The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-08-29
AUTO|STS TO SHOW
J. Alex Sloan to Bring Fast Team
to Louisiana Show.
LOUIS DISBROW IS COMING
He Is One of the Nerviest Drivers il
the World and Will Thrill the Spec
tators With His Death Defying Per-
formances-There Will Also Be Other
Stunts.

At the State Fair at Shreveport last
year the main attraction outdoors was
the flying of daring aviator. but this
year the big card will be death de-
flying automobile exhibition, which
promises to furnish entertainment a
plenty for even those of the widest
imagina ton as well as to those wishing
tanner artistic operation Of the auto
mobiles.
In booking this attraction the direc-
tors of the Fair Association have been
very liberal. They considered that 1T
would be a great treat for the thous-
ands Of visitors expected at the expo
sition, and handed Secretary L. y.
Brueggerhoff the long end of the purse
to use a considerable sum in cinchins
the famous drivers and their famous
cars. These drivers and cars are under
the directions of ]. Alex Sloan, who Is
known the country over as an expert
in the automobile exhibition and speed
business. He got lots of his expert
ence and fame from Barney Oldfield
the great daredevil, who gave some OF
his wild stunts on the track at the Lou
isiana State Fair Grounds once, show
| ing that this track is we'll fitted, with
| a little packing, for the greatest auto
drivers on ea<th to give their cars full
| rope And that is just what Sloan
| guarantees C0dI HIS team VIII 'io dt lIc
Fair at Shreveport this year.
Among the drivers to come to the
| Fair with Sloan there will be Louis
Disbzrow. one of the wo-ld-rcnownaa
performers: and Paul Nikrent another
driver who faces death in his spec
| machines There will also be others
who will participate in the State Fair
meet Some Of the swif.cst cars in
the world WI be seen in the stunts to
| 70
perts
In addition to the speed exhibition:
and races proper there will be a big
automobile show 1t will be on an
| elaborate scale. Cars from manufac-
turers of MANY of the big cities will
be on display, showing the spectators
the wonderful strides that have beer
made in the making Of automobiles
In the show all sorts and sizes of ma
chimes will be exhibited. and there vii
be attendants On hand to explain ths
different features Of workmanship, anc
the various beauties of the cars. Thi:
show will be under a mammoth tent
which the Fair Association, at consid
cradle expense, has ordered for tha
sole purpose The automobile is rap
idly growing in popularity in this par
of the country, as evidenced by TIT
number of cars seen in the cities an
! tOWnS. ana even III tIe ul Al SSNti''ic
and this fact is indicative of big at
tendance at the show.
It was impossible to have the auto
mobile races for more than three day
on account of five days of horse racin
so the meet that is to be conducte
oy Mr. Sloan will continue three day
, only. The dates are November 2, an
s, Sunday. Tuesday and Wednesday
respectively.
> Besides the professional drivers,
, number of amateurs and semiprofes
sionals will furnish automobile sp7r
/ A committee composed Of B. II. Roln
. ger, s. W. Mason and Andrew Curri
. Jr., OF Shreveport, has this part of tn
. program in charge. Don't FORGET tn
| dates, October 80 to November G-eigs1
. days fair.