The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-20
GREAT CROWDS
ENJOY OUTING
Butchers and GrOcerS Picnic at
Wandamere Is Unqualified
Success.
PROGRAMME OF SPORTS
Is RARE ENTERTAINMENT
List of Events Long and Varied;
Baby Contest Popular
Feature.

JOYOUS or successful rs the annual
barbecue and outing that took place
yesterday at Wnndamere under the
auspices OF the local branch OF the Re
tail Merchants association OF utah.
Based on an estimate made mt the gates
Of the resort. it is figured that close 10
10000 persons participated in pro-
grammc Of merry making and feastinR,
such as has seldom, ii ever, been
cquallcd III Wandamere. 4 afternoon,
until late in the evening, each succeed
ing ear brought eNpectaut throngs OF
men, womea and children bent on max
ing the most Of the occasion. These
lined the lake banks. filled the motor
dromc and spread out TO every shady
nook or beautiful corner the resort had
to offer.
The lengthy programme of varied
events began at . clock i'll the after
noon, and from that hour until late
III the evening. when the crowds had
recovered sufficiently from the effects
of contests, bal becue aud dancing to
make their way homeward, pleasure
and fun rciglcd supreme The greatest
remuneration that could be advanced to
the different committees whose efforts,
coupled with public spirit, resulted in
the happy gathering, would be the gen
eral success that attended the under
taking.
Prize Eaby Contest.
The first feature of the day s outing
took place shortly after = clock. when
ihrong OF proud mothers gathered on
the dance floor of the main pavilion to
enter their babies in the prize contest
Tor the selection Of the two "fair-
est born of Salt Lake s "new
crop. - Thirty rat, healthy, squaIling
.i,P I..l,t ,c
icctionatc. adoIing others, qualified
for the contest The judges were f. G
Allen, ". ". Turner and j. 7. Viii
lItms, who agreed that the task of
selecting the prize winners from such a
fascinating array was the hardest they
had ever had to perform.
After much dellberatIon and com
parison the Judges decided that they
could make no choice 50 long Us the
attractive youngsters and their protest
lug mothers were before them. They
consequently repaired to n secluded cor
ncr. aud shortly returned. announcing
thai the winner of the FIRST prize WAS
Marguerite Jessemund Gulliver, n fif
teen pound baby Of fifteen months,
the winsome daughter of Mr. and Mrs
F. Gulliver, 1897 Pearl street Mary
Gencyevc Cooper, eight months old and
weighing nineteen pounds, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. +. NJ Cooper. l56 East
South temple street, was declared TO be
the winner OF the second ''beauty'
prize. The awards consisted of two
magnificent silver loving cups. plated
inside with gold. The glad parents
proudly tonted their offspring about the
pavilion, and thus two fair daughters
OF The city out.beautied and ont CON
tested their rival male and female com
pctitorS.
Donkey Race Great Event.
From The time the baby prizes were
awarded, at $3.50 clock, until 4
clock. the gay thousands were given
a breathing spell to enjoy the de-
lights furnished by the many amusc-
ment concessions, which were operat ed
necessarily and taxed 10 capacity. At
clock the big megaphone in the
hands OF Fred III. Weight. president of
the association, who isurativelv acted
as the Napoleon OF tho enthused army
Of contestants for Iaurels, announced
the donkey race for BOYS. This word
was the signal for general stampede
to the motordrome. where the race
course Was laid.
After fipplng coins among the boys
entered, j. F. Mitchell, f. Trevellyan
were selected to compete The bows
mounted their blooded steeds. and the
signal to spur forward was given. But
the donkeys stood their ground, despite
Hog2lngs, more gentle uraings and the
elamorous din around them, gazing into
one another S eyes knowingly and wap-
gIng their long ears stubbornlv
Danger of the race proving one of endur.
ancc and time limit seemed imminent
so while the amusing contest was going
on other events were carried ont In
the meanwhile the three mules in some
manner managed 10 traverse the course
and were brought across the tape Tho
donkeys refused TO give their names
but finished in the order of the rider
named as follows: Mitchell, Trevellyan
LIlywood. The first prize was a hand
y some bride. with brass fnshinrs; the
second a pair of spurs, and the third, o
cash prize.
The Horse Races.
The next event was the troitine race
There were three entries, namely
FANNY Thompson. owned and driven b,
". Thompson; Dick, owned by A, i
Poulton, and driven by w. r. Brown
Jr-, and Dandy, owned and driven b,
.. D. Blackmarr, This event was run
IN three heats, resulting as follows
First, Dick; time. :36, Second, Dandy
third. Fannie Thompson. The length
Of the race was twice around fht
motordrome course. The first prize wa.
beautiful harness set, and the sec
ond. An elaborate buggy robe. Only de
livery horses were allowed to enter tn
race
The entries for the horse running
bareback contest were Vern Weight
William kilpack and Harold Thompson
This race was also run in three heats
The winner was KiIpack. Weigh
crossed the line second. The first priz
WAS splendid bride. decoratiyel
mounted; the second, serviceabIe rid
ing whip.
The pony race over the same cours
resulted in dead heat between th
ponies ridden by Milton Cannon an,
Emerson Bell. A coin was tipped u
10 decide the winner The prize con
sisted of pocket knife, such as woul,
arouse the envy of any boy
Following this was announced TIN
automobHc race. The entries and thei
ears were John Kirk, Buick; S. i