The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-05
HORSE AND DOG
SHOWS TO TOP
BILL At FAIR
Perfect Weather Helps to
Attract Record Crowd
to Exposition.
STAKE RACES TODAY
Stock Judging on Program;
Fireworks Feature OF
Night Celebration.

y Indiana State Fair visitors were
given an additional attraction today
at the diamond jubilee celebration,
with the opening of the annual dog
show at 10 a. m. in the remodeled
building Just west of the new poul-
try building. Guests will be pre-
sented with another new feature TO-
night when the horse show IN the
coliseum opens at 7 o'clock.
All other exhibits and contests
which opened Saturday continued
today, including judging OF horses,
cattle, poultry ana swine. Specta-
tors will be offered a diversion from
routine horse show judging tonight
in the Coliseum, with the presenta-
ton of special vaudeville acts and
Tthe running off of the semi-finals
of the second district in the old nd
dlers' contest
Weather of Best
Perfect weather conditions which
prevailed during the opening OF the
fair and on the second day, con-
tinued and all predictions pointed to
establishment of record for at
tendance on Labor day.
Satu. lays attendance reached
14,423, with paid admission OF
1859 persons. Sundays crowd was
estimated at we'll over 5000.
Marion County headed the list
with 1858 representatives, while
Madison County ran second with
276; Boone County had 254; Hend-
ricks County 259; and Hamilton
County 1876.
The dog show drew 800 entries of
more than so breeds from every
State. The main attraction to Wis
.jtorS was the tiny Mexican Chicha-
hati dogs which averaged less than
"a pound and half in weight. The
smallest weighed about one pound.
The largest dogs were the st.
Bernards, which weighed up to 220
pounds. The entry list closed at
10 a. m. and judging on the various
classes was started at 2 p. m. with
ten champions and three interna-
tional champions In the list.
Prize Horses Here
The night horse show will bring
the best material in the country in
saddle horses, according to Roy E.
Graham, department director.
Ten head were entered by Mr..
and Mrs. j.. @. Woods, manager of
the o. B. Brown stables, Berlin, N.
H. The Hobbie farms, Montgomery,
Ala, entered six horses various
classes, and Mrs. w. P. Roth, Los
Angeles, has brought a string of
ten horses headed by the Chief of
Longview, a popular candidate for
the $4,000 stake this year.
Mrs. A. @. Thompson, Chicago,
has a string of ten head with two
undefeated champions, Dream Girl,
and Queen Elizabeth. Broadview
farms, La Porte, have entered
their favorite, Trellos Nightlight's
daughter, in her first show of the
year. N
The Grand Circuit races were
inaugurated Saturday, with the run
ming of three events for horses
which had never been raced on a
mile track before Aug. Is. Sunday
was a quiet day in the racing
stables, with no events scheduled,
and horsemen spent the greater
part of the day grooming their
!. mounts for the races today.
Big Purse for Futurity
, The Horseman Futurity, 3-year-
old trot, this afternoon, carried the
largest purse ever paid in Indiana
for this event, $7,465.43, and the
Horseman Futurity pace for 3-year-
olds was $4,027.
Between the Grand Circuit events,
the old flddlers tuned up and en-
tertained the crowd in the contest
to decide the winners from the sec
ond district. Vaudeville acts also
were on the program Of entertain
ment. Horseshoe pitching contin-
ued all day. A dozen lean and
willowy whippets kept the audience
in an uproar in their races.
Tonight the Gordon Fireworks
Company will stage a mammoth
fireworks display and entertainment
In front of the grand stand.
A special display Thursday night
by the fireworks company has been
dedicated to the three Indianapolis
newspapers in appreciation of their
work In handling ruhlicitv for the