Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-07-22
URGE CLOSER
COOPERATION
albuquerque Visitors Ask Co.
operation Of Las Vegas To
Ensure Better Racing
ADDRESS AT CLUB
BY Mr.. GUNSUL
Number OF Matters ON Which
There Will BE Much Gain
Through Pulling Together

President A. B. McGaffey and Sec.
retary Mynard Gunsul won golden
opinions from the members Of the
Las Vegas Commercial club who at
tended the social gathering last night.
The visitors gave some ideas Of the
manner In which the Albuquerque
Fair association did business and the
way the citizens got together gen
orally, that were illuminating. They
strongly advocated cooperation be-
tween the fair managements Of the
two cities on all matters of mutual
welfare and made an especial point OF
the importance Of Albuquerque and
Las Vegas joining the Southern Col
orado and Las Animas Valley Racing
circuit.
Mr., Gunstl was the principal ora.
tor. He said that Albuquerque had
/ this year raised from among her
business men eight thousand dollars
In subscriptions for the fair. This
amount would be more than duplicat,
ed by the receipts and sale OF con-
cession. The city was planning this
year TO give a twenty thousand dol
lar fair.
Il The gentleman said that something
like $500 would be hung up in purs.
es for the horse races. He explained
that the Southern Colorado and Las
!, Animas Racing circuit consisted Of
towns from Pueblo south In Colorado
and extended TO the county seats Of
, western Kansas The race meets
/, were usually held at the county fairs.
Thirty-five thousand dollars in purs.
es Ii put up on the whole circuit. AL
buqnerque and Las Vegas, In order to
: get in, would have TO offer purses a
little bigger than any Of the other IN.
i ldiyiduaf towns on account OF the
greater distance and expense. How.
/ ever by working together. the ex.
, penses might be divided In such q
way that much better races could be
secured than II the towns worked
/ separately. II was desired to get q
! certain class OF horses and while the
E same programs would not be given
] the same order OF races would be held
q Mr.. Gunsul suggested that Las
/ Vegas hold a race meet the week be
fore the Albuquerque fair. The
strings OF horses from the north could
s then spend three or four days here
!. and 70 on To Albuquerque Tor tht
4 fair. II would be necessary for th'
/. cit yto raise about $1,000 In purses
}. This amount, Mr., Gunsul asseyerated
. and very much more would go bacl
into the pockets of the Las Vega
business men. Never less than fort.
J. per cent OF the amount OF the purse
n was returned directly In entranc
:. fees. Then the hOrsemen were goo,
y spendcrs themselves. they brought
q. lot OF trainers, their horses we're KEEP
a. here for time and the gate receipt
II would be sure to be large. Conn
:. also the number OF people attracte
i. to the city by good race program
e IA
and II was easy TO demonstrate tha
where $4,000 was put up sixty tioii'
and dollars would be left In the CIT,
e. That, Mr.. Gnnsul said, had bee
Il the experience Of albuquerque In raii
w ing money for the fairs. No matte
IN how dull the years. the business me
IL insisted on the fairs. They couldn
a be persuaded to give the event U
he for a single year. They never ha
ne 10 be asked twice for subscription
he The Fair association made con
,r plete list OF business men, gradtn
We them from S. 10 $3.50. according |
e. the direct benefits resulting, an
each year the amount raised was larl
@ er.
He said that the business me
N. subscribed to the fair and supporte
J. II because It brought great del
ho moro money back than they paid ou
ry ri paid in dollars there and Mr.. Gui
,al sui promised that II would pay ju
TO az handsomely here,
n. The gentleman gave a number
fl illustrations TO show the manner