The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-03
UTAH TO SEND DISPLAYS
SEVERAL APPLICATIONS FOR
SPACE HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.
Interesting Land Contest Heard at
Evanston-Idaho Man Sells
Herd of Wild Donkeys-Building
Boom at Buttc-How the Sheep
Business Pays in wyoming-New
Daily Paper at Elko.

Setlc business men have been engaged
in the work of arranging the prelimin-
aries for a state fair to be given in this
city Discouragements in great album
dance beset them, but they finally, by
dant of most commemorate persistency
and pluck. oYercame all obstacles and
today they announce that The fair will
be ~tveG and that it VIII be a pro
nounced success. Financial matters
constituted the slough of deSDOnd into
Which the committee first tunbled.
boise, not unlike many other places, is
inflicted with a species of mossback
OF the most inactive variety. and these
refused paint blank to respond to the
can for the WhereWdth. But the COM
nli'-'tee managed to secure sufficient
funds from small donators 10 insure
the financial end of the fair and then
announced that the project would be
put through. By this time the fair
movement has SO far progressed as to
place the do naLshtngs in a rather en-
barrasing position, and now, as a
matter of pride if nothing else, they are
coming gracefully to the center and
contributing to assist a cause they had
presumed their lack of sympathy would
hlal. With these additions to the ex-
o'hequer the committee is enabled ito
make some very elaborate arrange
nents. and the Idaho TnteTnountain
fair will beyond question rebound to
the credit of those who dnaugurated
the move and to the state of Idaho.
The fair Will be held On Oct. u. 49, II,
10 and 16. An immense building will
be erected for INSTRUMENTATION of
The horticultural. agricultural. min
fs1-a1 his
number of stalls vial be erected for the
accommodation of display stock. For
all the exhibits awards viii be given.
both cash and diplomas.
A great deal of attention has been
given the entertainment features of
the fair. and Those who attend are as
Sured some excellent sport The COM
n-lttee has decided to hang $4,000 in
prizes. Ene most of which win go to
horse races, the prizes for which 1t Is
expected will attract some first-clasS
racing stock. In fact, assurances have
been received from Portland and
Spokane that the racing men of those
places will be represented. while I'M
officially the committee is Informed
there wifi be several stables from Mon
tana- The. fair association has a
splendid half mile track and every ac-
eofnrnodation will be afforded visiting
horsemen.
Another attraction Will be DR.. Carver.
the celebr9Eed shot, who will present
as an additional attraction his two
driving horses. Still another feature
viii probably be exhibitions of league
baseball, a rare treat for western ball
cranbs. ArTangem ents wgll likely be
completed fer a couple of exhibition
games by the league players, who will
be going through Idaho about that
time on their way to The coast.
UTAH WILL BE THERE.
While the fair partalses largely of a
state enterprise, still invitations have
been sent to neiglnboring states TO send
Displays, and applications for srace
have already been received from the
outside. especially from Utah. whose
business relations with southeastern
Idaho, which wild be we'll represented
at the fair, are very close.
the railroad companies have an
Eounced very cheap rates for pas
sengers and will, it is believed, trans
pert exhibits free of charge.
Hon. b. w. Johnson has been selected
as director general of the fair and W
6. Walker and George z. Smith score
taries. and they have already opened
headquarters in the Shainwaid block.
OFFICIAL PROGRAMME
The official programme is now in the
hands Of the printer. but your CORE
spondent was enabled to secure an ad-
vance proof sheet. Which gives a very
coed idea of the fair sports. and Will
be OF interest to all those who intend
10 participate. The programme is as
follows:
HOP SIT r FoES
October 12.-Cowboy Race-One-
fourth mile, purse $50, $40 to first, $40
to second Gentlemans Road Race
One mile. best two in three; special
conditions: Horses never to have had
any track work prior TO 80 days be-
fore race; horses TO be driven by any
body. Running. 500 yards, 800.
October 13.-Ladies Saddle Race
One mile, free for ALL $75; $50 to first,
SIS TO second. 2:40 trot, mile heats,
best two in three. 500; Running One
half mile. $3.50.
October 1880 trot or pace, best two
in three, 5000; Slow Race-S15 to first,
s. to second, $40; Running-Three-
eightfS mile, weight for age. $3.50; Cow
boy Race. 20 miles, $780, Conditions:
Each rider to have five horses and to
ride no horse more than one mile with
out rest.
October 15.-Running-On and one
sixth mile. Weight for age, $3.50: Two
year old trot or pace, $3.50; Running
One mile, weight for age, $3.50; Run
ning-One-half mile and repeat, weight
for age $500.
October 16.-Pace. free for all, $3.50;
Running-Three-e ighths mile, weight
for age. $3.50; Running-One mile and
repeat. weight for age. $3.50; Running
Consolation, fiVe-eighths mile, 500 to
first, $50 to second, $50. Free for all
horses that have not won any money
during the week.
BICYCLE RACES AND OTHER con-
TESTS.
October 12.-Hose Race-streets of
Boise. 10 a. M. purse 500; Bicycle
REORGANIZATION. one-half mile. medal;
Bicycle Race-One-fourth mile, state
championship, Gold medal.
October I3.-Hose Race-Streets of
Boise. 10 a. M. Bicycle Race-One- half
mile. match. medal; Bicycle Race
One half mile, state championship, gold
medal.
October I4-Liye Pigeon Shoot-Fa1r
grounds. 10 a. m, 500; Bicycle Race
One mile. match, medal; Bicycle Race
One mile, state championship, gold
medal.
OCTOBER l0.-h00h ana Ladder hdce-
Streets of Boise, 10 a. m, 500; Miner s
Rock Drilling Contest-Fair grounds
1880 a. M, 500; Bicycle Race-Two
miles. state championship. gold medal;
Bicycle Race-Five mile team handi-
cap, gold medal.
October dropping Contest-Fair
grounds. a. M. $3.50; Bicycle Race
Five mile. state championship. gold
medal.
EVANSTON NEWS.