of the week. and IL sun
shine takes the place OF the rain clouds il
is expected there will be an immense at
fapd a1lo
''The fair this week is a success" said
Ftesident Thompson last night. ''Ffnan-
cfally and in every other respect the out
come of the weeks exhibit will be a good
one. Yesterday was the crucial day OF the
fair, and the third day was a success TO a
greater extent that we could have antici-
pated. We knew that there would be a
very large attendance whether IL rained or
not, for the people were in town and they
were bound for the state fair, rain or
shine"
President Thompson said the fair would
be closed tonight. Owing TO most of the
races on the programme for Tuesday and
Wednesday afternoons being postponed on
account of the rain. the races may be con-
tinued tomorrow. Mark s. Claypool who
is in charge of the speed depaT iment said
last evening that If the weather continues
good and the track gets into good condition
the board probably will finish the races
Saturday instead of this afternoon, as was
the original plan. But this will be the only
attraction at the fair grounds tomorrow,
the majority OF the exhibitors will begin to
leave the grounds and start for other fairs
PARADE OF LIVE STOCK.
One of the best features on the pro-
gramme for this afternoon will be a parade
of all the prize-winning live stock. The
parade will be led by the Indianapolis Mill
tary Band and will pass through all the
principal drives on the grounds. a parade
of all the horses and cattle exhibited at
the fair this week was given yesterday
afternoon.
There were so many people on the
grounds yesterday afternoon that one could
scarcely walk through any OF the principal
drives without being bumped into every
few steps. That part of the grounds be-
tween the administration building and the
grandstand was literally jammed with peo-
pie all the afternoon.
There never was a larger crowd In the
grand stand than assembled there yester-
day afternoon 10 hear the concert by
Sousa's Band and to see the races and the
exhibition of A. Z. Ashbrook's high school
horses.
When the gates were opened Yesterday
morning the prospects for large alton
dance were anything but good. The grounds
were muddy from one end 10 the other and
rain was expected every hour But the
il would surely rain before noon did not
keep the people away. and in less than two
hours after the gates were thrown open
there were not less than 10000 people on
the grounds. And from 10 o'clock until ;
people literally poured into the grounds
just as rapidly street cars could get
them there. About half-past il began
10 rain and the sky grew darker and darker.
But the rain clouds passed over in a few
minutes and before the afternoon was half
gone the sun had pierced the dark clouds
the first time since the fair opened.
VARIOUS ATTRACTIONS.
The last of Sousa's concerts at the fair
grounds was the one yesterday afternoon.
But to those people who 90 10 the fair SIM
ply To spend the afternoon and find out what
strides Indiana has made the past year. will
have no trouble to pass the hours and have
a good time. In a larger measure than
ever before the State fair this year provides
attractions for people from every occupa-
tion and from every profession
The exhibition driving and riding OF the
trick and high-school horses OF A. Z. Ash
brook. of Kansas City. who will be one OF
the large exhibitors I'm the horse show next
week. probably will he repeated this after
noon. The riding of Thistledown. Mr.. Ash
brooks fine jumper. and several OF his other
high-school horses in front OF the grand
stand yesterday afternoon by Fred Bork.
Mr. Ashbrook's trainer. was one OF the best
features of the afternoons programme. Mr..
Bork exhibited these horses on the mile
track In front OF the grand stand while
the concert by Sousas band was in prog
ress.
The Judging In all departments Is practi-
calIy finished and Secretary Downing. OF
the Board of Agriculture. has already be-
gun preparations 10 pay the prize winners.
An important difference between the fair
this year and previous exhibits is that fully
two-thirds OF the prizes IN nearly all OF
the departments We're won by Indiana ex-
hibitors this year. This IL especially true
i'm the horse and cattle departments Secre-
tary Downing Is now preparing the remain
der OF the lists of prize winners and they
probably will be ready for publication to-
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