Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-09-17
SANTA FE AT THE FAIR.
The Banner Fruit RegiOn-Nr Boyle
Floral Fxhibit-6OO Santa FeaIs
in Attendance.

Notwithstanding there are over 800 Santa
Feans in attendance at the territorial fair
there were good many capital city citizens
about the streets last evening uttering
congratulatory remarks for Mr.. Boyle
and praising Santa Fe for having carried
off the first prize for the best and most
varied collection Of fruits at the fair. This
is big victory for the fertile valley OF the
Rio Santa Fe; it is all the more import
ant because it was known that the
orcha.dists in the central Rio Grande
valley, the Mesilla and Vermeio, the
Mora and Mimbres valleys had quite set
their pins to carry off the blue ribbon this
year, they feeling, naturally, that if Santa
Fe succeeded in taking the prize for a
third time it would pretty definitely settle
the question as to the
BANNER FRUIT REGION
of the southwest. The rivalry was q
pleasant one, all vieing good naturally to
reach the goal of victory, and the fruits
exhibited from the several localities
named as well as from other sections,
certainly make a showing that must ever
convince the skeptical that, for fruits,
New Mexico has future second to no
state in the west. 1t is therefore all the
more gratifying to realize the full mean
ing of this horticultural triumph. The
result will be highly beneficial in many
respects; it will serve to attract the at
fnr ~ l, tbn
quality and flavor of Santa Fe fruits, add
additional value to the now idle areas of
fruit lands in this valley, and stimulate
and encourage the development of water
enterprises here to the end that many
more broad acres may be set out in fruit
trees.
MR.. BOYLE's FLORAL DISPLAY.
Speaking of the Clarendon garden floral
display the Democrat says:
Given the Democrat did not know
what was in store for yesterdays visitors,
what feast of beauty there was for the
eye aside from the long fruit tables decked
with the blue ribbon.
at was a surprise Mr.. Boyle had in
store for award day.
against giant PLAGUE of gladiola,
dahlia, hydrangea grandefora, pale lilac
ageratum, sprays of golden rod, sweet
peas, roses, great punches of phlox dru-
mondi and dozens of other sweet smelling
blossoms rested an immense white cornu-
copia, from out whose golden rim poured
wealth of fruits and flowers. The body
of the horn was composed of double white
pyrethrum, the rim of vivid yellow cry
santhemums, the tip topaz tinted hely-
chrisum, and the whole was poem in
posies."
FAIR ECHOES.
The exhibit from the Albuquerque In
dian school is of more than ordinary in
terest as what Indian children can do and
what they are taught is practically demon
strated. -Four young shoemakers are
busy turning out boots and shoes which
would he credit to eastern manufactur-
ers. Jose Lewis, Pima Indian, has a
new fiddle ON exhibition, quantity of
crochet work and bride of marvellously
clever handiwork. Louis Nelson hangs
up a correct and skillfully drawn map of
New Mexico, and Geo. Easton, Harvey
Townsend and Juan Cadero, carpenters,
have recently finished and have in the
exhibit we'll made book case. Other
useful articles are the result Of the manual
school training the boys receive. The
girls have pin cushions, aprons, orna
mental pieces, handkerchiefs and lace,
and all of it is credit to the Indian
children.
The prize fight between Ed Priest, an
Albuquerque heavyweight, and man
named Myers was booked to occur in old
town at noon to-day. Some fears were
felt last night lest Governor Prince would
try and put stop to it, but he says that
it is first the sheriff's business. not his.
The speed ring contests are far ahead of
former years. From three to eight entries
are made for all races and the time is most
creditable to western horses. 1t is appar-
ent that Rocky mountain horsemen are
rapidly improving their flyers.
Judge Bennett, of Silver City, exhibits
peaches grown from a tree, the peach
stone of which was planted just three years
ago. 1t would be hard to make Mlchi-
gan orchardist believe this, but it's a fact,
Just the same.
Albuquerque, Ell Paso, Prescott, Las
Vegas and Hermosa hose teams are par
Elephants in the fremen's tournament in
progress at the fair grounds to-day.
The special fair trains are being liber-
ally patronized by citizens of Santa Fe.
big crowd went down this morn
ing.
The Photographic views Of orchard and
garden scenes about Santa Fe are much
by the Colorado visitors at the
fair.
Why do you endure the agony of dys,