The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-01
FINE WEATHER MAKES
OPENING AUSPICI0US
CITY is DESERTED WHILE MEN,
WOMEN AND CHILDREN EN-
JOY A PERFECT HOLIDAY.
Where Pleasure Seekers Went.
Salt Lake City was emDtied vest

Salt Lake City was emDtied yester-
day!
Fine spring weather made Memorial
the city has ever had. All of the resorts
were open and were thronged with
thousands of people.
According to statements given out by
the arrangements CT the different re-
sorts, Saltair led in attendance. The
meet of the Utah Jockey club was sec
ond. Large crowds also visited the
Salt Palace during the day and the
salt Palace saucer track at night, La
COON, Wandamere and Liberty park.
The canyons adjacent to the city were
visited by many picnic parties.
At Saitair there were a number who
took the first dip of the season in the
briny. They found Il a bit chilly, but
at least they pretended they liked it.
Dancing in the great pavilion was the
more popular amusement. The other
attractions at the resort were all well
patrOnized.
The crowd at the races filed the
grand stand. club house and grounds
TO overlooking. A feature program was
given and some excellent racing was
seen. At Lagoon ali attractions were
in full swing and all employees were
kept busy caring for the grounds. The
carnival at the Salt Palace grounds
and the bicycle races in the evening
attracted 5000 people. At Wandamere
the usual Memorial day sport program
was omitted, but the patrons spent a
busy afternoon and evening visiting all
the attractions and rowing on the lake.
A feature Of the celebration Yester-
day that was particularly noticeable
was the excellent car service. Every
Tn
service. Hundreds of cars ran TO and
from the races, and the immense crowd
at the close Of the races was handled
promptly and taken to town early. To
and from the Saltair depot and the
Salt Palace traffic was also very heavy.
The cars to the race track were also
used 10 the Lagoon depot.
For a family resort, for a crowd of
young people in search OF a days out
ing, or for the individual with his
sweetheart, seeking a quiet tete a tete.
the Lagoon is the ideal spot in which
TO drive away dull care.
Lagoon proved its right yesterday to
It's reputation as d family resort. All
classes of people were there The me-
chanic. with his wife and family Of
youngsters, with their lunch basket de-
termined TO enjoy the holiday 10 the
fullest extent, was there. Business men
ana their families were on hand, and
boys and girls and young men and
young women from city, village and
faTm-aH could be found at Lagoon
yesterday.
For the younger people the dancing
pavilion perhaps afforded the best OPP
pOrtunity for recreation, while the roller
skating rink came next. Seven trains
were kept busy between the city and
the resort. The first was started out
at S:35 o'clock, and with the growing
crowd IL was found necessary soon TO
press every available coach Into ser
vice. Shortly after noon the trains
werSinCreased TO ten coaches each, and
II was found necessary to run these I'M
usually large sections the remainder of
the day. The night crowd was much
larger than that of the afternoon, and
each Of the trains was packed on every
trip. No difficulty. however, was CT
counteTed in accommodating patrons