The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-16
THOUSANDS co TO
HYRUM HORSE FAIR
Event This Year Attracts Big
ger Crowds Than Ever
Before.
EXHIBITS ARE HIGH CLASS
SOME OF FINEST DRkUGHT AMI
MAILS IN WEST ARE SHOWN.
(spseiaI to The eraId-Republlcan.)

Especial to The Republican,
Logan, April 15.-The annual horse
fair at Hyrum today drew the greatest
throng ever gathered within the limits
of that town, there being between 5000
and 1900 visitors and practically all OF
the residents of Hyrum and environs
in attendance. Excursion trains were
run from all parts of the valley.
The program was opened at 10 o'clock
when Mayor II. +. Liljenqust delivered
an address of welcome in the public
square. The horse parade was formed
Immediately thereafter, and while the
display Of horseflesh was hardly as
great as last year, still it made fine
showing. upwards of $125000 worth of
horses being exhibited The judging
began soon after the parade and con-
tinued during the greater part of the
day, so long, in fact, that many sports
scheduled for the afternoon had to be
called off. James Devine of Salt Lake
acted as judge.
A ball game between teams represent
ing the Boosters clubs of Logan and
Hyrum resulted in an easy victory for
the Logan nine by a score of Is to g.
The chief feature of the fair, as COM
pared with other years, was the fine
showing made in the division of Clydes-
dale and Shire mares, the statement be-
Ing freely made that this was the finest
display of this type of animals that
could be shown in the west. The awards
were made as follows in the order
given:
Standard bred-First prize, THE Jes-
ter" owned by the Logan Horse Co. !;
second, Mat McGregor," Nose Thatch-
er of Logan; third. George, Jr.," Rob
ert Baxter, Hyrum.
ghbreds-''Dixie," c. NJ. Harris
Logan; Col. Dick" Bert Jensen, Hy-
rum.
Coach hOrses-'Elvin," Richmond
Horse company; 'Decrete," Logan
Coach Horse Co.
Single drivers-"Maud," David T.
Murray. Wellsville; Roanoke" George
G. Smith, Logan.
Driving team-First, DR.. H. K Mer-
rill, Logan; second, Dr. 1. P Stewart,
Logan; third, Ivan Christensen, Rich
mond.
Clydesdale mares-"F Fairfield Queen"
Princess Margaret ''ScOtland's
Pride" ali owned by Rocky Mountain
Stud farm Of Ogden, in the order
named.
Shire mares-"Oria HoIdenberg,"
JONES Anderson, College; Rosie"
Rocky Mountain Stud farm, Ogden;
Nellie" Thomas Smart, Logan.
Shire stations Provo
Horse company; 'Bendigo," Hyrum
Horse company.
Pereheron stallions-"Simon Smith
field Horse Co.. Maxine" Hyde Park
Horse company; Michigan" A L.
Matthews, Providence. This was the
largest class exhibited, the value of the
horses shown being s32, 500
Percheron stations under three years
- Diamant," the horse raised by the
Agricultural College of Utah, and sold
at the fair today to Olsen Bros. of Col
lege for $500.
The ribbon for the best Percheron
stallion and his get went to Maxine"
Belgian Sidney D." Smith
field Belgian Horse company; "Syve-
ton" Pitcher Belgian Horse comnanv:
'BurgOyne, Richmond Horse company.
Sidney D." was awarded the ribbon
for the championship Belgian stallion.
Draught teams over 1,5OO pounds
Arthur Peterson, Hyde Park; Olaf
Cronquist, Greenville; James Bateman,
Richmond.
Draught horses under 1900 hounds
James Bateman, Richmond: Robert
Griffith, Smithfield.
Saddle horses-GeOrge G. Smith. I,o-
gan; c. M. Harris, Logan.
The annual event was brought TO
close tonight with a grand ball.