East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1866-09-13

THE MICHIGAN STATE FAIR.
Great RECOMMENDATIONS Premi-
ums--Dexter and Patchen to Trot
Match for $1,000 Great Herd Prize
forShort Horns--Running Races to
Call Out tho Very Best Blood in
the Northwest-A Number of Great
Trotters to DO Present.
The Managing Board of the State
Fair, which is to be held at Adrian,
on the 18th of September, are show
irg great liberality and energy in the
arrangements, and so far as is known,
this annual festival promises to be
more than usually attractive. We
have before called attention to the en-
larged accommodations and the ex-
tension of tho buildings, to the liberal
premiums offered on cattle, horses,
sheep, fruit and in all the departments.
Measures are now being taken by pro-
minent fruit men and orchardists to
exhibit such show of the best fruit
of the State as can nowhere else be
seen, and will well repay those en-
gagged in this particular interest for a
visit.
The buildings are nearly all COM
pleted, and the work of decoration
will be pushed forward rapidly dur
ing the next week.
The citizens premiums this year
are very liberal and in addition the
business committee have made ar
rangements during the past week to
secure that grand match for $4,000
will be trotted by Dexter and Patchen
on the last day of the fair. AS it is
generally understood that these horses
are to go to Europe soon after they
have completed their Western tour,
this match at the State Fair will be
the only opportunity that the citizens
on the Eastern and Northern portions
of the State will have to witness the
astonishing powers of these famous
specimens of the American trotting
horse.
Tho match will come off on Friday
afternoon, Sept. Dist, but during the
whole week Patchen and Dexter will
be on exhibition at the stables on the
Fair ground, and it has been agreed
that Dexter on one of the days of the
Fair will give and exhibition of his
astonishing powers by trotting a sim
gle dash of mile against fast run
ming horse.
The citizens premiums consist of
three divisions. On Thursday, the
premiums are as follows:
LIST race For the best horse, mare OF golding
that has never trotted in any sporting race, that
will trot mile heats, go as they please 500
Second best do 20
Entry fee $50.
I'd race. For the best horse, marc or gelding
that will trot mile heats, best three in five $500
Second best do. 30
Entry fec $50.
On Friday, the last day of the fair,
the citizens premiums are as follows:
LIST rice. Entry s25. For the bes. running
horse, marc or gelding mile heats, weight per
age. Sl26
Second beat %
Second race. Entry $50 For tho bost run
weight por ago, $500
Second best do. 100
In cattle there is offered first and
second citizens premium, as follows:
For the best herd Of short-horn cattle to con-
81 st Of not less than five head, of which one shall
be q BULL $40
Second best do. 60
The premiums are open for compe-
tition as well as the premiums on
the regular list of the Society, to exhib-
itors from any part of the United
States, and also the breeders Of the
British Provinces. AS they are the
largest ever offered for cattle by any
Association, there being several herd
prizes of 800 each, beside the above
special citizens premiums, every in
ducement is offered to breeders to
lr.ng on theirstock. These premiums
are also opened to all who make en-
tries on the regular list, being "free."
The herds entered for these citizens
premiums, it is expected, will be
shown on the forenoon of Friday, in
front of the grand stand, and their mer-
its viii be decided upon. Messrs. ID.
Mcmillan, of Ohio, the celebrated
breeder, and an ex-President of the
Ohio State Board of Agriculture, and
the well-known short-horn breed
or j. r. Page, of Sennett, N. Y, have
accepted invitations to be present and
act as judges in this important class,
SO that we may be sure the entries will
be judged on their merits.
On Friday. after the running races
the grand match that has been made
between Dexter, the renowned king
of the trotting turf, and George M.
Patchen, jr., the equally celebrated
Californian trotter, will come off. AS
this match will be looked for with the
greatest interest, and large attend
ance is expected, the grand stand has
been enlarged, and the accommodations
are such as to give every one q fine
opportunity.
The Society, in consideration of the
large premiums and the great expense
it has been at to secure to our citizens
the finest display of horses, cattle,
sheep, fruit and other productions Of
the breeders and farmers, have decid-
ed to charge for admission at the gates
80 cents for each person. On all 9TH
er days the entrance will be 25 cents.
For all particulars in relation to the
arrangements, application may be
made to the Secretary, at his Office,
at 100 Jefferson avenue, Detroit.
SHALL 1T BE AMENDED.-The ques-
ton of general revision of the con-
stitution of the State, in accordance
with provision Of that instrument,