The Detroit times., 1911-01-10
FAIR AFTER GRAND
CIRCUIT DATES
If Efforts Are Successful 1t Will
Mean Two Weeks of Big Har-
ness Racing Here.

Detroit will probably have two
weeks of grand circuit racing this
year. In addition TO the Blue Ribbon
meet, generally held in July, the Mich
igan State Fair association will have
the big harness campaigners on its
track for weeR, beginning Sept Is.
Fred Postal. president of the De-
troit Driving club, and Thomas E.
Newton, president of the state fair,
are now in Buffalo. attending a meet
ing OF the stewards of the grand cir
cult They hope to have grand circuit
dates assigned for the state fair. Last
year Columbus, o., had grand cir
cult week while the Michigan state
fair was on, with the result that the
topnotchers in the harness world
were divided between Detroit and the
Ohio capital
President Newton has already taken
active hold of the state fair work
and he plans, with the able assistance
of Secretary j. E. Harmon and the
office stan, 10 give Michigan the best
exposition II has ever had. He Is de-
termined to make the fair especially
strong and attractive in regard to live
stock and diary products. The &C
commodations for the display Of but
ter and other dairy articles have not
been the best In the past, but Mr.. New
ton has plans on foot which are cal
culated to remove all shortcomings.
Plans have been drawn up for the
erection of a $4,000 daily building,
and this may be ready for the next
exhibition. In any event, however, II
is promised that there will be better
arrangements for the dairy exhibits
next fall than ever before.
The management also intends to i'm
prove the fair in many other respects.
The horse show will be bigger and
better than ever Right now Secre-
tary Harmon has assurances OF at
least three six-horse teams, as com
pared with only one last year.
Another big feature, entirely new,
is military day, which is being plan
ned. Negotiations are now on for the
invasion OF the grounds by troops from
Fort Wayne and one OF Canada's
crack regiments. Just what Can.
adam corps will be secured is not yet
known. but il is limited that IL may be
none other than the Essex Fusiliers,
who carried of high honors at the
st. Louis worlds fair One of the at
fractions for military day may be a
sham battle. 1t is also planned to have
a company OF boy scouts on the
grounds. some from Detroit and others
from out in the state.
The auto races, which were prevent
ed last year by the rain, will be on the
program again, and some OF the
worlds fastest men will doubtless be
on hand A daily demonstration of
the mono-rail car, now sensation In
Europe, will also be given. provided
the management can make satisfac-
tory arrangements with the European
owner and operator OF the unique de-
vice. Extra band music Is also 10 be
provided.
For the first time in the history OF
the fair, the books OF the institution
are being audited. Howard c. Beck,
expert auditor, Is doing the work. He
has about completed the task and re-
ports that he finds the accounts cor
rect.
The figures show that the fair OF
1910 feared about $4,000, as COM
pared with a surplus OF $4,000, in
Guiding state appropriation OF $10,.
900. for 1899. Last year the fair had
no state appropriation and was a
couple OF days shorter than the exhib-
ition OF the previous year. This year
the management -ects to break all
records in regard TO attendance. ex.
hats and general conditions. At least
one reform is planned-the curbing OF
the midway attractions. Nothing OF
an offensive nature is to be tolerated