Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-19
READY FOR The FAIR
West Michigan Officials Have
Everything in Readiness
GREAT LINE OF EXHIBITS
They Win Eq.ai Ansthsnx the So
ciesy Has Hcre<sfore Had On ia
hlbltsoa- Program for Today.

II Mr.. Jupiter Plusius viii kindly
keep bis car out the West
ern Michigan Agricultural and In.
dustriai society Gill rproduee a
fair this week which IL n fair. Every
thing il nov ia readiness for Il. and ths
exhibition will open this morning. All
day yesterday the exhibitors worked 10
get their displays into shape. and last
evening the main building was a thing
d beauty. President Cheney and See
Rotary Whitney hustled al day. and the
superintendent Of the various defart-
ments knew no rest The leading iirms
u the city are ontdoing their previous
displays both in quantity and quality.
The pride Of Mr. Cheneys
heart i the fab exhibit IN
the art hall The aquaria are arranged
in oetzgonal. shape and contain The
finest display Of trout ever seen in
Grand Rapids. Little fellows only six
months old disport themselves ia the
limpid water. There are yeariings, two
year Odds. trout that have lived three
years. four-year-old beauties and five
year old veterans that weigh two or
three pounds. and the sight Of which
would stir the enthusiasm OF any man
that ever cast a fly- While the trout
monopolize most Of the aquaria. they
are not the only fish represented. There
are some magnificent specimens Of mir
ror carp. brown trout. small mouth
black bass. gold fish. aud few shippers
by way 81 variety.
The fruit display promises TO exceed
anything Of the kind ever seen al . FAIR
in the county Every table is filled
already. and il will be necessary 10 pro-
vide additional room. The prize pumpkin
and the medal winning squash reported
10 Superintendent Sherwood early yes
terday morning. and nov occupy places
OF honor among the other agricultural
exhibits. The Berkshires and Poland
Chinas are on hand really To be looked at.
The stock and poultry displays give
promise Of something better than the
ordinary.
Entries For the Races
There were three races on for today in
the speed department. but two OF them,
the asi5 pace and the yearling stake
failed TO till Ii is the intention Of Sec
rotary A. T.. Martin. who has charge OF
the cracker jack portion OF tho fair to
arrange a 2:2b trot, entries 10 be OBJ
tanned from among the forty or fifty
horses now in training on the track.
The entries in the other race are as
follows:
800 class trot. Purse 500; in 5.
w. W. Hodges, South Haven, Burt G.,
b &. by Prince l..
OIL Ladd. Adrian, Alcanwood, b 6, by
Alcantara-
G. Boone. iceland. Lady Fairlawn,
b m. by Fairlawn Medium.
Scott McLane. Coldwater. Hazel, br IN
by Royal Fearnaught.
Ii wouldn't do to omit the baby show.
which will be feature OF the fair.
Crozier Brothers have offered gold
watch as a prize. Secretary Whitney
has invited Governor Peck of Wisconsin,
Ex-Governor Cyrus q. Luce. Congress-
man }. w. Moon OF Muskegon. Mrs.
James Il. ANGEL OF Ann Arbors and
Mrs. Bagley Of Detroit TO act as judges.
The show will be held Thursday in the
main building.
The transportation facilities to the
grounds are all that can be desired.
Trains will leave the union depot every
half hour today. returning every thirty
minutes. The outlook for crowd is
encouraging. and the officials expect to
make the fair financial success. One
prominent business man bought 100
tickets yesterday just to give Treasurer
Pierce a start President Cheney be-
lieves the attendance from out Of town
will be all that can be desired. and IL
the city residents come to the fair as
they are expected 10. there is no reason
why the grounds should not be com-
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