The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-04

in the Office Of Secretary Batesmen. All
kinds Of excuses for applying for free
admissions to the lair are offered but
yesterday came the limit. a well known
member of the board OF education
wanted 10 know why he hadn't received
a season pass. He was asked why he
was entitled TO free admission, and re-
piled that he had voted to close the
schools one day during the fair. The
inference was that if he hadn't thought
he'd get a season pass he wouldn't
have voted for the school holiday. lie
got the pass and went away triumph
ant. Secretary Bateman looked tired.
Ninety-nine people out Of every hun
dred who haven't seen the Springer <
Stubs horses at the fair grounds don't
| know where the grand duChy of Olden-
burg is The connection between the
/ horses ard Oldeuburg is decidedly re-
cent. They. or some of them, came
/ from there only thirty days ago. Ma
/ turally they have been unable to es-
tablish any friendships with the other
/ horses at the grounds. for they neigh
only in the OldenbUrg tongue, while
( the rest of the equines neigh only IN
/ English. Bat sleigh, those Oldenburgers
are great horses any weigh you look
/ at them. They are not in the cOmpeti-
/ ton. which is a good thing for lot
/ Of people. There is Black Santes, a
{ 4-year-Old coach horse that won first
/ place at Pueblo q short time ago over
/ an animal chat took the lead al the
I Buffalo Pan-American show. Another
/ beauty Is Buy Dido, a 3-year- old.
( Springer & Stubbs-the firm has head
quarters in DenVer-shOw also a cOu-
[ pie of magnificent recently imported
Belgian draft horses, Espiro De La
Lauvier and Forth de Monti.
J. r. Allen & Brothers have every
reason to feel satisfied with yester-
/ days awards in the Short Horn class.
They won eighteen first premiums,
/ twelve second. four thirds and six
/ sweepstakes. These well known breed
ers have twenty-fOUr head of cattle on
the grounds. Their value is easily SIZE
Q0O. BY the way. the weight Of the
prize heifer, Golden Fame's Belle. was
enormously stated recently to be only
800 pounds The fact is that this
splendid animal tips the beam at 1 1855
pounds, just fifteen pounds less than
ton. When Golden Fame's Belle gets
her growth she viii be a fairly good
sized 'critter"
An exhibition that has attracted a
vast deal of attention and praise is that
of Fairbanks, Morse Co. The exhibit
l - 81 par interest 10 0Ldn people
/ because il shows how machinery car
be made TO promote irrigation. Pumps
| of powerful character that are never
theless simple of operation and mex
pensive in installation are in OperatiO
in the Fairbanks Morse & Co. enclOs-
ure, which is over toward the stock
section of the grounds. Another inter
estiDg feature of the display is a spray
ing machine, which does the work of q
number of men in a much better man
ner and with considerably less expense
than the men could do il for
The highest praise has been accorded
to n H. Gentry Of Missouri and Pro,
lessor Clark of the Agricultural col
lege Of Utah for the eminently fair anC
J able manner in which they have beer
judging the cattle. Mr.. Gentry is
StOCkman of wide reputation. He ma Ike,
a speciality of Berkshire hogs and own,
what is said to be the finest boar in tn,
J world. Mr.. Gentry recently refused 81.
800 for this animal Professor Clark
as is well known, is considered an au
thOrity on livestock. His work at tn,
Agricultural college and elsewhere hai
won for him much commentator.
The public schools viii be closed OF
tuesday TO give the pupils an Oppor
tunity to visit the fair It viii b.
r known as Children's day.
Monday night will be ladies' night
{ Every woman viii be admitted FIRE
Who accompanies a man or woman witt
r one paid admission ticket