Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1912-07-10
STATE FAIR
WILL EXCEED
ALL PREVIOUS
Commissioner Henderson
Declares 1912 Event Will
See Improvements and
New Attractions
PLANS SUBWAY
UNDER RACE TRACK
Innovation Will Permit En-.
trance and Exit to the
Grandstand Without
ANY Danger

j. r. Henderson. who was recent
IL named a member of the state fair
commission, believes that the 1912
fair, the first state fair. will be the
best in the long and brilliant history
of that institution, and from the plans
that he announced TO The Review yes
terday. he has good reason to believe
it, Many improvements in the fair
plant are being made. and many new
attractions for the fair program viii
be added this year.
Said Mr. Henderson: We expec-
10 have the biggest and the best fair
the people OF Arizona have ever
seen. The legislature has been fairly
liberal. and we have enough money
to give a good one. A sixty foot ad-
dition will be made TO the grand
stand. Last year We had a sixty foot
addition. and still the grand stand
was filled to overlooking, almost ev-
cry day. Arizona is growing so very
fast that il is hard FOR the fair TO
keep pace with IL. So we shall make
another addition to the grand stand
this year to try and accommodate the
ever increasing attendance.
Another long needed Improvement
is a subway under the race track.
For years most people have been
afraid that some one would be badly
crippled or killed in trying to cross
the track while the races were go
ing on. You know we derive quite
revenue by allowing people to cross
the track 10 the inner field, where
seated in buggies, carriages and at-
tomobiles, they get better view of
what is going on. This year, If pos
sible, we propose TO build a subway
under the track somewhere south OF
the grand stand, through which Pc
destrians and vehicles can make their
way TO the inner field without danger
TO themselves or interference with
the races
Also, We hope 10 be able to erect
a dining hal; which is also badly
needed. One trouble with the fair
has been that il has been looked upon
as a half day fair. the bulk of the
crowd coming in the afternoon in
stead of coming in the morning and
spending the whole day, seeing the
exhibits and enjoying themselves.
This is partly done because of the
lack Of proper accommodations for
dinner. for you know, Arizona peO-
pie are loath to carry basket lunch
cons with them.
There will be twelve great harness
races this year besides the colt and
running races
There will be four copper stakes,
for which we have offered purses of
81 500 each Such attractive purses
will draw the good ones from all over
abe country. Secretary c. p. Wood
writes me that every mail is bring
ing in entries for these stakes. and
he have many entries for the other
stakes as well. For when q racing
man enters one horse, he likes TO
bring his whole stable with him.
The Copper Stakes are 2:20 trot.
2:12 trot. 2:l5 pace, 2a07 PAGES, In
addition TO these we offer purses of
81 500 each for the 2:0S tror freefor
all trot, the 2:1O pace and the free
for-all pace. We offer 81 900 purses
each for the PIG, 2:2s trot (Arizona
horses and the 2:20 pace (Arizona
horses).
in addition 10 these, We have the
usual colt races, and have divided up
So 600 for running races. With the
special features that shall sfae added
as soon as we see what horses have
distinguished themselves during the
present racing season, we shall have
some of the greatest racing that has
ever been seen at an Arizona fair.
"But We do not want the people
10 think that racing is going TO be
the main feature of this fair. for IL
is not. The outlook for great cat
lie exhibit was never better, and with
Albert F. Jones. OF Yavapai county.
as head of the sheep department. We
expect that section OF the livestock
department 10 be greater and bet
ter than ever before. For several
fairs back Yavapai county has led
the state in its agricultural exhibits.
but am informed that Cochise. Mari
copa, Yuma and other counties are
going 10 make a tremendous effort to
wrest the laurels from. her this year.