El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-02
THE TERRITORIAL FAIR.
The Outlook Most Promising for q
Good Exhibition.


The Territorial Fair association are
out for big time this year. 1t has a
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 agriculture,
horticulture and mining. 1t has put up
$3.50. 90 for the best and largest collec-
ton of fruit grown in any county in
New Mexico and Arizona, the first
prize to be 5000 90, the second $4,000
and the third 5000. The best collec-
ton of fruit raised by any one exhi bitOr
will be $1,000 for the first prize and
5000 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 Sl25.OO,
the second $500 and the third 5000.
For the best general collection OF ores
from any county in New Mexico and
Arizona the frs. prize will be $4,000,
the st cOnd 800 90 and the third S5O.OO
For the best ca binet collection of ores
belonging in New Mexico and Arizona
the first prize will be $500 and the
second $1,000. The association will
al 20 put up purses for Individual exbl-
b $ IN 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
$15O0.0U for a ball tournament, to be
open to the world, the money to be Gl-
vided into four prizes: the first prize
100000, the second 100000, the third
100000 and the fourth 5000 co. 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 Is at
midnight. 100000 will go to the fast
est riders. A complete program of BIZ
cycle races will be issued in few
days.
The secretary is in correspondence
with the railrOad officials to cure ex-
ceptionally low rates to the fair this
year and is also urging the Railroad
Co. to give homes eekers excursion
rates from the eastern states to Albu'
querque during the fair, with thirty
days to look at the territory, if they .
desire, and return home on their excur
| sion rates.
The executive commit zee believe
that with the co opera ton of the Rail
visit New Mexico during the fair
where can be seen the resources of Oul
territory as they will be exhibited, the
fair can be made OF great practical
value TO the territory. The Territorial
Fair association therefore appeals to
the citizens of New Mexico to jOir
with it in preparing a great exhibition
of New MeXico's wonderful resource
that will be a credit and lasting benefi
to the territory.