Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1909-09-03
WILL BE BEST EVER
Buffalo Gap Preparing For Big Fair,
October 7.S.4

Buffalo Gap Preparing For Big Fair,
October 1888.
The Buffalo Gap Fair Association
are preparing for the best fair this fall
ever held in this section, the event to
last three days, October 7.s-9. Every
man in that hustling little Custer
county town is working with the above
end In view and it is settled fact
that their efforts will be rewarded by
having the best exhibits, race and
crowds ever seen at a fair in the south
ern Hills. Following are the officers:
+. M. Stewart, president, Daniel
Mosier, vice president, w. H. Palmer,
secretary and treasurer, Wood Smith
superintendent and Mrs F. M. Stewart
superintendent of the ladies depart
ment.
+. M. Stewart, president of the asso.
citation, is one Of the busiest men in
the town of Buffalo Gap :at.tpresent
overseeing the erection of number
OF new buildings that will add to the
convenience of the visitors as we'll as
taking care Of the exhibits of grain,
stock, etc. A brief description of what
is being done may be of interest to our
readers. The most important improve
ment now in the course of oonstruo-
tlon Is the new auditorium. This
building would be credit to town
much larger than Buffalo Gap. 1t will
De 4oxSO feet with eighteen foot posts
"a front and seventeen foot postsi at
the rear end. A stage 2Ox4O feet with
dressing rooms on each side will take
up the front of the building. The
rear end of the building will be fitted
up with cloak room, ticket office and
private office leaving main floor
space of 4ox5o feet. A gallery will be
put in which will extend out fourteen
feet on each side and will seat three
hundred people. The main.foor will
be used for dancing and during enter.
tainments will give seating capacity
of seven hundred people making a
total seating capacity of one thous.
and people. During /. the fair q |
five foot space on three sides will be
arranged for exhibits of fruit. grain,
fancy work ETC., as we'll as the different
booths Public gatherings hereafter
will be held in this building as it will
be so arranged that stoves may be put
in. The building in this way will
serve double purpose and is wise
investment,
Another improvement that will add
to the convenience of visitors is an
amphitheatre. 1t will be 14x42 feet
with seating capacity of about two
hundred and fifty. A fine base ball
diamond has been laid out on one side
while the race course will be on the
opposite side. The seats will be SO ar
ranged that by turning them it will |
enable the occupants to witness both |
the ball games and races A new race
course has been laid out which is de. |
cided improvement over the previous
one
Some little inconvenience has been
experienced heretofore by parties
wishing to exhibit fancy stock and also |
by the owners of race horses in not |
having suitable place for them. This |
year large number of box stalls and |
sheds are being built. These will run
15O feet on two sides while one end 100
feet long will also be enclosed. A |
number of other minor improvements
will be made but the ones now in the \
course of construction will give the as
ISOLATION a decided advantage over
anything previously attempted for the
convenience of visitors.
The premium lists will be published |
Immediately and liberal prizes offered.
Ball games have been arranged for
with some good teams and the speed
events will be we'll worth witnessing.
The people of Buffalo Gap and vicinity
have always patronized Hot Springs
during any special days here and it has
been conceded to them by the business
men here that they would not let an
entertainment of any kind interfere
with the fair dates. Early in the
season it was suggested that fair be
held here but it has been abandoned
and large crowd of Hot Springs
people will be in attendance on the
above dates il the weather is favorable.
Although Caster county fair a large
portion of the exhibits will come from
Fall River county and friendly rivalry
between the two counties will thus in.
crease the interest.
INSPECTING sANITARJ11m