The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-19
FAIR GROUNDS ALMOST READY
FOR THE BIG INTERSTATE Shows

heaviest and biggest horse OF lts age
alive. Another Scotch horse. the son
OF British Chieftain, is here, and these
three would weight three and half
tons. Each is a winner. and are eX.
pectcd to receive a flattering award
at this fair.
Sir Marcus, the champion, is
Scotch horse, but is now owned by
Cache Valley horsemen. He Is valued
at $4,000. but Scottish horse owners
have offered $4,000 10 bring this ami
NAL back To the land OF Its birth. He
is the most beautiful specimen oil
borscflesh that the writer has ever
seen. His lines are az graceful as
any race horse, and MS colorinS is eX-
ceedingly beautiful. This horse is
conceded to have the nearest perfect
foot OF any animal. In most of the
big eastern veterinary colleges there
are paintings and casts of Sir Marcus
foot, and when lectures are given on
horses hoofs. these paintings and
casts are exhibited TO demonstrate the
lectures.
All told, sixty horses Will be on pa
rade nt the Four State Fair. These
will come from all over the country
as well as from Canada, England and
Scotland Utah horses will be we'll
represented. with Cache valley and
Weber county entries coming In
daily, II Is expected that most every
class In this department will be fill
ed
In the merchants and maDufactur'
ers' building. exhibits OF every SORT
Will he on show. Agricultural imple-
ments, dry goods exhibits. Utah agri-
cultural products. harness displays
and other exhibits will be on show.
Along the Seventeenth street fence
iust east Of the main entrance. VIII
be a line of automobiles show rooms
agricultural exhibits, threshing ma
chimes and cream eeparators. with
the usual number of side concessions,
lunch counters, etc.
In front OF the main grandstand
there has been 4 stage erected for
the accommodation OF the excellent
bill of vaudeville that has been ar"
ranged by DR.. Rowe, The program
now consists of seven numbers, IN
Guiding some of the finest attractions
in the country. An aerial troop OF ar
lists and acrobats. a troop OF trained
dogs and monkeys, an eccentric Cni-
nese comedy act. exhibitions Of fancy
rifle shooting by the champion rifle
shot Of the world. the famous Russian
troupe Of dancers and other high class
entertainers will be on the stage.
There will be soda fountains, cigar
stands candy counters, lunch wagons
and counters. and lnuumerable otner
attractions for the visitor
The bureau of information is To-
Gated at the end of the secretarys OIL
flee under the grandstand, facing the
big gate, and will be in charge OF &C.
commodating young ladies who Will
willingly direct the visitor and help
him in securing any information he
might wish about the fair, the exhib-
its or sales.
The uneven ground near the en-
trance 10 the grounds has been lev
elled off at great labor and expense,
until the whole front grounds Is as
level as a billiard table.
The flooring and approaches to ev-
CRY building has been filled In with
earth, so that the annoying mud that
bothered the visitors last year VIII
not be noticeable this season.
Thousands of wagon loads of earth
have been hauled and emptied at va
nous spots, filling In every depreS
sion. DR.. Rowe estimates that SlO.'
600 has been already spent In the re-
arrangement of the buildings and con-
cessions, in the building of permanent
buildings, and in the filling In OF holes