The Detroit times., 1908-09-10
STATE FAIR DRAWS
To CL0sE;.ERIDAY
LAST DAY
THIS. is MICHIGAN DAY AND
RIGHT NOW is THE VERY BEST
TIME TO LOOK OVER THE sio
SHOW.

Michigan day is on at the state
fair
! 1t is not expected that the attend
ance will be up TO the standard OF the
| first days of the week. the morning
turnstile count not being very large
in comparison. but there will be many
visitors who have already spent part
of a day at the big show and will go
again today so as to see all the ex-
/ hibits.
Right now the Michmigan state fair
| is in better shape to see than on the
earlier days. There is not quit such &
crowd and every exhibit is in place.
The exhibits have been judged and
the casual visitor, who is not Judge
OF live stock or farm products. can
get an idea of what experts consider
the best.
Friday will be the closing day, and
most OF the exhibitors are preparing
to send their stuff to the West Mich
| igan fair at Grand Rapids. The fair
management will endeavor to keep
everything in place here until the for
NAL closing OF the 1908 fair, so that
late-comers will have as good chance
| to see the fair as those who came
earlier.
AS was to have been expected. there
has arisen discussion over the man
ner Of awarding prizes this year. In
stead of having Michigan classes and
open classes for live stock, the fair
management has made all classes
open this year so that animals from
other states competed on even terms
with Michigan-bred beasts. Instead or
tire prizes piece in two classes. there
have been six prizes in each open
class.
Old Plan Is Favored.
Michigan animals have taken a good
share OF the prizes, but some OF the
smaller breeders feel that they can
not compete with the big stock farms
OF the wholec ountry, and they have
drawn up a protest which will be con-
siedred at the winter meeting or the
Michigan Agricultural society. Some
members OF the executive board are In
favor OF going back TO the old plan,
while others consider that Michigan
readers can get points from competi-
ton with the best stock in the coun.
TRY and that the open classes tend 10
bring the best animals here.
| Wednesday a Big Day.
| Wednesday was big day in point
OF attendance, although not as large
as the two preceding. There were
| 3s, 600 paid admissions. and large
portion OF these were from members
of various fraternal societies. The
drills by fraternal society squads were
| a feature of the day.
| That the directoire gown has not
lost its advertising value was demon
strated by the excitement which was
caused by the advent OF Miss Anna
Delaney and her assists. Sybil Javert
and Vivian Merle Everywhere they
went they were stared at and remark
ed upon The attention was more
feminine than masculine, too, al
though the only open rebuff that they
received was at the W. c. T. U. tent,
where they were refused admission.
The three young women are again
exhibiting their gowns today. and the
Michigan building was well crowded
when they made their appearance this
morning.
| Babies Awarded Prizes.
The live stock parade was again
| feature of the morning The baby
show also drew well. Ivanelle Ruth
Noble. 3S Grayling-ave., got the prize
as the best-looking baby girl, Wednes-
day. and Virginia Ruff. $50 Mt. Elliott
ave-. was judged the most amiable.
Among the boys. Howard Stutzke, l67
Watsen-st.- was considered the best
looking, and VIM. Kouba, sos Twenty
| ffth-st., was the most amiable.
Thursdays baby show Is for babies
4 hot he In
| Flint Owosso and Reese bands are
here today and will alternate in the
band stand, Schmemann's. Detroit
band. gives the regular evening con-
cert.
The Beachey airship, the Spellman
bears and the spectacular "Sheridan's
Ride" which Is the feature OF each
evenings performance, are still great
drawing attractions.
Races today are the 2:24 trot, Ell
pace and 2:l6 trot.
Leopard Kills a Dog.
There was the usual chapter OF min
or accidents Wednesday In the Nun
day animal show, one Of the trained
dogs was somehow let into the runway
Leading 10 the cages at the same time
that a trained leopard was being es-
cat caught sight of the dog and had
leaped upon IL and sunk his fangs In
| the dogs neck before he could DE
= captured. IL took the efforts OF sew
eral attendants TO drive the leopard
= away from his prey. The dog was
: killed and many of the persons In the
/ audience who had heard the WHO
/. sound back OF the scenery were great
~ frightened. .,.,.s
Frank Lewis. a cook. burst oiooa
. vessel and bled profusely before ne
was attended and properly banoasec.
| This was the most serious OF 80 cases
, that were brought to the a.
: Conducted by peter j. Abt. The otb'
ers were mostly cases of heat exhaus-
ton or stomach trouble.
Dr Charles A. Aaron, who mas oeen
in Europe several months visiting the
hospitals. will sail for home on me
, ,oan,or "Amerika." September IL,