The Detroit times., 1916-09-11
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FAIR TO-DAY
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I Anf tNAuktilSks NAA III 4HAaA w aiANlt
one OF the leading members of the
Sunday stan. has promised TO be
present Addresses will also be
made by Mrs L l. Calkins. Micht
gan president OF the W. { T, L,
and others.
During the afternoon noted band
artists will render special programs
IN the grandstand, in the grove and
in the automobile building
The opening races for the inter
state professional championship auto
races, in which drivers from eight
states will participate. are scheduled
for this afternoon Special prizes
are being offered by the manage
ment and b yindividuals 10 the driv-
er making the best time around the
track during the three days OF rae
/ ing. and 10 the driver breaking the
track mile record
An exhibition OF auto polo will be
I given in front OF the grandstand pre-
oeding the automobile races The
same will be PLAYED each afternoon
until the close OF the fair. Aviator
Al Boshek. who has attracted much
attention because OF his daring
fights. Is considering taking mp one
OF the newspaper men as a passen-
ger In a trial flight, either Tuesday
or Wednesday.
A gold medal declamatory contest
1ill be held in the grove under the
auspices OF the W. c. T. L. An en-
tirely new program will be present
ed in The fireworks display during
the evening
Tuesday. Detroit day. will be one
OF the most important days OF the
state fair The winners in the Bet
ter Babies contests will be announc-
ed and the prizes awarded All OF
the 100 babies entered In the con
test are expected 10 De present. II
will be the greatest assembly OF
its kind the state has ever seen
Sterling silver prizes will be award.
ed FOR first. second and third places
in all OF the three sections.
Fifteen thousand children and as
GOO groSn-ups helped 20 make Chill
drens day" Saturday. one OF the
biggest days that the state fair has
seen.
The entire program for the day
! was arranged and carried out for
the benefit OF the children. During
the afternoon. 100 children from De-
troit Sunday schools, under the SUI
peryision OF Mrs. Gertrude Sackett
Swan, presented tableauI. dances.
drills, songs and readings in the
grove.
The recreation center brought out
1000 girls and boys from the various
centers, who took part in a huge
field day on the athletic field, which
lasted throughout the day
The crowd assembled in the grove
during the afternoon vas disappoint.
ed when II was announced that the
names OF the prize winners in the
body building contest and physique
beautiful contest would not be made
known until Monday. instead Of Sat.
urday, as scheduled
John Brennan, physical culturist
and editor, made an address On
Sense and nonsense about the hu-
man body He claimed that man
was not taking as much care OF his
mental and physical machinery A.
he did Of his COWS. horses and auto
mobiles
In the four-day milking tests. Hen
gerveld Pauline de Kol. a four year
dairy COW. owned by J. A. Kirkland
OF the Kirkland farms. north OF D..
troit. won first prize. producing s5.4
pounds OF milk the first day. 523
the second. 4s.7 the third. and 4i.3
the fourth. making a total Of 205.7
pounds for the four days The COW
won three Other prizes during The
past three days Nine other COWS
were entered In the contest.
Aviation day" vas celebrated
Sunday az the fair. with number
OF events OF interest 70 owners ~
automobiles and aeroplanes 70 sport
lovers
During the afternoon an exhibition
polo game was played in front Of
the grandstand. in which the British
team defeated the American team in
two Commute periods by the scor~
OF 2 70 l.
The Detroit Turneryerein held
field day in front OF the grsndstand
and on the athletic field. the events
including a l00-yard dash. 220-yard
dash. mile run. shot-put, relay race
and tug-ofwar
During the afternoon a number o.
tumbling acts were presented before
the grandstand. Exhibitions were
also made by trained seals and other
animals
Such large crowd vss ont dur
ing the day that from o'clock IN
the afternoon until 10 In the even.
ing. with very little let.up. there
was a continuous stream n automO-
biles returning 20 tho city from the
fair Some OF the cars we're In line
for hours before they could reach
Highland Park"
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