Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-09-25
ARTILLERY RACES
At THE STATE FAIR
Colonel Lockwood at Fort Douglas
Consents to Them Being
Pulled OF
MONTANA HORSES ARE COMING
Fine Percheron Exhibit This Year,
Entries for the Bench Show and
Other General Features

Through the courtesy Of Col b. c.
Lockwood, commander al Fort Doug
las, new and interesting feature has
been added to tho state fair It oc-
CURED 10 II. c. Curtis superintendent
Of speed, that some running races ridden
by artillerymon from the post would
attract much attention, The mcn
were willing to ride for the prizes that
win be offered, but first they had 10
obtain the consent OF Colonel Lockwood
to bring their horses TO the state fair
grounds
When the matter was taken up with
Colonel Lockwood this morning he
cordially assented az once, adding that
ne was interested in the state fair and
that he would DO anything In his power
TO make II more attractive This courtesy
on the part Of the colonel els much ap-
preciated by the fair management, and
the artillery races will be made a dis.
inct feature OF the big show. II is
proposed TO have them on two or three
days Of the fair Thtre will be at
least eight ana perhaps ten, entries IN
each race.
MONTANA HORSES COMING.
a telegram was received az the SEQ
retary's Office this morning, announcing
Ll'o' " 'alIoad or iaSt running horses
NaS en- route 10 san Lake from north
tIu MonUna ana would arrive early
lo,"o.IoN NOR ihg' Hupt curtis was
nol prepared TINS morning to announce
we nainea OF me ANIMALS ana their
pW.rIN, uut Iel irle 10 say that most
,bo s,oed,os, ''' ''''''''u 10 ''"N WIN
prpcurpoN rvurpYr
i-'''' ''-N 'hi
lususl interest attaches this year
w 'H' L'Ichtion eAhlblt through inc
"uoli OF me ONO Percheron Registry
association IN oUering three gold med
avs OF tue value OF 500 each FOR the
pest animals IN lhat class, one medal
goes 10 the best stallion OF any age, one
70 inc Dcst mare or any age and one
to me pest group OF ilYe animals owned
ny a single firm or individual Ii Is
ch ,e,vn ma 49,, ~ SuI'l'o 10 .ie me Fets
the most noted percberons IN tbo cor,y-
trv are coming from, portland IN COM.
pete for these nrizes
u,n,,t,s,e r,.,,.t,,,
''NN.' 20" iNANr S'
Entries for the harness races at the
fHir close tonlghc but superintendent
curtis says that any mail entries bear
ing o. postmark earlier than midnight
tonight VIII be received, The running
races, as usual VIII be open until the
,ve,ln,B oei2re 'hey are run MI, cur
The races ms vear viii he be'tor ' I'M
any mat hive c,.er boen gIyon I'm 1itah
Ana thIs staten,ent anniies 20 hnth ~
Ming and borness ovcnte
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pHNbi DAi EN- hlES'
The Derby, scheduled for next Mon
day afternoon, the opening day of the
fair already has six entries and two
more are practically sure TO be made
Inc management reels assured now
~ vorront a. ,n ocor,jr aNC s,, a1
Gvt,ro A,d 80. S,, ,.nt a., t. "i'.,u .',
tbat tho yal,o ~ ,ho s,oLo o nolp'
crcasad until I, baco,,,os 0,' 90 ~, -,
vamobio races 81, ,be irtory,o,,,,t 80 ,,
gion "'''
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l1b hhNNh SNOW
Entries for the bench show, whisl
closed Saturday night, are altogether
satisfactory, The interest that Is be.
Ing manifested In this event may be
understood from the fact that. after
midnight last night, President Melon
aid was called TO the telephonp I'm hls