Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-09-20
THE Big FAIR.
Thousands Of People in Attend
anCe this Afternoon.
Every Feature Advertised Carriet
Out In Every Detail.
Weather Perfee, and the City Gay with
Hundreds Of Attractions.
PROGRAMS OF VARIOUS EVENTS.

The second day OF the Nineleenth Ter
ritorial Fair and Street Carnival opened
most suspiciuously this morning. AT
an early hour the vast crowds were astir,
and all the events advertised for the day
carried out In every detail Nothing has
happened TO mar the festivities, and visit
ors are much pleased with the arrange
ments made for their pleasure aud In.
struction. II Is almost an assured fact
that the attendance to o.m,rrow will be at
least $4,000 from every portion Of the
southwest.
THIS AFTERNOON SPORTS
Two hundred.yard straightaway hose
rsce--Kntries: Teams from Alamogordo
and Albuquerque flre department.
Coupling contest - Entries: Two
teams from Albuquerque DIRE depart
ment. Mason and Tierney; johnson and
Mcdonald.
Two-hundred. yard foot race Entries;
Hale, johnson. Mcdonald. Cosgrove,
Peck and Tierney.
Quarter mile boys bicycle race-En-
tries: Thos. McElvain. Frank Harris
and Claude Magruder.
Timers In races. Joe Barnett, Sol Levi
and Thos. n. Wilkerson.
Hose race, result: Albuquerque won,
Time, Albuquerque 20 l.5 seconds; Ala
mogordo q seconds.
Boys bicycle race: First, Frank Har
ris; second. Thos. McElvain third, Claude
Magruder. Time 81 seconds.
Hose coupling contest: Best three out
of five-Hsrry johnson and Roy Melon.
aid won.
Two hundred yard foot race: First
Snapper Hale; second. Chss. vorhes
third. ". Gard. Time 81 10 seconds.
Lineman's pole climbing contest: En'
tries. Jack Walters and Joe Huston
Walters won. Time 32 1.5 seconds.
THE AsCENsIoNs.
The balloon ascension and parachute
drop was not decided success yesterday
afternoon, owing to the fact that Prof
ZsDo became tangled In tho ropes IL
some unaccountable manner, and th,
parachute was released shortly afteI
leaving the ground, Fortunately th'
professor escaped injury and no damage
was caused. However. the ascension a
night was a success In every particular
and was highly enjoyed by both manage
ment and spectators.
THE HIGH DIVE.
The most interesting feature on tn,
program yesterday afternoon, was thu
high dive OF Chas Collins. from a pol,
sixly-live feet In height. Ryery move
ment OF the diver WAS watched with In
tense interest by the throng OF spects
tors, and the exhibition was graceful!
aud successfully performed.
TOO much cannot be said in connection
with the maneuyers and drill OF tn
Ninth cavalry. Capt. Fuller has Ger
tainly furnished the greatest pleasure an
surprise OF the Fair, and the immens
crowds In and out OF the grand stan
showed their full appreciation by tire
m Anjous applause, aud wild enthusiasm
There certainly could not have been
single soul among the vast crowds VIII
did not thrill and yibrste with con
sclonsness OF being an American. and @
having been represented on the leld @
battle at San Juan, by the very boys VIII
Ia their presence moved. reproducing th
scenes through when they had passed
aud from which some OF them had r.
turned battle scared.
Gallant Capt. Fuller's constant effor
seems TO be to please, and he is contri
bltlng no little share towards the sue
cess OF the Fair.
The realistic and picturesque move
ments through which he put the heroe
OF San Juan, were In the nature Of
revelation 10 those who never saw any
thing OF the kind.
Sergeant Karrigan, who has been /
the army nearly forty years, added fur
ther to the sttractiyeness OF the evening
entertainment by fine display OF bal
terry practice. The Sergesnts little squs
showed the result OF careful training an
experience, by the rapid manner 1
which they handled their leld piec,
No little amusement was created by III
repeated discharge OF the death dea lin
machine directly into the grand stsnC
The crowds can truly say they have bee
under fire.
Miss Meyers was most pleasing In he
serpentine dance, and produced man
beautiful effects, through combinatio
OF her grace, and electric lights,
Prof, Z,no repeated his interesting
balloon ascension and made his para
chute leap successfully, and TO the gret
delight OF the crowds.
Chas. Collins again male his wou
deriul high dive, and showed himse
daring and graceful In the face OF II
danger incident TO the performance.