El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-09
THE TERRITORIAL FAIR.
The Outlook MIST Promising for a
Good Exhibition

UOOu EXlliDlUlOn
The Territorial Fair association are
out for g. 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
eXh bits 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 $500 90, the second $4,000
and the third 5000. The best cOllec-
| ton of fruit raised by any one exhi bitor
| will be 5000 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 $4,000,
| the second $500 and the third S25 90.
| 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 Sl5. 90. The association will
also p 1t up purses for individual exbi-
bits 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 ball tourna-
ment and bicycle races were among
the popular things with the peop'e.
| The association will therefore put uD
$l50O.00 for ball tournament, to be
open to the world the money to be Gi.
vided into four prizes: the first prize
S60o.0O. the second $4,000, the third
$4,000 and the fourth 500 co. Nc
charge will he made for entering the
ball teams in the tournament. but the
clubs entering viii be required to
make their entry and file the names of
the players on or before August 10 a
midnight. S6O0.0O will go to the fast
est riders. a complete program of bi
cycle races will be issued in a few
days.
The secretary is in correspondence
| Win the railroad OftlclalS TO s. cure eX
ceptionally low rates to the fair thi:
year and is also urging the Railroad
Co. to give homes aekers excursion
rates from the eastern states to Albu
querque during the fair, with thirty
days to look at the territory. if they SC
desire, and return home on their eXcur
sion rates.
The executive commit >ee believe
that with the co operation of the Rail
road Co. in getting homeseekers Il
visit New Mexico during the fair
where can be seen the resources of GU
territory as they will be exhi bited, the
fair can be made of great practical
value to the territory. The Territorial
Fair association therefore appeals to
tt citizens of New Mexico to joir
with it in preparing great exhibition
of New MeXico's wonderful resource
that will be credit and lasting benef
to the territory.