Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-24
LAST OF THE FAIR
The Kent Closed Yesterday
and Has Been
A FAIR SUCCESS FINANCIALLY
List of the Exhibition That Received
Prizes for Exhibitions of Fruit.
Results Of the Races.

Grand Rapids great fair week has
past, the weather could not have been
more propitious for the occaslon and
all circumstances consplred 10 make
the fairs q success. The closing Of the
fair At the Kent grounds yesterday Was
made amid the smiles and self con-
CALCULATIONS OF the promoters and
everything was wound up with the best
OF feeling. The gate receipts have Tar
exceeded the amount expected few
weeks before the fair opened aud the
exhibits were more numerous in varie-
ties than it was thought possible TO COL
lect. Tho circumstances under which
this fair was held are too we'll known
10 need repetition OF them 10 acqualnt
the people with the character OF tn
obstacles with which the promoters
were met. Directors Mech, Brewe Z
and Whitney were the only directors
that gave the fair support and they by
the aid of the farmers or the eastern
and southern portion of the county
have held fair which IN all respects
has surpassed any distinctively county
fair ever held in this part of Michigan.
Aroused the Farmers.
The farmers ire Was aroused over
the trouble that occurred In connection
with the action OF u portion of the
board of directors IN voting to hold no
fair and they went To work with unan-
unity preparing TO hold one if they died
IN the attempt. So unanimous were
they and so enthusiastic that the pre-
lIminary arrangements were all COM
pleted along the right line and many
rurallsts who had never attended fair
before turned out to make it success.
They did not stop at one days attend
ance, but brought their families two
and three days. The young farmer
not only brought his best gIri, bat her
sister was invited to swell the crowd.
So soon as it was announced that 3 far
would be held at all hazards the farm
ers' boys began 10 double the ratiOns
of the shortnorned bovine and the
blackfaced Shropshire received extra
attention. Extra allowances OF meas
were stuffed into the old partridge
cochin, and his stentorlan outbursts at
the break of day assured his owner
that he was all ready to enter the prize
contest. AS the result of these special
efforts the exhibitions of stock were
good.
Premiums were awarded yesterday
by the Judges in the several exhibition
departments, those in pomological hail
being captured by the following exhl-
bltors:
Prizes for Fruit
A. w. Blaln, Dutton, first prize, $50,
on general collection of fruit; first
prize, Sl2, on peaches, and c. IL. Blaln.
button, second prize, $50, on general
collection of fruit.
Apples-C.iH. Blain, Norton's melon,
second; Wealthy. first and second ;
large yellow bow, first; sweet russell,
first and second; Alexander, first; Low
ell, second; northern spy, first; Grimes
golden. first; Roxbury russell, first.
III. b. Proctor, Duchess of Oldenburg,
first and second. George s. Mech.
Grand Rapids, Duchess of Oldenburg,
first; Flemish beauty, second. L.. ID.
Allen, Corinth, maiden blush, first
Siberian crabs, second. John De Ham,
mer, twenty ounce, first. G.. G.. Graves,
Fi9her station, maiden blush, second.
s. ;. Glasier, Caledonla, collection OF
twelve varieties, first.
Peaches-C. II. Blain, wheatlsnd.
first, early crawford, first. II. b.
Proctor, late crawford, first and Sec
ond. Verne Goodwin, Crosby, Lady
lingo, first and second.
Pears-C. II. Biain, anglau. first;
winter nellist second; sheldon, first and
second; bartlett, first; Clapp's favorite,
first and second; Keefer, first. George
:. Mech, sickle, first and second.
Grapes-Walter s. Parsons, Grand
Rapids, native grapes, first. Brighton,
second Niagara, first. II. B. Proctor,
Whitneyville, native grapes, second
Brighton, first; Worden, second; golden
proctingtOn, first.
A Success Financially.
Treasurer Brewer said yesterday that
the gate receipts Will be ample to pay
all premiums, but several exhibitors
donated their premiums back TO the
society as soon as they were awarded.
About 500 has been refunded by those
who received pr emiums. The crowd
Yesterday was not so large az on former
DAYS, but il was all the managers of the
fair had anticipated. The managers
extended an invitation to the school
children TO attend the fair yesterday
with free admission, and a large por-
ton of the children living IN the south
part of the city was there. They en-