The Lamar register., 1904-08-31
Prowers County Fair.

second days crowd was not nearly
so large as last year.
The new feature OF the fair, the
firemen's tournament. proved the
most popular Of all the events. The
competition was between the Lamar,
La Junta and Las Animas teams.
The latter team showed the true
firemen's mettle, for after several OF
their regular men were prevented
from attending they got new re-
cruits to fill the gap and came down
and took part, winning the applause
of the crowd and also in spite of the
handicap won second money IN the
dry test.
The first days event was the 200
yard run with hose cart and was won
by Lamar in "a seconds, La Junta
25 and Las Animss 27 2 8. The
dry test on the second day was won
by La Junta in 33 seconds, Las Ami
man 81 and Lamar 81 1.5. The
one mile relay race the same after
noon by the teams was won by La
mar boys, La Junta second and Las
Animas third. Time 1924. The
big event, the wet test on the last
day was hsndily taken by the La
mar team, which covered itself with
glory. making the remarkable time
OF 35 1-5 seconds, La Junta the
second team made it in 40 8 sec
onds with Las Animas third.
These events with the exception
of the relay race took place in town
on Main street and attracted prsctic-
ally the entire population OF the
town. 1t is hoped it will become a
permanent feature of the fair and is
bound to work great benefit to the
fremen's organizations of the valley.
It also has the effect of bringing
the fair crowds to Lamar for part of
the day and giving the town more
direct connection with the event.
In only two departments WAS there
any considerable display of Prowers
County products, such as one ex-
poets to find at county fair. AL
though the present season was not
considered one Of the best for fruits,
the display Of plums, apples, pears
and some other fruits WAS very
good one and served to show that
this is emphatically good fruit
country. The shortage in the peach
crop this year, owing to late frosts,
prevented much display in that line,
but in the other fruits mentioned
the display WIS credit to any fair.
In agricultural products, and par
ticulsrly in garden products there
was enough display to show that
Prowers county cannot be excelled
any where as an all around agricult
ural and garden country. In all
such products n onions, cabbage,
caulifiower, csntaloupes, melons,
sugar beets, sweet potatoes, pump
kins, squash etc. Prowers county
can produce them in any kind of
season, whatever disadvantages may
be encountered A new departure
for an Arkansas Valley fair WAS the
fine display of Irish potatoes. Irish
potatoes have hot heretofore been
considered one of the staple crops of
this valley, but the exhibits at the
county fair last week show that as
fine potatoes can be produced in
Prowers county as any where in the
state.
1t is a matter Of regret that this.
probably the best honey country in
the U 3, should have had such a
s.7ell display of that article. VOL
urifns might be written in praise of
the quality and swestuess Of tho
honey at the fair but there WAS not
enough Of it to make a very large
paragraph.
The same observations might be
made concerning the poultry and
stock exhibits. There was not enough
composition in exhibits to give the
judges any mental strain in award
ing premiums. In every depart
ment the quality was good, but the
quantity gave no evidence OF Prov
ers county's preeminence in these
lines.
The races we're not the popular
feature they have formerly been.
Tho iockeyinp for advantage at the