El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-11-07

The Ell PasO Fair and Exposition, as
a permanent institution is now as
sured. The total attendance at the sec
ond annual fair was $4,000 and, with
the reserve fund in the treasury, the
fair association will be able to pay
every bill created by the SECOND an
nual fair in full.
The biggest days business during
the nine days of the fair was on Fri
day, Dan Patch day. The actual
amount of money taken in at the gates
on that day and the evening of Friday
was $4,000. The attendance on Ell P2so
day was smaller than that of Ell Paso
day last year, but was the second big
gest day at the fair. The Os-Aple
parade, the two nights of fireworks
and the horse show all given in the
evening, also helped to increase the
total attendance.
The merchants down town are er
thusiastic about the fair and are al
ready talking and planning for next
years exposition. The crowds from
out of town were larger this year than
during the first annual fair and all
Of the retail stores report the biggest
business of the year during fair week.
Many of the merchants expressed
the belief that they could afford to
back the fair even if it should lose
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to attract the splendid trade 70 Ell Pa5O
which the first and second fairs at
tracted. Others urge a mass meeting
at once at which the plans for the 1911
fair can be discussed and the expert
ence of the present year be profited
by in arranging for the third annual
fair and exposition
One of the things which is being
urged is a permanent organization 20
include a permanent paid secretary t.
arrange for the fair in advance I'D
to handle all of the details of the big
expositions
Carnival Downtown.
The Parker Carnival shows which
were on the Trail at the fair grounds
last week, have moved downtown and
are now being set up along the re-
Gently opened portion of West San An
tonic street The carnival compa ~
will be held there during the prese 1t
week under the auspices of the fair
The Last Day.
Sacred concerts Sunday afternoon
and evening closed the second annual
Ell Paso Fair and Exposition. Satur-
day evening the international fete was
held on the colonnade and the Over
land Trail. Miss Esther Berg, of Chi
cago who is visiting her sister, Miss
Aileen Berg, was elected queen of the
fete She was elected by a vote of
25.O96, Mrs NJ Tobias being second with
12416 votes. In addition to the honor
of being queen of the international
fete, Miss Berg was presented with a
diamond ring Miss Berg was crowned
queen Saturday evening and presided
during the fete-
Final Ball Games.
The final games of the fair baseball
tournament were played Sunday after
noon between Douglas and Ell Paso.
The first game was the one regularly
scheduled for the tournament and the
second. the one that was to settle the
tie game of Friday, when Ell Paso and
Douglas played ten inning tie
game The Cheyenne team left Satur-
day evening for Kansas City, where |
they will disband for the season
The Parker shows which were on
the Trail at the fair are planning 10
move down town for week on one
of the vacant lots.
RagaIong Wins Match Race.
Ragalong, owned by A. Gregg, won
the mixed match race for harness |
horses in FL Paso county Saturday |
afternoon. Ragalong finished first in |
the first heat with Bobs, DR.. ]. A Ed |
monds's trotter second, and Dan NJ. |
owned and driven by Johnnie Gale, |
third The deciding heat went to Rag
along with Dan NJ second and Bobs |
third. The match race was for purse
of 5000. The time of the heats was:
2-2e IA: 2:27 IA: 2:1S IA