Telegram-herald., 1888-09-16
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.talls ios cattle. four asw hay oarns, and
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srsna stands hays bssn strengthened -
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Tns snpsriatsadsuts Of the ssysral de-
partmsats havs been 2spt very busy Tor
| soals a.ys ia isnlnE space - exhibitors
IN sons Department. coasiaerabls difncnlty
AAs been encountered IN Supplying ne de-
maul 4a4 WAay eKaiDHOn have oesn
! obliEsd t0 accept al allotment "a lueh smaller
than they aad counted on. IL II snhsces-
sary - saF that the hustlns msrchsnIs of
/ All. eItv havs taken h0ld with tbs vim for
~hich Grand Rapids 10 noted. and mat
I mAnv 0f tEsm have arranged ior inaxnin-
/ csat displays Several herds OF cattle are
already On th- grounds. and the sno" IN
/ this department owing largely 10 tie very
| liberal special premiums offered oy ths DO
/ cisly for a. cattle. oy he breeders OF IoniA
| I'D AouI c. IA counties for Short Horns,
i GAllo-ays and Hsrssord, snd by the hol-
stsin- Fries a. ASS ciatlon OF America Will
! bs ancom mOniy hne In i@cL this Is true
| % al tie departments
IAs programme hAs been so arranged "a
70 give " each day something OF special
interest The rule requiring all entries 10
/ Be made on Or beiors Monday will De rig
| Idly snforcsd. 50 that oy Tuesday morning {
everything will De IN place. On that day
| tbs special features are the band concert
and ths two-year- Old and three ear-old
| stake trot3.
Wednesday morning the thoroughbred
Norman rerchsron and Clydesdale horses
will % shown upon the track. and Shor'
Horn. Devon and Hereford cattle will bs
examined at the cattle ring. In the after
noon Governor Luce and Hon. Solon Chase
OF Maine will each deliver an address, tn,
grand cavalesde Of all horses and cattle will
pAss Ia review before the grand stand. snc
the 228 trot and 2:4O pacing race will take
placs.
Thursday morning will be devoted to th'
eIaminstion of the various classes of vori
aud carriage horses and classes IL, Is. Is
and % IN the cattle lists At l.3O p. N
the Grand Rapids City Council wih visi
the fair ia state: ~ o'clock Hon. Yelling
ton K Burt Democratic nominee for Gov
eFn0r aue eK- Governor Norton, OF Nebraska
will deliver addresses. The stallion anC
mile running races and 2.40 trot will sls'
take place.
Friday morning the regular and specia
herd prizes will be awarded. and the drsi
horse contest and farmer double team rac'
will oe held. Ia the afternoon there vii
be another grand cavslcsde a free for all trot
and q half mills running race baby show
and an address by Hon. A. b. Cheney, Pro
hibiuon candidate for Governor.
Regarding the agricultural hoss trots,
IL may be said that liberal purses are huns
up, and that in consequences some quit
speedy animals will take part As early q
Friday there we're some forty horses o
various kinds located on the grounds.
From q review Of the entries II IS eviden
that all that 10 needed 10 make this th'
most successful fair ever held in Michigan
IS good weather aud good attendance, am
II the former Is youchsAfed the latter i
assured.