Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-02
BRILLIANT CLOSE OF NORTHERN
new MEXICO FAIR AND FALL FESTIVAL
lay and Good Nature Oceans Of Confetti Band Music Dances Marches Cake
Walks and Professions Fancy Initiation Ceremonies Songs Soeshs and Other
Pleasing Features Combine Make the Carnival NotabAenoon Program

give dance at the plaza. Later al
most the whole throng on the west
side streets came over to the corner
of Sixth and Douglas where lhe car
nival was at It's height.
There was liule masking, but the
carnival was all the better for that
| There were squawkers. rubber balls
and horns and such like, though not
in sufficient quantity to imperll the
lives or break the ear drums OF the
oelebrators or 10 drown lhe music OF
| the band. There were oceans or con-
| fatti Companies Of merry folk danced
| ana marched In procession or double
| file, formed circlse in which unwary
prominent citizens were entrapped
and initiated. being compelled TO
dance or sing or speak before being
| liberated. Then led bv the band a
long procession marched through the
streets 10 the Castaneda and back. iD-
vaded the Indian enclosure where Sec
retarv Buddecke made wonderfully
sensible and ELOQUENT address. Among
the addresses Edward Srorleder. by
confining himself 10 truth and ex-
pressing II forcibly, made a palpable
| hit. Finally quite number of the
| crowd repaired TO the Commercial
club where lunch was served and a
dance was maintained till midnight.
The carnival feature was JOY
ous ending to the week. If Las We
gas folk continue 10 conduct it as
they did Saturday night. the carnival
NAV be made permanent feature
and it will not be necessary as in AL
huqueroue for grand jury 10 advise
its suppression.
Base Ball.
The Blues have been paid off in
full and disbanded for the season. the
game with Santa Fe Saturday being
the last one.
During the latter part Of the season
the local team has played remarkable
baseball and has captured s1.25O in
!tournamen, prizes besides bringing
back over $500 clean from the Colo
RADIO trip. Since the driving associa
ltion took charge of them it has been
considered business success and
they have made |aseball pay in Las
IVegas. This assures a baseball team
flor 1906.
| Some of the players will secure po
lsitions and remain here this winter
1T is very probable that mos, of tbs
plavers who were on the team thi;
summer will MAY again next year
The team needs STRENGTHENING in bui
lone or two places and men will be
lsecured for those positions.
TIE Flts Of Santa Fe aro to civn =
carnival in few days thai will last
FOR week They are anxious to have
the Blues come over and plav severa
eames. Although the management ol
the driving pork and fair association
has ceased the players may all re
r'ain bore long enough to NAV the
lSanta Fe series. Gable and Nash are
talking Of taking team includina
Las vegas and Albuquerque PLAYERS
'to the Civ OF Mexico to play winter
hall. Cable has been held bv the
Denver Western league team. hut has
not decided whether he will PLAY
with 1t or not. Nash believes he Il
free from the Colorado Springs man
agement. now that 1t has sold II
Pueblo and is verv glad Of 1t. Botf
nitchers did the hest kind OF wor|
here and both will play league bal
neyt year.