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

fair
Il is not expected that the attend
ance will be up TO the standard or 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 e1'
hibits.
Right now the Michmigan state fair
Is in better shape to see than on the
earlier days. There is not quite such
a 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
20 send their stun 10 the West Mich
igan fair at Grand Rapids. The fair
management will endeayor 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 a 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
three prizes piece in two classes there
have been six prizes in each open
class
Old Plan Is Favored.
Michigan animals have taken good
share OF the prizes. but some OF the
smaller breeders feel that they can
not compete with the big stock farms
OF the whole country. and they have
drawn up protest which will be con
sidered at the winter meeting of 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 TO
bring the best animals here.
Wednesday a Big Day.
Wednesday was a big day in point
OF attendance. although not as large
as the two preceding. There were
$500 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
lcaused 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. g. T. u. tent,
where they were refused admission.
The three young women are again
exhibiting their gowns today. and the
Michigan building was we'll crowded
when they made their appearance this
morning.
Babies Awarded Prizes.
The live stock parade was again n
feature OF the morning. The baby
show also drew well. Ivanelle Ruth
Noble, SO 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
Watson.st., was considered the best
looking, and VIM. Kouba. 55s Twenty
flfthst., was the most amiable.
Thursdays baby show is for babies
between II and "a months In age.
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 Spelman
bears and the spectacular "Sheridan's
Ride" which Is the feature Of each
evenings performance, are still great
drawing attractions.
II Races today are the 2:24 trot, 2:11
pace and 2:16 trot.
There was the usual chapter OF min
or accidents Wednesday In the Nun
day animal show, one OF the trained
I dogs was somehow let into the runway
leading 10 the cages AT the same tine
that trained LEOPARD was being as
corted back 10 his den. The great
cat caught sight OF the dog and had
leaped upon II and sunk his fangy In
the dogs neck before he could b.
captured. II took the efforts eof sew
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away from his prey. The dog Wa
killed and many OF the persons In tn
audience who had heard the wild
sounds back OF the scenery were great
~ frightened
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