Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-24

With entries in every department
running so high as to necessitate over
flow buildings and tents, the 1916
Gem State fair gives promise of BEING
the most pretentious affair of its kind
ever staged in the Pacific northwest.
When the gates are thrown open Tues
day for the five day festival it is ex-
pected that there will be sufficient at
fractions to lift the Boise display with
out the pale of its sectional COMPETE
tors. In every respect, officials claim,
the results have been so far beyond
their expectations that the public is in
for generous surprises.
While the fair will not be lacking in
amusement features, it is the educa-
tional phase with which most WISH
tors will be concerned. The livestock,
of course, will claim the lions share
of attention among the exhibits, just
as the races will overshadow all other
amusement features. The scope of the
livestock department Is best explained
when it is made known that the ex-
hibits will come from seven states
outside of Idaho-Oklahoma, Nebras-
ka, Montana, California. Utah, Wash
ington and Oregon. Livestockdom's
elect of the commemorative mentioned
will be on dress parade here.
This fact alone lifts the Gem State
fair away from its sectional atmos-
phere. 1t shows that the officials are
quiclxly winning the recognition they
set out to attain-that of being the
dominant farmers show of the Pa
cific northwest.
NOW REFUSING ENTRIES.
Secretary Henderson, announced
yesterday that the entries in the va
rious departments are so many and
so wonderful that it is impossible to
CLEAN an idea of the magnitude of the
1916 exhibit by comparing it with pre-
vious local fairs. 1t was necessary he
said, to refuse eleventh hour entries
from scores of negligent exhibitors for
almost every department.
In explaining the purpose of the fair,
the officials lay emphasis upon the
fact that its primary object lies in
the general education of farmers,
dairymen and stockmen, at the same
time providing enough amusements to
attract sufficient city folks to pay the
expenses. With this idea in view, the
daily program has been so arranged
as to provide a balanced day of fun
and instruction.
There will be a lively program of
pacing, trotting and running races
daily. bringing together the best horses
that have ever competed on northwest
tracks. A goodly share of the 100000
in cash prizes put up by the fair man
agement goes to the racers, the purses
being fat enough to lure the best tall
ent obtainable.
From the class of horses entered and
the fast time they have been making
on the fair circuit this year, Secre-
tary Henderson, confidently predicts
that all trotting and pacing records for
the local track will be lowered. This
prediction, he AYERS, is not based mere
ly upon superstition, but is justified
by the dope
One of the strong features of the
daily racing program will be the pony
express relay race to be run four days
Each entrant will have four mounts
riding two miles a day, each horse do
ing half n mile day. Because of
the fact that each rider will use -four
horses, this event is expected to pro-
duce more uncertainty than any other
1t is expected that the winner will not
be decided until the final relay has
been run. purse of $500 is the plum
they will be riding for.
ADJUSTMENTS ON GROUNDS.
The Graham Carnival company will
provide "A good share of the amuse-
ments on the grounds This company
which has been making the more
important state fairs for n number OF
years, has the reputation of deliverins
the brand of fun that is expected al
such places. OF course, the fair au-
thorities will censor the acts so that
none will give offense to the most SEN
Bitive There will be the usual band
which, by the way, will be permitted
to give nightly concerts downtown
livery night but Saturday.
Even in the hustle and hustle Of
dealing with such vital educationa
projects the directors have not over.
looked the boys and girls. Along with
western Idaho, who is quito a big fel
low and important, too, the little foil
will share Friday as a day all theil
own. 1t is then that the youngster.
will be given a chance to display theil
talent for judging; it is them too, tina
their seniors will be impressed will
what they have been accomplishin,
IN the last year in the way of scien.
tific farming and household pursuits