Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-09-19
KENI'S CLOSING DAT
Alcryou Travels . Full Nile in
Harness in ais:
LOWERING BIS OWy BEST RECORD
TIE Pair is Claimed - Have Been Z
Success in Every Particuiar--Othsr
AD1 Ciesisx kaess-Awards
Of the Prizes.


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Running. :isa
The Kent County fair is ended, and
everybody is satisfied. happy and tired.
The managers have worked hard, the
exhibitors have proved to the public
that Kent county can make show
worthy of itself, and the people who
visited the fair are unanimous in their
verdict that the grounds afe the best IN
the State. The crowd while not SO large
as on Thursday, was Of goodly size.
about 5000 being in attendance. As on
Thursday, most of them were from the
farming districts, and all were enthus--
iastlo over the be autiful grounds. the
fine exhibits and the delightful enter
tainments provided for their amuse-
ment.
Everybody Pleased.
The awards have all been made, and
many OF the exhibits were shipped last
night, some to go to other fairs, and
some of them having been sold. All the
exhibitors are highly pleased with the
way they have been treated, and
especially with the amount of room
they have been given. The exhibitors
Of stock are loud in their praises of
the new quarters for their animals.
There has been none of the usual fault
finding made, all being perfectly saus-
fed. The exhibit Of horses. by univer-
sal consent, is said to have been ahead
of anything ever seen in the state.
The largest percentage of full-bred i,
thorough-br and imported horses
has been IN striking contrast to the
small percentage of grades and inferior
stock. The exhibit of Jerseys has been
greatly admired by all. In this depart
ment, Aaron Clark's herd of Jerseys
took four first and four second pre-
miums.
Every one was very much interested
in the disposal of the fruit, for mouths
have been watering all the week for a
taste of it. One man bought all there
was on one side of the Horticultural
hall tor $40. Many of the apples and
farm products will be sent to other
fairs for exhibition.
The great attractions of the day were
the race between Alcryon and Ripple,
and the double balloon ascension. The
the race could hardly be called race,
because of Alcryon's lead from the first,
but it was . beautiful exhibition OF
Alcryon's speed.
Double Balloon Ascension.
The balloon ascension was remarkably
| fine. At exactly the same time, the
two balloons rose, Miss LaMOunt in
one, Mr.. Odie Hunter in the other
The balloons went almost straight up
side by side, like two great bubbles
At times they we're 80 close that they
| touched. Mr.. Hunter made the first
| Jump, followed Immediately by Miss
LaMount, who was little higher than
he. and they started for the earth again
almost as near together as they had
left it. The parachutes filled beautifully
and the two plucky aeronauts came
down almost at the same time within
| the enclosure. A more beautiful
descent cannot be imagined. Indeed
| all the circumstances we're so favorable
that the whole performance wal
robbed of any narrowing sensations
and tho only feeling was one ol
pleasure.
Soon after six O'Clock, the doors oi
the halls were locked, the city people
rushed for the train, and the only ones
left on the grounds were the superin
tendents of the departments, and the
country people who were taking las
lunch before starting on their lons
/ drive home.