Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-09-14

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management II the Second Annual
Northern New Mexico Fair and Fall
Festival. by WHICH one u the greatest
baseball tournaments ever held IN The
northern portion oI New Mexico and
equal to The great tournament which
will liz held MI the territorial fair mt
Albuquerque. will b. pulled off. The
MANAGEMENT has secured the services
III two crack south paw pitchers
from the Iowa state league and their
work for Las VEGAS xili ~ along lines
aaaaIiing. n not superior. - the work
nj Messrs Nash and Cable with tn
New Mexico champions III 1906.
The lineup at las Vegas viii hi
many respects be superior 10 that ~
a year ago. and while the las yesas
team through lack af team practice
may not make q championship show.
ing al the territorial fair at Albnaner
que and nj The fair To he held In tAs
Vegas the week following. stiii the
prospects that they yin be IN the mon
Icy are bright.
The following teams have already
made their entries for the las Vegas
tournament:
Clifton. Aria. 1901; champions Of the
southwest.
FL paso and Trinidad. which last
named team has the championship o.
Southern Colorado.
Globe. Arig.. With a team composed
largely Of Pacific Coast ieagnsrs. Who
will be out for the money ami prob
ably land in first place.
Albuquerque has also entered. and
while that city has % a championship
team. atill by the ! Of the abundant
funds which are heing supplied NJ the
merchants nf the Duke CITY In the sup
port of baseball ssssrt. w 4 xpect
them 10 come here loaded With two or
three American association or West
ern league pitchers.
Santa Fe the capital city. has not
yet made It's entry. but there Ii small
room for doubt but what the capital
will be represented In the tournament,
and they have IN their employ already
two high-priced pitchers. n Of them
being Monte Isabel Of the American
association team at Kansas City.
The park and grounds. under the
excellent management Of Mr.. Baker,
are being put In first class condition
for the races and the baseball tourua.
ment. From the amount Of interest
which is being made manifest in all
Of the cities having teams which win
compete for the grand prizes offered
by Las Vegas. II In assured that La
Vegas will put up one Of the best base.
bail entertainments ever offered In
this portion Of the territory.
Horses
The determination on the part of
the management Of the Second An.
nual Northern New Mexico Fair and
FAN Festival to pull off a strictly nn.
ming race meet this fall meets with al.
most unanimous approval. The people
like to see the g~allopers. the gaudily
dressed jockeys, the prancing Of spirit.
ed horses before the grand stand al.
ways inspire the hearts Of the Ameri.
ran, snort loving public with more In.
terest than ran be derived from ordtn.
airy harness racing.
The race program contemplates the
pulling Off daily Of not less Than five
running races and the card, from all
indications. win be the equal Of any
race meet held In the Rocky Noun
tain region this spring. summer and
fall.
At the territorial fair already over
one hundred horses have been enter
ed for the races and the majority 81
| the sallopers at the territorial fair
VIII be IN attendance here, and added
to these will be the large contingent
and strings coming from the northern
. portions OF the territory with their 10
cal hackers. r
n Is undisputed that at Gailinas
Park Is found the best half.mt race
course In the southwest, and the yer
dict OF the horsemen who have uses
the race course is but . way. ant
that is that Las Vegas has d track o.
which she may be Justly proud.
The stable accommodations are nn
surpassed on any track in the west
and the means Of communication be
! tween the track and the city under th'
management Of the trolley company
will be unexceIied even In the erea
4 cities.
Every courtesy win be extended 4
visiting horsemen and their friend
and one Of the nlerst successful rae
meets 81 the year IS PROMISE % hi
people Of this coTeramrty,