The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-08-21
INDIANA HORSE SHOW
GROWING IN QUALITY
State Fair Hight Feature In
CIu1eS aatIeIiO'S Great Band.

/ " Alu the iNNf.rA lliat' ~ AAetN w.
offered. amounting 10 s5.9Si, and with
national reputation among owners
/ OF the fanciest stock. the Indiana State
\ Fair night horse shows during the
week OF Sci T. Z. will be on more spec
/ tacular and dazzling scale than al any
/ fine in treir history Among light
/ harness and saddle horse owners the
Indiana Fair has won first rank not
only because of the generous prizes.
! but because of superior coliseum and
barn facilities for showing their stock,
and there Is further incentive 20 eN-
hibit at the Indiana Fair because OF
the public appreciation bestowed on
these night shows. While this depart-
ment of to Fair has been increasing
I'm its wealth OF horses. the attendance
has been annually growing until the
night show now ere better than at any
time in their history and are annually
expanding in quality and in public at
tention.
The best show stables of the country
will be represented in the State Fair
arena. mu cal programs OF high order
viii be given. and the parade or horses
and cattle. a lavish feature which
rivals the greatest live stock shows of
the continent. will combine in making
the Comin~ night shows Of unusual
splendor Contests OF rOadsters. runa-
bouts. carriage pairs OF high steppers,
tandem. fourin-hand and business
teams. the prizes for which amount TO
S2.605: events for five and three-gait
ed saddle horses. high school and other
fancy steppers. with prizes amounting
TO sl.925: more than 81 600 in prizes
for ponies. contests for men and
women equestrians. assure horse
show program each evening of wide
variety.
One Of the choicest pleasures Of
these evening displays will be the con-
certs by Natiello's band Of fmty-five
men. with a number Of famous nstru-
mental soioists. and a feature Of the
band concerts will be the sin sing by
the Natiello quartet
The Indiana State Fair will he pro-
life in amusements OF many kinds dur
ing the week OF Sept T. chief among
these attractions being the vaudeville
bill that will each afternoon be given
before the grandstand during the
races the variety being greater than
heretofore offered. One Of these stel-
lar attractions viii be the ROYAL Nam
ba Japanese troupe Of acrobats in con-
tortions. perch balancing. equilibr.s-
tics. head-walking and foot-juggling.
The Mengean troupe OF society aero
bats will perform wonderful feats Of
ground tumbling The Flying Devals
Will give a comedy casting act, includ-
ing double back somersaults. twisting
double somersaults from catcher 10
catcher. and a series OF comical aero
battles on a bounding tramroline Dir
fering greatly from all Of these will be
the Forbes-Cameron troupe of Scotch
hagpipers and dancers. who ia High
land costume will give fines. reels.
jigs and Irish dances.
The state Fair midway Will again
overflow with entertainment in the
form Of carnival shows OF many KINDS.
The official management OF the
fair will Be IN the hands 81 the fol.
lowing: President Of the Indiana state
boarl OF agriculture. Glenn Graves. OF
Bunker Hill. vice-president. Warren
T. McCray. Kentland: secretary and
treasurer. Charles Downing. Green
field; department superintendent ad.
missions, Charles w. Hickman. La.
iayette: grandstand Cornelius O'Brien,
Lawrenceburg: speed. Charles IT. An.
thony, Muncie; horses. Warren T. Nc.
Cray; cattle. Oscar Hadley. Indlanalr
oils; sheep, John l.. Thompson. Gas
City; swine, Mason J. Niblack. Vim
cennes; poultry. John Isenbarger.
North Manchester art, Samuel F.
Spohn, Goshen; horticulture. John c.
Haines. Rockport. agriculture. l.. b.
Clore, Franklin; mechanical, Ed s.
Tuell. Corydon; concessions. s. O.
DUNCAN. Indianapolis: coliseum. Dan
c. Reed, Attica; amusements, Knode
Porter. Newcastle
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