| Show I RECORDS RECORDS' OF ALL ALL' LL 1 I V. V YEARS YAS PASSED AT STATE FAIR Gates Open Today at Noon With No o Amusement Program Pro Pro- gr gram High gram High School Cadet Battalion to BeV Be V Reviewed wed Tomorrow by Governor Spry Spry Spry- r C V President Smith Is Banqueted x 1 V State F Fair air Program V TODAY V Gates open at n noon on During afternoon and evening there I will be band concerts and exhibits will be open for inspection but there will be no amusement program TOMORROW v S High School Cadets Day 2 30 p p. p m. m Horse m.-Horse Horse races and Wild West show on racetrack 3 00 p. p m. m m.- m. High m.-High High school cadets pass in review before governor governor governor gov- gov at grand stand and execute Butts Butt's V manual V 3 30 p. p m. m Free m.-Free Free attractions on carnival grounds 7 30 p. p m. m Free m.-Free Free attractions B 00 p. p m. m Wild m.-Wild Wild West and vaudeville in coliseum Attendance at the Utah state fair when the gates closed last last night after six the entire attendance for last year which lasted for eight days Seventy-five Seventy thousand persons have clicked their way through the turnstiles since they opened last Monday morning and with four more days to come Secretary Horace S. S Ensign predicted last night that tha the attendance this yeal would be the greatest in the tile history of the fair association The largest attendance record so far was 1912 when President William Howard Taft was a guest at the state fair On tho the day the president attended attend d the fair there were people present but I I I I I this record was al almost ost equaled q aled last I Friday Childrens Children's rens day when 2000 admissions were recorded However However- the attendance for the entire fair in In 1912 will probably fall below the total total- attendance this year as the daily dally average for 1915 is greater Perfect weather such as the state fair is seldom fort fortunate nate enough to have h has s Increased the attendance this year ear This with the fact that there are aie more free tree attractions and a greater variety of ot paid attractions than ev ever r before re has caused the people peo peo- pie of or th the city and state to flock to the grounds Fair Ir officials and ex exhibitors exhibitors exhibitors ex- ex alike were enthused last night when the first week of the fair closed V The automobile races race tl the e first of or orthe the week made the best racing fea features tures tunes ever offered here Next year according to Secretary Ensign it is possible he racing automobiles will be engaged for an entire week awell as aa aswell well as an expert aviator The horse races the last three three days days of ot the past week have also attracted man many lovers of or that sport and several excellent programs have been run Belle W. W the speedy mare owned and driven by C. C W. W V of Provo has delighted delighted de delighted de- de lighted the harness race fans and there have been several other favorites favorites favorites favor favor- ites on the course course each day Running races participated in by some of ot the lest best riders with the Irwin shows shows shows' nave have u proved thrillers Belle W W. Ison ison is ison on the card again tomorrow afternoon afternoon afternoon after after- noon in the 2 12 pace President J. J G. G McDonald and the members of or the state fair board en entertained entertained entertained en- en Joseph F. F Smith of ot the Mormon church his two counsellors Anthon H. H Lund and Charles and Charles W. W Penrose Pen- Pen rose Governor Spry and United States Senator Reed Smoot at dinner In the directors directors' dining room at the coliseum last night This dinner IsI isan Is Isan an annual affair ih iii honor of or the first presidency of or the Mormon church It was President Brigham Young who donated the fair grounds site to the st state te and the annu annual l dinner Is an ap appreciation ap- ap p- p predation of this gift President Smith has been an interested interested in in- in visitor at the tIme fair on several occasions during the past week and the governor and Senator Smoot have been on the grounds nearly eV every ever r da day All have expressed themselves as highly pleased with the fair and believe that it is a distinct educational educational educational institution for old and young alike as well as an advertisement advertisement adver adver- aver aver- for the state Last night atthe atthe at atthe the dinner President Smith congratulated congratulated ul ed the tho members of ot the board Loard oard on the growth of the state fair each year ear Tomorrow the l high gh school cadet battalion famed now all over the United States Statts for tor its splendid showIng showing showing show- show Ing at tho the two expositions on the coast during the past summer will be fair The j guc guests of honor at the cadets will march to the tho grounds at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- Spry and members o of his staff stat and anel members of ot the state fair board will wUl occupy the reviewing box In the grand stand and the cadets will wUl parade parade pa pa- rade on the track at 3 After parading they will wUl execute Butts Butt's manual in front of or the stands DurIng During Dur Dur- ing lug the race program the cadets will occupy a section of ot seats in the tho grand grandstand grandstand grandstand stand as guests of ot the fair tion Today Toda the gates of ot the fair will be and will be open at 12 o'clock noon open during the afternoon and even even- ing While there Will be no amusement amusement amusement amuse amuse- ment program the exhibits will all be open to the public and there will be band concerts both in the afternoon and nd evening Judges in all departments have completed their tasks and all aU special prizes and ribbons have been awarded and are proudly displayed In each booth Box Elder winner of ot the county exhibits has a record of ot winning win- win ning seven out of eight first prizes In the tho last eight years ears Salt Lake Davis nd Utah counties also have extensive displays s 's in the Horticultural Horticultural Hor Hor- ticul tural and Agricultural building So far tar this year there have boen been no S serious accidents to mar the record of the affair A large squad of city p police hice and another squad of oi 1 Pinker ton plainclothes men under r the supervision sup envision of ot Chief W W. I. I of ot the local office orfice have carefully watched the traffic There have o been a num her ber of ot lost children but in every overy ca cass their parents have been found by the police We are delighted with the support given us by the people of ot the st state te BO BO o far said President J. J G. G McDonald last night And from what we hear we believe they they- are satisfied with wish th th sh show w we are giving them i educational and from an amusement standpoint it is the biggest and best boat we have ever held Before we close the gates for the last time next WedneSday Wed Wed- ne day night I think we will also have a new attendance record |
