The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-07-27
S162,193
FOR PREMIUMS
in State FAIR
List of Cash Awards lust
Mailed Sets Record in
Nation.
.FID0LERS TO GET $500
Ribbons and Medals Also
Among Prizes for Exhibits
Sept. 1-8.

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Preliminary details for the In
diana State Fair. Sept. Ia, have
been completed and premium lists
are being mailed out, E. j. Barker.
secretary, announced today.
Premiums and purses will total
S162, 1888, the largest amount to
be offered by any of the Nations
State fairs.
Many of the classes for prizes
are exclusive for Indiana exhibitors.
but entries for all classes must
close Aug. is, Barker said.
Exhibitors showing in the special
classes may also enter in the open
classes thus having a double op-
portunity to win cash prizes, rib
bons and medals.
Old Fiddlers' Contest
Two contests of special interest
will be the Old Fiddler's contest
for which $500 is offered, and the
male quartet contest for which a
ike amount is offered.
Austin H. Sheets, head of the
department of amusements, has an
nounced that contestants in the
f1ddling contest must be at least
60 years of age.
The judging will be made while
the old fiddlers and the ouartets
sing over the radio, as arrange
ments have been made to have a
broadcssting station at the fair
grounds during the contest.
-Four hundred dollars in prizes
again will oe offered this year in
the horseshoe pitching contests.
which will start Monday morning.
Sept. 3, and will be continued each
day from 8 to IL a. m. until COM
pleted.
Plan Horse Pulling
Prizes are offered for teams and
individuals and, men and boys over
go in the barnyard entertainment.
Another feature contest will be
the horse-pulling for which $525
will be offered in prizes. Either
horses or mules, whether pure bred
or grades are eligible. This contest
will be held Tuesday, Wednesday
and Friday of the fair.
A feature of the fair will be a spe-
cial exhibit in the agricultural and
horticultural building based upon
John t. McCutcheons famous car
toon, "Injun Summer"
Walter @. Fitch of Purdue Univer-
sity, who has planned a number of
the exhibits for the Indiana board
of agriculture, has arranged an
adoption OF this cartoon to harmon
ize with the contents of the agri-
Observation-Disclosures building.
Shows Indiana Scenes
The original cartoon has two
scenes-the first one depicts an old
man sitting on log under a tree
near cornfield, telling a story to
a small boy of how the Indian spir-
its come creeping back each year
to do their dances in the autumn
haze. In the second scene the corn
shocks have been transformed into
Indian tepees and the old Indian
spirits may be seen dancing in the
haze and moonlight, so vivid is the
old mans description of "Injun
summer"
Professor Fitch has arranged to
impose one scene upon the other
with a fade out" and fade in" eff
feet to correspond with the story
that shall accompany the exhibit.
On either side of the center of
the exhibit will be cornucopia;
one will be pouring out pumpkins
of all shapes and colors, and the
other will be pouring out rich gol-
den corn for which Indiana is ia
nous. AS a background of each of
these side wings will be an autumn
scene typical of the "Injun summer
haze.
Admit Children Free
Paul Mather Of Valparaiso, a for
mer student of the Chicago Art In
stitute, has been selected to carry
out the plans and do the art work
in connection with the exhibit.
Children under IL will be admit
ted free Saturday, Sept. l, this year,
when accompanied by their par
ents or other responsible adults.