The Coconino sun., 1913-10-10
PRESCOTT FAIR
 WILL SHOW 4 BIG SHOW
Nothing too Good for Visitors at the Big Northern Arizona Fair at
 Prescott Beginning Oct. 27

excitement has been completed by the Northern Arizona Fair Asso- citation to insure that the eXposi- tion'at Prescott that begin Mon- day, Oct. 27, and extends through Tuesday and Wednesday will establish a record for real "big times" ." The exhibits of livestock farm products, dry farming re- suits and industrial and art objects will be numerous and of great interest to every man, woman and child living in Northern Arizona. What is of more importance will be the money value that will accrue from learning what can be done in this part of the country by seeing what others have done. Each day of the Fair will be crowded with events worth while. The exposition buildings are being constructed at the race track so that one admission ticket provides entrance to all the pavilIions Of exhibits and the paddock where the best live stock of Arizona will be shown as well as to the various races and other features.
 Lewis Francis, one of the most daring air men" of the world has been hired at great expense to give at least three exhibition flights each day with a two passenger flying machine. Those with suffi- cient nerve, will be afforded a chance to sail through the air and enjoy the wild scenic beauties of Yavapai from a seat up in the air.
 Each morning and afternoon, teams of crack ball players from the various towns of Northern Arizona will compete in a baseball tournament. Every game will be of interest since all the men will be known and the final games will establish the champions of North ern Arizona. X new diamond has been laid out at the track and the grounds will be in fine condition.
 From to 5 each afternoon there will be races, open to all, that should thrill every lover of horse flesh in the country. In addition, there will be a program of sensa- tional special performances in which the cleverest and most daring horsemen of the west will {. participate.
 The chief race will be a free for-all half mile race for the cham pionship of Arizona, with prizes !. for the winners of each days race. . There will also be two big prizes !. each day for a half-mile COW pony race. A two-mile relay race, run with four mounts, will be another ] daily feature in which the practi- ]. cal men of the range will be able i to exhibit and profit by their skill l and daring
 For the cowboys, there will be line of sports that will keep the grandstand in a perpetual state oi excitement. These include steer bull-dogging, steer riding, goat roping, broncho busting, and a wild horse race in which each con testant hitches a wild horse to a vehicle and drives him a half mile. i
 Among the other feature events that will be presented, by the ag- gregation of expert rough riders and opponents of the Wild West, will be Roman standing races in which the rider drives two horses simultaneously, a horseback potato race and an attack on the over land stage coach. There will be prizes for trick and fancy riding and also for trick and fancy shoot ing.
 Interest in the track events will be greatly augmented bI the fact that troop of cavalry from Fort Apache has been ordered to Pres colt during the week of the Fair and the men, who are probably the baCt opd t,,oct fl ja ripg rIdErs ir, |