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Show uu THREE IHNSHID ST HERMITAGE OH FRIDAY There has not been such a turn out in Ogden canyon and at the Hermitage in a number of years as yesterday at fhn Option atolo mitlnrr 'Plio rr'r1 -..w w0uuu vivu.iv. vsuwi.n. i.V. IUIU began assembling before noon and at 2 o'clock, when the races were scheduled, sched-uled, there were in the neighborhood of a thousand people on the ground, and so many contestants for the prizes at the races that the races had to be run In sets, the winner of each set being entitled to run for the prize. By the time 4 o'clock had arrived, not alone were the street cars overtaxed over-taxed in carrying people, but the Hermitage Her-mitage grounds resembled a bee hive, and there were certainly a lot of jolly people The events of the afternoon were made very cheerful by the preseuce of three bands, the North Ogden, the Pleasant View, and the Huntsville bands, under such able direction as Joseph 'Ben-eft ( of the North Ogden and Pleasant View bands, and Frank Lofgren, of the Huntsville band. Their playing stirred up a spirit of mirth and merriment. The musical program too was carried out very beautifully and reflected much credit upon the committee who worked out the details. de-tails. While the racing and music were going on, a dance for the children chil-dren was participated in by a large crowd. At 5 30 the bands began play ing over at the ball grouuds, and shortly thereafter Lorenzo Colvin, who was umpire of the game, called "play ball," and It was the Ogden stake workers' inning. The game waxed very interesting. With a lead of seven to two. the stake workers felt quite confident of winning the game, but the pitching of Montgomery for the bishops proved too much for the stake workers, and the bishops crawled up to a tie in the seventh inning with the Ogden stake workers. This could not be broken, and, as the time was passing rapidly, the game was called, with no advantage to either eith-er side, although the bishops maintained main-tained that if they were allowed to continue the game they would certainly certain-ly have beaten the stake workers. However, as laurels w'ere equally divided, di-vided, the two nines drank freely trom soda water, graciously given by the Western Bottling Works, after which they were presented with boxes of chocolates by the Shupe-Willlams Candy company. In the evening, a dance was given, In which about five hundred participated. partici-pated. All In all, this was oner f the largest events which has been ever held at the canyon resort, and it bespeaks for the Ogden canyon the hearty support of Ogden stake workers, and the success suc-cess of the different committees appointed ap-pointed in order to make this the grand success that is was. There were approximately three thousand people in attendance. |
