Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-08-27
Will BREAK
ALL RECORDS
This Years Arkansas Valley
Fair will be a Hummer
EVERYTHING is
IN READINESS

IN READINESS
For the Big Show Which VIII Next
Week Engross the Attention
of Vast Crowds.
Unless all signs fail the Arkansas VAL
10y Fair Of 1909 will excel the seventeen
successful fairs that have preceded it,
This 10 saying a great deal. but the fair
management backs up the assertion with
the further statement that in agricultural
and horticultural exhibits especially the
fair this year will equal any that has
ever been held in the state.
The Fair ground Is very busy place
these days. The work Of preparing for
the big show Is well along and nothing
remains but to put on the finishing
touches to bs in readiness.
Music for the Fair will bs furnished by
the Rocky Ford band. the La Junta band.
the Las Animas band land other visiting
bands On Watermelon Day.
The poultry show this year promises to
be record breaker. and the display Of
fruits and agricultural products will tax
the capacity Of the good sized building
this year and extra room is to b made
BY putting up tent annex on the south.
The Fowler country will bs on hand as
usual with good line Of exhibits in all
departments and give It out that they
expect to 60 home with their full share
Of blue ribbons and premiums.
The judging Of horses will b done on
the afternoon Of the first day. Tuesday.
in front Of the grand-stands. No charge
will Be made that day for admission to
either the grand. stand or quartsr stretch
20 that all interested can see the showing
in the prize ring.
Amsnsse the new features upon the
spssd program win b merchants free
for-sll race. participated In BY merchants
IN the same lines Of business. Prizes will
b awarded for the spesdisst Ia each
class.
Ths Flag rses on the program for
Melon Day b something new. novel and
exciting to b participated in BY not less
than 3 ladiss and gentlemen TO b dss-
ignatsd as couples l.2-3 etc. each couple
carrying . different eolorsd flag. The
start will b made In front Of the judges
stand by the gentlemen. At the end Of
the half mile the gentleman will pass the
flag to his lady partner: each couple
will 60 3 miles. and the flag must b
passed within . space Of 200 feet in
front Of the Rrand-stands.
Prot. Alum Ksyssr Of Fort Collins Ae-
rieultural College will Judge the Agrieul-
tural Exhibit
M. E. Snow Of Canon City will Judge
the fruit Mr.. Snow has served accept
ably before in this capacity.
J. E. Topping. the well known horse
man Of Pueblo. will Judge horses. in both
the draft and roadster classes.
J.w. Brauer Of Colorado Springs will
be starting Judge for the racing events.
Mr.. Brauer Is no stranger to either the
horsemen or the patrons Of the fair. and
in former years has given satisfaction Al
nearly as is possible for anyone to do in
this position.
The Presiding Judge will be the popu-
lar Santa Fe conductor. J. E. Hewitt,
who served last year SO aeeep.ably.
D. A. Stonsr Of Wichita. Kan. will
Judge the poultry, his work last year
being acceptable to both the Fair officers
and to exhibitors.
Following is the program for Water
melon Day:
Excursion trains arrive from $50 tc
ii A. M. Visitors met at depot bv bands
and escorted to Melon Grove at entrance
to Fair grounds.
Free melon feast as soon a. trains are
all in.
On the grounds the displays complete
In all departments and the premium win
ming animals and articles decorated with
prize ribbons.
At p. M. grand parade in front oi
Grandstands, Of all horses and cattle
competing for awards. In this will also
be the fancy driving horses and saddle
horses and ponies.
1850 p. M. Amusement program
opens.
Frse-for-all pace and trot-purse
$500. Four good horses entered for
this and it will be race with strong
probability Of lowering the track record
2:2o Trot-purse S4oo.
Flag Relay Races couples, 6 horse.
to each couple, 5 miles. change each "
mile. Flag passed within space Of 2oo
feet in front Of Grand stands.
Watermelon Derby-l1fp mils-purse
5000.
Cowboy Relay miles, 6 horses
change each n mils-purss Sl75.
Running Dash-purse $lo0.
Chariot Rase-3 strings.
Running Dash-purse SlOO.