The times., 1890-09-19
THE FAIR
UNPARALLELED In EXHIBITS AND In
ATTENDANCE.
4,5OO WEDNESDAY.
10000 THURSDAY.

The 31st annual Fair has taken the lead
and is I'm advance of all previous exhibitions.
Thorough advertising and the indefatigable
efforts of the officers backed by the OwOssO
business men, has had its effect.
Entries commenced to come i'm last week,
Monday and Tuesday of this week there
was deluge and Wednesday forenoon the
Secretary's Office was besieged by those
awaiting their turn. Considerable stock
came on the grounds Saturday, being the
exhibit of Shiawassee county owners at the
Detroit exposition and State fair, and from
the OwossO fair grounds will go to Saginaw.
HORSES.
j. +. Agnew, Henderson, exhibited Max
well, Nd 1926 Clyde stallion, years old,
fine animal and was awarded the first
premium as was also a yearling colt. Mr..
Agnew also exhibited the thoroughbred
Percheron stallion, Bon Temps No. 1892,
weighing 1000 pounds. MIR. Agnew has
done much to improve hOrseflesh In this
county.
The class of standard bred horses was
filed making an excellent showing, the
judges finding it difficult to decide among so
many fine animals. Dewey IL Stewart, p.
NJ. ROwell, NJ. w. Willoughby, Paul Full
mer, w. Saver, Jr. and ". G.. Dawes were
among the the exhibitors whose names were
obtained by THE TIMES scribe.
The number of entries i'm the class for all
work was legion and the same can be said of
all other classes of horses.
B. Il. Hardy, of Bennington, had the
finest exhibit of cattle upon the grounds.
IA head of thoroughbred Holsteins, black
and white beauties, which Robt Gibbons,
OF the Michigan Farmer, said might well
compete with any herd in Michigan
+. M. Shepard, of Owosso, showed herd
of head of GallOways. Mr.. Shepard has but
recently engaged in this line of stock breed
ing and has the foundation stock of an eX-
celent herd.
j. w. Hibbard, James Baldwin and w.
ID. Underwood were exhibitors in the Short
horn class. all animals being of good strains
of blood and individually fine in addition.
j. S. Mcbride, Burton, showed fine
herd of Jersey cattle. K. o. Dewey and
others were exhibitors in this class.
Theodore Dewitt, Ovid and j. w. Turn
Lell, Owosso, made a good exhibit of Here
fords.
'-''" - 'N- SHEEP.
c. S. Bingham, of Vernon, is the man
who goes to England each year and selects
from the best herds the prize winning Shrop-
shire sheep. Mr.. Bingham had an excellent
exhibit of the black faced beauties.
4. w. Grove, Shepardsville, had 16 head
of Shropshres. f. w. Pearsall, Easton. and
other exhibitors in the long and middle wool
class made one of the best exhibits ever OH
the fair grounds.
L. w. and O. Barnes had entries in every
class of thoroughbred Merinos with the very
best specimens of the fine woods. j. w.
Hibbard had 20 head of excellent specimens
from his large flock. Amos Parmenter
showed head of Mernos one being q ram
recently purchased from the flock of f. w.
Moore, Milford.
Perhaps no other county in Michigan is
as noted as Shiawassee for thoroughbred
swine. l.. w. tS o. Barnes, of Byron, Otis
Mead, of Owosso and Amos Parmenter, of
Vernon. exhibited their famed herds of
Poland Chinas. j. w. Hibbard, of Mound
Spring stock farm had large and particu-
larly fine exhibit of Berkshires. j. w.
Brands, of COrunna, had a fine herd of aristo-
cratic imported Berkshires. Quincy Nc
Bride, Burton, had the large red Duroc-
Jersey swine that attracted attention, not
only on account of color but size, one two
year-old weighing 750 pounds. j. w.
",
were exhibitors of Chester White swine,
having some excellent specimens of this
large breed.
SPECIAL FEATURES.-BABY SHOW.
The speakers stand Just east of floral
hall was the scene of an interesting contest.
Forty babies, sweet and smiling, were there
and Pres. Woodward, who had this particu-
lar feature i'm charge. The infant class was
large and still not all the babes could
find room on the platform, for Stanley Par
kill had announced the baby show so well
that babies were crowded around the stand
i'm such marvellous short time that it was
suggested they had come down by parachute
drop. Mrs. Woodward, Needham and
Sales, the judges, carefully considered the
babies individually and awarded Hazel
DeWolf theprize. This child was abeauty,
two years old, and will have an India ink
portrait, offered by Moore Bros.
The addresses Friday afternoon were lis
tened to with interest, although the wind
was blowing gale. Gov. Luce was most
graciously received and made one of his hap
py and effective speeches. Hon. A. s. Par
fridge and Col. G. V. DeLand each made
appropriate speeches and expressed them
selves gratified with Shiawassee county peo-
pie and Shiawassee county products.
The horse load drawn miles had only
one contestant, Hook Bros, of Henderson
bringing in 81 adults.
For the greatest number number of per-
sons brought to the fair. by threshing
engine, from distance OF miles. JEFF
Desnss had S5 and w. /. Irland So.
BALLOON ASCENT.
Wednesday afternoon Hogan, the areo-
naut, made the balloon ascent from the
grounds inside the race track. The balloon
arose almost perpendicular and then sailed
away toward the North. The spectators
anxiously watched the drop. Slowly the
parachute opened and Hogan reached the
earth in safety, but a short distance north
of the city. The ascent was made Thurs
day, viewed by nearly 10000 persons.
BICYCLE RACES.
The ordinary bicycle race was warmly
contested, but was won by Dana Marshall