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Show LAST CHANGE TO VISIT FAIR . Hj This Is Closing Day of Best Exhibition of Its Kind Ever Given. Hi CHILDREN HAVE GREAT l TIME VIEWING EXHIBITS Fimvors and Free Distribu-tion Distribu-tion of Apples Features of Closing Session. '. The greatest f:iir in tho history of "Utah will wind up in a blaze of glory this Saturday nt'chl. Jn tho afternoon 1 here will ho the usual Troo attractions. Ono hundred boxes of apples arc to bo H 1 distributed frne, Tim best race card of I ho wcolc will begin at; 2 o'clock. Later the Wade-Walker Wade-Walker combino will try to fly their H biplane. Hj Professor. Ro.bin.son is slated for an- other sensational balloon ascension. A.s a windun Professor "Way no Abbott, will give a lircworks display of ohib- H orato proportions in the evening", -which will include three sot pieces an olo- H! pliant, a kicking mule and an American flap. Then Abbott will dive from a blaz-jut; blaz-jut; platform high in the air into a flam-tank. flam-tank. School Children's Day. I School children's day at the state fair was celebrated .Friday in such a manner that the management and officials offi-cials will rcmombcr I ho occasion in days to come, for it was without a. doubt, otic of the. largest crowds thai, has ever been seen anywhere in the state. The happy school children, out. for a day of enjoyment en-joyment and pleasure, were so much in cidcncc in fact, that it was almost necessary ne-cessary for one to elbow ono's way around through Iho immense throng. Gate tenders were at a disadvantage, in that they could not collect tickets fast ( enough. Those selling tickets .just out- ! side the gate put in ono of the busiest I sessions of their career. Not for a inin- j tito up to .'? o'clock were the' able to if get .a minute's rest, j It. would bo impossible to guess even II approximately the number of children on the grounds. Superintendent D. H. I Christcnscn said that there were 10,000 in the city schools. It looked as though they were all at the fair. Then there was the granite school district, the Jordan Jor-dan schools, b'alt IihUp. high, L. D. S. U., and generous turnouts from other educational edu-cational institutions about the city, such as the Collegiate, All Hallows, and Gordon Gor-don academy. J'Vida' morning a large contingent from the 1-5. Y. U. at Provo arrived, in the city, and those helped to swell the number which took in the doings at the ; big fair. The fair management estimated that there were more than 20,OOQ present in the afternoon and tho night crowd added greatly to that estimate. The fair gates were thrown open ' promptly at JO o'clock. There was a big rush, as moro than oOU boys and : girls, many accompanied by their mothers, were patiently waiting outside. out-side. Tho peanut and' tho candy vendors ven-dors did a rushing business. 'Everywhere 'Every-where one looked one could sec boys and girls, cheerfully munching away at a huge stick of ta'ffy. a popcorn ball, i or carrying bags of sweet stuffs in their j hands. The refreshment stands wcro stocked for the occasion, while those who had charge of tho free samples, early exhausted their supplies. Whistles mid fans were distributed among the children freely, and after that thoro was some noise. I' Car Service Doubled. The street car service had been doubled, dou-bled, cars leaving Main street every three minutes. Every car in the direction di-rection of the fair grounds was loaded to the guards, and the inspector down at the gates said that the turnout Friday Fri-day was one of the greatest he had ever seen, and he has been with the Utah Light & Uai I way company for vcare. ; Additional policemen patroled the S grounds, eared for the voungsters, -who ; had strayed from their parents, and ! showed the boys and girls where the Shetland ponies,' the burro and the oth-; oth-; cr attractions which naturally appeal . to them, were, Hand in hand the young- sters would go about tho big place, ' step nt this exhibit for a moment or . two, give their candid opinions, gur- 1 ; gle and laugh, and then pass on to II . other displays. Everybody at the fair V '. appeared to be imbued with a desire to 6 look out for the little ones. Kind ft ' hearted policemen plodded alongside of I' the. groups and attempted to reply to a ' fusillade of questions. Sergeant Tlob- l erts was on deck all day long, and at ! the fair's police headquarters ho put many a lad upon the right track. And the free shows well, there was ( something stirring. The O'Brien troupe t in their sensational act on tho raised platform, received a mighty cheor'from thousands of children as tho pretty '. young girl -was shot from the mouth of j the camion, f When the huge balloon, with "Profea- i sor .Robinson and tile lion dangling at . . the end, began its graceful sweep to- I ward the city, the sight was almost too i' much for the children, A chorus of I 1 "ahs" immediately arose on all sides and necks wero craned toward tho R heavens. A slight breeze was blowing. w but the balloou soared steadily upward BT into tho clouds. K When the parachute, to which tho B : lion had been attached, was cut loose, ' j it had a wonderful effect on the chil- f drcn. Afany began to scamper for cov er, but when the parachute easily . i opened out, all fear was gone and they j took in the sight with open mouthed amazement. Professor Robinson, just to please the t I children, did a number of pleasing stunts on the horizontal bar, which broughC forth plaudits of delight, l "Everybody wanted to see the lion, but fc j as the brute is yet untamed, it was I quickly muzzled and placed in a cage. Ps Then down tho midway trooped the itf battnliou of children about 16,000 ta'i strong. The snake charmer appeared j with a big snake around her neck, and patted the reptile seeming to enjoy herself her-self mightily. On down the line went the throng, in tho direction of the band, which was playing "School Days" with great gusto. Did those children cheer when the last note had died away? They just about swept the musicians off their feet with their enthusiasm. Just at this moment a large man with a tremendous tremen-dous thick voice, through a megaphone, announced that everybody was invited to witness the grand pageant of all live stock on exhibition at tho fair, and the crowd made for tho grand stand and bleachers. Some wcro not ablo to get seats, but they cnjo3'ed that classy show In Grand Parade. The parade formed in front of the grandstand. "When everything was in readiness and after "Frank Irvine, who acted as master of ceremonies, had given the word, the long line began its march around tho enclosure. The Montgomery military band headed the procession. Governor William Sprj' and President James McDonald followed in the carriages car-riages of Windsor V. Jtice, the same being be-ing driven by the ttiee coachmen. Next came Frank Hewlett, Secretary Horace Ensign and others in carriages. After these officers came men leading imported im-ported stallions, gaily bedecked in ribbons rib-bons of racing colors, There must have been 300 splendid animals in that line, and the cntiro assemblage showed its approval readily. Driving teams, and Shetland ponies followed in order. It was the Shctlands which pleased the "kids.-7 Horses, milch cows and steers from the Agricultural college farm at Logan were fine specimens. Jersey cattle, cat-tle, calves, from all parts of the state were plentiful. There was nothing of the scrawny variety in that line, it being be-ing from end to cud the greatest dis-'play dis-'play of. 'livestock ever seen here Announcement was made that Volo-day. Volo-day. one of the champion running horses of the Utah .Jockey club, had been given to the stato as a gift. . During tho afternoon the biplane, owned by Wade and "Walker, refused to fly after three attempts had been made. The motor ran all right, but it looked as though the machine- was too hcav' for the size of a motor used. Upon t lie first attempt, the machine ran about 100 yards, under the guiding hand of Douris Davit, but did not fly. Saturday they expect to havo the trouble remedied nnd surprise the public by displaying their ability as aeroplanists. "Wheu dusk began to settle over the grounds, which bad been so thoroughly tramped by the children Thursday, there was a noticeable cxpdus. Sleepy-eyed children wandered aimlessly 'about . through the buildings, attempting to lake in everything at a glance before they left. Out through the gates they wended their way. wero carefully placed on street ears, and then sped to thoir homes in many parts of the city, tired, but ha---. ,T3y 11 o'clock very few of that, large band which had stormed the gates earlier in tho day could be seen. The mauagoineiit handled the crowd excellently ex-cellently V |
