Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-07-21
THE TERRITORIAL FAIR.
Resources of New Mexico 10 Receive
fEOre Than Usual Attention This
Year by Large Increase in
Prizes in the Field of ff0rti-
culture, Agriculture and
Mining.

Albuquerque, n. NJ, July 20.-The Ter
ritorial Fair association is out for big
time this year. It has a large executive
committee of the best element in this
live city in charge of the work.
The resources of the territory are to re
ceive 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. It has put up $3.50 for the best
and largeat collection of fruit grown in
any county in New Mexico or Arizona
the first prize TO be 5000, the second 500
and the third $50. The best collection of
fruit raised by any one exhibitor will be
$25 for the first prize and 80 for the
second. For the best and largest colec'
ton of field, farm and garden products
grown in any one county the first prize
will be 1925, the second $75, and the
third $25. For the best general collec
ton of ores from any county in New
Mexico and Arizona the first prize will be
5000, the second 800 and the third $5C.
For the best cabinet collection of ores
belonging in New Mexico and Arizona
the first prize will be $25 and the second
$15. The association will also put up
purses for individual exhibits in all the
various products of the country.
The executive committee has made q
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 demands
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 tournament
and bicycle races were among the popu-
lar things with the people. The associa-
tion will therefore put up $1,000 for a
ball tournament, to be open to the world,
the money to be divided into four prizes;
the first prize $500, the second $400, the
third $500, and the fourth 5000. 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. Six
hundred dollars will 60 to the fastest
bicycle riders. complete program OF
bicycle races will be issued in few days
The secretary is in correspondence with
the railroad officials to secure exception
ally low rates TO the fair this year, and is
also urging the railroad company to give
| homeseekers excursion rates from the
eastern states to Albuquerque during the
fair, with 80 days to look at the territory
if they SO desire, and return home on
their excursion rates.
The executive committee believe that
with the cooperation of the railroad com
pany in getting homeseekers to visit New
Mexico during the fair, where can be
seen the resources CT our 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
join with it in preparing great exhibit
ton of New Mexlco's wonderful resources
that will be credit and lasting benefit to
| the territory,