Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-08-25
OF
~ ATTRACTIONS Il
Are Guaranteed for the Great
Arkansas Valley Fair
ARRANGE FOR
WATERMELON DAY
Business Men and Board of Directors
Planning for Biggest and Best
Festival

Festival
AS the time draws near for the
great annual fair indications
point more strongly to the greater
success in every line than has
ever been known before in the
twenty y-five years of success which
the Arkansas Valley Fair associa-
ton has enjoyed and that all rec
ords will be broken as to attend
ence is warranted by the greater
interest that is being taken all
over the eastern part of the state
and as before stated one of the
greatest problems that is confront
ing the fair management is to find
room for all the exhibits that are
being entered.
The track was never in better
condition and by fair time will be
the fastest in its history, which
goes long way toward insuring
some great races. The concession
ground is being rapidly disposed
of and show row promises 10
break all records for size and
variety of attractions.
The watermelon corp in the
valley is the best for years, the
early varieties being already on
the market, but the later melons
are always the best and by fair
time there will be melons for the
pile the like of which have not
been grown in the valley for years
and there will be plenty for every
body.
The board of directors has thot
it wise to make radical change
in the method of distributing the
melons this year. When the fair
was smaller the rule which pro-
hibited the taking out of what
was termed by many the Melon
Yard" was all right, but in the
past few years the crowds have
become SO great and so much
fault has been found with the
crush at the melon pile that
different plan has been decided
upon and this year patrons of the
fair will be allowed to take their
melons anywhere they choose to
eat them, with the exception that
none will be allowed in the grand
stand or any of the buildings.
This new rule will bring Joy to
the hearts of the automobile own
ers, for now they can take their
melons TO their cars over in the
infeld and eat them at their lei
sure. A number of receptacles
will be provided for the refuse
and everyone is expected to de-
posit the rlnds in these pl ices.
There will be plenty of amuse-
ment on the track this year for
in addition to the regular harness
and running races there will be
a harness race for three year olds
who this year will be made to
trot if any money is expected, as
they must turn the track in three
minutes or under to get into any
of the monies. A motorcycle
race for the purse of 500; a
girls relay race of mile and a
half with three changes; a girls
race: boys pong race; gentleman's
driving race; wild burro race
with burros that are as wild as
deers and long list of other
attractions too numerous to men,
ton.
There will be four bands of
music Watermelon Day and all
thru the fair there will be after
noon concerts. Invitations have
been extended to a large number
of prominent men in this and
other states, many of whom have
declared their intention of attend
ing and there promises to be the
greatest gathering of public men
on Watermelon Day ever assem-
bled in this county.
The advance sale of reserved
seats and boxes will begin Monday.
Aug. 2S, at the Office of Hauck IL
Mckelvey and reservations should
be made early.