The Yale expositor., 1909-07-02
GREAT RACING AT THE FAIR.
Fastest Animals In the World WIN
Meet September 2-fo.

No single feature OF State Fair -
tracts more people on its own accord
than the racing, If II Is OF sufncisnt
merit. That this fact is well known
by the powers that have been and
those that are in the Michigan Agrs'
cultural Society Is shown In the com.
pleteness OF the department. TIE
steel grand stand, the magnificent mile
track. the spacious and heaithful sta
bles. representing In all an outlay Of
over 100000, show what Is thought
of the harness horses at the Michigas
State Fair.
There is no more complete plane
down the line of the grand circuN
than that Just outside OF Detroit.
where the big fair is held each year.
The track was rebuilt last year At Q
cost OF $4,000 and now presents the
composite surface, so successful az
Memphis, the pattern after whics
other tracks are cut.
The fact that at the State FAM o.
1908 no less than nine horses beas
2:10 In winning heats on the uaok
and at the blue ribbon meeating that
year a number of worlds records were
demolished shows what fast TRACK
Michigan has. II is the talk OF the
country among racing men, and is one
of the only cases where the same
track IL used for the State Fair and
the grand circuit, affording the fair
soers an opportunity OF seeing horses
lace on the fastest piece OF dirt ON
of doors.
The equipments are perfect. 9ucs
Ia the growth of the popularity OF the
snort of the sulky that each year see1
additional demand for stabling. and
this summer a new barn with a ca
pacity of fifty has been completed. In
all 400 horses can be housed In roonJ
box-stalls in the speed barns. and be
cause of the general desire TO stroll
down and take look at them the ds
rectors of the society have had laid
| continuation OF the concrete waikA
which now run past the cattle. sheep
swine and speed barns-an excellent
idea.
In the past the fair has been for
tunate in attracting good class ol
| horses. and there are reasons VIII
| there will be an improvement thii
/ wear. a new ldit ~ fAhioAhe@OO OkNes
| on August 80, and in connection VIII
| Il there will be a big race meeting
| The Kalamazoo stakes have attracted
an unusual number OF horses, ant
| from that city the horses Will come
to Detroit, where the State Fair RAGS
program opens September and con
tinues for Ave afternoons. The State
Fair IL member of the Michigan
circuit: other states will contribute
SO from all sources 1t promises to as
semble a lot of fast and clever race
horses.
IN addition to the fifteen race
scheduled for the FIVE afternoons ther'
will be a great attraction on Septem
Der 3. Dan Patch, 1:55, the unbeatei
champion of the world will rae
against Minor Heir, 1:59h, his mos
formidable rival They will go on
heat. the idea being to lower tn
worlds record below two minutes
which the trainer OF the horses say
he will be able to do II the weathe
and track are right. II will be tn
most spectacular event ever known &
the light harness turf, solitary exhib
tlops against time fading to shado'
in comparison with this struggle iron
wire to wire.
The program, with the added attrss
tion. Is one of the greatest svor o.
fered by a state fair and will serve I
keep Michigan's yearly cutting In tn
, forefront. The regular race card 10
the fair is as follows:
Monday, September s-3:1o pace
purse $500: ais trot. $500; 2:16 pace
II $500.
Tuesday, September T--2:se pact
$500; 2:12 trot, 500; a:27 pace. $500.
wednesday. September s-2:S1 tro
$500; free-for-all pace. $500; ESQ ire
$500.
Thursday, September s-7:A pael
, $500; ais trot, $500: 1:ls pace. 80
! Friday, September -rrsefR4e
trot, $500: ais pace. Nv, ssss'vt9
$500.