Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-28
OFFICIALS IN FINE HUMoR.
Predict Real Eye-0peners All
Along the Line-SOme
OF the Exhibits.
small Army on the GROUNDS Getting
Things in shape for the
Opening Day.

PRIEST j. G.. MCDONALD am
moro Than delighted with tie outlook
for the coming fair. Already IL T.
AWAY ahead Of any previous show OF
like character held in this intermoun-
tain region.
sECY. n. ;. ENSIGN-Thc entries
all Gong the line are from 20 10 400
per cent greater than the largest fair
ever held in Utah. With a purse OF
81. 900 hung up for the races and the
best amusement features ever, I can
see nothing ahead but unqualified
success.
PRANK y. HEWLETT-What is
worrying me Is that all the space has
been taken i'm the big manufacturers
building and we have dozens of appli-
cations from foreign firms we cannot
accommodate without crOwding out
the Utah manufacturers.
LESTER ID. FREED--If you want
10 lead strenuous life. try and man
age horse races. n the public j. not
satisfied with the horses we have, !
VIII be sadly disappointed
Today small army Of workmen IS
busy at the fair grounds, putting the
final touches on the stalls, stands and
booths. and surrounding the whole
with tasteful decorations in red. white
and green. preparatory to the grand
opening Of the State fair next Monday
morning. Men. women and children are
busily engaged In arranging the various
exhibits. as they are hauled IN by the
drayioad from the institutions in the
city. making exhibits, and from the
railroad stations. having arrived I'm the
city per freight train.
When the gates open Monday morn
ing everything viii b. in readiness TO
receive the crowds, which arc expected
20 eclipse IN number the attendance
at any previous fair. The grounds
have been brushed up and put into
shape, the lawns sprinkled and cropped
and the paths rounded up and cleared
for traffic. The buildings have been
repainted and present a handsome ap-
pearance. The stables and sheds are
ali IN shape to receive their quota OF
fine horses and cattle. and In fact most
OF them are already filled with
thoroughbred animals, prepared 10
contest for the many prizes offered.
THE RACES.
A feature OF this years fair which
promises to be one Of the chief attrac-
tons, is the big racing meet. Some Of
the fieetcst animals Of the west are al
ready on the ground with their retinue
Of attendants, being groOmed into shape
FOR the big events booked for the en-
tire week. Among these are three
horses brought in by c. p. Dye, just
from Reno. New. Mr.. Dye, Il will be
remembered. was the owner OF "Old
Rather" the horse which, ridden by
Charley Dye, broke tho worlds record
for three and half furlongs on the
Salt Lake track four years ago, I'm A.
fiat. Mr. Dye has since disposed OF
"Old Rather" but has a trio OF speed
ers which he claims viii make a good
showing during the coming week. II
is said that two Of them are from the
stables Of Gov Sparks OF Nevada
H = Blackburn OF California also
has two fast ones ready TO enter tho
lists. while n. A. Dickey OF Albion,
Ida, Is on hand with one OF the best
products OF tho James B. Haggin sta
bles. ]. G.. Turner OF ST. Louis has n
enter, while H. A. Hedges OF Butte has
on the ground tho formidable Buck
wa" the horse that pulled down a rec
ord OF % seconds for quarter mile in
Butte this summer.
These horses are IN addition 20 the
Utah bred animals that have been en-
tered for the running events. cOmpris-
ing entries from Logan on the north
TO Richneld on the south.
The chief interest In trottlng events
seems 20 center on the Ctah-bred trot-
ting race, in which only horses born
and bred IN this state may take part
and h az confidently expected that the
showing In this race viii bee a surprise
20 lovers OF sport.
DRAFT HORSES
In the draft horse division Of the
exhibit are several fine animals just
shipped in from Illinois by Durham