Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-09-27
THREE DAYS OF GOOD TIMES
WITHOUT A DULL MOMENT
Cowboys Will Ask Governor to
Take Dinner With Them in
Old Time Cow Cdmp---SO-
Corro Rough Riders to
be on Hand.

Upon the invitation of the Socorro
fair management and of the mayor
of Socorro, H o. Bursum, Governor
George Curry will go to Socorro to-
morrow morning and will participate
in the "doings" of the biggest day of
the Socorro fair-"George Curry
Day"
The governor and his party will
arrive in Albuquerque on number
one tonight and will remain here un-
til tomorrow when they Will leave
aboard the special train at Z a. m
for Socorro.
A reception committee arrived in
Albuquerque this morning from So
corro and will meet the governor at
the Alvarado hotel tonight. There
will be a good sized delegation from
Santa Fe, including the Santa Fe
baseball team on number one to-
night.
Many Will Attend.
In addition quite a delegation of
Albuquerque people will also leave
here in the morning for Socorro.
BY leaving here at a. m. the
special train will reach Socorro be-
fore 10 o'clock and the excursionists
will have practically all day in
which to take in the fair.
The special train will return Sat
urday night in time to reach Albu-
querque by 10 o'clock.
This will give the people practi-
cally a whole days outing and allow
them to reach their homes in sea-
sonable time.
one and one fifth fare for the round
trip.
Rough Rider Reception.
AT Socorro the governor Will be
met by the Socorro rough riders of
San Antonio led by the youngest
. ~ WaNra In
Merrill Kennedy, the three-year-old
son of NJ. G. Kennedy of San An
tonic
The boy rides one of the biggest
horses in the troop and looks like a
small doll seated in the big cow
puncher's' saddle of his father.
The citizens of Socorro have pre-
pared to accommod all those who
come to the fair and there will be
no lack of good things to eat and
place where comfortable sleeping
quarters can be secured for nomi-
nal cost.
A. ]. Hilton, the popular merchant
at San Antonio, sprung surprise
on the fair officials at the last min
ute by announcing that he would
send to Socorro a company of boys
uniformed in khaki. The youngsters
will form a part of the big parade
in honor of the governor.
Many Already There.
A special to The Citizen from So
corro today stated that already
big delegation of cowboys had ar
rived and the town begins to look
somewhat like a frontier village of
thirty years ago.
The cowboys are dressed in Gus
tomary style and have formed a big
camp where they will entertain the
governor at dinner in true ranch
style. The committee in Albuquer-
que today stated that a number of
well known New Mexico sportsmen
had entered for the big trap shoot
to be quite a lively affair
There will be baseball morning and
afternoon during the three days of
the fair and the winning team car
ries away three hundred dollars. 1t
will be a case of the best team win.
Everything Ready.
The agricultural and mining eX-
hibits are already in place and are
said to be the best ever seen in So
corro county.
Men are at work today putting the
last touches to the track over which
some horse races will take place that
are expected. to smash some Socorro
county records.
The cowboy races will decide the
fastest horse on the Socorro county
range and it Is said that some fine
looking range horses are now being
tried out
This is the first fair Socorro county
has had i'm a number Of years but
the citizens of SocoTrO say they ex-
pect hereafter to make 1t an annual
event.