Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-09-29
las VEGAS day
AT THE FAIR
GROUNDS


Friday. September 2tl
Today. Iaa VEGAS day at The blg
FAIR promises io Do "a close second 20
I yesterdays fair day. pa point os o..
I tendance. aud pNcciloncy of program.
l Tho weather atill remains Ideal and
the crowds are diminishing bat little.
I % any
While a number of vlsii0ra len last
night. each incoming train brought
more So iaf the iair has boon tho
I greatest On Tho history of territorial
I fairs for the past quarter Of q century.
aud with tho closing of tho week to.
/ morrow night Carnival night tho
/ twenty slxth annual territorial fair
win probably go down in New Mexico
/ history as "tho greatest ever and viii
be- srokon OF On years 90 como aa "tho
great fair of 1906"
As stated yesterday. Albuquerque
Day, was a record breaker in point Of
attendance and In The nature OF the
program offered at the fair grounds
and down town ycftcrday According
10 ne fair associations estimate over
$4,000 people passed through tho hig
gates of ne fair grounds 10 Wit
ness tho Champagne Stake race and
the Albuquerque Derby. and other fea.
lures OF the fair
The Immense crowd saw Kiowa. the
laat little racing machine, owned hy
! IT, q. Peck of Pueblo. Colo. ain the
white seal Champagne stake n
straight heats, tho best iimo being
l2;ld u. they also saw tho Mcintosh
Browns, Albugucruuea fast BAH team.
make their fourth consoculs win.
when they defeated Trinldn hy
score OF 6 % O. And lar, at not
least they saw the Albuuut r Derby
won by lola White. oWnoi Eddie
\ Porter. from Missouri wii soc fey
/ Porter, Eddio's mite of n BROTHER up
Young Porter o. considered the best
jock nt tho track mo time was two
minutes nat tho fastest j rs miles
race run on a haitmiio track IN this
part Of the country
The seven starters went By che
grand stand three times. Lola white
going out Ia front from the wire. She
waa never headed, and with a careful
ride, passed under tho wire winner
BY three lengths. under wraps and 20.
ing away when the nnlsh line was
! reached. Behind her came Tlzona and
Edward Hale, neck and neck FROM tho
/ head Of the home stretch. TO the IN.
ish, hghtlng every foot of the way Ina
a manner that brought the crowd TO
their feet with cheer after cheer. AZ
the last jump TizOna stuck her nose "a
front and wac returned the winner for
second place. Edward Hale showing.
The i-2 furlong race went 20 Ne.
va Hustler, owned by Farmer Green,
another Missouri man, with Joe b..
second and While g., third.
The ladioa' race, for o purse Of 500
and q nno SADDLE, was postponed on
pccount Of lack Of entries, and was
set Tor this aitornOou.
the relay race, between three
strings, proved easy for Paul AIRING
ton. WIZ Fulkcrson. a rider Tor the
FORD string, was thrown at one Of the
turns and received severe injuries
The Indian boxing contest yesterday
between Navajo Jim" and Dark
Nights was called a draw. "Cutup"
Cayanaugh referred the bout. With
Paul Arlington playing second TO both
uoXers, This feature viii be- reported
again this afternoon.
! On the streets Yesterday and last
night the crowd vas the heaviest ever.
The Western Amusement company.
With rs splendid shows, an OF which
are giving tho highest satisfaction,
was running full blast. and when
Reckless Russell made hia leap foT
life last night Railroad avenue from
First 10 Second street was jammod
with a crowd o. happy pleasure seek.
ers.
The indian dances on tho street az.
tructod considerable attention also.
The balloon race between Prof King,
his wife and a monkey was won BY
Mrs. King. Each ballo0nist went
about 1000 feet high before cutting
loose In their parachutos
II This afternoon che Plngroo Shoe
Handicap. az one mile, Cor $500
purse, was decided, the entries being
as follows.
>. c. Cox. Tizona. Edward Hale,
Nonea. Dotard. salem. Aliadln.
/ The b-6 mile da6h decided this az
telnoon had the following entries;
hogtr q, kundrJ. Ragnarok M.
\ CHE latter horse being owned BY
fire chief burueaR of thla city
Willie Q. and Jack Mo0inn
Another rece, the q az furlong 60.
mad the following entries
/ hmiNNAf HaAAN ANANt AaNh MAMlNNr
Trojan and Yasallo.
The harness race, a 2id5 pace. had
the following horses entered.
Look our. Clara 3D.. Griaoite. and
napuy Alicri0u.
This afternoon az o'clock, In the
Casino, the big baby show, with over
so entries. is being decided. Babies
Of all size snd sex arc la competition
and the three Judges are having the
time ~ their lives.
/ Tonight tho great M0niczuma ball
and Robin Hoo" park Will BE- held
/ Tan cottonwood trees decorate the
interior court az tho Aivafado hotel.
where The BAH VII, b0 held. aud my
fihas ot electric lights ore strung an
over tho place
The west porch of the blg hotel Will
be enclosed similar 90 last year, and
The lunch win BE- served there. The
programa are birch bark affairs. 40.
/ cidedly unique and quaint souvenirs.
/ Tickets are So per couple. with a
charge Of $3.50 Tor each extra lady.
/ The committees are as follows
! Arrangements. ~. O'kleliY. Dr.
~ j. AiEer. Maynard Ounsui. Ivan
idrunsield. IA 5. PIckard. M. o. Chad.
bourne, y. o. JANA and M W. Flom+
noy.
The reception committee oonalsis qf
/ Maynard Gunsuli Alfred 0rnnsfoid. R
d Putnfy, ~ "a. Kent, r. "A. Hubbell.
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