The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-07
FAIR THRONGS
ARE BOOSTED
BY CITY DAY
Mayor, Other Officials and
Indianapolis Public Are
Honor Guests.
PARADE ON SCHEDULE
Civic Groups Take Part in
Downtown Procession
to Swell Crowd.

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Today was Indianapolis day at
the Indiana State fair.
City officials and employees and
residents OF the city and county
were the honor guests of the fair
board.
The day started with a downtown
parade and will close tonight with a
special program in the coliseum at
the final horse show of the 1928
fair.
With only one more day left, the
attendance this year is 1902 behind
last year after the paid admissions
totaled 1868 Thursday while on
the same day last year they were
swelled to 54,417.
State fair officials, however, we're
hopeful that the special entertain
ment on the program today and the
exceptional offering in auto races
Saturday Afternoon would bring in
enough paid admissions to finally
overcome the deficit and exceed last
year.
Rain Only Once
They were delighted over the day.
time weather this year, which has
been cool and without rain. One
evening during the week there was a
slight rain and the evenings have
oeen slightly too cool to draw a large
night attendance.
The Indianapolis day parade
formed at p. m. daylight
saving time) on Ohio ST., be-
tween New Jersey and Alabama Sts.
The city hall closed at noon
to give officials and employees a
chance to participate in the parade
and be early in the afternoon line
of fairgoers.
Approximately sixty floats have
been entered in the parade by vari-
Gus Indianapolis business firms and
civic organizations. A first prize Of
500 is offered for the best float;
second, $75; third, $50, and fourth,
$25.
Slack to Speak on Radio
The parade is under sponsorship
of the Junior Chamber of Com
merce. Mayor L. Ert Slack spoke
over WIS, one of the radio stations
that has been broadcasting daily
events of the fair, from the Admin
istration building.
Judging of livestock closed today
as it did in other departments. The
final Grand Circuit program was
held this afternoon on the race
track.
A large crowd of buyers and spec
tators were to attend the annual
sale of prize winning cattle in the
Coliseum at ! p. m. The cattle are
auctioned off to the highest bidders.
The remainder of the program
today consists of vaudeville this aft
ernoon and evening, the rodeo this
evening, horse pulling contest and
horseshoe pitching in front OF the
grand stand during the day, band
concerts and the Johnny j. Jones
carnival shows in the midway.
James o. Jarvis of Spades, was
winner of the Old Fiddlers' contest
Thursday. H. j. Cook, Terre Haute,
was second and Morris M. Grove,
Spencer, was third. The following
will compete for the State prize
Saturday: Joe Seaburg, Albion;
Tom Riley, Marion; Marshall Gil
burn and Jarvis.
Auto Races Saturday
Thirty-six dirt track racers will
roar around the mile dirt track at
the Playground Saturday morning,
qualifying for the five events that
will be held in the afternoon. The
cars will be given an opportunity to
make one lap against time from a
flying start. The trials will be open
to the public.
The eight fastest cars will start
in the afternoon in the ten-mile
race, the next fastest group in the
second ten-mile race and the third
in the last ten-mile race. Prizes
will be given to the first three cars
placing. There also will be a f1ve-
mile consolation race and twenty
f1ve-n1ile race in which the fastest
cars of the other events will COM
pete.
Jackson Day Observed
Governor Ed jackson and mem
bers of the last Legislature were
guests at the fair Thursday. In the
evening eleven girls we're given
awards for being the best cooks at
the Girls School of Home Eco
nonaics held during the fair.
The prize winners we're: Misse:
Alice Reed of Scottsburg; Marian
Crane, Thorntown; Esther Smith
Upton; Helen Ditmars, Dekall
County; Irene Roller, Warrick
County; Elsie Van Huss, Parke
County; Martha Stevenson, Monroe
County; Marion Kersey, Marion
County; Dorothy Fowerbaugh
Huntington County; Christine Bur-
ris, Putnam County, and Kelta Nc
Coy, Tippecanoe County.