Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-08-31
FAIR DIRECTORS Wet.
Committee on P.tg,am for Fair Max: a
Partial Report.
EXCELLENT RACING PROGRAM.

The directors ~ the Territorial Fair
association met last night at q q On e OF
President r. y. Nilk-ro On aud transacted
considerable iupof tant business relating
to this years. iair
The committee on program submitted
a partial report, which wa. adopted.
The following Is tbs raco program a.
upon:
First Day. Tuesday, September go
Trotting. 900 class, $500, running, halt.
mile heats, $3.50; pacing, $500 class, 800
Second bay. Wednesday, September %
-Trotting. 2:40 class, 500; running
three.quarter mile dash. slO0; trUtting.
$3.50 class, $500.
Third Day, Thursday. September 90
TrOtting, free for all. $3.50; running,
0ye-eightls mile heats, $3.50; trotting.
235 class, $500.
Fourth Day, Friday. September 30
Pacing, free Tor all, $500; running, half
mile dash, 300; running, hail. mile dash,
$500.
There will also be- some amateur races,
one VI which will be restricted TO coun
try horses OF Bernalillo, Santa Fe and
Valencia counties, which have never
been on the track before, and another to
the horses belonging TO the members VI
the "Bruder's Club OF which Col Al
Coleman IL president. The drst and sec
ond prizes in the latter race will consist
Of three aud two kegs Of beer respec.
lively. The prizes for tbs country horses
have not yet been decided upon.
The program committee recommended
~. 600 priz - for the base ball tournament
5000 TO 20 to this champion team and
$500 10 the second best. Only one club
will be allowed TO enter from one city,
although this In not TO be understood ~
barring out the Indian school club north
OF this city, providing thy wish TO enter.
In connection with the base ball tOurna.
ment Secretary Crawford has received a
letter from George Tebeau, OF Cleveland,
saying that he had organized i've tase
bail clubs to play several games at the
Mountain and Plain festival In Denver
and inquiring II he would be permitted
10 enter his clubs in the territorial fail
Tournament. he was invited to cont
aud win both prizes II he could.
The program committee recommended
$3.50 In prizes for exhibits Of amat nj
photography.
While the committee made no report
on premiums for agricultural, horti.
cultural, mineral, mechanical, art. liy,
stock, poultry aud other exhibits, thesC
will be virtually the same as thOs1
offered last year.
TERRITORIAL FAIR MOTIFS.
The matter OF having a band tOurna
ment at the fair was not decided upon
at last nights meeting OF the directors
As this would incur a heavy expense
In the way OF prizes 1t was thought
best to postpone anal action to some timt
when there would be- full meeting OF the
directors. Whether there Is a baud tour
nament or not there will be several out.
side bands In attendance at the fair
Secretary Crawford to-day received a let
ter from superintendent MCGOWAN, for.
merly Of this city, now OF the Indian
school at Phoenix, saying that he would
like to make some arrangements to bring
both the. band and the orchestra Of the
school here during the week. This il the
band OF which James Deyine Ia the leader
II can b estated authoritatively that the
celebrated Pardee, pitching for Kan
sas City, will pitch against Albuquerque
In the base ball tournament. He has al
ready been secured for that purpose ant
one thing Ia certain that the A|lbuquerqu,
Browns will have to play faster base bal
than ever II they come out champions in
the contest this fall.
Secretary Crawford today received al
application from a party In Salida, Colo.
for stall room for a full car load OF fast
horses, which have been making the race
circuit OF that state,