The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-07-02
ROAD DELEGATES To
SEE EXCAVATORS
At WORK
Unique Entertainment Plan
ned for Delegates to Big
Meeting in Santa Fe on July
30th. Cups Arrive,

cOhAAs ONPo AAAAA'N
santa Re, y. NJ. July Arrange
ments have been completed for one
OF the best entertainment features
ever offered a conventions attend
ants 90 0e given fur the delegates
who attend the coming good roads
roagcatiou. This attraction Is actual
excavation work at the ancient pa
cblo OF san Cristoval. southeast ot
Iamy on Senator d. +. Ponkey's
ranch.
Senator Pankcr has given assur-
unco that he will have men at work
oxcavatlng these ruins on August J..
tho dag Of the s%ociabiiity runs which
close the convention, SO that all Wild
are so inclined may attend and may
sec some OF the actual excavation
work which has brought TO light SO
many archaeological treasures In New
Mexico.
The pueblo % san Cristoyal n "A
very old one aud was built either
quite near or on the site Of some pre-
historic ruins. Neal II are many
curiously inscribed rocks. the cliffs
above ID having been used AS an art
| gallery or place of record by the
| aDoriRines. Many interesting relics
have been taken from IL already but
the store has not been exhausted and
IL is hoped that the finding of some
interesting reminders of a bygOne civ
ilization will take place while the
roadsmon are visiting the ruins
San Cristoyal Is bp; one Of the at
fractions offered the delegates wha
elect this particular sociability run.
Tho town OF Gaiisteo, "a McNicon
town which has felt practically none
81 the modern influence. rs another
interesting attraction which can ne
seen by them. There are also 10 be
s%ociability runs TO the Glorieta bat
| tlofiold. the scene Of "a stirring con
| nict during the Civil war, the ancicn
pueblo Of Pecos. the cliff DWELLINGS
az the Rito de los Friioles. across the
Rio Grandc; the pucblos OF san Hide
fonso and Tcsuque and To other
points of Interest,
That ruins may not DE the only at
traction for the visitors. there have
been arranged several other enter
! tuinment features, Of which "a ban
uuet is one and an attractive musical
/ program. 20 be intcrspersed with the
regular convention events Is another
That the motion pictures Of the
motorcades from Ration and from
| Albuquerque To the capital on the oc-
Casion OF the coming roads meetings
mav be as interesting and complete
as possible. the chambers OF com
merce ana commercial clubs OF each
OF the cities aud towns through
which the big automobile caravans
win pass have been writer. askins
that some sort of exercises tax place
in those localities Is the motorists
pass through ON their way TO the
conventions.
These exercises will necessarily he
brief, nut IL Is hoped to have AS large
"a delegation Of motors and motorists
AS possible escort the m~otorcades into
each city and set them on their way
when they leave. Any other exer-
/ cises 10 be held are left 60 the dis
/ erection OF the commercial bodies
concerned. hut are limited 10 a few
minutes duration. This will sive each
! city or town trSversed by the dele
! gates "a chance "a get into the picture
, films. all Of which are "a be displayed
az IN san Diego exposition as a part
/ Of the states good roads exhibit.
The first Of the big silver cups
which will be given as prizes at the
gasoline gymkhana on the second gay
Of the roads convention has been oh
/ f.Hw.I 81 L.. .aur - 1WNFUf- Nmun.1rN
store awaiting engraving. This cup
Is the one given BY the New Mexico
board Of exposition managers. II
will be the prize Tor the ladies egs
handling contest The cup stands
about eighteen inches high. base In
cIuded. and h. OF silver n Is mas
save In construction md very heavy.
The fact that this cup Is nov here
where h can be- seen n the addi-
tional feet that q is such a hand
some prize H. expected 10 initiate 10
Interest many who would not other
wise care about going to the contest.
The event for which this cup viii
be given consists in the bringing ~
a dozen eggs from a point $50 yards
away 10 the starting line without
touching the egss with the hand, the
contestant riding on the %runnine
board 81 an automobile driven by hei
partner The contest Will be run
against time TO obviate chance Of ac-
Cidcnt.
other events % the eymkhana are
two mile motorcycle races for boys
and for all comers. n tire adjusting
contest for amateurs only. M q
motorcycle tournament. All arc at
tracing Interest and a goodb list Of
entrants y expected for each event
q. G. Catron and A n. Clancy are
superintendenis % these events.