South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-12
THOUSANDS WITNESS
RACING AT FAIR

good food if one stays on the
grounds all day. The fair asSocia-
ton has provided "a bubbIing foun-
tains near the center OF the en-
trance to the park This is consid-
cradle Improvement over last years
drinking facilities when pumps
were depended upon.
Predict Big Ticket sale.
Fair officials predict an advance
sale of tickets between $4,000 and
5000 This practically insures an
attendance for the week OF around
100000. while if good weather con-
tinues. even higher figures are an
ticipated. The tickets were placed
on sale. three for 81 and were picked
up promptly. At the gates and here
after the tickets will sell at so cents
each. Few passes have been issued
this year as the fair association did
not care TO set a precedent which
would eventually prove costly and
unnecessary.
One of the features of todays pro-
gram. will be the awarding of the
prizes in the home and school gar
den and flower contests. The flowers
will be placed under the old baseball
grandstand in the booths. which
have been prepared there and the
prizes will be awarded this after
noon.
An inspection of womans build
ing Monday. revealed thrice the
number Of exhibits this year com
pared with a year ago. IL has been
necessary 70 place the merchants
and manufacturer exhibits in the
dancing pavilion as the woman s
building was crowded with exhibits
from the one department. 1t is esti-
mated that more than 1000 entries
have been made in this department
and these were in place Monday
night while many more were due 10
arrive this morning.
Stock Exhibit Record One.
Those interested in stock of all
kinds Will see one OF the largest
exhibitions of this kind ever held
in this section OF the country The
cattle and stock barns and pens are
packed to their capacity while many
entries will be turned down because
they have arrived late. IL was
necessary to erect new stalls and
additional pens yesterday 10 care for
the entries. There are at least $50
sheep on the grounds. some of the
finest specimens in the country be-
ing displayed. In the draft and driv-
ing horse departments some excep-
tionally high class showings are
made and strong competition is pre-
dicted in the awarding Of prizes.
There is a good entry of swine one
of the most interesting departments
in the stock exhibits.
Hundreds Of fowls OF all descrip-
ton and kinds are in the poultry
tent which mas been erected on TIE
site of the baseball diamond. All
day Monday the birds were being
uncrated and there was a possib lity
chat there would be lack OF space
TO accommodate the entries, The
showing is the largest ever made in
this part of the state and there are
entries from every section OF the
country. the liberal prize offerings
attracting many of the most impor-
tant eNhi bitOrs
Merchants Exhibit Attractive.
One Of the most attractive depart
meuts il the merchants and maEu-
facturer's exhibits which have been
arranged in the dancing pavilion.
The pavilion has been arranged with
booths. all Of which are beautiful
iy decorated. Practically every bush
ness concern OF any consequence is
entered in this department and each
exhibitors is viewing with the other
! in an effort 10 have the most attrac-
tive display. The competition has
resulted in a mass OF cOlors and
/ beautiful decorations.
There is "A large industrial exhibit.
Farm implements OF all kinds mo-
tor cars. buggies, and other manu-
| featured goods are 10 be found along
Industrial St where these exhibits
have been placed