Connecticut western news., 1913-10-02
DANSURY FAIR NEXT WEEK

To be on a Larger Scale Than Ever
 Before.
 The great Danbury Fair will open next Tuesday, October 2, and continue for the balance of the week. Tuesday the cattle show. with hundreds of blood ed stock and grade cattle will divide the honors of the day and the use of the track with the exhibition horses. This years horse show will be cue of the best in the eastern states and many famous horses will be on show. Wednesday will see continuation of the cattle and horse shows, as these features uf the fair have grown to be of such magnitude that it is impossible to complete the program in one day as it used to be, and the two days, Tuesday and w ednesday, are now crowded with interesting sights for the lovers of fine cattle and beautiful horses.
 The horse racing will be on Thursday Friday and Saturday afternoon, com. mencing at one o'clock. A trot. 8 pace an race for runners will fill each af. ternoon's program. Tle classes are filled to the track s limit and exciting sport Is promised
 The dog show will commence Wednes day and continue Thursday and Friday. This event has attracted some of tn e most aristocratic dogs in the country and wealthy fanciers prize Danbury Fair ribbons.
 The poultry show will be crowded with the best birds, over twenty-two hundred having been entered. This fea ture of the great fair is rapidly develop ing into one of the largest poultry shows in the country, vielng with the Madison Square and ether national shows in the quality of birds exhibitei.
 The automobile show will bring to- gether the now 1914 models of the lead Ing makes. Enough space has been en- gagged to fill an acre of ground space, overfowing the big auto building and necessitating the use of tents.
 Pure food shows, railway land shows, the Canadian government grain show, live stock shows, and wonderful dis play of agricultural machinery under belt. It is the largest collection that is brought together on a competitive basis anywhere in New England.
 The free attractions, commonly called grand stand features, include Prof. Mack the worlds champion aeronaut. who uses four parachutes in his exhibition. In inn led A. accompany him on one of bis daily visits to the clouds. He is famous the world over for his daring and yet he has never had an accident, apparently bearing a charmed life. Auto Polo. the Bound ing Hay Wagon, the Flying Dordens, " ed lcated animals. and a dozen or so other acts, all by famous entertainers, will fill to overfiowing every moment of the visitors time.
 The Midway. famous as the favorite strolling ground for thousands of people every day of the Fair will be a merry spot this year. with myriads of shows and crowds of fakirs.
 Wednesday the Governors Foot Guard, of New Haven, with its band will give an exhibition drill In front of the grand stand and Saturday Pyramid Patrol of Bridgeport one of the best drilled bodies in the country, will per. form fancy evolutions on the track.
 Two big military bands will be on hand all the week and the spirit of the Dau- bury Fair will be evident all through this part of the country. for the mere mention of this famous fair arouses en- thusiasm.
 Excursion trains will be run on all lines direct to the grounds.