Show COUNTY FAIR WAS SUCCESS In spite of adverse was weather c conditions together with the It ex busy season on with the farmers farmr in and nd plantIng plant plant- Ing mg their the fall gram detracting from the attendance the Fourth Annual Millard County y Fair held at Deseret Desert on September 15 16 15 16 was wall a creditable and highly satisfactory event for its it promoters pro pro- exhibitors and visitants The Th proceeds r ad w were wr m sufficient to defray all expenses the average daily dally attendance exceeded daverage fifteen hundred and the exhibits exhibit and emen am-emen ts were wr amazingly good affording wholesome pleasure pleasure pleas oil ure and d educational features fatur that were wr appreciated The Th general verdict of the vIsItants was to the effect that It surpassed all 11 Previous events of a alike hk nature held in the county The Th Oasis cornet band fu furnished furnish furnish- ed d the music for the occasIon and the applause given it mark marked the appreciatIOn of the hearers hearer for forthe forthe the excellence of these the coi conets at qUIte frequent intervals hi throughout the fair Owing to the high wind there were ere no races rac pulled off the first day but on the second and thIrd day the race card was complete was fast and excIting every vry race being bmg hotly contested The Th ponies were wr at th their best and add the speediest horse home won the moi money mony in 10 i every vry rue race as th there thre was no or fixed races pulled off off to o disgust the lovers of this sport Ginger the Alf Bunker 1 hors home was w. s the winner in m the ha haes barren harn rams rac es edging c out ahead easily over sr th the other th neg r fast horses homes thi that have re been ben beatin besting beating him for tl the past pt year yar greatly a to the surprise of the foil followers re of Knoll King and Moab Moah who thought though t these speed marvels marvla could not be beaten beata beat beat- n en out as a they thy had seen Ginger try so ad often ten and fail fall Ginger has Jim been ben a hard luck horse home and those thos who were wr familiar with his breeding breedt breed bred ing were wre t positive that when in 10 fa fair condItIOn that he h. would set t the pace pac that these thes other two mentioned steeds could not tri travel and he be was w. in 10 trIm to do that very vry thing last lut week and did it to fare the Knoll a King was second in 10 the harness races rac nosing out a victory over Moab Thursday u d ana nd taking Jimpson little black filley to a on Friday The Stout horse horae cam mine out ahead ahad of the Beach mare mans n in ina ina a mile mil ile spin Cap a two year old colt coit owned by W. W R. R Black lack of Desert Deseret showed up well for forthe forthe the first time he h. ever ver run a race rac mining coming out a draw with a feet ft horse home from Sevier county Them Thre were wre a number of fast hoi horses homes from the eastside and adjoining counties in the races and w while we failed to learn lawn the names of all of them the local horses w were re winners in 10 newly every vry instance which speaks much for the fleet fleet- flee footed racers hereabout A fine fin sorrel lorral from Sevier county took first money mony money in the tn trI county county handicap with Millard a close second The mounted quadrille u by Mr an and Mrs Mra o Horace Homes c Crawford o l and ci three other couples of the thi south tract all handsomely an and well they mounted sat a t their Jve proved mounts o quite te well a treat and danced the J quadrille crt perfectly ir in time with ith the music by y the band n and this was w. considered one on of ol the very best attractions of the fa fair by many Four ball t teams team ama of the county entered for the purse Parse hung by the association o namely V. V hA h Meadow w Abraham Delta an and Deseret Delta and Meadow Meado Madow played a good gi game on the morning morn morn- ing of the being QUIte evenly even even- ly Iy matched th the game was exceedingly ex- ex interesting but the the were wre a trifle too fast fo for forthe forthe the 10 invincible WIthold WIth withold old reliable Billie Jenkins tossing the pill pili and came cam out winners ti tia by bya a 9 to 4 score Abraham an and Desent battled for nine innings in 10 n the afternoon the game resulting resulting result result- ing in 10 a decisive victory for Deseret s by a score of 18 to 2 2 8 tf ro Od fD On the following day y Delta and Deseret played for the purse with the result that the Deseret aggregation was entirely too swift for Delta taking the gain gam Oi anent the money mony by a 16 to 4 score The a agricultural fell t- t I a awhile exhibits wi while not so large as they ey should id have been the a dib was sur sw- gm good and exceeded all t other like showings The Th peaches pears paws potatoes onions onions grapes grap pumpkins watermelons and vegetables of all kinds were wre pleasing and gratifying in this sibly display f the a all exhibits h were 1 from good Oak but r. r City possibly pos Poll were wre superior at any rate we w. thought It so 80 The corn wheat what sugar beets beats a and d other cereals of ofa a like bk nature shown by our farman farm farm- era an surpassed ht c in a quality de In the a all county o l but no better than we w. would have deemed it possible to raise ralS on these lovely virgin soils wl with water at our command id for non I The greater ter part of these se will be b. shown hown at let the state fa fair and there thres is but itt a do doubt but what man many Y of them em wi will be awarded w first money th there The cattle and swine awin exhibits came cam in in for th their full share of attentIOn a n number um r of I SOlo onie fine fin inch individuals a etti were to be seen med in 10 each ach class and there r respective ec a merits are indicated in ih the prem nims awarded The farmers of Millard County are t to be congratulated o on th their h try fine show showing h hem and the raising of such high high elms class money producing n quadrupeds ru The draft ho horses hors mules and colts that were on exhibition were wre of the big boned bIg boned broad j breasted wel weighty Jh type a of ad de desirable a- a in-ble in color lo ih the kind Jih that t amS are am S sure sur ul m to be b. mortgage gags lifters It did ones ons eyes Y good to see a the ona unsurpassed un un- surpassed Weed symmetry of some SOlo of th these a animals one on sees at the American Royal and to know that our farmers own them was w. indeed highly gratifying The Thi do day of the broncho and lit lite weight e horses horsa for farming purposes Pur- Pur pur pur- iu poses are we rapidly tC dl t passing h to be bed d by the n gh b red e a and b m as was shown here he re were wr a good many deZ de- de Z ing SIgns patterns an and d di titles in 10 the fancy work and art department depart depart- ment on display in 10 a room at the Nelson school house hous which would take e the entire length of thIS thi r to speak ak of them h several several- r n t f 1 Y and ind do them am full J justice as the i neatness and wor work on the many ny articles evidenced the thi patience care me and skill of the In vry instance It was a most beautiful array army of embroideries tating crocheting etc tc and needs to have haven been n seen to be apprecIated The Th Fair Fa IS due much credit for making the event sue such a decided success us ual effort on the part of ea each ach eachin in member in r of the made this is possible It is th their intent intention to make next year years year's s fa fair bigg bigger and better and bettel-and and we w. all should take more mom interest hereafter and help push a good thing alon along |