Semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-30
THE coLoRADo-NEW
MEXICO FAIR AT DURANGO
| aroe Premiums and Prizes and Most
Attractive Amusement Program
in History OF the As
sociation.

Cclorado-New Mexico fair to be held
in Durango, Wednesday. Thursday.
Friday land Saturday. October 2. 3, 4
ard 5. The premium list for farm
products, live stock etc, amounts TO
over $4,000 in cash which insures tne
largest and best display OF farm prod
ucts and blooded stock-cattle and
norses-ever seen in the southwest.
The race and amusement prog an
provides four day, of genuine sport
A string OF race horses from all over
the San Juan. most OF those taking
part in the races al Montrose and
Grand Junction, will be in attendance.
while the baseball tournament is
bound to lead anything ever pulled
OF on the Western slope.
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 a matched one between Jesse Hal.
er'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
nave not been raced since and have
been in training for some weeks for
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 heing
made for special trains from Pagosa
Springs, Aztec and Pennington. Sill
verton and Telluride and points along
tie Southern
The following is the amusement
program each day:
First Day, October 2.
l. Half mile indian buck race. slC
81. 81.
| 2. Fiye-eighths mile matched race
cunning, $1,000 side 1920 purse ad
i.tional.
3. Squaw foot race: so yards. $3.50
81.
4. Indian foot race; rs yards. $3.50
81.
8. Three-eighths mile running. $50
SIS. $40.
q. Half mile running. $50, SIS. SO
I. Spuaw race; half mile. $3.50
$3.50
| s. Chicken pulling. $3.50.
Baseball, purse $3.50.
Second Day, October 3.
l. Half mile Indian Buck rac.. SO
SO. 81.
2. One-half mile running. $50, SIS
$40.
3. Indian foot race: rs yards. $3.50
81.
4. Harness race; 2:35 class PAGERS
and trotters. s75, S25.
D. Two and half mile Indian re-
lay change each half mi'e. $40. 81
b. Half mile squaw race. 81. 80, s.. 50
L. Ffve-eighths OF mile running
s75, s25. SIS.
.. Chicken pulling. $3.50
Baseball game, purse $50.
Third Day, October d.
!. Half mile Indian buck race. $40
$3.50. s125.
2. Three-eighth mile running. $50
SIS. $40,
3. squaw foot race; 80 yards
$3.50. 81.
4. Indian foot race: rs yards. $3.50
si5o.
.. Half mile running. $40, S25, $40
&. Half mile squaw race. s7.51
$3.50.
l. Five mile relay race 500 s25
" Chicken pulling $3.50.
Baseball. purse $3.50.
Fourth Day, October S.
l. Half mile Indian buck race. so
So. 81.
? Harness race; free for all. SIS
s25. 80
B. squaw foot race; so yards. $3.50
81.
4. Indian foot race; rs yards. $3.50
81.
.. Consolation-One-h half mile dash
$40.
b. Two and half mile Indian re
lay; change each half mile. 500 81
l. Chicken pulling. $3.50
| Football-Durango VS.. Mancos and
Durango VS.. Silverton.
Baseball. purse $3.50.
ITEMs OF INTEREST
FROM EXCHANGES.
Inc people of Durango are under
ooigations TO the neighboring ma.
pers for giving space to matter adver-
tising the fair.
Judging from the remarks one hears
around town Silverton will be almost
entirely depopulated during the fair