The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-11
CITY HAS ITS
OWN BIG Day
TSTATEFA|R
Society Night Scheduled;
Judging to Be Finished;
Windup of Races.
PRIZE BEEF IS SOLD
Premiums of so Cents a
Pound Is Paid for
Blue RibbonerS.'

Everybody has his day and to-
day is Indianapolis day" at the
Indiana state fair.
But Indianapolis had to divide
bit Of that day with calf club boys
and girls as they parted with the
pets they've fed for year to city
packing houses, hotels, and railroad
companies.
The moon-eyed faces of Holsteins
and Guernseys that were trying af-
fectionately to chew the shirts of
the calf club boys Thursday will be
Mondays beefsteak for rail travel
ers and hotel guests.
But they parted with them like
good scouts and at fair market
prices.
so Cents a Pound
Ordinary beef was bringing 10
cents a pound while premiums of
so cents a pound we're paid for
some of the choicest beef led into
the Coliseum ring before the
auctioneer.
Jaw, well, I'll have another calf
to feed for next years fair, so what's
the diff" was the philosophical
reply of one youth as he parted with
his pal"
New suits, school books, trip to
the livestock exposition in Chicago,
we're some of the expenditures to
be made by the boys who sold their
s-of-1931 today to packers.
From completion of Judging in all
classes through "society's night" at
the horse show in the Coliseum, the
day was to be one of recreation for
indianapolis residents.
Finals in the horse-pulling con-
test started the fireworks this morn
ing, with finals in the Indiana farm
bureau quartet contest as a side
attraction.
The king of the Brown Derby,
Sheriff Charles (Buck) Sumner, will
be crowned before the hometown
ers at about 8 tonight in front of
the grand stand.
Racing to End
The 81 500 Hotel Lockerbie stakes
concluded the Grand Circuit racing
this afternoon.
Forewarning to county residents
that the fair is drawing to a close
and that today and Saturday will
give last opportunities to see the
1881 exhibition is seen in the cat
tie, sheep and horse barns.
Sheep are nervous. Cattle low
often. Horses champ at bits.
They know that the fairs about
over and they're tired of showing
themselves to judges and folk.
They want to get back to the home
pasture or new fair" declared one
exhibitor.
Animals Are Nervous
1t is because of this tendency to
nervousness that showmen at the
fair dislike having their animals
judged late in any fair week.
Animals get popped up just like
people at the start of anything, but
later on they want to get going to
a new place" the exhibitor added.
But if this nervousness was dis
played in the show animals, it was
not apparent in the hawkers of
wares on the Midway. The last two
days of the fair are their days to
make drive to pay the nut" And
they were shouting at topmost pitch
today as Indianapolis paid them a
visit.
Aviation Stunts Slated
The fair will take the air. lit
orally, on its last day, Saturday,
when the One hundred thirteenth
aerial squadron of the Indiana ma
tional guard gives an aviation circus
in the afternoon in front of the
grand stand.
All the tricks of combat in ac-
tual warfare will be demonstrated
for the air-minded or the novice.
Vaudeville performances will serve
as fare during intermissions or be-
tween stunts.
The D. D. Murphy carnival shows
will keep open until 10 p. m. on the
Midway.