Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-10-01
FAIR NOTES.

The p0uC1llOEil thiiibiN -
ally good this year.
Neither the High school nor the uni
yersity have exhibits this year.
Some OF the feats performed by the
bicycle riders are distinctly halr-rals-
ing.
The free vaudeville show is one OF the
most popular institutions on ,he
grounds.
The dust problem IL TO n measure pe-
ing solved by placing three sprifiN'ers
in commission.
Cueumbers grown inside Of glass bot
ties are being shown this year IN the
horticulture department
The paddocks where the race horses
are kept continue 20 be one OF the chlel
attractions at the fair.
The monograph and the planola IN
the big hall are a never ending source
of diversion for the visitors.
Vaudeville the midway. free band
concert and a wrestling tourhaneh'
are among the attractions THIS evening
The Jackson school choir has entered
Cor The children's chorus competition
which will be held on Friday. children's
day.
A nolice officer last night entered the
barroom with the result that rev boys
were elected from the front door IN eA-
IRENE haste.
The horsemen were out bright ana
early this morning trying out Tor the
races TO be held tomorrow and satur-
day afternoons.
The First Presidency were Interested
spectators at the opening yesterday.
They occupied a box In the grand stand
al the opening race meet.
The street car company has flagman
posted al each Of the four sets OF tracks
TO be crossed between East Tehple
street and the fair grounds
capt. Charles Lang will go up against
the big Turk this evening ut 3, AS ne Is
more nearly an equal weight the match
should be an interesting one.
The fair building, which was DESIGNED
by Architect w. +. Ware. after the
style Of the old Spanish missions, Is
greatly admired by connolsures In ar
chitecture.
Fairbanks, Morse & Co. have o very
good exhibit OF gasoline pumping en-
glnes. Among those shown IS the Jack
OF all Trades" which apparently does
everything but talk.
The exhibit OF the Acme Electric COM
pany. wherein an artist does some de-
cidedly clever etching work on leath-
er wood and glass. Is numbered among
the novelties this year The electric
pencil is a decidedly hot thing.
During the wrestling match last night
between the Turk and Charley Ross or
Leadville the spectators stood upon the
chairs In their excitement with the re-
suit that nearly every chair IN the tent
was smashed and the utmost confu-
sion resulted.
upon complaint being registered TO
| President Empey yesterday afternoon
regarding a couple Of skin games mat
were being operated on the grounds
! they we're promptly closed up. Up 10
! this time The concerns were doing a
regular banking business.
]. G. Mcdonald. chairman OF the
amusement comiNttee has caused 10
be erected a big platform outside the
west entrance to the hail This depart
ure viii make 1t possible for all TO see
the wrestling bouts, the good work or
the bicycle trick riders and the punch
ing bag artist
John IT, Back and Son this year have
very ambitious display that eolipses
former efforts on the part OF these
well known honey growers. The colony
OF bees behind the glass partition. the
exhibits Of honey in Jars and In the
comb. and stacks Of wax all arranged
in amber piles. are decidedly Interest,"
ing.
Disciples Of Isaac Walton are max
ing the aquarium at the front entrance
of the building their trysting place me
different tanks are filled with fsh when
include al species that inhablt me
streams and rivers OF Utah. The aris-
tocrstio rainbow trout. the sluggish