The Coconino sun., 1923-10-12
RACING EVENT AT STATE
FAIR THE BIGGEST EVER

With a racing program of almost
$25, 900 in purses for the six-day meet,
followed by program of three weeks
with additional purses of more than
S35 900, making the racing season of
four weeks with purses of 100000 or
more, the 1923 Arizona State Fair as
sociation has already achieved proper
tions, it is said, which place it above
all other events of its kind in the his
tory Of the state.
The program is perhaps the most
ambitious every attempted in the
southwest and offers to the lovers of
the sport of kings an unusual oppor-
tunity to see the finest horses of the
west in action.
In the running races there will be
at least six races day with not less
/ than go horses appearing on the track.
1 The total number of running horses
for this meet will be between 400 and
| 500, a great part of which will arrive
early In October. The harness racing
program is Of the same high stand
! ard, although it extends only over
four DAYS, November 13, IA, Is and
/ 16. The total value Of the purses for
4
and with three races Of three heats
each day, each heat a race, gives
! nine harness races and six running
races a day as only part Of the most
unusual entertainment program ever
offered in front of the state fair
| grandstand. The running horses will
be the top-notchers of those strings
i which have made and are making now
Il g1n
Tia Juana, while the harness horses
i will be the best in the United States
/ and Canada. 1t is believed that more
than 600 thoroughbreds will be housed
at the state fair grounds during the
period of the fair. The parl-mutuels
will be in operation, not only during
the state fair, but during the three
weeks meet which follows.
The Importance of the fair, and the
worth and variety of its exhibits and
4 entertainment features, are shown IN
the fact that the railroads entering
the state and operating in it have
granted the best excursion rates ever
allowed in the southwest. These rates,
for Arizona, California, New Mexico
3 and west Texas, are based upon one
fare and one-third Tor the round trip
to Phoenix; the stop-over privilege
extending over a period of 30 days.
The tickets go on sale on November
1 10 to II and the time limit is Decem.'
ber IL.
These rates were granted by the
railroads practically of their own vol
; ition upon the announcement OF the
1923 state fair program. Beginning
first with Arizona they were grad
ually extended until now they have
covered the four sections of the coun-
trv mentioned and insure the great
est attendance at the coming fair that
, any event in Arizona has ever brought
forth.
Combined with the racing program
there will be an entertainment pro-
: gram which for variety and interest
Is far out of the ordinary. The fair
will open with the Arizona football
: classic, a clash between the teams Of
: the University of Arizona and the
e California Aggies. With this game
there will also be six running races.
On Saturday, November IL, there
will be the Arizona high school classic
wnen the Phoenix high school and the
Ell Paso high school will play, and
also in conjunction with this there will
] be running races.
: While this exceptional entertain
! ment program was being prepared
7 the state fair commission also took
. into consideration the enlargement
/ and betterment Of all other divisions
J of the fair. The cattle, agricultural,
livestock, fine and domestic arts and
sciences departments have been given
increased premiums, and indications
are in each of these departments that
a greater and finer exposition of the
5 Arizona industries will be given than
: has ever been the case before.
An unusual feature of the fair and
r one that is expected to be of the
greatest assistance to Arizona indus
: tries is the Incorporation this year of
manufacturing exhibit under the di-
$ rection of the Arizona Industrial Con-
gress, which has been so far advanced
] now that practically all available
space has been taken by the manu-
facturers of Arizona and other states.
; This department is being looked upon
as of the greatest Importance, not only
to the fair but to Arizona in general.
Another feature of the fair is the
dog show under the direction of DR..
J. C. McGrath, which will be held un-
der the auspices Of the American
Kennel club, and which is attracting
attention throughout the entire south
: west. This show is featured this year
by the large number Of unusually
beautiful cups which have been donat-
ed by individuals and corporations, es-
a pecially the mining companies Of the
state.
: In the same class is the mining ex-
e hibit, which W. J. Graham, superin
. tendent, is remodeling on an entirely
j new plan, designed to show not only
1 the minerals of Arizona, but the pro-
: cesses for their extraction and all the
!, varied details of Arizona's greatest
, industry.
+ The reserved seat sale and box sale
for the fair will open on October p.
Because of the great number of visi-
tors from outside the state expected
t at this fair those who wish boxes
, are requested to get their orders to
E the state fair commission as soon as
, possible.
d All requests for information con-
t cerning the state fair should be adj