The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-08-25

GENERAL PROGRAM.-A world of en-
tertainment has been arranged for the 1915
Minnesota State Fair and Exposition-some-
thing doing all the time. Beginning Sun
day afternoon with splendid band concert
by the Minneapolis Municipal Park Band,
supported by a chorus of ESQ voices, and con-
tinued throughout the week with scores of
features never witnessed before in the North
west, it terminates Saturday afternoon with
the strongest combined auto racing and
aviation program ever held in the middle
west.
AVIATION Art Smith, "King of the
Air." for ten weeks the amusement feature
at the Frisco Exposition, will be at Hamline
the entire week. Nothing is too daring for
him to do. His night loops in blaze of col
/ Ored lights and fireworks will never be for
gotten. Art Smith does only extraordinary
things. Stunts performed by other aviators
are scorned by him. He has turned more
loop-the-loops in succession than any other
airman, over thirty having been made at one
time. Nor does he loop -the-loop like others,
for his machine looks like whirling leaf on
its way down to the ground. The peculiar
Edistinctively his own. Smith is master Of a
night performance which has never been at
tempted by any other aviator. In 1t his aft.
I ernO0n performance is repeated in the dark
ness, the gyrati0ns in the air being seen by
means of q series of c0lOred lights, red, green
and yellow predominating. just before he
turns his last series of loops, Smith releasesa
fireworks display, whirling over and over a in
blaze of flying light. This act has stirred
the amusement world more than any other
ever attempted. #
! BATTLE IN THE AlR.-As an added at
/ traction for Saturday afternoon, and at great
a cost, Patterson's aviatOrs have been booked
j to give thrilling demonstration of an aerial
! battle between two aeroplanes One will at
tempt to destroy fortified city in the enc
my's country; the other will defend it, Spe-
cially prepared bombs and other harmless
! high explosives will be- used. A trOup of
rihemen will attempt to assist the aerOplane
! that is defending the city and destroy the
hostile airship by rifle fire. There will be
head on collision in the air between thestw
6 machines, and one of the machines will be
SO injured that it will drop to the earth like
a plummet. A miracle prevents it's destruc-
!, ton. This thrilling act was originated only
s three months ago and has been engaged by
practically all the great American fairs. It
4 will be certain to prove one of the big at
! fractions of the Minnesota State Fair.
HORSE RACING.-The large entry list
received in the early closing purses is ample
5 proof that splendid horse racing program
3 will be held. There will be four harness
: and two running races each afternoon m
of the first five days. Special features will
be the two team races-One for trOttlng
/ teams on Monday and the other for PAGERS
1 on Thursday.
I AUTO RACES.-Wow! Do not be in
8 duced to believe that there will be no auto
s races at the Minnesota State Fair this year,
s regardless of what you may be told. rO-
B gram has been arranged that will be as good
& as any ever given at the State Fair grounds,
s If not better. Among the drivers entered
+ are Tom Alley, holder of the worlds 100
8 mile dirt track record; Ralph Mufford, holder
I Of the worlds 2OO-mile dirt track record;
3 Louis Disbrow, holder Of more worlds dirt
4 track records than any other driver; Wild
!, Bill'' Endjcott and Eddie Hearne, drivers in
B B more races than any other, with the possible
{ { exception of Barney Oldfield; Tommy Mil
& ton and Fred Horey, both Minnesota boys Of
i national reputation; Lee Cunning, Joseph
Biancha and other well known speed kings.
THE BIG SURPRISE.-At an enormous
A expense and after weeks of negotiations, the
s3fair management has obtained the auto rae
Ting entry Of "John Newton Cunio, : Of New
y York, champion woman automobile driver