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Show PIONEER DAY MJIHLEI A Big Crowd Witnesses the Celebration Cele-bration of the Twenty-fourth at the Academy Town. "This Is the biggest crowd I ever ssw gathered together In Millard county," said an old resldeut of the county to the editor as we waived down the street and over to the grand stand. It certainly looked as If everybody was there. The crowd began gather-lug gather-lug at an early hour and every road to the town was filled with single rigs, double rigs, wagous, automobiles and people on horseback, each with Its load of young and older people. The rain the day before bad put the roads In excellent condition and laid the dust and the day was ideal for the celebration. cel-ebration. The parade started from the Academy Acad-emy about 10 o'clock, beaded by the Delta band. The Hinckley float represented rep-resented Utah's Best Crop and was loaded with bright and happy looking youngsters. Deseret had the prettiest float representing a beehive fostooned with flowers and streamers and aU traded much favorable comment Sutherland, on the west side, also bad a big float carrying sheaves of grain and alfalfa and other products' of that new section. Twenty-seven couples on horseback brought up the rear. The crowd marched to the park, where the grandstand was quickly filled while scores of loaded vehicles surrounded the outside of the race track. In the center a band of pioneers pio-neers were encamped, building camp fires and carrying on the occupations of a ramp of pioneers. Suddenly, from one side came a band of mounted mount-ed Indians 4trirar paint feathers and -blankets. They attacked the camp of the pioneers and after a sharp exchange ex-change of shots the marauders were driven off. Then came the stage coach to which the Indians turned their at tention and chased It around the track, only to be at last driven off. After the wounded had been taken off the field and cared for the crowd adjourned adjourn-ed to the Academy where as many as could gain entrance listened to an Interesting In-teresting program of songs, original poems, band music and an interesting address by James A. Melville, who told the story of the events leading up to the journey of the pioneers across the plain and their entrance Into Salt Lake valley July 24th, 1847. The company then dispersed for lunch and every green and shady spot bad Its picnic party. Hinckley, with ' IU shady streets and grassy lawns, Is certainly a delightful place on a '- summer day and the people made everybody ev-erybody feel at home. In the afternoon came the races and sports which were enjoyed by all. The following are the results of the various events: July 24th. Pony Race; Mile Ben nette's Dot, first prize; Slaughter's Dash, second prize. Saddle Horse Race; Mile Mlt-chel's Mlt-chel's Pansy, first prize; Hickman's Chester, second prlp. Harness Race; 1 Mile Knoll King, first prize; Moab, second prize; Al Green, third prize. Trotting Race; 1 Mile Reed's "Roy Pagent" first prize; Stansworth's Don, second prize. Running Race; Mile Moody's "Ralph Young", first prize; Smith's "Mlnurse," second prize. Baseball Deseret first prize. July 25th. Running Race; '.i Mile Moody's "Ralph Young." first prize; Smith's "Mlnurse." second prize. Relsy Race; 1 Mile Nielson's horses, first prize; Talbot's horses, second prize. Work Horse Race; Mile Strat-ton's Strat-ton's "Jack." first prize; Greener's "Rlue," second prize. Foot Race; Joo-yard Dash Woodbury, Wood-bury, first; 100-yard dash, Woodbury, first Baseball Deseret first prize. |
