Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-17
The Cavalry Drill on Friday
Was a Star Attraction and
and an Important
Feature.
las VEGAS BLUES
SHUT OUT GALLUP
Shriners Have Big Parade-The
MOntezuma Ball Gorgeous
Affair.
From Saturdays Citizen.

From Saturdays Citizen.
Although a heavy bank OF dark
clouds hung over the north this morn
ing and looked menacingly down
upon Albuquerque in its festival at
tire, the sky cleared before noon and
more perfect weather could not be
desired. The trains which arrived
last night and this morning brought
additional visitors to the fair. vi
course. these trains on leaving car
ried away many Of the visitors or
yesterday, but there is no perceptible
thinning of the crowd. The attend
ance at the fair grounds this after
noon promises to be fully as large as
Yesterday and the fair association is
encouraged in the matter OF extend
ing the fair until Tuesday OF next
week. None of the attractions will
leave until the middle of next week
and there is every reason to believe,
fair weather permitting, that Monday
and Tuesday will be big days. Tues
day night will be carnival night, the
one night of the fair, when the city
is really turned over to the visitors
and king Carnival reigns supreme.
The crowd which visited the fair
grounds yesterday was not as large
as the crowd Thursday, but there was
no tagging of interest, even in the
face of very much one-sided ball
game. The bands were not as music
al as the day previous, but the races
were better, and withal the program
was a good one and the people were
well pleased.
Cavalry Drill Was a Star Attraction.
The United States cavalry again
furnished a very important feature
of the program of the afternoon. The
troopers appeared in fatigue uniforms
ready for work and very strenuous
work it was. However, it was very
interesting and the spectators gave
evidence of their appreciation by
hearty applause. First the troopers
rode in circle in couples, the horses
hurdling at two given places. Then
the near horse rider dismounted and
mounted as the horses proceeded at
q gallup, both at and between the
hurdles. The hurdles were raised
and the horses were spurred to great
er speed. The rider then proceeded
to vault from the gr0Und over one
horse to the second horse. landing
astride face forward, then face back
ward.
They rode rough shod standing or
the horses backs. and many othel
ways, which commanded skill and
adroitness. The colder boys acquit
ted themselves as being very clever
horsemen. One critic has referred Il
the performance as monkey drill
but unfairly: such an exhibition o.
horsemanship as given yesterday
could not be reproduced by circus
clown or monkey, and due credi
should be given where 1t is deserved
Captain Valentine. and his troopers
are clever fellows and the fair asso
citation is exceedingly grateful t.
them for their assistance in maxim,
the fair a success.
Las Vegas Won From Gallup.
The ball game yesterday resulted
in another victory for Las Vegas
Gallup losing by score Of IL to 9
This is two victories for the Meadov
City aggregation and the situation
now looks as though the contes
might narrow down to the Meadow
City and the Duke City teams.
Santa Fe defeats Gallup today the,
will face the Browns tomorrow. an
the result will be far reaching as IA
as the end Of the tournament is cor
cerned. II the Duke City beats Sar
ia Fe tomorrow the first money vii
60 to either Las Vegas 7or Albuquel
que, and game on Monday will dt
eide the tournament. II Santa F
wins both today and tomorrow, Albt
querque, Santa Fe and Las Vega