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Show Frontier Roundup A Big Attraction The stage is being rapidly set for the big wild-west classic, officially known as the Second Annual Salt Lake City Frontier Roundup. This year, as last, there will be four full days of the fun and excitement, August Aug-ust 19 to 22. That it will exceed last year's show in spectacular interest, numbers participating in the contests and crowds attending is the confi dent belief of the committee in charge. The Roundup will be produced at . the Utah State Fair Grounds, where 1 there is plenty of room for the big riding, roping and bulldogging arena, and a fine oval course for racing. The new concrete and steel grandstand is now completed, with a seating capacity capac-ity of 10,000. There are bleachers enough to accommodate a few. more thousands. All in all, the fair grounds are an ideal place. The program will follow, in the main, the lines of last year. Each day there will be twenty-five or more events offering liberal cash awards to winners and numerous incidental tricks, feats and stunts sandwiched in. Everything that properly belongs to a roundup will be provided at its best. No expense is being spared to bring to Salt Lake the best riders and ropers in the country. Wild herds from the ranges will be captured and corralled for the roping and bulldogging bulldog-ging numbers. The meatiest horses now roving in untamed herds will be headed through the chutes to challenge chal-lenge the mettle of riders. Salt Lake City will be prepared to entertain a vast throng of visitors. Last year proved beyond doubt that the Frontier Roundup has nation-wide patronage. The town was full of ' tourists who happened at the lucky time or logged their trips purposely to be here for the big show. Then there were the immense crowds that came from all points of the Inter-mountain Inter-mountain region. Even larger throngs are expected this year. A roundup is a thing to sec over and over again no two days are alike. The unexpected unex-pected happens at each new performance. perform-ance. It is the keen suspense of wondering what will be the outcome in each contest that keeps the spectators spec-tators on their toes. The railroads will offer reduced fares to Salt Lake City for the Frontier Fron-tier Roundup. James T. Atkin, a prominent stock man from St. George, accompanied by his daughter, Miss Ruth Atkin, , spent several days in this city as the guest of Miss Elna Fjeldsted. Mr. Atkin At-kin spent some time looking over the valley and he was favorably impressed impres-sed with the crop outlook and de. clared that Gunnison Valley would be a splendid place in which to live. |