The Detroit times., 1911-12-01
CONTEST FOR SHETLAND
PONIES WILL Gt KEEN
Boys and Girls Are Taking Great
Interest ~ The limes
Prizes.


uttered shetland pony, vita ears and
renta In lor four eempanlsRs, away
from The times once early neat
March, Another will be ridden away,
The reeead pong le be bFoaen 50 the
saddls. both arc 20 be given away
by ghs Times 10. Deys end pills WAo
are saving labels from the speelaed
nure food products participants III
the Timer grea, 10000 hahufaetur
en- and merphaniH' contest the most
attractive newspaper eeatest efei an
bounced In Detrelt, for the reason
that, 10 win the valuable prlkes, nj
selling or soliciting OF any hind IL re-
quirsd.
One OF those ponies Ia mine al
ready" said one boy, whose home IL
cut Grand River.aye, when he called
The Times ONCE on the Telephone,
yesterday, IL hope this Eood weather
lasts a while longer I've got several
thousand votes, and say, this IL the
easiest thing ! ever got into. Every
body ask gives me the labels You,
ought 10 hear OF the tricks ! am
working. But I won't tell you be-
cause / don't want anybody else to
know. One OF those ponies IL going
10 be mine. want the one with the
saddle and bride. Let some Eirl
lave the other one"
This boy said he did not get busy
IN the contest until Friday OF last
week. The fact that he has the votes
no mentioned indicates how easily the
labels and sales slips are acquired
when the race 10 taken up and an ef'
fort made to get them. They have no
value to anybody and will be thrown
into the alley unless you ask for them
and have them saved for votes-tor
You. Tell your friends and neighbors
TO send them to The Times once TO
be voted for you. Or have them give
them TO you once each week. You
Will be surprised how fast you
will get votes once you get into the
race and have your friends saving
labels for you.
Not a few of the contestants view
ed the handsome Regal automobile at
rhe Regal salesroom, No. 75S Wood
ward-ave.. yesterday and the day be-
fore. This machine, a servlceable
runabout of the popular underslung
pattern, is TO be driven To the man or
woman having the greatest vote at
he end of the contest
There is plenty of time TO get into
the race for this automobile yet, as
none of the contestants has large
vote in the standing to date. Why
not make an effort 10 capture this
nrize? Wouldn't the reward be worth
YOUR efforts? A few weeks OF sys.
sematlc effort now may mean months
OF daily or weekly pilgrimages about
he city boulevards and into the coun-
thy for invigorating evening spins.
The car will serve the man or woman
who takes il for several summers TO
come. Ii will be given away, too.
lust as the long automobile season Is
approaching next spring.
Several additional organizations
will be entered in the contest early
rext week. Several OF the organize
lions are inducing similar bodies, not
In the contest. 10 assist in gathering
labels. One church may in this way
Gain the cooperation OF several
churches OF the same denomination,
cor of different denomination IN the
Immediate neighborhood. In one por-
ton of the city Methodist church Is
having the help Cf a Baptist church
Let the contest department have the
domination for your church or lodge
send IL in Immediately. and the de-
rartment will help you get good
start by the time the busy Christmas
season is here. There is as much
chance for your organization yet as
for any of those already in the race
The vote standing is no. so high as 70
prohibit others from entering. though
the standing OF those already gather.
Ing labels is climbing. of course,
week by week. Better get in now.