Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-08-18
Wild west
SHOW At FAIR
Will Put on Thrilling Features
inCharge of Lester Swink
ARRANGE FOR
SPECIAL TRAINS
Races Well Filled and VIII Be Twice
as Many Fast Horses Here
as There Were Last Year

According to telegram received
by Secretary Hall of the Arkansas
Valley Fair Association from the
Santa Fe passenger department in
Denver, the same special trains and
rates that were had last year, are to
be secured this year for the Fair and
Watermelon day.
Last year the special train arrange
ment held many changes over prev
ious years, the most important being
the addition of train over the Ar
kansas Valley road leaving Holly ear
ly in the morning. This train brought
hundreds into Rocky Ford for Melon
day that otherwise could not have
made connections with main line
trains, and the train will be run again
this year. Arrangements are to be
entered into this year with Cripple
Creek roads to allow the running of
an excursion from the Gold Belt for
Melon day. which will be another
train improvement over previous
years.
Last year there were six special
trains into Rocky Ford. One from
Holly over the main line: one from
Pueblo, one from Colorado Springs,
one from Ration and Trinidad, and
another from Canon City. The Pu-
eblo train was run in three sections
owing to the number wishing to take
advantage of the Melon day enter
tainments. In addition to these
trains there will be the special over
the Sugar road" and the special
from the Cripple Creek district. if
it can be arranged, as it doubtless
will be.
Arrangements to meet the demands
of such enormous attendance as
these trains will bring are being
made daily by the Fair association.
Lester Swink has charge OF the Wild
West features, and he is past mas
ter at arrangements of events OF this
nature. and has assured some start
ling events, of all kinds, similar to
last year only more complete If any
thing.
John Edgar is going to enter his
two chariots driven by his sons this
year as before, and the half mile track
will be a scene of excitement second
to no other races when the four
horse, two wheeled contrivanccs
make their dangerous sweeps around
the curves Probably few realize the
danger and nerve shown in driving
these chariots in a real race on half
mile dirt track.
The running and harness events
are full up" to use slang term.
thanks to the large prizes offered by
the Fair. larger than any other fair
in the state of this circuit. and there
will he at least twice the number OF
fast horses appear on the track tins
wear as last, which assures some IN
teresting race programmes. The San
ia Fe circuit, BEST in the West is
a leading circuit of the west. and
makes the racing of the Fair lea
ture.
The usual concessions have been
secured with some interesting chang
es. Novelty booths will be in one
line next to the grand stand in the
grove, and the refreshment booths
will be in the line south, along the
melon piles, which arrangement Will
simplify purchases.
The live stock entries continue to
come in, and the finest stock from
the finest valley in the finest state IN
the finest country of the world will be
seen here. Which statement is not
an advertising catch at all, but an ac-
knowledged fact by anyone who has
ever attended any of the twenty fairs
here, or has lived in the likable Ar
kansas Valley.
The directors of the Fair associa-
ton are holding meetings every few
days to cope with the DEVELOPMENTS
of the Fair, and daily arrangements
include every convenience to please
the attending thousands from every
section of the state. Other sections
have their special days, and they
may come and go. but Watermelon
Day" in Rocky Ford, in conjunction
with the Arkansas Valley Fair is
distinctly the daddy" of them all. and
being the original special day OF the
west has always kept up to its rep
utation in entertainment.