El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-07
THE TERRI TORIAL FAIR.
The Outlook Most Promising for a
Good Exhibition

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The Territorial Fair association are
out for big time this year. 1t has a
large executive committees 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
ia the prizes for county and district
exhibits in the field of agriculture,
horticulture and mining. 1t has put up
$500 90 for the best and largest collec-
lion of fruit grown in any county in
New Mexico and Arizona, the frs.
prize to be 5000 90, the second SlOO.OO
and the third 5000. The best collec-
ton of fruit raised by any one exhi bltor
will be 5000 for the first prize and
so 90 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 Si2o.OO,
the secOUd 5000 and the third $50. 90.
For the best general collection of ores
from any county in New Mexico and
Arizona the first prize will be S2OO.OO,
the second 500 90 and the third SoO.OO.
For the best cabinet collection of ores
belonging in New Mexico and Arizona
the frs prize will be $500 and the
second $1,000. The association will
also p 1t up purses for individual eXhl-
III . IL at Ullc pECulCtS Va uLS
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.
| y n
year.
The experience of the association last
year convinced it that ball tOurna-
men5 and bicycle races were among
| the popular things with the Peep e.
The association will therefore put uD
S150O.0O for ball tournament, to be
open to the world, the money to be Gi-
| vided into four prizes: the first prize
100000 the second $4,000, the third
$4,000 and the fourth S2OOOO Nc
charge will be made for entering the
bail teams in the tournament. but the
clubs entering will be required tC
make their entry and file the names OF
the players on or before August ID a
midnight. 100000 will go to the fast
est riders. a complete program OF bl
cycle races will be issued in few
days
The secretary is in correspondence
, with the railroad officials to s cure ex
C .ptiOnally low rates to the fair thi
year and is also urging the RailrOa
Co. to give homes aeSers excursion
rates from the eastern states to Albu
querque during the far, with thlrt
days to look at the territory. if they 81
|. desire, and return home on their eXcul
= sion rates.
, The executive commit zee believ
t that with the cooperation of the Raj
road Co. in getting homessekers
: visit New Mexico during the fail
: where can be seen the resources of GU
2 territory they will be exhibited, tn
; fair can be made OF great practica
value to the territory. The Territoris
e Fair association therefore appeals t
D the citizens of New Mexico to jOi
: with it in preparing a great exhibltio
/ of New MeXico'S wonderful resource
: th at will be a credit and lasting benef
b. to the territory.