Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-04
AUTOMOBILE DAY
OBSERVED AT THE
IDAHO STATE FAIR
Big Parade Precedes Pro-
gram at the Grounds
Exhibits by Boys and
Girls Clubs.

of the Idaho State fair, which is in
progress in this city, has been desg-
mated as Automobile Day" and was
featured by an automobile parade
which began at 1880 o'clock this after
noon and was participated in by sew
eral hundred automobiles.
The grand parade, in which was rep
resented every class or type of ma
chine known in the automobile world,
proceeded from the business section of
the city to the fair grounds and its
lengthy line was viewed by several
thousand people.
The speed program of today followed
in the wake of the automobile parade
and was one of special interest. 1t
was featured by bucking contests, a
potato race, a ladies' driving contest
and the three mile relay race. Among
the horses entered are some of the
swiftest of this state and Oregon.
Those entered include the horses en-
braced in the speed program of the
Gem State fair at Boise last week and
many others which have been entered.
FUTURITY SHOW.
The Duroc Jersey futurity show was
staged late yesterday afternoon under
Jersey Record association and experts
of that organization declare that this
exhibit has never been surpassed at
any previous show in the Pacific north
west C. H. Kirkpatrick of Parma was
awarded the first prize on the best
herd, and Jay Taylor of McCammon
the second prize. c. H. Penthouse of
New Plymouth took the third prize
Nv, 4I% rrI@ 4ta hoe t4- ,iere,
C. H. Kirkpatrick took the first, sixth
and seventh awards, and Jay Taylor
the second and third. H. A. Penthouse
was awarded the fourth and the fifth.
Kirkpatrick was awarded first, second
and fourth premiums on gifts; Felt
house fifth, sixth and seventh. the third
and fourth going to Taylor.
The hogs excited the fullest measure
of favorable comment and are said to
be among the finest to be found in the
Pacific northwest. Especially did &C.
H. Coloneb" Colonel Dick" and Colo
mel Jack" of Kirkpatrick's herd, and
King Orion of Taylors herd receive
much praise.
In the Duroc- Jersey futurity shows
as result of the exhibit of yesterday,
Idaho has been placed on the map and
much publicity will come to her through
the representatives of the national as
sociation who saw the wonderful ex-
hibits ;nd were greatly impressed.
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS.
From the viewpoint of the extent of
the exhibits and their unexcelled quail
| ity, this fair by far surpasses any Of
its predecessors in this city. Especial
ly is this true of livestock and agri-
cultural exhibits, but among the Won
derful exhibits of this great fair none
is more wonderful than those of the
clubs of the boys and the girls of the
various communities of the county or
more highly reflective of the progress
Of the county along educational as we'll
as agricultural and livestock lines.
! For three years these clubs have
given Canyon county the enviable
honor of first rank in the state and
leading citizens of this city are profuse
in their laudation of the effective eff
forts of Canyon county boys and girls
along club work lines and indeed the
high character of their exhibits are in
dicative of the merit of that praise
| for in the sewing, the home cooking
and the art exhibits of the girls and
! the corn and the potato exhibits of
the boys that progress is evidenced
which ever follows in the wake of COM
petition to excel.
Miss Amy Kelly. field worker in home
economics in the extension department
of the University of Idaho, is authority
for the statement that the exhibit OF
the boys and girls clubs at this fair
! is the best exhibit made in the state
| Four years ago the organization OF
these clubs was initiated by Miss u
Fay Fowler, county superintendent OF
public instruction, and TO her in q
large measure is the county's high
rank in this particular development to
be attributed. In this very progressive
and laudable work she has had the
hearty AID incessant cooperation OF
w. T. Mccall, county farm agent OF
Canyon county and of Miss Kelly OF
the university extension department.
With the boys and the girls of Can
yon county, no educator is more popu :
lar than is Miss Kelly. Her soul is in
her work and her zeal and enthusiasm
both impress and inspire those with
whom she labors with a kindred zeal
and enthusiasm. Among these clubs
which have through their highly pro-
fcient work the past three years en-
veloped their county in a fame all its
own are the Caldwell Garden club, the
Middleton club. the Sunny Slope club,
the Pleasant Ridge club. the Greenieaf
club, the Fargo club. the Payette club,
| the New Plymouth club. the Wilder
club and the Fruitland club.
+ In home foods and sewing the ex-
hibits of these clubs excel the exhibits
of women and in the several contests
the canning clubs of Canyon county
girls have won marked distinguish
ment.
In the Gem State fair at Boise last
week the clubs of Sunny Slope. Mid :