Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1910-11-13

The sixth Arizona fair like all its
predecessors passed into history as
the greatest ever Each one has
seemed, and was at the time, the
limit of achievement, but the world
moves and the fair has moved with
it, Next years fair will be still
greater. say the commissioners, and
they know, but in what respect no
one can tell at this time The clos
ing day of the sixth fair, like the
final day of all of them. was a
ceaseless procession of events. most
of them important for one reason
or another. A worlds record for the
second heat Of a pacing race was
broken yesterday by Copa De Orc.
finishing a weeks program that
makes the fair itself a record break
er in that one or more world records
for something were broken on each Of
the six days
That is a pretty strong statement
and it's defense hangs only by an
eye-lash. but it goes. The weakest
day was Monday when the yearling
merely equaled the world record for
speed, but TO save the boast, atten-
tion is called to the fact that on Mon
day the world record was broken
for the opening day of any NOvem-
ber fair. in point of attendance. on
every other day a world speed record
of some sort was splintered and one
thing learned yesterday that has not
heretofore been published, is that the
2:12 trotting race ef Friday in which
the sIowest heat was 2:O9A and the
fastest heat 2:OS1k, was the fastest
four heat race ever trOtted in the
west. the greatest variation between
the four heats being only q of a sec
Ond
Another matter for cOngratulation,
a record if you please. is that while
Arizona always has good fair wealth
er never before has the weather
been so fine on all six days of the
fair. Usually there is at least one
windy or cold day during the week.
This week the weather has been fine
all the time. 1t was a little cloudy
yesterday and perhaps not so good a
day for speed as the earlier days,
but there was no wind nor was it
cold until late in the evening. There
are many things to be proud of and
above all the unanimity of praise for
the speed and perfection of the race
track. Every horse driver and every
automobile driver who expressed him.
self at all stated that it is the equal
of any circular track he ever saw
many of them saying without equivo-
cation that il is the best track they
have ever driven over. There is nc
time to toss individual bouquets un-
til the events of the week have been
laid by, but in general it should be
stated that not only the fair COM
mission but its entire staff, from
Starter W. p. McNair and the track
officials on the one side. and the de-
partment superintendents and their
assistants on the other, to the gate
keepers and all subordinates, cooper
ated in elective and satisfactory team
work that brought results.
A thing that should be mentioned
as one of the features of yesterday
afternoons program was the parade
of blue ribbon livestock around the
inner track, before the moving picture
machine which took a film to be used
in exhibitions during the coming year
This parade was surely an impressive
sight 1t was in double column. one
! rank being composed of bovine artis-
tOcracy of all ages, sexes, cOlors, etc,
and the other of horses. mules and
jacks comprising everything from the
little Shetland pony which led to the
big draft horses, including driving ana
riding stock. The procession was
headed by the members of the fair
commission and Dwight E. Heard
and along it's course were posted the
| department heads, each animal lee
! by an owner or attendant. In th5
rear were a number of wagons con-
tanning the blue ribbon swine. The
sheep and chickens couldn't well b'
shown in this parade, but there
were plenty of them on the ground
The livestock exhibits this year were
almost twice as numerous as on pre-
! ceding years, showing that the peopl
generally are beginning to take IN
proper kind of an interest in the biz
show.