Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-10-03
ALBUQUERQUE DAY
STARTS FAIR WEEK
Monday VIII Open the Program
offestivltles with Racing. Base
ball and All Kinds of At
trdCti0nS--SOldler Go
Home Today.

hehousn tne Judges are still at
work at the exposition grounds exam
lining the many exhibits, the only tro-
phies that have been awarded so far
are the three Hearst trophines, the
one of $1,000 going to the state of
Utah for the best state exhibit; the
magnificent Hearst cup trophy for the
best county exhibit going to Eddy
county, New Mexico. while the Hearst
cup for the best individual exhibit
was awarded to Keen brothers, own
ers OF a 2,O00-acre ranch known as
Grand View ranch, located near Pu-
eblo, Colo.
The judges who awarded the tro-
phies are: w. X. Winter halter, Rocky
Ford: M. w. Mills. Springer; q. L.
Shumway, Scots Bluff, Neb
The Twenty-eighth New Mexico fair
will open Monday with Albuquerque
day. The first day of the week was
chosen for Albuquerque day because
Jewish holiday falls on that date
and he Jewish merchants will be per-
mitted to kill two birds with one
stone. Aiituutraue day has always
been held al previous fairs on Thurs
day. and obse. ved by the merchants
of the city by closing their business
houses. II would seem q hardship to
ask the jewish merchants to close
two days in the week. and for this
reason A:.uduefque day will open the
fai;.
And in keeping with all Albuquer-
que days. 1t Will be one of the big
days of the two weeks Of festivities.
An unusually fine racing program. q
baseball game between Trinidad and
Albuquerque teams and sports by the
Indians Will trm tne entertainment
feature of the afternoon. The cav
airy and infantry troops will give ex-
hibition drills before the grand stand
every afternoon Of the week.
The feature OF Thursday will be the
merchants parade. The travelling
men meet here on Wednesday ana
the cattlemen's convention will be
held at Convention hall on Thursday.
The Angora goat breeders meet on
Friday, and on Saturday night will
take place the grand carnival parade
and confetti battle, with a masquerade
ball at Convention hall. The Monte
yuma ball will be held at the Alvarado
on Friday night.
The baseball tournament will con-
tinue throughout the week, with
games every afternoon. The teams
are fast and very evenly matched and
the indications are that a very inter-
esting fight will develOpe before the
finish.
While large number of delegates
to the Irrigation congress left last
night. the crowd of territorial people
who arrived this morning more than
made up the loss, so that the crowd
In the city today is larger than ever.
Accommodations are plentiful and a
joyful spirit is rife.
Among the departures last night
and this morning were General ].
Franklin Bell, chief of staff of the
United States army, who left last
night for Washington. where he was
called on important business, and f.
c. Goudy. president OF the Sixteenth
National Irrigation congress. General
Bell said that he had enjoyed his
visit to Albuquerque most thoroughly
and was sorry that he could not re-
main until the fair was over. The
troops will remain until next Satur-
day. Mr.. Goudy said that without a
doubt the Sixteenth National Irriga-
ton congress was the biggest history
making meeting since the origin OF
the organization, and he felt that a
great deal of good would result. Mr..
Goudy said that Albuquerque had
done herself proud in the way of en-
tertaining the congress.
The Agricultural College cadets
struck camp yesterday evening and
most OF them left last night for Me-
sila. A few of them came to the
city and will spend next week here
with friends. seeing the fair.
The Roswell Military Institute
cadets and band struck camp this
afternoon and will leave tomorrow
morning for the institute. Officers
and men declare that they have had
The ilrna of thpir lLNne