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Show IFl BABY CONTEST EPS JUDGES BUSY Magnificent Showing Is Made by Representatives of "Utah's Best Crop." MANY NEARLY PERFECT Announcement as to Winners Win-ners to Be Made Tuesday; Closing Scenes at Fair. The judges of the 'baby contest at tho state fair yesterday discovered that they were the busiest persona in Utah. More than 300 of the cream of "Utah's best, crop' competed for tho honor of being1 among the best babies. Shortly before i) o'clock, when the judges finished fin-ished their task, they found that tbero j u-as so much data to go over in picking pick-ing out the winners that it would take them at Jeast two or throe days to pass judgment. They stated thai they would probably make known the results re-sults Tuesday. The reason for the delay in announcing announc-ing the winners is that tho contest yesterday was decidedly a "'better rahy" contest, and the awards wall be made on a scientific basis, not if or beauty, ass is usual in such events. The seore cards culled for all kinds of information in-formation about the babies and their parents. It was strictly a engenic contest, and those who entered thoir little tots are waiting anxiously for the results. Basis Is Scientific. The contest, held on a scientific k'isis, is considered important among tho medical profession and others in-t in-t crested in "better babies,'7 because all of the records, including the offi-' offi-' cial measurements made by Dr. E. F. ( hamberlain and Dr. Samuel G. Paul will be kept by tho state. Next) year babies entered this year can be en- fl tercd again, providing they are still under the age limit of 36 months. fl Their development will thereby bo ac- curately ascertained. Each child was given a thorough physical examination'. Only one ncrsou was permitted to bring in a child, any others who were witu I iie child being kept outside the club-house, club-house, where ' the contest was held., thereby avoiding confusion. Many Nearly Perfect. Unofficial statements from judges l.'-st night were to the effect that sev-enty-fivc of the babios entered were so near perfection as to be eligible (for prizes. All nationalities were repre-sontod. repre-sontod. There were no colored babies, however, though they were not barred. One child, who weighed only one and cue-half pounds at birth, was ifound to be anion-: the best. The judgos also noted a pair of twins, a boy and a jjirl, both of whom were practically perfect. They were tho seventh aud eighth chil-ilrcti chil-ilrcti of the family. This is considered remarkably unusual for twins. fl The judges were Dr. Belle Geiumell, Dr. 15. F. Chamberluin, Dr. Samuel G. Paul, 'Miss Roberts, Miss Carlson, Mrs. Louise 13. MeCune, Mrs. Ira Travis, 1 Mrs. W. O. j. Slcu house and Mrs, Sel- den 1. Clawsoii. Weather Man Balks. The weather man balked yesterday for the lira I timo during the whole week. A stead downpour of rain dur-ing dur-ing almost tho entire day made walk-lug walk-lug iu the grounds disagreeable and largely cut down the attendance. Nev-erthelcss, Nev-erthelcss, there were many, especially out-of-town visitors, who were bravo enough to face the elements and a good crowd, considering the weather, was on hand. The rain necessitated the post-poncment post-poncment of the racing programme. Admission prices to the coliseum were suspended and everyone was invited to no iu out of the rain. The vaudeville show which has been given there daily was put; on to entertain tho visitors, j making the afternoon pass congenially. A number of tho exhibitors yostcrdaj' wanted the fair to be continued on Monday in order to give the conference visitors who arrived iu the city late aji opportunity to see the big exhibi-tion. exhibi-tion. A formal request was presented to the board, but it was decided that it would not bo advisable to carry out 1 such a plan, so the gates wore closed j for the last timo at 11 o'clock last night. Fair Big Success. Hj The 1013 state fair has been doclared a success by all those who have exhib-ited exhib-ited and by those who havo attended. The number of entries was announced yesterday as 4000, tho largest in tho j history -of the fair. While the total at- j tendance figures were not available last night, it is believed that only ono year exceeded this, the year that President Taft attended. On the day the presi-dent presi-dent waB a visitor the attendance was 44,000. Tho total attendance that year was 110,000. As near as could be estimated last night, the number of visitors this year came close to tho 110,000 mark and would have passed it had it not been for the inclement weather yesterday. Considering the lack of attendance the 1 first two days on account of the trial of the 50-cent admission plan, this is an excellent showing. Special Awards Made. Several special awards wero mado vesferday, among the most interesting being that to the Indians of the Uintah reservation. A silver cup and a ribbon 9 were given to tho Indians for their ex- 9 hi bit. Hereafter provision will be 9 made annually in the premium list for j j an Indian exhibit. 9 In consideration of the splendid showing made by Box Elder county, a special cup was awarded the display of j that county. The Box Elder delega- tion, Avhich lost the sweepstakes prize by a narrow margin, announced that Box Elder county would come back next year with a display that could i not be surpassed. 1 A silver cup was awarded to Morgan j county for the best display of seed peas. Another special, prize of a fruit grader was also awarded to Morgan county, and a similar award was made! j to Uintah county. Governor Enthusiastic. Last night tho exhibitors met in the colisoum at tho bidding of tho directors. H,hey were seated on the stage and wero addrcasod by Governor Spry The governor doclared that the exhibits this year were the finest of any Btate fair m history and complimented all who had anything to do with their preparation prepa-ration and conduct. Beprosentativea of the press throughout the state were entertained by tho board of directors at a dinner in tho dining room of the colisoum last night. AddreaaoB wero mado by Governor Gov-ernor Spry, State Senator W. K. Williams, Wil-liams, Willard Hansen, officials of tho fair, and by soveral newspaper men. Tho governor thanked tho press of the state for tho enthusiastic support it had givon tho fair. The members of the dinner party adjourned to tho coliseum coli-seum immediately afterward to attend the mooting of exhibitors. Tho livestock live-stock was paraded for the last timo and the other attractions, all of them at their best, wero givon in a concluding conclud-ing performance. Everyone who helped mako the fair a success wont home last night feeling that it was one of tho best exhibitions in tho history of Utah fairs. 1 |