Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-20
BUT ONE Is OPEN
The Kent County Fair 10 Begin
Tomorrow,
WEST MICHIGAN BENCH SHOW
Is the Finest Ever Held in the City and
Some $4,000 Great Danes
Are Entered.

At sn early hour yesterday morning
the West Michigan fair grounds pre-
sented an animated appearance. Long
Legged, lank, sunset haired country
lads we're driving IN "pa's" sheep and
dads" cows and horses.
The exhibition yesterday, if such il
may DO called, was of y chaotic nature.
Goods had been dumped everywhere
without regard 10 order. Ia the main
building confusion predominsted.
Scores Of workmen were arranging
goods, hanging draperies; pianos were
beng turned to concert pitch" and
everything was being put in shape for
the grand exhibition which really be-
gins today.
As visitor enters the gate lis at
tention il first taken by the noise made
by the bow-wows IN the dog building,
W hitch 10 the first north of the big gate.
Great Bench show.
The interior of this building will be
revelation to the dog loving public.
| Among the entries are OssIan, q great
field trial winner, owned in Indianapo-
! lis, Ind. and valued at 50 900; the great
Dane Melac. valued At $4,000; Dick
! Swioeler,;an Irish setter with more
| prizes TO his credit than any other dog
IN the United States; the German cham
| plon great Dane Tavar, owned IN VIII
lismsburg, Iowa; Don Fishel, a black
pointer and noted field traveller,
owned by w. X. Eshel of Hope. Ind;
1 & al taaf oil F.as
the United States; HiathAwa, a sire of
many bench show winners, owned by
| {. X. Farmer.
| -Four Great Dance.
DR.. Nicoli of Detroit will exhibit four
great Danes. lately imported; +. +.
Goodrich of Shelbyville, Ind, will have
five pointers; Al q. Everhart of Gin
| cinnat will show the finest string of
pug dogs IN the United States. HIS en-
tres consist of forty pups. There are
dogs entered from Iowa, Pennsylva
Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana,
Illinois and Canada.
Rodger ID. Williams, Of Lexington,
KY, formerly of London, Ont, will
award prizes TO deerhounds, grew
hounds, foxhounds and Russian wolf
hounds; T. {. Wheeler. of Cincinnati,
to the transporting class, and "Honest"
John Davidson, of Monroe, to the
great Danes.
1he Poultry Display.
The next hall is filled with Sll kinds
of birds and fowls, chickens of high
degree, ducks, turkeys, fat enough for
Thanksgiving, but whose blue blood
will never be shed for that cause, pea
cocks, guinea hens and doves. The
| hat III l.
The building given to the display of
horses will also be of interest. Entries
came in fast yesterday and the exhibit
will be one of the best ever seen at the
fair. One of the features OF this build
ing is the display of twenty-nine head
of Shetland ponies, some not nearly SO
large as the great Dane dogs IN the
kennel department. The little horses
will take part in chariot races, run
ming races, and will be driven single
double and IL tandems. Norman Perch
eron horses, Clydesdales and Shires
Suffolk Punch, Cleveland Bay, French
Coach and horses for general work are
also exhibited.
In the cattle department Sh ort Horns,
Herefords, Devons, Jerseys, Red Polled
Galloways, Angus and Holsteins are
among the breeds to be seen.
Mr.. sweets Holsteins
NJ. l.. Sweets herd of Holsteins, one
of the finest herds in the country, will
be brought in today.
Thoroughbred Merinos ,French-Amer-
lean Merinos, South downs, Oxfordshire
downs, Hampshire downs, Thropshire
dowus, Leicesters, and other long wool
sheep; Cotswalds and Lincolns, are all
| nj hn,
eyes to look at the inqulsitive stranger.
The next shed is for the swine. Beck
shires, Suffolks, small Yorkshires, VIC
torias, Polans, ::Chinas, and other good
ones are there, some of them with ped
igrees as long as their shouts.
The main hall IS given to trade dis
plays, although works of art are also
exhibited. Many merchants are
making creditable displays 10 bring
their goods before the public.
The machinery and carriage displays
were arriving steadily yesterday and
the exhibitors were beng assigned
space as fast as they made known their
wants. In the machinery department
as much space 10 taken this year by
one firm az the entire exhibition
covered last year.
For the Bicycle Races.
The following entries have been
made for the five mile handicap bicy-
Gle races Mt the West Michigan fair AT
/ 80: c. NJ. Bortree, +. ). Richmond, +
A. Richmond. Lowell; A. Hinmsn, r.
5. Gilbert, @. A. Chase, E. J. Curtis,
w. ID. Phlppin, Charles Let's, w. \.
Souser.
For the three mile lap - W. n,
Phippin, +. A. Gilbert. G.. A. Chase, +.
:. Richmond, c. NJ. Bortree.
II Is expected that some good tim G
will be made as the entries comprise
some of the best wheelmen in the CITY
The medals will be awarded 20 the
winner. of the races at the Bicycle
club rooms this evening.
KENT COUNTY FAIR.