Arizona republican., 1909-11-08
SOME GENERAL INFORMATION
Reference to Many Things
of Which Visitors and
Home. People Should Be
Apprised = Promptness
Important Today

At $50 o'clock this morning, with
brief and expeditioY formalities at
the office of the fair commission on
the fair grounds. the word will be
given and the Fifth Arizona Terri
torial Fair will be -off' under a full
head Of steam. The program for to-
day will be a magnificent one. and is
as long as it will be fine. so every
thing has got to move with the clock
1t will be "Chiidren's day." and all
the children will be admitted free
Five of the racing cars from Los
Angeles were at Ehrenberg last night
and more may arrive during the night.
But it is certain that these five will
start for Phoenix early this morning.
the first one at o'clock They are
TO finish in front of the grand stand
AT the fair grounds and the Phoenix
motor men are predicting that the
first car is likely to get here any
time after II o'clock.
II win be noted also that there is a
big racing card for today. and the
afternoon will be none too long for il.
The races will start at l O'Clock.
That is the usual announcement, OF
course. but today it means lust what
it says The starting judge will be
instructed to call for the horses at
7. end if they are not on hand. they
can't race. That's all there is to il.
for there will be no time to waste
The above is recited to impress the
PUBLIC with the necessity Of going
carly today above all days To he
on time. one should start for the
grounds not later than 1880.
DIR. F. Z. Stone Of Burlington. Wis.
who has presided so admirably at
former fairs. will serve as starting
judge again this year He is ex-
rected to arrive this morning from
Fl Psso With him as associate
Judges viii be Zen T Clark of Solo
monvilIe. W. p McNair of Douglas
and J. VI. Ormsby OF Tucson Paul
Kruger viii act as clerk of the course.
Entries in the agricultural depart
ment will be open until noon today.
and probably some Of the stock will
be brought in today though most of
il was on the ground yesterday. Most
of the departments are now closed To
entries. and the managers are busy
putting the final touches on the dis
plays In the educational and wom-
ans departments judging will begin
at 10 o'clock this morning.
The first program event will be the
live stock parade that will begin at
u clock sharp and viii be worth
the time Of anybody to see. The
stock can be better viewed in process
he usa IN,
the stalls.
Transportation 20 the grounds will
be by street cars chiefly. aided and
abetted by hacks. carriages and auto
mobiles. Transportation back to the
city will be helped out materially by
the Santa Fe railroad. which will run
one long train every evening from
the grounds to the city at the con-
clusion of the races The fare will be
10 cents. This is done as an accom-
-modation, rather than for the money
in it. as the crowd will be too large
to be handled by the cars and wagons
when il all wants to move at once.
In the poultry and pet stock de-
partment business began early. The
poultry was all on hand yesterday
and its judging is now well advanced
The Judging is being done by s. Ty-
Ter Of Pasadena, a professional Judge
Of forty years experience. twenty-six
of which have been while making his
home in Los Angeles county During
his experience he has Judged poultry
shows-alI the way from Albuquerque
TO British Columbia. He is there
fore one of the aauthorities in the
$780, H. arraf.1ucad Ia Il r;ol,t
that the Judging s-began yesterday
morning and was finished so far as
the fowls are concerned, and this
morning the turkeys. geese and ducks
will receive his attention He judges
bv comparison instead of the score
card system. which is entirely too
cumbersome and time destroying and
which is not desirable. anyhow. at
this season Of the year. because the
birds are not in good feather and their
points are not so well shown. I'm
der such circumstances Judge Tyler
believes comparison is eminently more
fair than score card, as well as
quicker.
, Judge Tyler Hslll also judge the
bench show. This will occur as soor
as practicable after the judging of the
poultry. Many dogs are now on the
grounds hut they are not benched
vet. and While n good display of them
is expected. there may be a lot ol
them of doubtful pedigree Judge
Tyler has not been selected Tor TINS
work because he is chicken man
but because he is dog faneier also