The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-09-27

Albuquerque, N. M, Sept. 25.-Six
months ago, wnen the officers were
elected for the Twenty-seventa an
lual New Mexico Territorial Fair, to
be held in Albuquerque, October 7-12,
| it was predicted that the Twenty-sev-
enth fair would break all records in
extent and and quality of amusement
attractions in sporting features and
exhibits, and in the amount of money
used by the Association il making
the annual show
With the Fair but few days away.
this prediction has been surely car
ried out The Fair, which opens Oc-
tober 9TH, will be, in every way, the
biggest event of the kind the south
west country has ever known. 1t en-
bodies all the features that made the
festival of the Mountain and Plain
in Denver famous. 1t embodies all the
features that made the Pike, i'll ST.
Louis famous. 1t will present agricul-
tural and live stock exhibits that will
furnish a liberal education along the
line of the possibility of New Mexi-
co and the Southwest.
In the first place, this years fair
has had the money, and it takes mon
~ to make a fair. The Albuquerque
business men started the ball rolling
by subscribing a cool $1,000 AS the
fairs of recent years have been mon
ey makers instead of money losers,
it is yet to figure out about how
much money will be spent by the
managers during the six days. The
officers this year are energetic young
men, who are out to make a record,
and who have spared no effort to
make it.
The sporting program is a fair in
dication of what we may be looking
for during the big week at Albuquer-
que. Five baseball teams are already
entered for the tournament, with the
prospects good for more. for which
S1,750 has been appropriated.
For the first time since the fair
was organized, twenty-seyen years
ago, every harness race was filled
within the time limit There are six
big harness races, four of them worth
81 900 each, the other two worth $500
apiece. For several of these races
there are from nine to twelve entries.
Heretofore the largest number of en-
tries has been four to six Also more
running horses will be in Albuquer-
que for this years fair than at any
two previous meetings.
This condition denotes two things:
First, that the reputation of the An
nual New Mexico Territorial Fair
has been firmly established; second.
that the Southwest country is pros
porous and has plenty of money to
spend for it's amusement
! In addition to the racing program
and the Baseball Tournament, at the
Fair grounds each day will be the
cowboy sports. The sports and drills
by two full troops of United States
Cavalry are under the personal super
vision of Brig. Gen. Thomas. of the
Department of the Colorado. A cap
tive balloon will carry passengers
from day to day and on the final day
of the fair will sail away in an effort
to break the record of Lieut. Lain for
the Gordon Bennett cup. There will
be relay races, Indian dances. native
Mexican sports, and from daylight TO
dark the fairgrounds will be literally
crowded with events.
the amusement attractions for the
evenings, in the down town streets.
are on more extensive scale than
ever before. The Russell Hatcher Car
nival Company, with it's twelve big
shows and four sensational free at
fractions. will be running all the
time. while the magnificent scenic
production. Fighting the Flames.
will be in full blast.
Probably. too. as many concessions
have already been sold for positions
on Albuquerque streets this year as
at any previous fair.
From the standpoint of sport and
amusement, the fair cannot fail to be
a tremendous success. It speaks vol
umes for the enterprise of Albuquer-
que and the prosperity of New Mexi-
co that such an amusement undertake
ing is possible.