The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-25

small roll a, mighty human sea.
not have had the Midsummer carnival
in mind when he dashed them off;
but he managed to give a very fair
description Of the sensation experienced
by visitors tothe Exposition grounds these
Gays. There is where the great Wild
west show and cowboys tournament will
take place, and this feature of Utah's
frst statehood celebration gives promise
OF being star attraction during the three
days or the carnival
Adam Paul. who is in charge of the
arrangements for this portion OF the pl-o-
gramme reports good progress with the
work, ana he confidently expects to Sc
cure one of the most interesting collections
.ot INDIANS, lndian-fighters, scouts and
COWBOYS ever congregated in one as
semblage IN time OF peace. All of those
taxing part will establish themselves in
camp in true frontier style at the Expo
sitlon grounds, and eacn day will give
graphic and realistic exhibitions OF
scenes peculiar to pioneer life in the wild
west, together with the various sports
and games indulged in by hardy athletes
and expert horSemen
Among the features will be a thrilling
stage coach robbery, participated in by
lndlanS cowboys, scouts and soldiers OF
the Utah National Guard, the latter be-
ing brought into action at the final an
limitation OF the redskins after their at
tack upon the mail coach and battle with
the scouts and cowboys. Liberal prizes
will be offered to winners of contests of
skill IN lassolng and subduing will horses,
rough riding. bareback riding of wild
steers, feats of skill in equestrianship,
racing of all kinds, etc.
Mr.. Paul received word yesterday from
Daniel Thomas of Leh who has agreed
to head party of pioneers who partici-
pated in the Biackhawk Indian war, who
will take part in the big show. H. NJ.
Bird and a party OF scouts from Farm
ers' ward will have the honor of occupy
ing the coach during the stage-robbing
scene. The executive committee has re-
ceived definite information from Charles
Meadows, better known as ARIZONA
Charlie, King of the Cowboys" who
started yesterday from Hot Springs, Ark,
and will do his share toward making the
cowboys tournament success by giving
exhibitions of shooting glass balls while
riding at full speed on horseback and on a
bicycle, also fancy riding aud lassoing,
specialties in which it is claimed he has
no superior.
Entries are being received daily from
persons eager to take part in the tourna-
ment and there will be no lack of experts
on hand to insure an abundance Of ex-
citing sport. Mr.. Paul has appointed the
ing the show: On Indan-fghters and
scouts, A. j. Pendleton, Albert Dewey
Stephen Taylor and William Naylor; or
cowboys tournament, George Crismon
P. S; Condie, o, c. Brown and Farley
Kimball. In the street parades the
pioneers and Indian-fghters will be giver
! a position Immediately following tht
Utah in 1S47" float.
Not a day passes without some new fea
| ture being brought forward for public
entertainment during the carnival. Yes
! terday friendly banter between PROBES
sor Stoddard and DR.. Higgins upon the
subject of craftsmanship resulted in {
match for a four-in-hand Roman chariot
ranged, to take place on the Main stree
boulevard July 4, for a $1,000 purse. 1t i:
believed that this will be the first even
of its kind in the west, hence it canno
| fail to be a genuine novelty.
Ten young ladies yesterday began {
! canvass of the city for the sale of ticket.
to the carnival theatrical benefit to b'
given at the theatre next Tuesday even
! ing. The programme will be full of high
class entertainment, among the perform
ers being Edwin Milton Royle, Selent
Fetter Royle, Mr.. Russell, Ada Dwyer
Milton Lipman, Charles Edmans ant
Professor Willard Weihe and other favor
tie musicians. The play bill will include
"Drifted Apart as a curtain raiser. fol
! lowed by the third act of Friends" Mr.
Royles famous and most successful play
The executive committee, after pro
! longed correspondence with many easter
badge manufacturers, has finally con
cluded to give the preference to a hom
manufacturer in awarding the privileg
of supplying the official carnival badge
the design submitted by E. J. Swane
having been pronounced most suitable 70
the occasion. They are to be congratu
lated upon this action, as they have no
only adopted most artistic and appro
pirate design, but it is certainly prope
that the badges should represent Utal
workmanship as we'll as a Utah celebra
ton The badge represents the state seal
surmounted by a neat figure in carnivs
will be a valuable souvenir Of this notabl
occasion.