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Show I They're Tops in Class Nk r mm . PRIZE WINNERS AT THE FAIR FLOWER SHOW Barbara Sperry, 3-year-old daughter of Mr: and Mrs. David . Sperry, Salt Lake City, poses with prize flowers Pride of Farm, Range Hold Fair Spotlight Prize Livestock Groomed for Big Parade; Weather Aids Record Attendance Farmers and livestock men brought products of the state's fertile valleys and ranges to the V'tah state fair Tuesday, par- Iticipating in a program that brought to the front the agricultural agricul-tural and livestock industries. Bundles of ripened grain, fruits, groomed horses and stocky beef cattle in the open classes competed for the attention of the judge and the thousands of persons who visited vis-ited the exposition grounds. For the fourth day, clear skies and air tinged with the pleasant crispness of fall lent their aid toward creation of perfect "fair weather." Attendance continued along record-shattering lines, officials disclosed. dis-closed. Some 14.000 school children chil-dren visited the grounds Monday, along with 10.100 grow n-ups. Visitors Visi-tors thronged the grounds at noon Tuesday, as the first event of a full program got under way. Attendants worked during the morning preparing trim Jersey cattle, horses and beef cattle for an appearance before critical judges and for participation in a livestock parade in the evening. The parade, one of the principal events of the week-long fair, will he held in the coliseum at 7 p. m. Hundreds of the state's prize-win- ( Con t tan. on Par Klnvan) I Column One I T . Favorites in Horse Pulling Contest TEAM WORK! M. G. STANFORD DRIVES THIS PAIR "Chub- and "Low," team belonging to William Huffman of Murray FAIR AWAITING STOCK PARADE (CoettaoM Frost Fas On) ning animals will be led before fair visitors. The drum and bugle corps of the American Legion will be on hand with marching stunts and music. In the open class, the Utah State Agricultural college won the grand championship for Holstein cattle with a female entry, judges announced. an-nounced. Other winning exhibitors In thl. field were: W. H. Woodbury, Salt Lake City, Junior champion bull; Utah State Agricultural college, Logan, senior champion cow; Bart Richardson. Smithfield, reserve junior champion cow, and Mr. Richardson, junior champion cow. All entered animals were Holsteins. Teams Compete First of the horse pulling contests, con-tests, those in the lightweight division, di-vision, commenced In front of the grandstand shortly sfter the luncheon hour. Teams weighing up to 3199 pounds were being permitted per-mitted to compete. Similar contests for heavy weight horse, will he ronriiirled. Wednesday. The Box Elder high school band played a concert. at noon, while the Salt Lake municipal band will play at 2 p. m. and 5 p. m. Winners In the music contest sponsored Monday afternoon by the Utah Federation of Music Club, were announced as follow.: Helen Carol Campbell and Edel-gard Edel-gard Hainke, Salt Lake City, won silver medals for superiority in the piano division, class A. In clan B, Adina Reinhardt of Salt Lake City and Rulon D. Bennett of Delta were declared winners. Marilyn Tueller of Salt Lake City won a gold medal and Richard Mc-Kewan Mc-Kewan a ailver medal in class C Class D winner, were Patricia Joan Griffith, gold medal, and William McKewan, .liver medal. Both are from Salt Lake City. Burke Braithwaite of Mantl and Eileen Pyper of Salt Lake City won the gold and .liver medals, respectively, In class E. Wallace Gudgell, gold medal, and Anatole Zucker, silver medal, both of Salt Lake City, were winner. win-ner. In the trumpet playing. The winners will be presented Sunday at 4 p. m. In a program at the Art Barn. First of three horse shows will be held at the fair Wednesday evening, eve-ning, with 67 animal, from Utah and Colorado appearing. Mr. and Mr.. Bus Carson and 13-year-old Colleen Carson, rodeo stunt riders, will ride during Wednesday's and Thursday's shows. Horse shows in the past have proven a popular attraction, giving promise of entertaining many fans again this season, lair officials say. Governor Henry H. Blood will be the guest of honor at the fair Wednesday. At 12:15 p. m. the chief executive will be feted at a luncheon at the fair grounds. He will then lead an official party on an inspection of exhibits. Bands from the Murray and Cypru. high schools will play concerts con-certs Wednesday afternoon. |