Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1908-07-26
The SHADOWS CAST
BY COMING EVENTS
A Few Items Concerning the Next Fair
And the Preparations For It.

The fair commission at it's recent
meeting practically decided upon a
number of things for a better and
larger fair than ever before. The COM
mission hasn't sufficient funds to do
great deal of building, but there are
some things that will have to be done.
For one, it is proposed TO enlarge the
seating capacity of the grand stand
by at least one thousand. This struc-
ture was thought by many to be too
large when it was built, but il has
been necessary to remodel it every
year 20 accommodate the crowds and
this year will be no exception.
The matter Of an agricultural build
ing was discussed, but it was found
impossible TO build one this year.
However the commission will buy a
large tent, one big enough to accom-
modate the entire agricultural exhibit
of the territory this year, and next
year if the legislature provides for the
the building of an agricultural hall,
] the tent can be used for something
else. 1t will come in handy for a
number of things as long as the fair
grows and the exhibits multiply as
L
/ is likely the commission will also buy
a large tent to be used as a rest resort
/ for women and children on the
grounds. A number of booths of this
! kind have been furnished heretofore
Z by private institutions, but they were
not adequate to the needs of the big
crowd.
| It has been decided also to expend
( $500 in silver cups as trophies for the
automobile races which it is believed
will be a drawing card.
I The commission has employed Judge
Robert n. Newton as starting judge
for the track events. He has served
I in that capacity on the Grand circuit
| for seven years past and is said to be
very competent man. He has also
started the races at the Texas state
I fair for some years past and expects
| to this year. coming from there to
Phoenix. as the Phoenix fair comes
last on the state fair list. Judge
Newton is a banker of Yorkville, Ill.
Shirley Christy resigned as super
intendent of the speed department,
finding it impossible to serve this
year without too much interference
with his other business, and Fen 5.
Hildreth. a well known local horse
man has been appointed to succeed
him.
The same liberal purses will be Of
fered as heretofore for the two year
old and three year old trotting and
pacing races, only horses that have
been owned in Arizona ninety days
before the fair being permitted to en-
ter. as these purses are designed es-
pecially to encourage the raising of
fleet footed young horses in Arizona.
]. C. Adams. president of the fair
commission left Thursday morning for
two weeks stay in the east. his pur-
pose being to secure the entry of a
number of the fastest horses on the
larger circuits. He will go first to
Detroit and then to Kalamazoo and
possibly to Springfield. Ill. The De-
troit races will be the opening of the
Grand circuit and will begin next
Monday, July 81. The following week
there will be a joint meeting of the
Great Western and Grand circuits at
Kalamazoo and during the same week
the Great Western circuit races will
begin at Springfield. Whether he viii
go to the latter place, Mr.. Adams has
not decided.