The Ordway new era., 1910-09-16
State Fair Kext Week

Never has southern Colorado had an
opportunity to witness an exposition
or such attractions as will be prcscn.
ted ut the Colorado state fair, which
opens IN Pueblo on September 10 and
continues one week. The fair pro-
misses to be the largest and most com.
prehehsive ever attempted In this
section "f the country and undoubt-
edly will be attended by larger crowds
than ever witnessed u similar fair in
this part OF the west.
There will be thousands OF visitors
in Pueblo at the time, attracted by
the holding OF the great Eighteenth
National Irrigation congress and the
irrigation exposition, which will be the
greatest display OF Irrigated products
and machinery ever given, and for
this reason counties, sections and in
dividuals that are represented at the
state fair with exhibits will get much
greater advertising, and have their
displays viewed by greater numbers OF
people than ever before. This is one
OF the reasons why exhibitors will
flock to Pueblo this fall in unprccc-
dented numbers. and assure the larg.
est number Of fine exhibits the Colo.
RADIO state fair ever has shown.
Besides the high class exhibits in
large numbers, one OF the most at
tractivc and instructive features will
be the aeroplane flights by Hilliard
Beachie, an aviator OF note. Beachic
is to fly three hays-Tuesday, Wcdncs-
day and Thursday-and as his con-
tract specifies that lie must fly in order
to earn his money and not content
himself with skimming along the
ground, there Is no question that the
finest acroplanc exhibition ever seen
In the Rocky Mountain region will
take place during the state fair, Hill
lizard Iscachic is well known in the
world OF aviation and scored his first
real successes at the big Los Angeles
meet when he stamped himself Il mas
ter of his air craft.
The fact that the big Overland park
racing meet ends two days before the
starting of the State fair makes possi-
BILE the securing OF some OF the best
runners and harness horses IN this
section for the fair races. The speed
p,Sgramme as arranged is good one
and the purses are large enough to at
tract horsemen with good strings
There will be racing throughout the
week and, besides the regular running
and harness events, there will be
dashes and relays for the cowboys
to prove popular.
Sharing hOnors with the horses, the
motorcyclists, the spcediest in the
state, will compete for valuable prizes
that have been offered for Il number Of
events. A worlds record was recently
established in this state, so il can be
seen that there are no more daring nor
speedy riders anywhere than right here
in Colorado, and the best or them are
going to compete during fair week IN
Pueblo.
The horse show, which is attracting
much attention already, especially OF
the breeders and possessors OF fine
stock, will be the best ever given at
the State fair no doubt, while the stock
As a whole. Judging from the numerous
entries. will be more numerous and of
a higher class than in the past. Ne
braska and Kansas exhibitors daily
are sending their entries and some
Of the best stock in the middle west
will be on show at the exposition.
The usual departments of the fair
such as horticultural, agricultural, art,
domestic science and many others will
he In the hands of competent superin-
tendents and the exhibits promise to
be Of high class. Irrigation is to be an
important feature and the finest dis
plays of Irrigated products aud ma
chinery ever shewn anywhere will be
IN exhibition.