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Show STATE FM IS OPENED TO BIG ATTENDANCE Thousands Pour Through Gates to Enjoy the Beauties Beau-ties of the Great Exposition. WELCOME EXTENDED BY GOVERNOR SPRY Attractions Are Numerous and Interesting; Speed Contests Thrill Young and Old. TODAY'S PROGRAMME . Gates open 10 a. m. 2 p. m. Auto races and auto and aeroplane race. 3 p. m. All free attractions on carnival grounds, aeroplane flights, balloon ascension and triple drop, real quartette harmony singers In gTandstand and buildings; band concerts con-certs all day and evening. 7:30 p. m. Free attractions, carnival car-nival grounds. 8 p. m. Irwin Brothers' real wild west show in coliseum. For the first time In thirty-seven years, the period which covers the activities ac-tivities of the Utah State Fair association, associa-tion, President Joseph F. Smith of the llormon church j-esterday pronounced (he invocation at the formal opening of the state exposition. Governor "William Spry made the principal address and the fair was declared officially opened by President J. Q. McDonald of tho Utah State Fair association. The formal opening was scheduled for 2 o 'clock, but it was a few minutes after aft-er that time when Governor Spry ana the church dignitaries and members of the fair association mounted the platform plat-form in front of the grandstand. Included In-cluded in the party were President Smith, Governor Spry, Anthon H. Lund and Francis M. Lyman of the first presidency pres-idency of the Mormon church; Senator Reed Smoot, W. A. Pinkerton of the Pinkerton Detective agency, President J. G. McDonald of the fair association, Frank J. Hewlett, W. C. Winder and the Rdv. P. A. Simpkin. Welcomed by Governor. After the invocation by President Smith, President McDonald introduced Governor Spry, who welcomed alike the exhibitors and the visitors and explained ex-plained the purpose of the exposition. He praised the work of the fair association asso-ciation and the exhibitors and declared that each year had seen a bigger and better fair and that the 1915 exposition would eclipse them all. The purpose of the state fair, he said, was to encourage better work in every department, to acquaint the people of the state with home products and encourage en-courage the home consumption of Utah-made Utah-made goods. He classed the state fair as an educatioual institution and asserted as-serted that as such the state, always made a good investment when the legislature legis-lature authorized the appropriation of funds in support of the state exposition. He expressed the opinion that the money had been Bpent well and wisely and had been largely responsible for making Utah the greatest state west of the Missouri river. Officially Opened. Prior to declaring the fair officially opened President McDonald made a short reply to the talk of Governor Sprv. He reviewed briefly the work of the association and went ou record to the effect that since he had been connected with the institution the state fair had never shown a deficit. All during the programme and as long as the governor and the church digni tarics remained on the grounds they were closely guarded by government secret service men, members of the Pinkerton agency and also a squad of officers from the Salt Lake police department. de-partment. However, there were no at tempts at violence at any time. The (Ckmtinued on Page 3, Sport Section.) GREAT STATE FAIR OPENED TO PUBLIC (Continued from Page One.) officers served in another capacity as well by keeping a eloso lookout through bhe crowd for momboxi of the light lingered lin-gered gentry. Just hy way of celebrating the opening open-ing of the fair Eddie Hcurne. in a ' 'ase car, set a new five-mile world's record for a a&lf-mile dirt track when be went the distance in five minutes and thirty nine seconds. The record was formerly held Jy Barney Oldfield, who drove the diaiance in five minutes and forty-font seconds at the Nebraska state fair in Lincoln about three weeks ago. immediately im-mediately after the race. Henrne and other drivers of the racing earn were emphatic. In their statements that the rj.tah track was the fant;st half-mile dirt track in the country. Time Trial Deferred. There were soven events on the racing programme, bnt two of them which involved in-volved time and record trials were abandoned aban-doned on account of the condition of the track. On account of the rain Sunday the tuniH at each end of the track were a little slippery and the drivers were afraid to t ry for any unusual speed. Louis Disbrow took out the famous 800-horse 800-horse power Jay Lye-Sec for an exhibition exhibi-tion trial, but never put it into first speed and finished the mile in one minute, twelve and three-fifths seconds. The first five-mile event was won by Disbrow in a Briscoe car in six minutes and five seconds. Four cars entered the Australian pursuit race, which was won by Le Cocq in an Ohio car. The twen-tv-five mile race went to Hearne, with Disbrow second and Biouchi, in a Mar-mon, Mar-mon, third. Tho time was thirty-one minutes and nineteen seconds. Terah T. Maronev, the famous aviator, avi-ator, gave an exhibition in his aeroplane aero-plane at 1:45 o'clock which had all the necessary thrills. Maroney went up from the infield near the grandstand and attained an altitude of 2000 feet. He was in the air about fifteen minutes. min-utes. But the opening of the fair yesterday was notable for other reasons. There waa an unusually large crowd for the opening day and an unusual number of exhibit in place and ready for inspection inspec-tion when the exposition was formally declared open. The weather was not ail that might have been desired, but was really better than was anticipated after the threatening skies of Sunday. However, How-ever, one dav without rain has greatly encouraged the fair officials and President Presi-dent McDonald predicts that if "Old Sol " will iust shine the remainder of the week C'tah will have a real old-time fair, only bigger and better than ever before. Displays Are BeautifuL As usual the displays in the horticultural horticul-tural building are arranged with a view to arousing appetites and the exhibits in the manufacturer 's building are provided pro-vided to satisfy the hungry ones. Tor the first time in many years . Cache countv is represented in the horticultural horticul-tural building. It has occupied the space formerly held by Juab county, which is not represented this year. The ( ache countv exhibitors arrived only Saturday nig'ht and have been hard at work since trying to get their products in place. Thev hare succeeded admirably admir-ably and are showing some choice fruits, vegetables and grain. No state fair would be complete without with-out Carl Isaacson carefully looking after the interests of Boxelder county. How well he has succeeded In hiB efforts is attested at-tested In the fact that In the seven shows he has guided the destinies of the county at the state fair he has carried away six first prizes and one special prize. Mr. Isaacson is at the old stand this year with 148 varieties of grain, fruit and vegetables and one entirely new departure depar-ture for Boxelder every known variety of home-made Jelly. His usual good taste is reflected in the arrangement of the exhibit under his care and he confidently expresses the opinion that Boxelder will carry away the 1915 silver cup. Davis Well Represented. Davis county seems to have gone to a great deal of trouble this year and has a representation much better than last year. More varieties of products and better bet-ter grades have been assembled and beautifully beau-tifully arranged for display. Davis county looks like a contender for honors this year itself. Both Utah and Salt Lake counties are well represented. Fruits, vegetables and grain compose the greater part of the t'tah county display and Salt Lake county coun-ty has added an educational exhibit. While both counties appear to have as many or more varieties equal to or better than last year, so much of each variety is not shown. Weber county is giving prominence to Its horticultural products, both fresh and preserved, and altogether resembles the excellent exhibit shown a year ago. Uinta basin is attracting a great deal of attention on account of its exhibit of fruit, grains and vegetables, which, according ac-cording to the placard on the booth, were hauled 100 miles by wagon in order to get them into the show. The quantity is not large, but the quality is high and the recent publicity given the basin has brought it to the attention of the visitors at an opportune time. Practically all the counties of southern Utah are represented very creditably in the exhibit of the Salt Lake Route. J. Edward Taylor, state horticultural commissioner, Is in charge of the exhibit ex-hibit and was putting the finishing touches to the booths last night. The American Smelting & ' Refining company and the Porter-Walton company com-pany both occupy booths In the horticultural horticul-tural building. The American Smelting & Refining booth If devoted to exhibits of agricultural research work and the i Porter-Walton booth, as usual. Is occupied occu-pied by an attractive array of plants. Is a Riot of Color. The ma nufacturera' building is a riot of color. About fifty of the large indus-t indus-t ri es of the state are represen l ed and each has tried to outdo the other in arranging ar-ranging a display beautiful and at the same time show his wares to the best i possible advantage. This building Is the favorite haunt of the youngsters, tor here souvenirs are distributed with a lavish hand also free samples of various edibles. edi-bles. The second floor, or balcony, of the building is occupied by the exhibits of many of the schools. Farm products have filled the agricultural agricul-tural building to overflowing and all j available space has been taken irt the merchants' building. The mines, which I were crowed out last pear, have a build- j Ing all their own this fall and It Is filled with specimens of Utah's mineral resources. The livestock exhibits were not all In last night, hut the section seems to have both the quality and quantity quan-tity for . a representative display of tho industry in Utah. In the coliseum last night Salt Lakers welcomed a lot of old friends, members : of Irwin Brothers" Wild West shows, j There was something going on every j minute from the time the announcer entered en-tered the arena until the curtain fell fol- ! lowing the Indian attack on the emigrant emi-grant train. It was all real wild west of the old days, hand and all. But there were some familiar faces missing notably. nota-bly. Bee- Ho-Gray and Gene Nadreau and although there are others to fill their places they are still missed hy those who attended the performances last year. It was a good show and should prove, popular among those who xtfll have a fondness for the old west. The state fair officials have gone to a lot of trouble this year to provide an un- I usual number of high-class amusement i attractions, and some of the best are free. I During a high wind yesterday afternoon ! Maroney, the daredevil birdman, cemon- strated his class in an exhibition flight. No freak stunts were attempted on account ac-count of the high wind, but the graceful start and land trig and the manipulation of the machine In the troublesome ah- currents cur-rents demonstrated his ability and won the applause of the big crowd. A race between Maroney In his biplane and Louis Disbrow in an automobile was planned, but on account of the biplane being out of order was postponed until this afternoon. The daring feats of Grenada and Fedora Fe-dora on a wi re six ty feet In the air caused the thousands of spectators to stand in breathless suspense throughout the various performances. Every act was good, far above the average wire performance, per-formance, .and each seemed just a little better and more difficult than those that had gone before. Grenada informed the crowd at the conclusion offthe performance perform-ance that thre wouH be something new and different each day during the entire week. Balloon Ascension. Scarcely had Grenada and Fedora climbed off their lofty perch when up i shot the big balloon occupied by Luetic Belmont. It was a spectacular ascension. For almost 500 feet the ofg gas bag was tossed hither and thither by the strong i air currents, and after that the balloon seemed to shoot straight irp to a height of probably 2000 feet when the parachutes were released. About the time the first parachute was fully distended the daring aeronaut cut looee from it and shot down another 300 or 400 feet In the second parachute, and it was cut loose for the final drop in the third. The free attractions were so numerous and varied that only a skillful arrangement arrange-ment of programme kept them from Interfering with the feature events on the race track, where half a dozen of the world's speed kings were defying death in desperate dashes to decide the winners I of the handsome purses hung up by the fair association. |