The Arizona champion., 1885-10-03
ALBUQUxRQUH FAIR.
d Splendid Exhih:,ios oz tn. Nesowrcss sf
 the Southwest Ut she New Mexico fstr.

been d successful sxhihi, of the r,
 sources of the two great southwestern
 Territories, New Mexico and Ari,on.
 At the inaugural ceremonies on Tue'
 day last, Hon. Anthony joseph, dele
 gate cleo, to Congress from New Me,
 ico, delivered the opening address i Spanish. Mir Joseph is undoubtedl
 man of rare ability and he rattle
 out Spanish fluenlly in well roun ie
 musical periods, but it is to be regret
 ted that in an enterprise purely Amer
 ican some gentleman could not hay
 been found who would have represen
 ted the eiemeh: that contributed [
 the success of the undertaking.
 Two years ago Governor Sheldon a man who is not an orator, but wht always has something to say worth lis tening to, made an admirable addres on the resources of the southwest ant its possibilities in the future. Tall of such kind is what is needed at congregation of representative peopl, such as that which assembled at th, Albuquerque fair.
 These fairs draw assemblages o people that come from all points o the surrounding discricls for pleasure information and profit, and they come expecting amusement, new ideas, anC possibility of improving their con ditIon by studying the products O men who have subtler brains than themselves.
 In one of these respects the Albu querque fair seems to have been sue cessful. It has given fair exposition ot the resources and industry of the southwest. For this alone the pro jectors are entitled to the thanks oi the southwestern people.
 The exhibits of the resources and handiwork of the Territory were nu. merouS and interesting. Mrs. J, 5. Alb iight's photographic exhibit ga, one of the centers of attraction. The splendid crayon york cane in for the greatest amount of praise and we'll il might, for II is extremely doubtful il 1t can be excelled in the United States The large frame Tn which the pictures of children are shown was sn object oi more than ordinary a,tractiyeness, il the pleased expressions on the faces of those who viewed h could be tlk- en as criterion, The photos of the little ones had been taken in all i'm aglnable positions, showing that II Is possible for the Art Parlors to do any description of work.
 THE COWBOY T .URNAnENr.
 On Thursday there was gala day for the cowboys. The first cos. puncher to essay the difficult but in. teresting task of roping. tying and riding a broncho, was Francisco Mar tin. Five bronchos belonging to the exhibit of Mir. ToupSsint were turned loose inside the fair enclosure and Martin started for them. John W. Lynch held ,he watch. Martin was successful in his first throv and bid fair to make very qulck time, but un- fortunately for him his rope was not fast to the saddle horn and away dashed the broncho. Several inef, fectual attempts were made to capture the horse, The broncho easily jumped every fence, and despite the efforts oi a dozen cowboys started for the main entrance of the exhibition building. The broncho was finally secured and brought back inside the enclosure. Martin gave up the scheme.
 The second contestant was Dick Greer, of Apache county, Arizona, and, by the by, he was the winner, also getting the prize of so which had been subscribed by the stockmen. Greer caught the broncho by the hind leg, and soon threw him. The sad ding was scientifically done, and in just IaK minutes Greer was riding he bucking broncho around the eIi- closure.
 The third to try the festive bron- cho was Nat Greer, of Arizona. He got his horse in bad shape over near he fence, and after working some ime to saddle him was obliged through severe attack of asthma to give it up.
 The fourth man was Jose B. Lavar. o, who spent some four minutes in ain attempts to lasso one of the black | 
 Sabas Bienavio was the fifth and | ast contestant. He was extremely unfortunate, for he roped his broncho t the first throw, but his COW pony