Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-09-08

| strong i'll agriculture as it is in min
eral wealth.
Contrary to the established custom
| heretofore, there was an amusement
program for Tuesday and it called a
| large crowd to the grounds besides
the exhibitors on the first day OF the
| Fair, and they had an especially fine
time-even if the base ball enthus-
lasts did see our boys get the worst
kind OF licking from the Ordway
bunch.
The wild west show put on by
Lester Swink and his capable cohorts
| was hair raiser in spots and was
well worth the price OF admission
many times over.
On "Wednesday the already large
crowd was greatly augmented and the
bio fair was or for fair
On Watermelon Day the number of
wagons and buggies on the streets in
| dicated that all Otcro county was
here, and the immense throng of
strangers showed that the Santa Fe
| had done its fuli duty as in the past.
Eight special excursion trains came
in from various points, all long and
Crowded to the vestibules." 1t is
the impression OF those who have at
tended former Fairs that the crowd
on Thursday was the largest i'll the
history OF the Fair.
The thousands of eNcursionists ar
irving on the many special trains were
welcomed by the splendid music of
our .richly-uniformed Citizens band
and escorted to the grove adjoining
the Fair grounds, where visiting
bands from several neighboring
towns helped to furnish inspiring mu-
sic that held the early comers until
the arrival OF the last train.
After the excursion trains had ar
rived the assault was made on the
long and high pile of watermclons and
cantaloupes in the fine rove. The
melons were served to the eager thou
sands with the same liberaity as in
past years and the large pile rapidly
melted. The grove was soon strcwn
with the CORY remains of thousands
OF Rocky Ford's juicy specially. Ev-
erybody was generously served and
many hundreds OF whole melons were
carried away by those who had an
abnormal love for this particular
fruit.
All through the large grove were
parties of picnicers. the contents OF
whose lunch baskets were supple
mentcd by generous supplies of mel
ons and cantaloupes from the big pile.
1
for looking after the comfort and
pleasure of its guests was fully main
tanned this ePodi year of 1911.
On the Race Track
Results in the speed ring were as fol-
lows:
WEDNESDAY
2:Is pace. $500 purso~Red Boy, first; Easter
Coin. second; Colnetta. third. Time. 2:l6;
2:15: 2:l5.
2:3O trOt. $500 pursc-Emmet 7. first; Hopal
Dillon, second; Prince g. third. Time, rs ON
first two heats; 2:2als third.
Oteru County Special, As furlonRs-Coppcr.
Miss Fidgety and Lady Lightfoot. Time. 81
seconds.
smile dash-Bit,or Sir. Bobbltt and Uncle
Henry. Time. l;0i.
Is .mie lash-St jos. Pelham and Myrtle
Queen. Time l:0ils.
Cowboy Relay - Won by Bassett string;
Noble and Robertson. second.
Chariot Ruce--Won by Ben Hur" Ernest
Edgar.
WATERMELON DAY
2:12 pace. purse sa0O--Roc<y Kid. first; Ram
bling Red. second; Dewey Dillon. third. Time
2:i5Is. 2:I3iE, 2;17If. 2:IS. 2:19.
2;2l pace, purse s5O0--Helen whiteman. Red
B oy and G old Label. Time. 3:171i. @:1s 2:l6il,
2:22. 2:2ili.
Watermelon Derby purse s250--w Wise Mason.
Goldhnn aud Coppers, Time. 1:IG.
Running Race. IA furlongs--Myrtle Queen.
st joe and Lady Palantine. Time. IS seconds
Cowboy Relay--Edgar string first, Ray Ed
gar rider: Yant string second, Grimslcy
rider.
Chariot Race--won by .''Mesalla" Roy Ed
gar.
The wild mule race was'the most am
using feature of the afternoons prog
ram, but none of the wranglers was able
to persuade his mount to circle the
track.
Friday, Sept. 8.
Following is the speed program for
this afternoon-Rocky Ford day:
Amusement Program beginning 1880
p. m.
Free for all Trot or Pace. $4,000
PA Pace ..................$ $4,000
Running-3-4 mile $4,000
p,,,,,;,,o-3S mile -5 90