The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-10-04
FUN At THEELIR
Novel Amusement Features Provided
for Automobile Drivers TO Display
to Entertain Crowds Opportunity
Skill and Win Handsome Prizes.
Are you q booster!

| Are you a booster?
II you are. do somethin {
| wait on the other fellow. You owe ii
to yourself, your locality and the fair
to help make this, our first effort. q
memorable one. All that is asked is
a few moments of your time and your
automobile. These moments won't
mean much to you, but they will
mean q great deal to the success OF
your fair. aside from affording much
pleasure to yourself and your friends
in the grand-stand. Below you will
find a list OF events and you will, we
feel sure. find that you can enter at
least one !. 5sss
Obstacle race.
Australian pursuit race
ymkana contest
Time race for ladies'
Obstacle race: So called because
different objects are 80 placed on the
course that It requires greater or less
skill to dodge in and out without
knocking over one or more OF them.
The driver knocking down the least
number Of objects and covering the
course in the shortest time wins the
race. Prize. gold-handled umbrella,
donated by ]. A. Da1feres.
Come on, sports; If you think you
can drive a car now is the time to
prove it
Australian pursuit race: In this
even. cars are placed at eaui.distant
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gether at q given signal, the#ob-
jeet being to oVertake the man III
front of you. a contestant once
passed is declared dead and out OF
the race. Last car on the track to
win. Prize, handsome silver loving
cup. donated by F. E. Trepagnier.
Gymkana contest: IN this event
the contestants leave the starting
line, bring their cars to q full stop
at the quarter pole, get out, remove
eoata hat, collar and .cravat and hang
item on a peg; get in car again. pro-
coed to grand-stand, bring car to full
stop, remove shoes, hold them M.
one in each hand, then replace them
and proceed to the quarter pole, re-
place hat, coat, collar and cravat,
and finish race at grandstand. Neat
ness in tying Of shoes and cravats to
count as well as time. This contest
IS open to everyone, young and old,
from everywhere. Prize, stetsen
hat and fine pair Of shoes, donated
by u. A. Rousseau.
Time race for ladies: The ladia-
will leave the grand-stand and drive
their cars at an approximate speed
Of - miles per hour. The lady driv-
ing nearest this speed without the
aid OF speedometer or tirnepIeceI
will win a beautiful Partisan ivory
toilet set. donated by ". u. Duffel.
Other features Of the program OIL
anusements will be sack race and
q creased pig chase. The winner OF |
the former event will be presented
with a Knox hat and pair OF Bos-
tonian shoes, donated by B, Lemann
Z Bro, while the lucky person Who'll
captures the slippery 'saueaIer'' will
.eceive a pair Of Edwin GIapp shoes.
donated by AdoIphe Meter.
It's all fun. Prove you are q good
FELLOW and a booster get III and do
something. Help the fair along and
win handsome prize These cons
tests, except where otherwise noted,
are open only to cars owned or dri-
ven by bona fide residents OF the.
our parishes comprising the South
louisiana Fair Association
All prizes win be on exhibit at the.
stores OF the respective donors.
8. Z. speer Is the superintendent
u these contests
:. 4. Nelson. who has besn the ca