The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-09-12
The state Fair.

From the Michigan Farmer.
The Centennial State Fair ut Jackso
has one division which deserves a very
considerable attention from the men,
bers and citizens who patronize il. that
is "The centennial and Historical De-
partment. The list provides for q
fine exhibition of specimens Of natural
history. We believe IL is the design OF
the managers to set apart q building or
portion OF the great fine art building
for the display Of the entries which
may bo made. Stuffed birds, collec
tions by the naturalists, collections OF
insects, collections of fossils all belong
ing to this division. But besides this
the design Of the society is to bring to.
gether, for this once in a hundred
years, as many of the memorable relics
and antiquarian articles as possible, SO
as TO show what has been brought here
and gathered by the generation which
settled the State. There has been so
many settlers from tho old New Eng
land States, from the valleys of the
Hudson, and of the Mohawk, who have
relics that are illustrative of the histo-
ry OF the people who were their imme-
diately progenitors, and there are also
many Indian relics kept and preserved
as momentoes OF the country that has
passed away, that n noble and highly
interesting collection may be made
that may he of use TO the future histo-
rian as illustrative OF the period in
which this State was not known Us
anything but division of the North
west territory. Let these relics and
cuDosities be brought together, and
who is there that will not want to take
one look at them before they are again
dispersed, never again TO be brought
together.
The horse department OF the State
Fair promises to be quite interesting
As the State Fair takes place immed-
lately after the State Horse Breeders
meeting at Grand Rapids. we may look
Tor new series of competitions among
the horsemen. The State Fair holds
series OF speed meetings that are de-
signed to bring ont the young trotting
stock OF the State, and also provides
Tor some trials OF runners in a mild and
gentle way adapted TO the breeders OF
thoroughbreds in this state. The pre-
MUM list offers the following list for
trotting stock, and as there is no entry
Zee but the usual membership there in
plenty OF chance to test the quality of
the stock, and without doubt there will
be large field to claim the first, sec
ond and third premiums OF sl25, 500,
and S75. for the roadster stations own
ed IL the State that have made the
present season, and are five years old
or over: for four year olds premiums OF
500, S75 and $50; for three year olds
premiums OF S75, $50 and s25.
The trotting mares and geldings are
made into n class and like series OF
premiums are TO be trotted for. In the
thoroughbreds like series are to be
run for, under the rules of the New
want of excitement so far as the horse
department is concerned. When we
add TO this series OF trotting and RACING
premiums, the Glasses OF breeding
stock, which promises to be more than
ordinary full, we think the horse inter
est has its full share OF attention from
the State Fair.
II must be recollected that il is now
five years since the State Fair was held
at Jackson and during that time the
stock Of horses in the central portion
of the State have undergone changes
Of great importance. There is our
friend Cutter at Parma, who has
brought in quite n number Of the best
blooded stock to be found. There is a
produce OF the stations that have been
kept in Washtenaw, Calhoun and Kali
amazoo counties. There are a number
Of fine stock horses in Lenawee, Hills
dale, and that noted breeding district
Branch county, as well as st. Joseph.
which can all show at Jackson, and
many Of which we expect 10 meet at
Grand Rapids, which ought to make
the list of entries Of great yalue-iust
splendid!