El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-26
THE TERRITORIAL FAIR.
The Outlook MIST Promising for a
Good Exhibition.

The Territorial Fair association are
out for a big time this year 1t has
large executive committee of the best
element in that live city in charge of
the work.
The resources of the territory are to
receive more than usual attention this
year as is shown by the large increase
in the prizes for county and district
exhibits in the field of agricu ture,
horticulture and mining. 1t has put up
$3.50. 90 for the best and largest collec-
| tion of fruit grown in any county In
New Mexico and Arizona, the frs
prize to be 5000 90, the second 10000
| and the third 5000. The best collec-
! ton of fruit raised by any one exhibitor
will be $1,000 for the first prize and
$1,000 for the second. For the best and
largest collection Of field, farm and
garden products grown in any one
county the first prize will be $1,000,
| the second 5000 and the third $500.
For the best general collection of ores
| from any county in New Mexico and
| Arizona the first prize will be $4,000,
| the second 500 90 and the third $1,000
| For the best cabinet collection OF ores
belonging in New Mexico and Arizona
the first prize will be $500 and the
second $500. The association will
| also put up purses for indiv dual eXhl-
bits n all the various products OF the
country.
| The executive committee has made a
great innovation this year in the Gus
| tomary program in the speed ring and
| field sports. and have simply adjusted
things in this line to meet the de-
mands of the people who patronize the
| fair.
| There will be three or four running
races for blood each day of the week.
| No one can afford to miss the races this
year.
The experience of the association last
year convinced it that a ball tOurna-
ment and bicycle races were among
| the popular things with the people.
| The association will therefore put up
$1500.O0 for ball tournament, to be
open to the world, the money to be Gl-
vided into four prizes: the first prize
S6O0.0 90. the second $4,000, the third
$4,000 and the fourth 5000. 90. No
| charge will be made for entering the
ball teams in the tournament. but the
clubs entering will be required to
make their entry and file the names of
the players on or before August 10 al
midnight. $4,000 will go to the fast
est riders. a complete program of hi
cycle races will be issued in fe "
days.
| The secretary is in correspondence
with the railroad officials to secure ex
EXCEPTIONALLY low rates to the fair thl:
year aud is also urging the Railroad
Co. to give homes eekers excursion
rates from the eastern states to Albu
querque during the fair. with thlrt.
days to look at the territory. if they so
desire, and return home on their excur
sion rates.
The executive committee believe
that with the co operation of the Rail
road Co. in getting homes ekers Il
visit New Mexico during the fair
where can be seen the resources of GU
TERRITORY as they will be exhibited, the
fair can be made OF great practica
value tOthe territory. The Territoria
Fair association therefore appeals tc
TIE citizens of New Mexico to jOir
with it n preparing great eXhibltio
of New MeXico's wonderful resource
that will be credit aud lasting beneti
to the territory.