Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-26
THE coLoRAoo-NEW
MEXICO FAIR AT DURANGO
Large Premiums and Prizes and Most
Attractive Amusement Program
in History Of the AS
ISOLATION.

ColoradoNew Mexico fair to be neld
in Durango, Wednesday. Thursday
Friday and Saturday, October ?, 3. 4
and .. The premium list for farm
produces, live stock. etc, amounts to
over 5000 in cash, which insures the
largest and best display of farm prod
ucts and blooded stock-cattle and
hcrses-ever seen in the southwest
The race and amusement program
provides four days of genuine sport
A string OF race horses from all over
the San Juan, most of those taking
part in the races at Montrose and
Grand Junction. will be in attendance,
while the baseball tournament is
bound to lead anything ever pulled
OF on the Western slope. The fair
association has appropriated $3.50 for
baseball purposes and in addition to
the Durango club there will be com
peting teams from pagosa Springs
Silverton and Telluride. The Silver
ton and Telluride managers are scour
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the game between those teams will
probably be for 81 900 side in addi-
ton to the regular purse.
Then two football games are prom
ised. one between picked Durango
team and Silverton and another be-
tween the high school teams of D..
range and Mancos.
Arrangements have been made for
"a midway and other amusements on
Main street every evening during the
fair and there is going to be enter
tainment for young and old from the
time they strike Durango.
The first race on the opening day
is matched one between Jesse Hal
ler's Fanchion and Brice Patterson's
Chester B. for one thousand dollars
side. This is no fake. The match
was made last spring and the horses
have not been raced since and have
been in training for some weeks fnr
this event. There will probably be
$1,000 or $4,000 more waged on the
side.
The lowest excursion rates in the
history OF the. southwest have been
granted and arrangements are bsins
ltnade for special trains from Pagosa
Springs, Aztec and Farmington. Sill
verton and Telluride and points along
the Southern.
The following is the amusement
program each day:
First Day October 2.
/. Hair mile indian buck race. $1U
SO, 80.
2. Five eighths mile matched race
running, $1,000 a side. S12O purse ad-
ditional.
~. Squaw foot race; so yards. $3.50.
4. indian loot race, Is yards. $3.50
81.
5. Three-eighths mile running $50.
sl5. so.
6. Half mile running. $50. s15. $40.
I. Squaw race; half mile. $3.50,
$3.50.
S. Chicken pulling. $3.50.
Baseball, purse $3.50.
Second Day, October 8.
/. Half mile Indian Buck race. $40.
So. 81.
g one-half mile running. $50 s15,
$40.
3. Indian foot race; rs yards. $3.50,
81.
4. Harness race; 2:35 class PAGERS
and trotters. s75, s25.
s. Two and half mile Indian re
lay; change each half mile. 500 S..
g. Half mile squaw race, $3.50. $3.50.
. Z. Five-eighths of mile running.
s75, s25. SIS.
s. Chicken pulling. $3.50.
Baseball game, purse $3.50.
Third Day, October 4.
! l. Half mile Indian buck race. $40,
$3.50. s1.25.
.. Three-eighth mile running. $50
SIS. $40.
3. squaw foot race; so yards
S2.50. 81.
4. Indian foot race; 10 yards. $3.50.
sl.5O.
5. Half mile running. $40. s25, $40.
6. Half mile squaw race. $3.50
$3.50
Z. Five mile relay race. sl0G. s25.
s. Chicken pulling. $3.50.
Baseball, purse $3.50.
Fourth Day, October s.
l. Half mile Indian buck race. so,
81. 81.
2. Harness race; free for all. s75,
s25.
3. squaw foot race; so yards. $3.50
81
4. Indian foot race; 75 yards $3.50
81.
5. Consolation-One-half mile dash
$40.
6. Two and half mile Indian re
= Law. change each half mile goo S5