The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-08-25
COUNTY FAIR
BIG SUCCESS
Entries in All Departments
Large..CrowdS Enjoy Fine
Racing, the Exhibits and
the Side Shows.

The Shiawassee County Fair opened
Tuesday with every prospect of grand
success the weather was just right. the
Floral Hall crowded with interesting
exhibits of many kinds, including
fruits, vegetables, fancy work, displays
by manufacturers, merchants, the
Canadian government, the Blind Insti-
tute at Saginaw, and many others.
The show of stock was large and of
the finest quality on earth. including
poultry, horses, cattle, sheep and pigs.
The side show attractions, midway,
Ferris wheel aud the hundred and one
other things that make crowd happy
were all there in full force and we'll
pstronized.
The race department was the best
patronized of any in central Michigan
in years.
Those who haye space in the Floral
hall are: A, F. Hollis, plumber; Con
nor Ice Cream Co The Foster Co !;
Charles McNally, garden produce; G.
A. Lawrence; Owosso Rug Co.; South
ard e. Densmore; D. H. Day; The
Arthur Ward Co.; Owosso Floral Co. !;
Osburn & Sons; Independent Stove Co. !;
Osborn, the dry cleaner; Buick Agency;
Shattuck Music House; Nutson &
Wright; Overland Sales Co. Canadian
Government; Saginaw Blind Institute.
Exhibits are being shown on the
grounds by Phillips Brothers, Grove
Implement Co., Payne Implement Co.,
Hartshorn Auto Co., the United Engine
Co., and l.. E. Shields.
The exhibits in the cattle department
are as follows: Frank THOMPSON,
Elmwood farm, 12 head of Jerseys;
Nethaway Brothers, Garland, six head
OF Holsteins; d. D. butcher, Benning-
ton, seven head of Holsteins; Monroe
&-Lewis, River Edge Farm, 10 Hoi.
steins Earl Vanderkarr, FIVE Holsteins
A. F. Loomis. II Holsteins; Merle
Shepard, two Holsteins; Charles Cook,
10 Jerseys; John Gokee, Guernsey BULL
F. L. Irish, six head Guernseys; Fred
Martin, Owosso township, six Hcl.
steins; L. c.. Kelley, Plymouth, 12
Polled Derhams.
Newton Barnhart of st. Johns, has
45 head of Duroc Jersey hogs on ex
hibition and Owen Loomis is showing
II of the same breed.
John Cute has fine Percheron
stallion on exhibition; II. W. Hubbard
& Son of Ovid have II mules, two
mares with mule colts and one jack
entered. G. W. Sayles has Shire
stallion entered.
Tuesdays racing was much enjoyed
the 2:30 trot being won by an Owosso
horse, Lady Patchen, owned and driven
by Henry Lamfrom, which was a
favorite although she lost the first heat
to Ulhan Simmons. Bessie G was a
a contender In the second heat but was
taken sick after the heat and was
drawn.
The purse for the $3.50 trot or pace
amounting to 500, was divided as
follows: First Lady Patchen; second
Ulahu Simmons; third, Anna Mack;
fourth, Ginger Ale
In the four furlong running race,
DR.. Bodine took the lead almost
from the start and retained it with
out danger of defeat in both con-
tests. The dash was negotiated in
50 3-5, and the repeat in 80 2-5.
Variety was added to the card on
Tuesday by the introduction of a
handicap motorcycle race, in which
two ,Owosso men were entered. The
contest, covering five miles, or ten
laps, went to Matt Hauer of Flint,
with Earl May Of Owosso second.
Lee Mccall, also of Owosso, was Civ
ell a quarter of a mile handicap, ow-
ing to the fact that he drove a stock
Of the motorcycles were Indians.
Summaries:
2:3O Trot or Pace, Purse 800
Lady Patchen, CLamfrom) 2 1 l
Ulshu Simmons (Spangler) 1 a 3
Anna Mack (McNabb .....S 3 2
Ginger Ale (Calkins) ......5 6 3 4
William F. X. (Davis) .....7 Z a
Bessie G. (Jenkins) 49,. ID
Mich. Belle (Sturgis) -. 6 L
Galewood (Brown) ...S ID