The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1903-10-09
First Annual
Fair.

3 3. Great credit Is duel each and
every member Of the association for its
grand success. The largest crowd ever
assembled in this county, upon any ac-
casiou, was on the fair grounds Friday
and Saturday.
The greatest variety, the largest in
size aud the finest favored fruits found
anywhere in America, we're to be seen in
the exhibit building The corn, wheat,
oats and other grains equal the pro-
duets of sections devoted wholly to
grains. Our horses would be credit to
the blue grass valleys of Kentucky,
while no country can show up any finer
cattle, hogs, aud goats than were to be
seen at Aztec last week, A pick from
the best poultry farms Of any country
would not surpass the chickens, turkeys
and ducks that we're brought to our first
fair, ~ bile the watermeors, muskmelons,
squash. pumpkins. cabbage, tomatoes,
lblhlbts tNC' tlC, tlCu Ntlt 40 Tar Sc anu
perfect as were ever upon eXhibi;ian.
The fact that our fair came meliatly
after the Farmington and durango fairs,
aud that it was with difficulty that
many of the earlier fruits and
vegetables we're preserved, on ac-
count of frost, makes the fairs great
success more remarkable The assoCia.
ton, worked with untiring effort, and to
show their appreciation, the fruit grow
ers, stock rGisers and ranchers brought
forth for exhibition, the best they had,
which equaled the bcs, OF any country
When tue visito, mad looked over the
fne display Of isiles, preserves, canned
fruits, pickles, Bread cakes, pies, buns
butter. and the many Othergoo things
the very sight Of which was enough to
drive hungry man cra2y-tbe surprise
was that any time had been left to make
the elegant collection of batyenberg,
drawn work, aces, embroidery cotton
worsted and silk quilts, cgocheted bed
spreads, sofa pillows, handmade rugs, to
say nothing Of the paintings in OIL
water colors, crayou, etc, many ut which
did not bear the stamp Of amateur, prov.
ing that San Juan countys daughters
had been busy with head a1 well ae
with hand.
Prot, Abbott was unable to make his
fret ascension on Thursday, but wen up
at 10 o'clock Friday morning, and again
at $3.50 p. N. the same day. The balloon
beng a new one. was christened by au
Aztec girl Miss Ona Eblen was chGser
and the christening took place just pre-
vinna to he ASCENSION on FRIDAY ~orr.
ing. Prof Abbott went up about 1000
feet first time while In the afternoon, he
claims to have gone 1900 feet, He was
so high that he appeared no larges than
mere speck, while the BALBOA which
contains $50 yards Of conyass looked nc
larger thau a b t5hel basket. Both as
tensions aud the parachute drops were
verl pretty. 'u'sR'
first race pulled off under the
management of the San Juan County
Fair Association, was a quarter mile
dash. The entfine we're Billie Hubbard
Morgans brown mare, Billy Caviuess
Coles black mare aud Hobbs bay horse
They finished in the order named. Tit
haif-mile, free-for-all followed bu
not being satisfactory it was called NJ
race The first race Of the second da.
was Il half-mje for San Juan count,
horses, in which were entered Bill
hubbard. Browns bay, Billy Cavipes
and Hobbs sorrel. AS the horses lief
the wire, Browns bay aud BILLY Cavines
took the lead and for the first 400 yards
il looked as though the race was betwee
those two, when Billie Hubbard bega
togo forward aud as they reached tn
last turn were about to bunch when
colt attempted TO cross the track an
was struck by Billy Caviness, whic
turned colt, horse and rider heels owe
head. As lne other horses emerge
from the wrecG, Browns bay still had tt
lead. with Billie Hubbard about twent
feet behind. The latter, however, soc
closed up the gap and came in a winnt
by several feet, Geo. Grltfin's horl
trotted against time and twice aroun
the track in 2:2l. This horse is a son
Arropene and promises h. be vdluab
animal, The = mile pony race was We
by Hobb's bay pony, while the quartz
race following was captured by the Co
mare. The half-mie dash for San Jua
county horses was won by Billy Cav
ness, with Browns bay second.
matched race between Paul Arrinl
tons Billy Wilson and Texas horse W;
run Saturday morning, three hundre
yards, and looked as though the Tex;
horse Was the swifter of two, but as the
rounded into the stretc h, Billy Wilso
galloped away and easily won bv fort
feet
The relay race called out two strinl
La Plata and Flora Vista. The |
Plata string took the lead from the sta,
and kept it all the time, finishing thre
or four hundred yards in the lead. The
had string that could get money any
where
The tug ofwar was won by Flor
Vista against Aztec.
The ball game between two pickle
teams from Aztec aud vicinity, afforde
the visitors amusement on Friday morr
ing Only five innings were payeC
with score Of to 6.
The 100 yard foot race ives won h
Harve Baker with Shay of Flora Visit
second.
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