The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-09-14
COLORADO STATE FAIR
To Be Held 1t Pueblo September 10


an opportunity to witness an expo
sition of such attractions as will
be presented at the Colorado state
fair which opens in Pueblo ON Sep
The fair promises to be the largest
and most comprehensive ever at
tempted in this section of the coun-
try and undoubtedly will be attend
ed by larger crowds than ever wit
messed a similar fair in this part of
the west.
There will be thousands Of visit
ors in Pueblo at the time. attract
ed by the holding of the great
Eighteenth National Irrigation Con-
gress and the irrigation exposition.
which will be the greatest display Of
irrigated products and machinery
ever given, and for this reason,
counties. sections and individuals
that are represented at the state
lair with exhibits will get much
greater advertising, and have their
displays viewed by greater numbers
of people than ever before. This
$ one of the reasons why exhibit
Jrs will flock to Pueblo this fall
an unprecedented numbers. and as
sure the largest number of fine
exhibits the Colorado state fair
ever has shown.
Besides the high class exhibits
N large numbers, one of the most
attractive and instructive features
will be the aeroplane flights by
Hilliard Beachie, an aviator of
note. Beachie is to fly three days
Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday.
and that his contract specifies that
must fly In order to earn his
money and not content himself with
skimming along the ground. there
is no question that the finest aero
plane exhibition ever seen In the
Rocky Mountain region will take
place during the state fair. Hilliard
Beachie is well known in the world
of aviatdon and scored his first
real successes at the big Los An
geles meet when he stamped him
self a master of his air craft.
The fact that the big Overland
park racing meet ends two days
before the startling Of the state
fair makes possible the securing of
some of the best runners and har-
3 horses In this section for the
air races. The speed program as
arranged Is a good one. and the
purses are large enough to attract
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
and other features that are bound
to prove popular.
Sharing honors with the horses.
the motorcyclists. the speediest in
the state, will compete for valuable
prizes that have been offered for
a number of events. A worlds
record was recently established In
this state. so 1t can be seen that
there are no more daring nor
speedy riders anywhere than right
acre in Colorado. and the best OF
them are going TO compete during
fair week in Pueblo.
The horse show, which Is at
tracing much attention already.
especially of the breeders and pos
SCISSORS of fine stock. will be the
best ever given at the state fair
10 doubt, while the stock as a
whole, Judging from the numerous
entries, will be more numerous and
of a higher class than in hte past
Nebraska and Kansas exhibitors
daily sending In their entries and
some of the best stock inthe mid
die west will be on show at the
exposition
The usual departments Of the
fair, such as horticultural. agricul-
tural. art. domestic science and
many others will be In the hands OF
competent superintendents and the
exhibits promise to be of high class.
Irrigation is to be an important fea-
ture and the finest display of tr-
r,sated products and machinery evei
shown anywhere will be on exhioi-
ton.