Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-13

Secretary Gupsul Is still at El Paso,
and may not get here until after
Christmas, II the rains and washouts
continue down south.
The executive committee, at the
meeting yesterday, authorized no one
to postpone the fair until Tuesday,
and today. the Citizen and many 9th
ers who wish the fair TO start ac'
cording to advertised date, interested
themselves. with the result that the
twenty.fourth annual New Mexico
Territorial fair is now on in full blast
At 2:45 this afternoon the famous
Navajo fire dancers, following the
First Regiment band arrived here
and paraded through the principal
streets of the city, and as Col-Seiiers
and Bear Face" the Indian warrior
passed the Citizen office their yells
of approval that the big fair was rent
on the atmosphere.
The executive committee. at the
meeting yesterday morning. waded
through much business, and all the
details are being carried out today.
One of the duties of the committee
was to see that the soldiers of Fort
Wingate were here on time, and
Agent Myers, acting on advice from
the committee, sent out train to Rio
Puerco for them. They arrived last
night, and will give some interesting
drills and hurdle races during the
week.
Agent Myers informed the execu-
tive committee that General tassen-
ger Agent Black of the Santa Fe, had
authorized the running of special
passenger train from Las Vegas TO
this city every day during the far.
This train will bring passengers not
only from Las Vegas, but from Santa
Fe and an intermediate points
Feeling sure that the train service
ont west was in bad order, O. N. Nor
ron interested himself, and wired to
General Superintendent Shepard rela.
tive to a special train to bring Gallup
baseball players and citizens to the
fair. Mr. Shepard answered as fol
lows:
LOS Angeles, Cal, Oct. ~,
4 "Will contribute in every way posi-
, Bile to success of fair, including re
: lease of baseball team at Gallup
} Will certainly land them at Albuquer
? que Tuesday morning, and possibl!
tonight, barring further water trou
bles. Regret exceedingly that condi
tons have operated against you, bu
: even so, am certain of your success
r In fact, opposition of elements shoul
a stimulate attendance"
: The coming of the horses, the Cai
nival company, the dog and pom
show and other attractions were al
! discussed at the meeting Of the exet
!, utive committee. and it was give
out that enough will be mere to max
. a rousing program of events for t
!. morrow. Mayor Mckee is announce
n In make his how to tie multitude a
1t the fair grounds tomorrow TUESDAY
L afternoon at 2 o'clock, after whic
9 Track Superintendent DR.. ].
e Pearce, will be ready to announce tn
IL races.
"a The bicycle races tomorrow afte
81 noon are as follows:
x Mile Open Senior-No. 3, Hiveley
e, No. 2, Moffett; No. 5. Raymon
Stamm, No. /. Padilla.
a One-Half Mile Open Junior--No.
'g Harry l.. Dodson; No. 7. Clayto
le Bittner; No. 10, G. H. McGruder.
lg Two-Mile Handfcap-No. 3. Hivele
81 scratch; No. 2, Moffett-25 yards
e, No. 5. Raymond Stamm-50 yards
ne No. s, Ray Stamm-60 yards; No.
n Padilla--7O yards; No. Z. Bittner-'
d. yards; No. 10. G. H. Mogruder,--'
o, yards; No. 4, Harry L. Dodson, II
On yards.
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