South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-10-03
GayIy Decorated Machines Pa
rade the City Streets in Aft
ernOOn and EVening-CadiI-
lac Car the Winner.
FAST TIME MADE IN
MOTORCYCLE EVENT
No Accidents to Mar the Days
SpOrt-ExpOSitiOn Comes to
a Close With the Events For
To-Day.

Big crowds. big events and fine
weather featured the third day of the
Farmers, Merchants and Manufac-
turers' exposition. The day was by
lar an Improvement over the opening
TWO days and III a like Improvement
is made Friday, the final day of the
big fair should be a banner one.
For the first time in three days the
downtown district was actually pack
ed with people moving up and down
the eXhibit-laden streets taking in the
sights and listening TO the band music
over on the court house square, where
the exposition queen was crowned on
Monday night.
Long lines of autos packed the
curbs while the band concert was in
progress. People wishing to get
within hearing range were forced TO
use elbows and stiff-arm methods TO
get through the crowds along Main ST.
Features OF the Day.
The double automobile parade, the
twO-cylinder motorcycle race and the
spelling bee were the features of the
day. The automobile parade proved
the pretty event of the day Twenty
nine cars, many Of them beautifully
decorated, slowly Chugged along the
streets once in the afternoon and
again in the evening. At the head
was the royal float containing the
queen. Miss Jane Smith. and her
ladies i'm waiting. Following this float
came the motor fire vehicles, followed
by the decorated autos.
The Cadillac Motor Sales Co. took
first prize with a car completely hid
den by white roses. Second price was
won 10y the Rambler agency. the color
scheme being red. Six giIls dressed
i'm white sweaters and white caps
rode in the car. At the wheel was
Miss Meta Muessel.
Third prize was taken by a 1914
model Chalmers car. The respective
prizes were $25. SIS and $40.
The judges of the decorated autos
parade We're Mrs. w Fl. Swintz, Mrs
j. Fl. Ellis and Mrs. I. y. ROmig.
Good Time il Made.
The 1 entries in Thursdays motor
cycle race, determined TO Guido their
lesser powered rivals Of Wednesday,,
tore around the 1-2 mile course i'm
the fastest riding seen in this city for
sometime. Their time was by far
better than in the Wednesday race
They made the five laps in the record
time OF p minutes and so seconds,
which is an average of trife over
four minutes for each lap.
The prettiest race of the day was
that between. Annis and Bushnell
Annis made splendid time and was in
apparent that Bushnell was creeping
up on him. As they dashed by the
judges stand on the next TO the last
lap, il was seen that Annis was losing
ground and some place on the
course in that lap Bushnell passed
him and tore past the line the win
ner by almost a half minute Annis
flnised a good second.
Hosford. on a Harley Davidson
a ~
for third money. Hess OF Elkhart
finished fourth. GrOChOske. on a
Reading-Standard. arrived too late &c
start with the rest but was allowed &c
start Just as the race was nearly over
The police. understanding that the
race was finished. had permitted
traffic TO enter the course. and after
one lap. Grochoske was tagged and
stopped
Runs Into the Curb.
No accidents marred the pleasure
OF the day. Perhaps the nearest
thing 20 an accident was Benz. in his
first lap. running into the curb at Col
fax and Lafayette ST. Andrews. after
covering one lap decided that his
engine was too loose and dropped
out Of the race. Benz was forced out
in the second lap on account of a
broken stand that he sustained at the
Three I. crossing Hits. with a poor
Is oiled engine. dropped out after the
first lap. rutherford ran pretty
race but in the fourth lap ne caught
fiat tire and was forced into fifth
place.
Hits. Hess. Bushnell. Hosford
Henderlong and Lee will make the
free-for-au race that is 20 be- staged
Fridlv afternoon. The official time
keepe~ is John Cashmere. assisted b,
J. ID. Weaver. Frank Dolk is starter
and Fred Hart is judge
Praised For Work
Much praise has been heard ovel
the court OF honor at the monu-
ment and the queens float Both ar,
the work or George *. Higinbotham
advertising manager Of Adler Broth
ers' clothing store. assisted by HARRY
kaufman. advertising manager o
Robertson's Dry Goods Co. The deco
rations and electrical effects wer,
loaned by the Reid supply Co. of Elk
hart The float was donated by r. 4
Bryan OF the Indiana * Michigan
Electric Co.
4 popular place for the farmer