The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-28
"HORSES ARE e.
OFF" In TINES
BIG CONTEST
List of Candidates Published for
the First Time BY The Times
Friday
NAMES TO BE PRINTED
AGAIN AT LATER DATE
One of the Prize Shetland Ponies
Can BE Seen al The Times Of
flee Tomorrow Afternoon

The horses are of in real ear
nest
Today we publish the first list OF
candidates in The Times big voting
I contest and are placing the nominees
/ in the spot light" OF publicity
We are letting the people AT large
know who's who" in the race
/ Readers in general OF The Times
are asked 10 look the list over care
fully for the names Of relatives and
friends and il they find young people
lin whom they are interested and who
are worthy OF their support. we want
these adult readers TO take a hand
in the game and boost for their fay-
orites while they incidentally boost
for Detroit's distinctively clean, pro-
gressiye and splendid daily.
The prizes forty in number-are
30 valuable and attractive that people
II all thinking ages have a license to
get enthused, either for themselves
or in the interest OF others who are
in the running and strenuously try
| ing 10 win
So no matter whether YOU are un-
der II or over 20. YOU are eligible
TO effective activity in the pending
contest, either as player or a
rooter.
II YOU are too old 10 play you are
not too old to root for some am
bilious boy or girl who is intensely
longing for and working for the cap
turing OF a pony or other prizes.
Have You seen the Poney?
One OF The Times prize Shetland
ponies Is here
Have you seen the dandy little
horse7
II Won haven't. watch for him.
The fine little fellow will appear
on the streets from time 10 time for
exhibition purposes.
He is hitched 10 neat little cart
md carries n sign announcing The
Times contest
The cart is not The Times cart.
The Times carts will not he used be-
fore awarded 10 winners.
They will he dandy little carts and
brand new
Can Be Seen Tuesday.
And say. If YOU want 10 have a
cinch on seeing the sample Shetland
pony be on hand at The Times office
between and o'clock Tuesday. to-
morrow. and you can take good
look at him and admire him for a
while Wen have him ready for
you.
Now Get Busy.
Now that the first list OF candi-
dates has been published, it's time
for you boys and girls In the contest
TO get tremendously busy.
Don't let any grass grow under
Eyour feet
Don't let the weather stop you or
rain dampen your ardor
MAKE hay while the sun shines.
and during showers.
Don't lose a single chance and you
will stand less or chance 10 lose.
In fact you can't lose. IL you get
any results for your efforts, or as
has been already announced. the
Times will reward any honest con-
testants who make good In the Sc
curing Of subscriptions but fail TO get
IN on the distribution Of the forty
regular prizes.
Go After Big Game.
Or course every vote couhls anu We
don't want you 10 think the daily
ballots or four months subscriptions
too small 10 bother with. but when
YOU can, "go after big game.
A new subscription for two years,
accompanied by the hard cash, Will
yield 35 900 votes.
NV, wouldn't politician he
tickled to be able to roll EN- up In
punches like that?
Get few two-years' people IN
your game bag and you'll be getting
along by leaps and bounds.
But never get the notion that you
have enough
While you are landing $4,000
fellow. it may be that some other
how or girl is capturing pair or
them.
Keep on plugging and piling up
the votes as long as you have time