Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-09-29
THE Big FAIR.
Varied and Interesting Program is
Arranged for the Great Crowds.
A DAY SET FOR Ell PAS0.

the Ell PaSO Times. ny. y Elelly, VINO
is a pleasant gentleman and a mixer
is boosting the big fair, which is sched.
| uled to come of Oh October II to IS in
elusive. and has made arrangements
for q feature of special attraction to
III Pasoans.
Wednesday. The 18TH Of October. has
been designated as FL Poso day, at
which time some especially attractive
features. not yet definitely decided
upon, will be given for the entertain
ment of the Ell Paso delegation. a
| special train is being arranged for the
transportation of the FL Paso visitors,
OF which the Elks of this city viii
have a private car and go in Quien
Sahe style.
Mr.. O'Rielly says thas this, the
.wenty-second annual meeting of the
association. will eclipse all former
events given under its auspices. Many
lew events, attractive in the extreme
and novel in their character, have been
added to this years program. Chief
Of these will he the highly spectacular
p~yrotechnic display representing the
eruption OF Mont Pelee and the Com
ing of Montezuma," a faithful tableau
IF the familiar Indian legend.
A good aggregation Of shows will be
seen on the midway. which will claim
attention in the mornings and eve
nings.
The afternoons will be given up to
the fair, at which an u%nequaled min
eral and fruit display and races will
be the chief attractions. Mr.. O'Rielly
says that the railroads have united
with Otero county in an effort to make
It's mineral display the grandest ever
seen.
A perfect caravan of people from
the famous San Juan district will at
END, accompanied by a band of 200
Navajo Indians under the management
IF the Hyde Exploring company.
On Thursday night the grand ball,
styled the Montezuma ball, will take
place at the new Alvarado hotel.
Thursday will be Albuquerque day,
and Friday has been set apart as Elks'
lay, when the antlered gentry from all
over the southwest will whoop things
up in great fashion.
The Great Ball Games.
The feature of probably more inter
est to 81 Pasoans than anything else
will be the series of five games of ball
to he played between the Albuquerque
and El Paso teams composed of picked
nines of all-professionals.
IF there is blood in the moon,
about this time" said Mr.. O'Rielly,
the same will portend nothing more
or less than one of the ~iercest base
ball contests that ever took place in
the west"
The Albuquerque team is to he COM
posed of some Of the hest men who
have been playing in the big %associa-
ton this season. Mr.. O'Rielly could
not give a complete list of the players,
but said that among the stars to be
seen would be Chance, Hartzell, Pow
ers, Rube Waddell, Lajoie, Jimmy VIII
liams, Callahan ct al. The contest will
be for a purse of 81, 800, $1,000 of which
goes to the winning club and $500 to
the loser.
Mr.. O'Rielly was in consultation yes
terday with DR.. Albers, of this city,
who is interested in the El Paso club,
n said that judging from the per-
sonnet of the same a rafting contest
would he the result.
DR.. Albers was seen last evening and
said that the El Paso team would con
sist of the Kansas City team of the
Western association, with the excep-
ton of three men, who will be sup
planted by Dale Gear, Cy Young and
Lee.
The Western association, from which
the FL Paso club is picked, beat the
Kansas City winners of the Western
league in a post-season game Friday
afternoon by a score of IL too.
The handsome badges to be worn by
President O'Rielly, Vice President
Hall, Secretary McCanna and other
fair officials arrived this morning from
Whitehead-Hoag Co. They are dan
dies.
The race course at the fair grounds
is in fine condition, considering the
work so far lone on it. 1t will be in
tlp-top condition on the opening day OF
the fair.
J. II. O'Rielly, president of the terri
torial fair association, has returned to
the city from a trip to FL Paso and
southern New MeXiyo. He says the
| people down south will come to the
fair in large delegations. They have
enjoyed fine rains and all are feeling
good.
The American Perfumery company,
Of Denver writes for space in the floral
hall, and the superintendent, NJ. f.
Hickey, will assign good space for the
display of some fancy perfumeries, etc.
One week and one day and the queen
Of the Twenty-second territorial fair of
NCw Mexico, will be elected and the
young lady contestants will be rele-
gated from suspense and anxiety. The
three candidates so far entered are all