The Lamar register., 1915-02-10
SANTA FE RACING CIRCUIT
Enthusiastic and Harmonious Meeting
at Rocky Ford Last Saturday.
Officers Selected

The Santa Fe Racing Circuit, COM
posed of the following cities, Lamar,
Las Animas, Rocky Ford, Trinidad,
Sugar City, Pueblo, Ratoa and Alhd-
querque, met in the Elks' club rooms
at Rocky Ford last Friday, in regular
annual session. The meeting was well
attended, and in fact the largest meet
ing ever held, all of the cities in the
circuit being represented with the ex-
ception Of Lamar and Albuquerque,
The delegates in attendance were
Will r. Murphy, secretary of the Bent
county fair, Las Animas; Lewis
Swink, president Arkansas Valley fair
Rocky Ford; r. A. Hamilton, secre-
tary Crowley county fair, Sugar City,
c. 4. Nuckolls, Colorado state fair,
Pueblo; Charles Bailey, secretary Of
Trinidad-Las Animas county fair,
Trinidad; C. o. Fisher, secretary Of
Northern New Mexico fair, Ration,
New Mexico.
The work Of the circuit for the
past year was reviewed and all of
the members present seemed to be
well pleased with the result. The work
for 1915 was talked over and future
plans decided upon which will un-
doubtedly result in more horses enter
ing the circuit than ever before.
Resolutions were issued endorsing
senate bills Nos. 10 and IL by Senator
Barela and urging the senator's and
representatives from the counties rep
resented by the circuit to do all in
their power to assist in the final pass
age Of these bills.
Dates for the fall fairs in the cir
cult were assigned as follows:
Lamar, week of August l6.
Las Animas, week of,August %.
ky Ford, week Of August 30.
Sugar City, week of September 6.
Pueblo, week of September 10.
Trinidad. week Of September 20.
Ration, week of September 27.
Albuquerque. week of October 4.
( The class for the speed program Of
the circuit was adopted as follows:
Trotting-2:17, 2:24, Free for all,
and green class.
Pacing-2:15, 2:24. Free for all
and green class.
The officers selected to manage the
affairs Of the circuit for the coming
year were:
President, Lewis Swink of Rocky
Ford.
Vice-president, C. o. Fisher, Ration.
Secretary, j. L. Beaman, Pueblo.
Treasurer, Will r. Murphy, Las An
imas.
Presiding judge, D. L. Silver, La
mar.
The delegates were the guests Of
the Arkansas Valley Fair association
during their stay in Rocky Ford, and
were treated royalty, being guests at
noon at an elaborate dinner at the
Ell Captain hotel, and of the Elks'
club during the late afternoon and
evening after the meeting.
The general feeling of the dele
gates was one of optimism for the fu-
ture success of the fairs of the circuit
Especially would this be true if the
bill now introduced in the legislature
by Senator Barela become law,
wherein the counties were authorized
to purchase fair grounds, and the con-
tro be vested in the commissioners of
the county for the people generally.
For it has been well known that if the
fairs of the state could be once put
out of debt for their original improve
ments, they could operate and meet
expenses out of the revenues of the
gate The staggering load of large
floating debt for improvements has
been the rock that has threatened to
sink more than one fair association in
the past. Hence there is great hope
for the future.-Las Animas Leader.
SHIP RIII CONTEST FROST FOR