Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-06-20
THREE GREAT DAYS.

The average American citizen looks
upon the glorious Fourth as legiti-
mate holiday, and the large majority
celebrate the day in some manner, be
it ever so simple and inexpensive.
Generally speaking the larger cities
get up celebrations of various sorts,
railroad and steam boat lines make
special rates, usually half fare, and
then the towns and villages and coun-
try round about turn out, sometimes
almost EN- masse, TO enjoy day of re-
creation and pleasure, and take advan-
tage of the attractions offered
This year Port Huron leads off with
one of the most interesting and attrac-
tive events that enterprising little city
ever offered, three days races. of real
merit, a steeple-chase, and the 10Th cen
tury phenomenon, the trOtting dog.
These are offered by the Port Huron
Agricultural and Driving Park Associ-
alton, which won the proud distinction
last fall of getting up first class fair.
exposition and races within six weeks
their first attempt-paying all premi-
umS within week thereafter. and hav-
ing handsome margin left. These
facts speak volumes for the coming
Banner" meeting, as it takes enter
prise, push, hard work and ability to
make success of such undertakings.
and the Port Huron roopia seem to
have m abundance Of all these.
Who and what is the Port Iur 4
Agricultural and Driving Park AssOci-
alton? 1t is duly incorporated body,
made up of nearly one hundred of Port
Huron's and Fort Gratiot's best bust
ness men. viii they hold another fair
the coming fall? Yes, sir; bigger and
better in every way than the 1889 ,Xhi-
bition, as will be abundantly p.Oven
later.
But to the Banner" meeting. First,
the purses are So ,200-the largest purses
Offered by any association in the inter
national circuit, of which the Port HUI
ron association is member. On Thurs
day. July 3, the first day, there will be
two races, a go trOt for a purse of
800, and 80 pace for a purse of $500.
The second day will be the glorious
Fourth, and the great race of the meet
ing will be trotted that day. First
is 2.40 trOt for purse of $500; then
the 2.2S trot merchants and business
mems guarantee) for purse of $1,000;
then the hotel mems guarantee purse of
-
pected that at least 10000 people will
be on the ground on the Fourth.
On Saturday, the third and last day
(unless some of the races must be fin
ished on Monday there will be 3.15
trot brewers and liquor dealers guar
antee) for $500 purse; then 2.35 trot
for $500; and last, but not least, the
free-for-all pace and trot for 5000
purse. These are the regular program
attractions. III addition there will be
the Port Huron steeple-chase, some
thing new for Michigan, being race
or two and one-half miles, open to the
world, over hedges, hurdles and bitches.
This promises to be q most exciting
race, as q large number of horses will
start. the purse attraction being con-
siderable.
The boys and girls and the ladies
have not been forgotten. and the mar
velous trotting dog, doc" has been
secured at great expense to trOt every
day against horses, ponies and boys on
bicycles. He is owned and driven by
Master Willie Ketchum, of Canada, and
has trotted in New York, Chicago,
Kansas City, Montreal, Winnipeg, To-
ronto and numerous other cities and
has never been beaten. See the stand
ing challenge:
hereby challenge any little boy (or girD who
may own pony not over twelve hands high, to a
trial of speed with my trottng dog, "Doc"-dog
VS. pony. Conditions to be as follows: Pony and
dog To be harnessed to cart and both to trot
Owners to drive. Half mile heats; best two i'm
three Am also willing to trot doc" against
any trotting horse, equal distance at pro rata
weights or at catch weights will give any tTOt-
ting horse In the world n start of twenty seconds
in mile against DOCS" half mile; or will trot
doc" against y man for any distance over a
quarter of mile; or against safety bicycle rid
den by "a boy 10 years Of age or under. VIII go
TO any place to make one or more of these con-
tests, on such terms as may be mutually agreed
upon. WILLIE KETCHUM,
Brighton, Ont
The Association has secured half
rates on railroads and steam boat lines
and hopes to see the whole of eastern
Michigan and western Ontario turn
out during the great gala days.