South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-01
CLOSING DAY IS
ADVANCED WEEK
Most of Races Are Filled But
More Horses Will Tend
to LiVen the Sport.

j An announcement of importance
ID race horse owners was made To-Day
D. j. w. Lower, uperintendent of
xpeed, for the Interstate fair. The
Sntries OF the $1,000 stake races viii
e held open until Tuesday, sept. Z.
II had been intended To close these
Entries today. While most OF the
'aces are filled. the 2:15 pace. or
i heum theater stake OF $1,000, has
$ OF had sufficient entries TO suit the
management and the closing date has
herefOre been moved forward one
eek.
Race horse talk fills the air. The
lumber of South Bend track entnu-
lasts who went to LapOrte last week
nd who are going to Goshen this
geek indicates an awak ening of inter-
ST in the sport never before known
b this community in recent years.
NTH SO many of the South Bend In
erstate entries scheduled to start at
Goshen there is an opportunity 10 see
he horses in action and the interur-
an city will be visited by many
from here.
Boosters iE Evidence.
The South Bend fair boosters Will
lso be in evidence. Upwards of 100
BUSINESS men Of the city and Mish-
waka will visit Goshen in autOmO-
Enes, decorated with banners and
Oaded With advertising matter con-
. erning the big fair to be held here
ept. 14-1S. Original cards, posters
nd advertising matter will be scat
cred broadcast in Elkhart as well as
Goshen and il Will be no difficult mat
er for the prospective visitors TO
earn of the date and the attractions
he Interstate fair will offer.
The newspapers within a radius of
o miles of South Bend are being
ept we'll informed of the big event.
lIany viii carry a full page of at
ractive fair copy this week that has
been sent out through the American
Press association Of Chicago. Cur
ent news stories are also being for
Varded from the fairs press bureau.
Interesting data is being secured
or publicity purposes from the live
took and poultry raisers of the coun-
v. a. Frank, president of the fair,
nd a party of publicity men visited
he Collins farm on Tuesday and Sc
|ured excellent pictures and instrJc-
i've information concerning the high
lass hogs raised there. An extensive
xhibit of prize pOrkers will be sSnt
o the Interstate fair by Mr.. Collins,
vho has a national reputation as "A
aiser of fancy hogs Animals that
ange in value from S1,7OO to $4,000
ach viii be exhibited and IT is be
eyed that the feature will attract
nuch attention.
CrcditabIc showing.
Space is being rapidly taken in the
Exhibition tents by the leading manu-
acturers of the city and many of
hem declare that the agricultural
machinery displays here will out-dis-
ance many of the more pretentlOus
tate fairs on account of the interest
aiken by the South Bend firms in this
ONE affair. The heavy expense at
ached TO making fair exhibits has
discouraged this sort of publicity of
pie years, but the Interstate fair
ill have a very creditable showing
n account of the interest taken by
he home manufacturers.
The fine weather of the past few
avs has assisted IN rushing the fair
Pant at SpringbrOOk to completion.
he half-mile track is in excellent
condition and with the exception OF
prinkling and rolling. which will be
ept up continuously until the open
ng day. the work on the sd edway
as been entirely completed. sept. 1
as the date set as the limit for the
Contractors and they finished on time
spite Of unreasonable weather and
nlOoked for delays. The cement
work on the grandstand is due for
he finishing touches the last of this
week and the steel construction of
he roof Will be swung into place i'm
nediately.
The fencing of the auto parking
cid. Just east of the fair grounds
being done and auto owners viii
al nd this a convenient and safe lOca-
ion To leave their machines while
ttending the fair. Final clearing OF
he space inside the track is helms
ushed and the fair VIII open on lime
With the grounds in excellent condi--