The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-09-12
ATTRACTIONS
10 be seena at the Approaching County
Fair,


GrAna Time
secretary NIeAY dropped into our Of
ace this morning and IN answer TO opl
reporters inquiry concerning the pres
ent prospects OF the coming fair, SAID
aJudging from the informAtlo' coming
In from all directions and sources, bar
ring bad weather during fair week,
think We will have by far The finest OK
hlbItIon we have had yet Ia tho halt
the space ls being rapidly assigned OK
hlbitom by superintendent Iollan
and shaub, and before The fair openl
space will all be gone, More care thar
ever will be taken by the euperlntend
enta OF AIT aud Floral Halls, ln the ar
tiallo arrangements OF their dlhplaya'
"What are the indications for the
live stock diaplayw
well, they pointto avery llne eollee
tlon OF tho different breeds OF tho ar
ferent claaaes. Stark county can OF II
self present grand display And Al
all our pure blood classes are "open u
the world" We may expect some eAhib
la from number OF states, Judging
from the number OF Inquiries Tor pre-
MUM llht6,"
rWill tho machinery exhibit exceed
the diaplaya OF former yeAfhy
"Yoa, believe u VIII Whlle IL mas
beell lhe nnoat exhibit annually any.
where In Ohio, outside OF the State aud
| Tri,State fairs, covering about two
acres, vet IRON the fact that Stark
county Ia well 10 the front among the
counties OF tho state In manufacturer
aud exceedtd by none IN their dlyernlty
our implement and machinery depart
mont could DO largely Increased Our
people nre every year realizing moro
and more the efficacy 0f ndytrlhlng az
their county fair, II 10 really the cheap
eht method In exlolencn Today We
have annually from g0OOO 10 OOOO Wis.
it0ra NJ our fair, Ru1 " IN presumed
that this number win view tho articles
on exhibition. A number OF old OK
hlbltOrB have asked for Increased space,
One carriage llrm Intends TO place
twenty different styled vehicles on ex'
hibltlOn."
elias this beon q good season for thf
AGRICULTURAL and h0rtioultuflaty Y
ayes, the farmer has very little cause
for complaint, he has harvested good
oropa OF hay and grain, the oats and
wheat being specially filled out, ana the
present prospects, for corn crop are
good or course the apple crop ~ al'
most q failure In the county, but have
noticed several years that our fruit dis
play was the finest during OF yeara,
| Dur florists promise ua something very
ine, or In other words, VIII make
blooming display"
"Will you have any races, or do you
think our race'g0era have AL Deen Bata
lied with the late racesy
20, we'll have races 10 be sure, aud
some very good ones. While | am ad
verse 10 making the racing the leading
feature Of our far, yet ! muet admit
that my Views on racing, IN connection
with our fair, have been modified 10 I
certain extent, sinou holding the olllot
Of Secretary, now almost six years 0w
lng 10 the fact that the 6uGctea of The
fair ls measured by the receipts m0rI
frequently than by the exhibltA Al
organization 10 bound 10 cater 10 th,
tnsLtA OF Lle public, aud should do NC
with innocent aud Instructive Rmuse
mOnts, aud N horse rnclng ~ btflpptc
of its evil II IN ~ attractive and p0pu
lar a sport as any at maud, And 80 Oul
variety consists Of II double team race
froe.fOrall trot iree'for all pace, threo
yearold trot, n two.yearold trot, ana
novel race, nrst half mile, walk secOnt
half mile, Lrot or pace, and thlrd hal
mile, run Probably you think ther'
IA no fun In this; well, last year II wal
the most laughable and ludlcrous rnot
ever had on the ground Then again
lsd. j. Meyer will give daily exhibition
running races with NJ least thle'
horses. lle 10 now fitting Wanda
Garland and Red jacket W beat TN
beat track record, b7l6 seconds, hal
mile. During the trOttlng meetlng las
month Newton u, was TO beat the bes
track record, 20ls, but falled 70 sc
near IL, and now ED, Meyer viii sent
the great Black Cloud 70 beat ". ID
YOU know there 10 only one stallion u
tbe state with n record equal 10 Blacl
Cloud'ap ED. showed me letter q fev
days ago from the secretary OF the New
Caatle (pa) Fair, Offering MIN u big ~
price TO bring Black Cloud TO their fai
next week and give nn exhibition o
his trottIng qualities, aud II he lower
their track record (2:Si1l) they VIII adj
$50 10 present hgures, ed thlnkBh
can get the 800
ave understand there is 10 be q char
lot race OF eight horses. DO you meal
four horses 10 each chariot, or the eiBh
In one chariotY"
"rhaJs II, exactly, A, McDonal,
and his wife Addie Will drive u rae
each day with four horses 70 each char
lot; also each day Mrs. Mcdonald WI
Nv around the track with the elgh
chargers hitched 10 her chariot, IN ei
forts 10 beat one minute, Here ~
clipping from the Rochester Herald
August IA, during their great races"
EXCITING CHARIOT RACES.
II is not generally known that III
great chariot races will De one Of th
attractions on the program every da
OF the races. The Rochester manage
ment displayed rare stroke OF enter
prise In making this arrangement
McDonalds chariot races and eight'ir
hand--four grays aud four blacks
aQainst time. Wherever these race
have taken place they have aroused th
praatest enthuBiasm. The charl0ts ar
phe evant eounterpnrt OF those used b