Semi-weekly herald., 1909-10-04
Colofado-New Mexico
Fair Great Success
tFro,n Thursdays Daily)

(Fiom Thursday's Daiiy)
The second day of the Colorado-New
Mexico fair was well attended Out
side towns were well represented and
many were ~ from the country.
The pantry display. although small
is attracting considerable attention.
The displays OF jellies and canned
fruit are worthy of especial mention.
One lady has twenty different kinds OF
Jelly on exhibition Another has a
collection of twenty-six kinds OF can
ned fruits and jellies. We trust next
year this department will attract
greater number of exhibitors.
The stock parade on the race track
| in front OF the grand stand was a
most interesting feature of the after
noon. AS each one of the horses we're
| led In front of the stand Frank Wilker-
son explained It's pedigree. The two
housand pound Percheron stallion
| owned by the Animas Valley Horse
company took first premium. Dan
rhorntons Percheron stallion took sec
l
nd Both horses we're imported from
,ermany The coach horse owned by
he Animas Valley Horse company
ook the blue ribbon for the best coach
,orse and the coach horse owned by
lie Fort Lewis Horse company took
.econd prem.un.
The races were as usual very much
enjoyed
The Indian half mile race was won
oy Steve Petehead coming out sec
1nd and Pancheon third.
Polar Wilkes won in the one-hali
mile driving race Arrowpine won sec
ond money Time l minute 10h sec
onds.
The relay race was won by Antoine
Suck Frank Thompson winning sec
1nd money.
The five-eighth mile running race
: was won by Delmar with Fanchior
, second and Buck third. Time ] min
= ute 43 seconds.
4 In the one-half mile squaw race
A there were three entries. Miss Steve
:. won first and Miss Petehead second.
, Notes.
Z IDENTIFY very favorably impressed b!
/. George Logan's sanctimonious appear
Q ance She was heard to ask If he wa!
|. chaplain of the day.
Matt Harrington with his trumpet
e like voice would make a splendid Ga
c briel.
S Dan Thornton's blooded stock neve
b rails to take a premium. This year Il
4 no exception. His Percheron stallion
@ mares first.
/; Some Durango people have habi
: of depreciating the fair association
II for what they do not provide for en-
II tertainment, instead of appreciatini
8 the good things they do provide. .Thi
; year the stock, agricultural and pantr!
s displays are good, but the Indai
sports alone are well worth the prIc,
), OF admission.
The chicken pulling stunt was triet
Q by fifteen men. After the usual nun
e ber of attempts to get the bag ant
e | ride away with 1t, II was gotten by
an Indian who let the rest take hi.
dust until nearly two-thirds of ths
[ | way around the track, when they be
, gan to gain rapidly on him. Just q
; few rods before he reached the line
Henry Gun secured the prize and pass
| ed the line with IT,
During the third heat of the driving
race Carry Idle, owned by Mr.. AIRING
Ton, stepped on stone and fell. The
driver went flying through the air In
way that bade fair to rival the flying
machines. 1t did not seem as though
ne had more than struck the ground
before he was hurrying back to his
iorse, which lay motionless. He found
ne reason for this to be that the ami
mal was stunned from the fall The
horse was not badly hurt Just lit
lie skin off his knees. When Carry
Idle fell he was rapidly gaining OH
Polar Wilkes. the winner.
| AlAMosA WINS AGAIN.
The ball game was won again BY
Aiamosa-or rather an aggregation OF