Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-08-05
FORTHCOMING FAIR.
Of The Great Events 10
Come Off in This City.
Base Ball Tournament, Bicycle, Foot
and Hose Races.
Grand Mineral Dispivy balloon Ascen
SlOnS-Firew0rkS.
MIDWAY ~PIAIsANcR BIG PARADEs.

At the approaching carnival and street
to be held in this city in the third
week In September, a large plat OF level
ground. almost iD the center OF the city,
has been secured for u series OF base ball
games betwe m clubs representing towns
OF New Mexico and Arizona. and III Paso,
and the Fair association wishes the
clubs, who are now arranging to COM
pete for the liberal priz', divided into
three purses. that all professionals are
barred and that the playing members
must be bona ide residents OF the towns
they represent Mt least forty-fiye days be.
fore the beginning OF the tournament.
The bar against professionals" holds
good also in all running events, such ~
bike races. foot races, hose races, etc, for
the executive COMMITTEES OF the Fair ~
ISOLATION IL determined to keep all
monies to be given for these events
among the people from whom the fair
derives its greatest support.
While these running events are down
on the program to come off during fair
week, the visitors to thu city IN Septsm.
Der must remember that they are only o
drop In the bucket" to what will be- seen
at the fair this fall.
The pretty May pole dance will be given
on two afternoons, and the human dag
or some other pretty design, represented
by little boys and girls, will constitute
one of the many handsome floats In the
big trades display snd parade.
There will be balloon a%scensions and
parachute leaps every afternoon. and ar
Engagements ara bel Z made TO have bal
loon ascensions and parachute leaps. by
the %searchlight process. ut night. and
while these night events are in progress
handsome fireworks will be kept in mo
ton to help interest the many visitors.
During the entire day. from early morn
till late at night, the midway plaisancC
will be living %pauoramaof novel events
where music will be- kept up by brssl
md string bands, and where jubilee sin
gers, snake chsrmers, fortune tellers and
pretty Oriental misses will be In theiI
glory.
There will be an exhibition hail not ~
arge IA the big convention hall recently
'hIistenei at Kansas City, but large
'nough to make IA tine display OF min.
rails, fruits. vegetables. etc. and where
aides can make displays OF fine EN-
nrOidery and textile work, art aud paint.
ings; in fact, everything pretty and or
lamental.
The city will be handsomely decorated
arches of ~ Welcome" Illuminated b,
electricity, will be- erected on the princi.
pal thOrOughfares OF the city, undeI
which the big trades display and parad,
will pass, and. again, besides all thes,
things to be put into execution by the
rair association. merchants are nov
personally mapping out designs for theil
tloats and for the decoration of their out
ide booths and stores.
The costume bicycle parade will tax,
glace on the afternoon of funny day
friday, September %, and the carniva
onil that night, Many ara now prepar
- tor these events, and the cOstum,
emporiums OF the east and west will b,
searcl ed for some unique costumes.
Just think Of IT, All these Outsid,
events can be seen free of cost" suC
they will all take place on the broad ave
nues and streets OF Albuquerque.