Show Race Meet Proves roves Biggest Event vent Ever Evere Held e In n Panguitch an uit c Thousands of or race fans and visitors many parts of oC western United States witnessed the race meet held in Panguitch Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day Friday and Saturday of ot last week The three day festival festival festival festi festi- val was by far Car the best ever held here and was attended by more people than has over ever as assembled assembled assembled as- as at such an entertainment entertainment entertainment entertain entertain- ment in this southern Utah com com- Sponsored by the Panguitch Lions club as one of the regular racing programs of the Utah State Racing association the tho meet drew near a hundred head of fine mounts from all parts of the state as well as some from surrounding states Each days day's racing program was well rounded round round- ed out and some fast and closely closely closely close close- ly contested races were seen by those witnessing the events Dale Wilson Vilson acting as steward steward steward stew stew- ard for the racing association with assistance of or a local committee committee committee com com- was in charge of the program program pro pro- gram each day Through the combined efforts of Mr Wilson and his committee horsemen were well with their opportunities opportunities opportunities op op- op- op to share in the purses purs purs- es offered and the fans were given a group of races that baffled baffled bar bar- fled the best judgements of or many followers of the turf sport While plans had been made made- to offer a boxing card each evening evening evening eve eve- ning during the festival difficulties difficulties difficulties arose and bouts were staged Thursday and Saturday evenings only However fans en enjoyed enjoyed enjoyed en- en joyed what were proclaimed two of the best cards ever staged in inthis inthis inthis this section and went away commending commending com coin mending the committee for the efforts they had put forth Four dances were held during during during dur dur- ing the festival one Wednesday night as an opening affair and andone andone andone one each night following the tine afternoons afternoon's race program While the opening dance was not too well attended each of or the other nights record crowds tripped the light fantastic to the rousing rousing rousing rous rous- ing music of or Perk Chidester ester and his Troubadours from Richfield Local residents as well as visItors visitors vis vis- allow that the committees In charge of the three day festival festival festival fest fest- ival should be congratulated for forthe forthe forthe the fine entertainment offered They feel that the program offered offered of of- did much to advertise the community as an hospitable and congenial sports center where one looking for real entertainment entertainment entertainment entertain entertain- ment can depend upon getting just that with thrills and additional additional additional addi addi- features thrown wn In for good measure |