The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-01
BIG THRONG SEES THE
PUMPKINS AND RACES
Twenty-ffth Annual State Fair of Utah Opens With
Attendance Over 5000.
Speed Contests Popular Feature Of the First Dayany interest
ing Displays Attract Attention of Visitors

T Z
y hundred pound punches Of grapes,
beets the size of a barrel, pump
llns large a. some houses. bewildering
cases Of fancy work. huge stacks Of
manufactured goods, pOnder0us work
horses. heavy heeves. mild-eyed Jersey
cattle. immense woolly lambs labeled
as sheep. shouting fakiTs, cheering
crowds around the race track-these
and many other visions chase them
solves through the brain Of a person
who took in the opening day az the
state fair yesterday.
The business houses and city and
state Offices closed. and the result was
seen In the throngs which passed
through the gates as soon as admis-
sion was granted to the public at the
noon hour. The cars were loaded down
with people headed for Agricultural
park and during the greater part of
the afternoon ard evening a human
stream POURED through the gates and
spread over the grounds. The first
DAYS attendance was over 1900. From
Governor Wells % the newsboys every
body seemed 20 De having a good time
The races were the principal attrac-
ton ln the afternoon. The grand stand
was filed, and "A multitude formed a
fringe an along the RAN halfway
around the circuit-some on foot and
some sitting or standing IN carriages
watching the lithe-limbed horses
whirling about the track Every quar-
Ter OF the grounds having an attrac-
ton was visited By ever-shifting groups
OF interested spectators.
Opened by President Empey.
The "twenty-hfth annual exhibition
Of the Deseret Agricultural & Manu-
featuring society" was formally opened
Bt o'clock In the afternoon by Presi-
dent n. A. Empey. Ascending the stand
ln the main exhibition building, Mr..
Empey made a brief speech. He told
Of the vast amount OF work that had
been necessary 10 get the grounds into
condition 10 hold any fair at all, and
asked the public not TO be too critical. |
The managers Of the fair realized, he
said that there must be some imper-
fections In the arrangements this year.
but everything possible had been done
so make the eXhibiduu successful, and
II was hoped that the public would be
pleased.
After listening 10 President Empey's
remarks. the crowd scattered 10 view
on the attractions. The spectators
found the main han filled with inter
esting exhibits and plenty of entertain
ment elsewhere. Despite the fact that
81 was the first day, the exhibits were
ready 90 be seen. The quarters are
cramped this year. making IL difficult
90 handle the crowds, but the people
who attended yesterday seemed 10 en-
JOY watching the surging OF the throng
through the open spaces from one ex-
hibit to another. Next year the society
expects 10 build two wings TO the main
building. which. Il Is hoped. viii give
accommodations sufficient for years TO
come. The grounds viii be enlarged.
the track Increased 20 a mile. grass
sown, walks constructed and many 9TH
en- improvements made.
Races the Feature.
The races were by far the most pop
ular feature OF the day. as was evil I
dencrd by The crowds which packed /
tnr grand stand and lined the track. /
Next TO the races In popularity We're I
the displays In the main building AMI j
vaudeville show. and then the livestock /
Aaa the agricultural machinery. with 4
llr various sidcshows catching the 4
crowds coming and going.
Nhe sldrsluW man came 10 grief.
Whru De approached the committee on
privileges and h.Hudiy stated that he
Desired The right 10 sell cigars, the COM
mlure go aU innocence accented his
money and lrt him iH. During the aft
eihoon this siren song was heard:
''ihe up, come up. gents, and try
your luck. Come up and get a good
,.Saf, anyhow, and you may win a dol
.it 'F two dollars Come on. b-o-o-ovsl
i'' cam lose Try your luck. Come
"' ana set The money, and il YOU don't
ss. 'nr money you get a good cigar
''NN you. Very good. Here's your
=. sir. Anybody else want to trve
mans YOU only a quarter-two bits
Jf your luck II YOU don't win
d money prize you get a fine Havana
le'-,'lo cigar Thank YOU. Anybody
'.1r. Thank YOU. Here's your 81. sir.
lone on. h-o-o-o-oysl Thank YOU.
-'S again. Better luck next time"
No Fleeing Games Allowed.
To wasn't long before the ..barkers"
..r Two sam-s known professionally
-@ --- -l'uN, were so busy raking in
-r quarters from the interested crowd /
.'. ,A-> almost forgot 20 talk. Then
somebody who had singularly poor luck
''"@ Jnlt The 'proprietors Of the
-.. ----hI device were taking in
.''lt $50 20 every 81 they paid out. and
was % strong suspicion Of an un-
landing with the winner OF The 81.
t"-1 thr man who had lost hied 10
. resident Empry aud told his story.
AS result. the president and a depu-
l'I.'9 ot directors went over and
WEIGHED The game for awhile. and then
TOPPED The siren song of the barker"
.- forced The closing Of the philan-
l'a'ple enterprise for the separation OF
quarters from the unsuspecting.
we VIII not permit any game for the
..ag of the public" said President
..-..'P-} afterWard, Selling pools on
me races viii be allowed because Il
couldn't bet on the horses we /
. .iI1nt have any races. But we won't
nave any games Ike this cigar game