Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 2, Number 25, DeMotte, Jasper County, 12 January 1933 — NEW FAIR CIRCUIT FOR WESTERN IND. [ARTICLE]

NEW FAIR CIRCUIT FOR WESTERN IND.

LAKE COUNTY FAIR WILL OPEN SEPTEMBER 4TH. Secretary Joseph Miller of the Lake County Agricultural Society returned from Indianapolis last week, where he had been in attendance upon the annual meeting of the Indiana State Board of Agriculture. While at Indianapolis Mr. Miller in company with President J. L. Ginther of the Fair Society attended a meeting of fail executives in Northwestern Indiana and joined in the organization of a new Circuit to be known as the Western Indiana Fair Circuit, with A M. Schuh of Kentland as President and Ward McClellan, of Crawfordsville as secretary. Six of the ; leading fairs in western Indiana will comprise the circuit which > makes it one of the leading circuits in the middle west. The Circuit will be made up of the following towns: Cayuga—August 7-11. _ Crawfordsville—August 14-18. Frankfort—August 21-25. Rensselaer—August 28-Sept. 1. Crown Point —September 4-8. Kentland—September 11-15 Lafayette—September 18-22. The meeting-was represented by the following presidents and secretaries of the various organizations: । Kentland? A. M. Schuh and Roland Ade; Rensselaer, C. A- Halleck and , C. A. Kelner; Crown Point, J. L. Ginther and J. M. Miller; Frankfort, j W. G. Ross and E. E. Stewart; Cayuga, J. D. Todd and Earl Klingen; Lafayette, C. F. Jamison,and Freeman Woods; and Crawfordsville, E. O. Pavey and Ward McClelland. It was decided to meet in Lafayette on Thursday, February 2, at j the Lahr Hotel. At this time several important matters will be decided as to a Race Program and the i special attractions and other amuse : ments. Secretary Miller was very enthusiastic over the prospects for the coming year. With the opening day on the Labor Day holiday, a big attendance is assured and efforts will be made to have the fair in full swing with a real fair program for the opening day. The prospects of the passage of a pari-mutuel bill, to apply especially to races run in connection with agricultural fairs, gives a promise of a revival of interest in horse racing throughout the state. The organization of a strong fair circuit j will give horsemen six weeks of interrupted racing and should attract I tome of the best horses in thecoun- I try. It is understood that a bill has been prepared and will be introduced early in the session of the legis- I lature, providing a daily license fee of SSO a day for agricultural fairs. | This'will strut ou f the professional I race meets and permit the visitor ■ at a fair who wishes to place a small bet on his choice to do legally ! v’hat is.now done under cover. Thomas Grant of Lowell, "was again placed in charge as Superin- • tendent of the Women's Depart-1 ment of the state fair.