Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-17

fair, is the confident predictit
special train and a flood of recrea-
tion-seeking folks from the Electric
City and its territory ready to take
possession of the fair and Helena
for the day.
1t is no exaggeration to say that
Helena and other localities that are
aware of the entertainment plans for
the 1922 state fair on September 70;
q. IS. 90 and 80 are watching and
waiting with keenest interest the pres
entation of the program, which marks
q radical departure from the grand
stand and track events of past fairs IN
Helena. This years stae fair aban-
dons the vaudeville type of entertain
ment entirely in favor of q crowded
program of t~rotting and pacing races,
thoroughbred running events, relay
races. automobile races. wild west
roundup feats. all openly competitive
and mainly all Montana. Events on
the track will be presented without wait
or delay. under the direction of the
veteran horseman. Major James +.
Keown. who as n member of the execu-
tive board is in complete charge of the
enclosure program.
Six Divisions of Farm Exhibits
Thirty-five counties have taken def
mite action toward participation in the
farm products show at this years state
fair as compared with an average of
19 at the last five Montana state fairs.
This increase is due TO a change in plan
of showing which takes the response
bility of arranging and showing exhibits
from the counties and places them in
the hands of the state fair. Exhibits
will be grouped by variety and class IN
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tural hall and one, the fruit collection,
in the Horticultural hall. Farm prod
ucts will be shown in these main divi-
sions: Sheaf and threshed grain. for
age crops and grasses. corn, potatoes
and vegetables and root crops.
The counties that have made known
their intention to participate are:
Blaine, Carter, Cascade, Chouteau,
Custer, Daniels. Deer Lodge. Fallon,
Fergus. Gallatin, Glacier, Golden Val
ley, jefferson, Judith Basin, Lewis and
Clark, Liberty, Lincoln, Madison, Nc
Cone, Musselshell, Park, Phillips. Pom
dera. Powder River, Ravalli, Richland,
Sanders. Silver Bow, Saltwater, Teton,
Toole, Valley, Wibaux and Yellowstone.
More than 80 counties likewise are
holding county newspaper contests for
the selection of a county representa-
tive from each county's field of popular
maids and matrons who will be brought
to the state fair with all expenses
paid. These county representatives
will be feted and dined during fair
week, and from their number they will
select one to be their queen-the Queen
of Montana for the week of the fair.
In addition, it is the notion of B. 7.
Moore. state fair secretary, that each
county in the state shall bring and
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be judged. but which will enable it to
be said of this years fair that every
county was represented. Most of the
81 Montana counties which had not
already arranged for a county showing
are acceding to this request.
Plan of the Program
Not the least item in a fairs value
to a state or community is the oppor-
tunity it offers for recreation and re-
union. in the view of the management
of the Montana state fair. which sum
marizes the reasons for offering an en-
tirely changed type of program this
year. about as follows:
One type of program consists of
a series of fixed acts. spectacular
and non-competitive in character. re-
peated day after day without much
change. Vaudeville acts are typical.
Such a program can be presented
where a great population immedi-
opportunity to draw an entirely new
crowd for each days entertainment.
In Montana an adequate total attend
ance for the week cannot be secured
in this way. Here the problem liz
To bring repeaters out to the fair
men and women who. seeing one
days program, are interested to
attend on the day following. Com
p%etitive outdoor contests such as
cannot be seen in a theater, in
which participants strive who are
known to the home people and in
whom they have interest, offer a pro-
gram which people can attend every
day for a week without being tired
or bored. Such. in intent at least, is
the program offered for the Montana
Fair of 1922"
On Half Mile Track
AS a foundation for this program
an entirely new half-mile track has
been built which merges with the old
milo track using a common home
stretch before the grandstand and
bleachers. This will be used for all
horse races. while the auto races will
circle the mile ring. All harness races
will be mile heats. best three in five,
49, $50 "dD! a. lpllO"S. lutSudyy
2:30 trot, purse $3.50 and added mon
ey, and 2:1S trot. $500 and added
money; Thursday. 2:2J trot. $500 and
added money. and free-for-all pace.
$500 and added money: Friday. 2:2j
pace, $500 and added money, and free
for-all trot. $500 and added money;
Saturday, three-year-olds and under.
mixed gaits. $500. and special races
to be arranged for non-money win
ners.
For t~horoughbreds. three running ;
races daily will be held for purses for
each race that run from $50 to $500. |
divided 40. 20. and 10 per cent. Total
offerings for runners amount to
$3.50.
All Indians to Compete
An original and probably unique !
event for this years fair is an inter
tribal Indian relay race to be run
each of the five days. Official tribal
teams representing the best runners
and riders of each tribe have been
selected by the Blackfeet. the Flat
heads. the Crows. the Northern thcy-
ennes and the Sioux or Belknaps
either from Poplar or Harlem. The
purse of $3.50 is divided with $210