The daily sentinel., 1906-09-25
THE PROGRAM
OF FEATURES
OF THE FAIR
1T STARTS TOMORROW
Town Gaily Decorated Many Wis.,
itorS Have Arrived Exhibits
Being Put in Place-lnfOrma-
tiOn Bureau Established.

Everything and everybody is get
ting in readiness for the real Opening
of the big session of festivities on To
morrow.
The great exhibit hall at the fair
grounds is being converted today in.
to "A palace of horticultural and agrf.
cultural wonders and marvels.. The
biggest and most magnificent fruit
and agricultural exhibit ever shown In
western Colorado is being arranged.
Again last night many horses ar
rived in the city and others came in
today. Several scores of horses are
in training ON the grounds.
This entry day, the grounds are
open to the public but no set program
is being carried out and no charges of
admission are being made.
Every train has brought in visitors
The weather promises To be fair
and fine tomorrow.
The record attendance at the Mesa
county fair will doubtless he broken.
All the enterplising business hous-
es of the city are being bcdecked with
the color-s of the fair and Main street
by tomorrow morning will present n
beautiful picture.
The windows along Main street and
other business streets are blooming
out with pretty displays. Some of the
real estate Offices. The dry goods
stores and clothing houses and other
stores are doing their portion of the
work of decorating.
The souvenir and novelty man is
in great evidence already.
The fair association has arranged
TO have II booth or bureau of informal
tion placed on Main street i'm front
of the Canon Block where Informal
tion will be gladly given the visitors
and where a list of rooming houses
and private houses who will accom-
modate the visitors will be kept.
The various officials and commit
tees i'm charge of different CLASSES of
are hard at work today. Everything
will be in readiness for the opening
tomorrow morning.
From far and near comes reports of
large delegations coming TO the fair.
The police force has been increas-
ed and the best of order will prevail
during he entire week.
The immense sectional exhibit of
fruits and agricultural products from
the lower valley. Palisade and the
Plateau and other districts arrived to-
day.
Several of the teams to take part
i'm the fire tournament came in today.
There will be several hundred visi-
tors in town by night and there are
various entertainments provided for
the evening.
On every hand the prediction that
the fair will be huge success is
heard. The very loyal Grand juno
ton and Mesa county citizen will do
his or her part to make 1t so.
The following is the program of
amusements, attractions and features
of the three big days:
Wednesday, Sept. Goth.
Firemen's Tournament-Mai ST.,
between 4th and 9th; 900 a. M: wet
test. Purse, 100000. Contesting
teams: Grand Junction, Paonia,
Aspen, Sllverton, Delta. Race to be
run east, coupling plug corner 5th
and Main streets.
Baby show-Fair Grounds begin
ming at ten o'clock. Entries confined
to Mesa County; $4,000 in gold and
25 special prizes.
Agricultural and Horticultural Ex-
hibits-At Exhibition hall, Fair
grounds. Poultry exhibit. Art and
other special exhibits. Mercantile
and other Industrial exhibits.
The judges will commence making
awards in the different departments
beginning at eleven o'clock.
One O'Clock p. m.-opening of
Race program as follows:
1. County trot Horses must have
] Deen owned IN mesa OOuuly HlOuLuS
prior to date of entry. $4,000.
2. 2:2O Trot or pace, trotter with
mark of 2:17 eligible, 100000.
3. Five-eights mile running race.
10000.
A. Ladies Running race, one-half
mile. $4,000.
5. Three-fourths mile running race,
$4,000.
Indian races. etc.
Five p. m. Balloon ascension and
Parachute leap. by Prof. Wayne ABB
bott.
Eight p m. Band concert Main st.
( Thursday, Sept. 27th-Peach Day
Exhibition hall at Fair grounds
open until 6 p. m. to visitors.
Eleven O'Clock distribution of fruit
to visitors at booths underneath
Grand stand at fair grounds.
Il Twelve-thirty-Pa of prem
ium winning Live Stock on track.
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