Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-10-24
A Brief Resume Of the Twenty
Third Annual Fair.
LAURA SPUR CAPTURES PURSE
Roplng, Indian Contests and Base
Ball On Last Day,
slOHlOUS END OF A GLORIOUS WEEK

riser this morning seemed place
abandoned. It sorcibly recalled the ut
terance Of the poet when he said:
Il feel like one who treads alone
Some banquet hall deserted.
Whose lights are fed and garlands
dead
And all hpt him departed
But few were TO be seen on the
streets, and nest OF those few were
porters sweeping on sidewalks. and
street gangs cleaning up the wrecks
and rubbish, and especially the con
fetti Of Saturday nights saturnalia.
OF course. here will be a reaction
to some extent. from the high tension
OF fair week. and all feeling the strain
over will be inclined to relax energy
and effort for A few days but II will
not be Tor long. Albuquerque vim
and enterprise are material qualities.
strengthened by long practice, and in
a day or two &c the outside, the Duke
City will be herself again. with nigh
~ stride pushing along the pathway
of increasing prosperity.
But the fair, while II lasted. was n
warm number. which will not be for.
gotten In many day. The crowds at
tending outnumbered those OF all for.
mer years. while the average time Of
attendance to the Individual was long
er Many hundreds indeed thousands,
remained from start to finish. while
daily the incoming passenger trains
brought more visitors than the outgo-
ing trains took away The result was
crowded streets. crowded stores.
crowded roomng houses, crowded res.
taurauts crowded hotels end crowded
places of resort OF every kind during
Cye.y day the annual fair continued.
Th's could not have been the case
ha4 Y.f the falf been worthy of the
ratrCud e. received The manage
mont c@nao; Uc praised too highly for
the excellence OF their work. From
president, secretary. treasurer and
executive committee, through the
managers of departments. and other
officials, down TO the humbled en-
ploye, each did well his part. and Il
would be diG'cult for the most con.
frmed, chrome grumbler to suggest
where improvement could have been
made.
The advertising was systematic and
extensive by the management, but II
was also successfully supplemented
by the railroads, the Santa Fe natural.
ly taking the lead Thus, by advertis
ing car and the newspapers of the
southwest, the territory around Albu
querque for hundreds of miles In ev
cry direction was thoroughly covered
while In the same section and far DO
yond its limits, the railroads spread
advertising matter to right and left
This was well but the management
did better. They secured attractions
worthy Of being advertised. and with
which the throngs were well satisfied
after they had been gathered togeth
er.
The fruit, vegetable, school. art
mineral and mechanical exhibits IL
the pavilion were eminently satisfac
tory. The display OF stock was fine
but small This department will prob
ably receive larger attention in th'
future. The racing was excellent anC
the horses In that department fully
up TO the mark. The roping contest,
were on the whole very good. and tn,
bronco busting was more than salts
factory. The former had the best Sc
OF steers assembled for that purpos,
ever gathered in the southwest ant
the latter was somewhat marred b!
an accident which prevented the ARR
val OF two contestants and a carloa,
OF outlaws. The foot ball game ant
the base ball games were intensely Ia
teresting, as was manifested by tn,
crowded condition of the grand stand
bleacheTs. and the standing room be
side the track. at every exhibition. II
fact. II there were any expressions o
disappointment at the events OF IN
fair, they were so lost In the genera
expressions OF satisfaction that Tn
Citizen reporters failed 60 hear then
The carnival was no small addition
20 the general attractions. and opene
large avenue OF enjoyment for thos
whose duties or inclination prevente
their attendance at the fair grounds
and for the still larger number VIII
yielded themselves up wholly 70 IN
occasion, determined 10 participate {
everything in sight
The attendance and enjoyablenes
% the occasion were largely increai
ed by the wisdom and success of tn
management In securing the irrig'
ton congress. the visit OF Congress
man Hearst and party. and the annuI
assemblage OF the Shriners Tn
Montezuma ball and the menu wer
interesting features.
Ali In all, Albuquerque is we
pleased. the visitors were delighte'
and the management Is hopeful this
when all accounts shall have com
Ia, IL will be found that the Lalanc
against the association Is but sligh
" there be any at ali; for II must nc
be forgotten that while the receip,
have been larger than heretofore III
expenses have also been greater
excess.
TIE COW PuNcHERs.
Thsy, With Bronco Busting, Cause