South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-09
TUESDAY IS
OPENING DAY
OF BIG FAIR
Third Annual Interstate Exhi-
bitiOn is Larger and Better
Than FVeT-ExCeIIent
Racing Program.

Next Tuesday morning w. see
the opening Of the third annual In
terstate fair at springbrook park.
When the gates close the following
Saturday night 10 is the hope of the
management that at least 100000
people Will have visited the grounds
during the week. Anything short
OF this figure will be a disappoint-
ment 10 the men and women who
have put in weeks OF hard. diligent
work in preparation for the event.
No expense or pains has been
spared 20 bring the fall exposition
up TO the standard set by the two
previous fairs. 10 has not been nee
essary to do the construction work
that was accomplished in the start
and that time and energy has been
devoted to getting together a racing
program, a collection OF cattle. live
stock and poultry displays of farm.
garden and home products that will
out-distance any similar display
ever seen here.
Complete Displays.
The merchants and manufactur-
ers have been quick 10 see the ad-
yertising value Of fair displays
Acres of space have been contracted
for. rows and rows Of booths and
tents have been arranged to care for
the various exhibits. Merchants
who had one space last year have
taken two and three spaces this
a. rrrfN
the last square foot with the lines
of representative business men and
factories.
throughout the northern part OF
Indiana and I'm southern Michigan
the name Of the Interstate fair is a
standard of fall expOsitions. The
mere mention of the date was suffi
cient 10 start the various communi-
Ties planning 10 attend. As far
away as WatervHet. on the north.
and Kokomo on the south people
are arranging 90 come. The public
itv OF the papers. billboards ana
pIacards was well arranged in ad-
vance and the patriotic cOlors of
the fair announcements have been
displayed over hundreds of miles of
country roads.
Large Advance sale
The placing of the advance sale
of tickets at bargain rates OF three
for 81 was the means Of encourage
ing many early purchases. over
90. goo OF these tickets We're placed
win representative business men i'm
the neighbOring towns by Nern a.
zimmerman. who personally visited /
the towns and made the arrange !
inents These have been of great
advertising value as well assuring
Tor the fair an advance cash de-
1osit or probably $4,000. These /
tickets will be withdrawn after /
midnight tomorrow and the regular !
cate admission of so cents viii he (
charged
In comparison TO other fairs the /
rate is admitted % boz very reason
able considering the spleudidlN /
equipped plant, the attractive park |
eround~ and the excellent fair and
races The posting OF over $4,000
i'm race purses has attracted a line
of trotters and PAGERS that are sell |
dom seen on a half-mile track. john !
q yeeglev has had charge OF this !
total Of 1855 horses have been book !
ed
Great Racing Program.
Following Is the official racing /
program as arranged 70 date.
Tuesday. sept II.
az $50 county trot; purse. $50 /
Cssven entries).
C2l 2.24 pace Cearly closing
nurse). $1,000 (seven entries
60 $50 county pace purse
wednesday. sept. II.
CtN s:1a trot (early closing
purse). $4,000 Go eutries)-
CO. goo pace: purse. 500 'siN en-
Cs3 7.aO tsot: purse $500 ca en-
Thurs,tay. sept. -.
a. 2;I7 pace; purse. $500 as
1sS els trot Cearly closing
,,rrse,. g coo C2s entries).
CO... 2:27 pace; purse. $500 utI
entriesl.
Friday. sept. IS.
GO). 2.27 trot. purse $500 (lS
entries).
GfO 81. pace tearly closing
prfrse). g. ZOO C19 entries.
r2N 2.17 trot: purse. $500 tl2
antries)
Saturday. sept. ~.
u.D 2:24 trot tearly closing
purse). $4,000 C12 entries).
u4.) Special pace. purse. $500.
rs) Consolation trot or pace:
nurse. s4oo-
Spectators az the races viii be ac-
,v,,odated To- the extent OF over g.
0e0 daily in the grandstand and per
,,anent bleachers that have been