The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-12
100000 FAIR
ATTENDANCE IS
Jubilee Goal.
Farmers From Dozen States
Are Expected to Attend
Exposition.
S155,000 FOR PRIZES
Greatest in All Depart.
mentS' Is Promise Given
by Officials.
S155,00o FOR PRIZES

Indiana's diamond jubilee State
Fair, Sept. $40, will attract 100000
people, Secretary E. j. Barker pre-
dicted today.
Last year, with rainy weather az
a handicap, there were more than
100000 paid admissions.
This year will be the greatest fair
in all departments that the State
has ever seen and not only Hoosiers,
but farmers from a dozen neighbour
ing States are expected to attend.
Finest U. S. Playground
Folks who attend the Indiana
State Fair this year will behold the
greatest permanent Playground
panorama existing in any State.
Barker asserted. The Fairgrounds,
while completely within the city
limits of indianapolis is fitted with
the finest and most marvellous ex-
position and show pavilions Of any
exposition grounds in America.
THE Indiana State Fair has more
to offer the people Of the State this
year than any previous year. The
fair is seventy-five years old and
will celebrate it's Diamond Jubilee
Anniversary.
Each department superintendent
is trying to out-do all previous years
display. Every known device for the
betterment of the agricultural in
dustry and farm home will be shown
and demonstrated by we'll versed in
structors.
S155,0OO for Prizes
more than Sl55,O00 will be paid
out in cash prizes and purses This
is $4,000 more than last year and
$4,000 more than any other corn
belt fair. Besides, the competition
in the open classes, there are
special prizes in many departments
arranged exclusively for Indiana
exhibitors.
I'm the horse and mule exhibition
department $4,000 will be given in
prizes. Some Of the best known
horses and mules will be on eXhi-
bition. Arrangements are being
made to care for more than 1000
head of cattle for which more than
$4,000 in prizes will be distributed.
Twelve thousand is offered In the
swine department and $1,000 in the
sheep department.
There is $4,000 offered in prizes
TO club members. The poultry
lovers will dedicate a new poultry
building which will hold 5000 birds,
and $4,000 is offered in this de-
partment. -Four thousand dollars is
offered for flowers. bees, and honey.
In the women's building. fine arts.
applied arts, domestic arts, and
culinary will have $4,000 in prizes.
5S1 Horses in Races
"In better-baby contest where
over 1000 entries we're judged last.
year $500 is given in prizes. The
horseshoe pitching contest will re-
ceive $500 in prizes. The Hoos!er
Kennel Club will put on dog show
in which 81 900 will be awarded in
prizes. Horse pulling contest will
have S525 in awards.
lone Of the outstanding features
of any great fair or exposition is
the harness horse races. Prizes
amounting to $4,000 are given in
this department. The Grand Cir
cult races, Of which there are twelve
stakes or races. has sci horses
entered, which is 166 more than last
year. Most of these twelve races
have forty-fve or more entries, and
one has seventy-two. This is only
half of the races. The late closing
events usually contain as many en-
tries which will bring the entire
race program to more than 1000
race horses to one of the best race
tracks of any fair or exposition.
Special Railway Fares
"a special feature in the Coliseum
will be an old fiddlers' contest
open to Hoosiers fifty years old or
over. There are a score or more OF
free vaudeville and circus acts in
iron tot the grand stand in the aft
ernoon and evening, together with
unusual diamond jubilee fireworks
display.
Every county agent, every farm
every agricultural
agency, as we'll as the civic clubs.
Federal and State insti-
buttons, are cooperating to bring to
the Indiana people the greatest ed
ucational, enjoyable, wholesome and
profitable vacation days.
"There will be spec.ai rates ON
steam lines. buses and interurbons
leading into indianapolis, and spec
rial excursions will be run on cer-