100 Horses Burn at Race Track
From The Indianapolis Star, Monday, February 20, 1922: Fire swept through the main stables at the state fairgrounds early yesterday morning, destroying the structure. Stablemen entered the burning structure, braving the intense heat, cutting several horses loose from their stalls and driving them from the conflagration, but approximately 100 valuable horses perished in the blaze. Among those lost were the prize-winning racehorses Lord Busby and Masterpiece, along with sixt