Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-28
Coming In by Squads From All
Points Of the Compass.
WILL MAKE GRAND SHOWING
Some splendid Equine Specimens Are
Now Here Success Of "Rough Ri-
deru Posture l. Assured.

The advance guard Of the rough rid
ers from outlying districts has arrived
and this afternooo at 4 o'clock the
horsemen augmented by the salt Lake
contingent, were 10 assemble az the
city and county building where capt
Game takes them in charge and puts
them through their PAGES In the form OF
a rehearsal for the parade tomorrow
The first arrivals came IN from sum
nit county last night in charge OF Alma
Eldredge Of Coalvilc. In all there were
20 horsemen, who were quartered on
the fair grounds,
The special from Logan and Cache
valley points over the oregon Short
Line this morning brought in four car
loads Of horses az $3.50 In all there
were 100 animals and riders. Some OF
the horses are very fine specimens ana
nearly all OF them were blanketed.
At noon the contingent from Provo
came to town 80 strong, and were i'm
mediately transferred to the fair
grounds whore Frank Hines who has
charge OF the forage department Of the
Roosevelt celebration. saw that they
were all well cared for.
In patches OF i've and elk the Davis
county troop has been coming in all
day. The men bring word that the
roads are In bad shape. but nevertheless
there win be 40 horsemen from Davis
county In line tomorrow.
The Park city horses, driven by 10
men, started out this morning and are
due TO arrive about ,. IN, The $50
riders will come in on the evening train.
Among the travei-stained arrivals
this morning was Walter James Of
Vernon, Tooele county, who left home
the day before yesterday He stated
that the roads were simply awful and
that the storm put stop TO some Of
the riders making the trip, nevertheless
there were 10 riders on the road who
will put up at Murray tonight and get
to Salt Lake early In the morning
From latest reports there viii be %
men In from Tooele In charge OF Hy-
rum Grant and John Rydalch They
viii arrive early In the morning. The
Washington Willard and Juab county
rough riders will come In this evening
on Oregon Short Line No. q, and viii
be Immediately transferred from the
train to the fair grounds.
Some amusing incidents occurred to-
day upon the arrival Of some Of the
horses. Owing 10 a misunderstanding
the railroad company had not been paid
the freight on some Of the carloads,
consequently no cash, no horses, and
finally j. G. Leary had to go down into
his own pockets In order to get the
horses, which was not so amusing for
him In another case a rider from Da-
Wis county evidently labored under a
Misrepresentation as 10 the true inward
ness Of the meaning Of a rough rider,
for his outfit was decidedly rough con-
sisting as II did OF piece Of rope for
a bride and a sack for a saddle. Jim
Leary threw up both hands when he
saw Il and looked around for a soft
spot wherein TO drop. When he re-
covered he gently but firmly told the
man thata he would be arrested If he
rode around town In that fashion This
afternoon the humorist was rounding
up the various saddlery establishments
with the object In view Of appearing
spick and span tomorrow.
This afternoon the Consolidated
Streetcar company sent out two big
cars 10 bring in the Summit county
riders who will leave the train on
Twelfth South and Seventh East and
ride up TO the old fair grounds where
they expect to find their horses that
are coming overland via Parleys can
yon