The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-30
SALTAIR THROWS
OPEN HER GATES
More Than Four Thousand Peo-
pie Arc Present During
the Day.
NEW ATTRACTIONS ARE
ENJOYED BY THE CROWD
Lagoon and Wandamere Will
Greet Visitors on DecOra-
ton Day.

More than 1000 persons paid tribute
TO the popularity of Saltair on its open
ing yesterday in spite of the unfavor-
ablc weather conditions that prevailed
during the greater part Of the day.
Each succeeding train during the even
ing until 1880 was forced to attach
more coaches than the former ono to
accommodate the crowds bound for the
lake and bubblug over with tho carni-
val spirit.
The new floor Of the dancing pavilion,
the soft, dreamy strains of Christensen s
orchestra and the perfect weather for
the dancing cast an irresistible spell
over the younger people VINO crowded
the dancing pavilion to lis utmost ca
pacity.
Along the Midway" The many at
fractions lent their charm TO tho scene
and were freely patronized, particu-
larlY the new and mysterious one, ''Pil-
grims Progress Due to a slight de-
lay III the completion OF the ship restau-
rant, that attraction was not fully OPP
encd To the public, but it is expected
that by Monday it Will be ready for the
serving of meals.
The japanese tea garden at the south
end of the pavilion found Immediate
favor, - did The ''Old Mill" " Figure
Eight, Automat, Witch s
Swing. Ocean Wave and the many
other attractions. The "spielers' for
these concessions made the air ring with
their good-natured ioIIying of the
crowds, inviting them TO get busy and
"play ball. - ''play marbles, and
8 win Lucy box of candy
Many Go in Bathing,
The bathing promises to be better
than for wears past The temperature
Of the water on Saturday was 6S de-
grocS. which lured many of the visitors
into It's depths. The new train sched'
ulc went into effect on Saturday, the
first train leaving Salt Lake City ut $3.50
in the morning and the second leaving
at l2:15 IN the afternoon and at every
i5 minutes from then on in the after
noon and evening.
At the main entrance, new iron gates
have been installed and the gate keep
ers Will be able to handle the crowds
with greater dispatch than has been pos
sible in the past,
Pain s fireworks, which have been cx-
tcnsivcly advertised for the opening of
Saltair have been postponed indefinitely.
X. i. Bernard, special representative of
the Pain IS Fireworks company, reported
Saturday night that his company could
not assign n definite date for the fur
nishing of the display. The Saltalr
management is IN no way, it is said,
responsible for the failure TO give the
people what was advertised and ar
are being made to give some
special features to take the place of the
fireworks, With the many attractions
already at the resort, pleasure seekers
will fiud plenty Of amusement and rec
rcatIon.
Others to Open Monday.
Decoration day is the day scheduled
for tho opening of Wandamerc, and the
feature of the opening will be the spec
tacular play "NesUVlus. " The resort
claims the longest ''scenic' railway in
the world as one Of the major attrac~
tions, which, it is said, Will receive ifs
share Of the patronage. The manage
mcnt of this resort announce the follow
ing programme:
Saturday, June 5-Society day
Monday, June Ladies' and chill
Tuesday-salt Lake day-Picturcs in
FIRE of Mayor Bransford and other prom
iucnt citizens.
Wednesday, Granite day.
hursday-People' IS day.
Friday-Pioneer day.
Saturday-Utah Jockey club day.
Lagoon will also throw open its gates
10 the pleasure loving public on Decora-
ton day, the feature of the opening
being the road race. Following the OBJ
servation car run over the line Of the
Salt Lake and ogden railway, the riders
in this race will start from the corner
of Third West and Fifth North streets
at 1880 clock Monday morning.
The details OF the race, which is given
under the sanction Of the National Cyc-
ling association. will become a matter
of record in the national racing records.
Fifty prizes have been offered for the
winners and more than one hundred en-
tries are looked for, The distance COW
cred is more than sixteen miles and a
number OF the crack cyclers Of the city
are in training at present for this
event.