The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-02
HUGE THRONG
EXPECTED AT
STATE FAIR
Officials Predict Record
Crowd Will Pass
Gates Today.
SWINE JUDGING STARTS
266 Exhibitors Compete
With 4,200 Entries for
$4,000 in Prizes.

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The combination of a holiday and
ideal fall weather today was ex-
pected to bring out one of the great
est throngs that ever passed the
turnstileS of an Indiana state fair.
Officials estimated the crowd will
exceed 10000 before the day is over,
breaking all Monday attendance rec
ords. A year ago a record crowd
of 83,167 attended. Sunday was a
quiet day at the fair, although a.
462 passed through the gates.
With judging in full swing in
horse, cattle, sheep and swine exhibi-
tionS, and color and action at every
part of the grounds, the fair today
presented lively holiday appear
ance within an hour after the gates
opened.
With 266 exhibitors showing 4,200
entries from more than a score of
states, the fifteenth annual swine
show opened this morning and will
continue through Thursday. o. l..
Reddish of Waveland, a member OF
the Indiana board of agriculture, Is
the director, and the Indiana state
board of agriculture is host.
Banquet to Be Served
According 10 James r. Moore, In
dianapolis, official representative of
the National Swine Growers Asso-
citation and editor Of the Hoosier
Farmer, S24,0O0 will be given in
prizes. This is $4,000 more prize
money than ever has been offered
before.
A banquet in honor of the aS5o-
citation will be served by the state
fair girls school of home economics
in the Women'S building Wednes-
day night. Governor Harry G. Les
lie. an ex-oficio member Of the
board of agriculture, and E. D.
Logsdon, president, will be among
the speakers.
Crowds are thronging the Manu-
facturers' building, where the radio
and automobile shows are sharing
1onors.
The carnival attractions, includ-
ing the D. D. Murphy shows, the
rodeo and vaudeville acts opened
this morning. Vaudeville acts will
be staged in front of the grandstand
between heats in the Grand Circuit
racing. The horse show will be
opened tonight and will continue
each night through the week in the
Coliseum.
Nine Events Tonight
The doors will open at $50 p. nj.
under the direction of j. E. Green.
superintendent of the horse depart
ment. Nine events will be staged
tonight. The Hotel Harrison stake of
$500. open for the best stallion, mare
or gelding. is the feature.
The Indiana state fair stock judg-
ing contest under the direction OF
]. H. Skinner, director of the agrl-
cultural experiment. station and ex-
tension department, and dean OF the
school of agriculture of Purdue uni
yersity, began at $50 this morning.
Pig and calf club entries Of Ray
mond Butterbaugh, II, OF North
Manchester, Ind, and John Mckee
Is, of Tippecanoe county. respective
", Sunday were declared grand
champions of All clubs.
Change Program Constantly
Professor L. R. Norville of the
dramatic department of Indiana
university is directing the al-day
stage program OF the Indiana uni"
versity stage show. which gives a
change of program every thirty
minutes, thirteen hours a day. AS
Sisting, is a group Of l. q. Student
actors, a moving picture staff and
musicians from the university
school of music. Space in front OF
the university building has been
converted into a tent auditorium
with seating capacity of over 800.
Canning, baking and sewing done
sn ninety counties of the state by
girls of the All Club are shown IN
displays in the Woman's building.
The work has been turned out by
girls between 10 and 20 years of age
and the 1929 exhibit is the largest
in the history of the club.
Mrs. James Maxwell, Indianapolis,
is baking Judge: Miss Cleana Nc
Cain, Purdue university, sewing
Judge and Miss Mary Masters and
Miss Neva Stephenson, assistant
state club leaders, will determine
cooking winners.
Great Display Opens
In the Agricultural and Horti-
cultural building, the state florists
association, the Indiana Horticul-
turaI Society and the Indiana board
of agriculture have united in dis
play that is attracting much atten-
ton. One thousand five hundred
square feet Of table space has been
added to accommodate entries.
A big showing of potatoes raised
by boys and girls vies with corn
shows, the best of which are from
Wabash, Grant, Brown and Marion
counties.
American Legion members from
posts throughout Indiana will be
special guests Tuesday. G. A. r.
veterans, soldiers and Boy Scouts
also uvfil he admitted free