Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-02-20

PANIED this company. decorated Win a nm.
S.. snn uas foreman had with hun the
peauutui SILVER trumpet (which cost SOL rr.-
sented To the cid Columbia company by The ia,e
Mrs.. PendletoD. = N NV
No. engine did not appear in line, bs,ips
on The wsy 10 the Treasury broke down. Ah,nT
s;h and streets the horses, four in numher
became unmsnagsble. and the lesders onhlipr
me engine was overturned ana the ho.tler
James springmsn. hsd hrs leg badly in'uret
IN consequence OF this accident the engine v a,
returned 70 " house, and Mr.. SPringmAn AZ
taken % his home.
The Hook and Ladder Company had out their
uuck and hose carriage, the former drawn Nv
four gray horses and the latter by two sr.v,
The truck Lad on either side an arch sxt.I,d,ug
from the drivers seat b. the tiller wheel, Gov
cree win red, white and blue. and ornanente
WIN wreaths and stars % evergreeDs and TOW
err, while on the highest point " a. q little bay
IN the tuli rig or fireman The spoal 81 a. =
nose csTlsge sss covered with the Na,Orai
col"rs, and on the SIDES we're wreaths . iuyen,,e
fireman being seated With the driver Th,s
company Nas preceded by two juvenile freinen
VIII torches.
JUVENILE FrRrNrN.
Alter the Base Bsllers came about twenty
hoss from Capitol Hal dressed AZ bremen
craving reel. the SPOOL OF witch ~As coterei
with nsgs' and ssily dressed With flowers.
BAsE RAIL.
A wagon drawn by two horses. with cal
testooDed With hsgs and eVersreens contain
80 ad;sleratlon OF The Active B.se Ball Eias. al
tull UNIFORM, while on tor Of the vehicle "a. .
monster nat. fifteen feet long and q foot 81 /.
hall IN diameter 81 the nArro~est point.
Three Of Adams ENrress wagons each drAsn
hy siN cav horses containing saf,s b5Aes .ul
bundles brought mp the rear.
The Feot Race
occurred Al 30 o'clock, IN which eleven cpn-
testsnts took part, ~ follow. ~ Richar Il. X
T. Herring. (eoy Mose. Clark, W. v. NJ ,rtau,
Godfrey Walker, Edwin Hises, boy q. arie.
kolfngs, (boy,l and John Bowen. Tae rae
was one mile, ending ~ iSth street.
The hrst prize Was . handsome solid silver
soLlet and the second enc n silver cap. lie
signal 20 start was the dropping of a Landl -r-
chief, AL the contestants being previously a.
ranged in the line acrc7s the Avenue. TIE
moment the hsndkercliet touch ed the ground
all started and for short distance oil run welt.
but az they reached street some Of tie
younger contestants began 60 show sighs OF eN-
hausiion, and between that point and the eni
OF the route all had dropped on but tws,
Martin (the deaf mute) and Chss. Roe. Who
from about 10th 20 i4th. were neck and ness
and kept IN that position until within . yeTy
few yards Of the judeee stand. when the latter
shot ahead, and won by about a ward. Nh.
Ross, the winner, shortly after tainted. ard
wac taken into . residence near BY.
The Gsas Race.
The place appoints Tor the rende YOU. OF the
competing goats Was Of the Christian ASsocia-
ton Building, corner of 9Th and ID streets aud a.
lo'slcek they conmenced 70 assemble. Charley
Saunders, with his Brown Dick, !" AMI A bert
Barnes, with "Silver Grey Tom" both from
the Sixth Ward, were early on hand. The-s
two goats we're tackled NJ IN fancy harness IA
two wheeled gigs, and each Of the boys felt con-
tdent OF winning the race. Others came IA
from time TO time, and the following we're 10,
entries made UP 20 hsh-past one O'Clock Mas
richardson, Of the Second wac. arroitv's
Willie Fletcher, First Ward, SLOW Ball. A.
bert Houghton, OF South Washington Rocky
Noun Mor1t.in Master George Bell Of The Pun,
the Sixth Ward, "Anacosts., Master Prstt
Dixon, of Alexandra, Va, entered Buck,
white and brown mixed, horns painted red and
L. King, "Grey Eagle" r. NJ. Bazenby. Of
Georgetown, entered two gosts unknown; Mas
ter Johnny kePetti, Of Cniontovn, entered
KIlisn. First Ward, "Bin.' Master McDer-
mott, cred Eagle" Master George Davan en-
tered "MaiOr Richard" johnny Naylor.
M srSsn Se ss%y, Ssorge X Price my
Kemp, Young America" Edward LYNCH,
george NJ. Pstcheni' Charly Hood. L.ht-
foot Alhert Connor, Brown Dick Frank
Chinee;" Charlie Heiberger, Jack" Willie
Waters, Eclipse James Beck, "FIora Tenn
PIE, very small goat, but well trained tor
Frank Neatman. Red Eye" j.. T.. BacsIy,
baltimore Bell james n. Dople, "Cap:aip
jerks" VIM. Robertson, i" Ben. Butler "a large
King. "Stonew all Ackson;" y. ). Clark, - a.
known" Albert Drew, "Reavis," Samu
Nicholson, "DeNter;" johnny Welcker, Brown
.ols Rye George Eslin, Gen, Grant Master
Dove, Mage IsuterBi +. Pickrell, Th0m, -
b. HutchiDs. Rocky MOuntsin;" Frad. Par
Colgate, "shoo fly. All these goats we're
harnesEed in two wheel 3 -, with bat lev e. :
ceptions, where ithe .vehicle. we're four wheel
Upto O'Clock most OF tie goat tarp-outs,
we're on the ground. al an 1pe trim aud lie
street was crowded with eoys 10 see them drawn
up in line. Most OF the eguipsges looked quite
gay. Some OF the sets OF harness we're sOlS
mounted, aud many had fancy ornaments The
scene here grew more animated every minute
OF two as q fresh ARRIVAL WAS trOtted iutO I'm. .
glimpse of the new competitor. J. Nilsson
GosZler. ESQ, Oh airman Of the committee IA
his hands full in keeping them in line. Tie
goats having been well fed, and feeling their
good keeping, were inclined to he frissy, and
some wanted 60 exercise their butting propensi-
ties on their near neighbors. The spec;s tor.
seemed as much interested o. the boys. MaDy
Thespremium for the goat race was eo.k
wagon and harness. The goats Al o'cloi ~
NJ, lett the Young Mems Christian Assoc alton
Band, went IN PROCESSION 20 18th street Wien.
the start wa to be made. Then there was
BCN FOR TIE MILLION.
,des crowd ,Ss had q, PFes,eS IN from both
cluded, following NJ the contestants a. the
score, and a. they, once on the wooden pave
nent, were ioath 10 60 on, the space he
tween 81 street and 18th street ws,
one sea OF human beings, male and female.
Goat teams which were too late for the render
vous on 9th street came wheeling in by
18th street, but could hardly Gnd room
10 move about. Finally the police cleared the
roadway partially and shortly after the pro-
ceSioD OF goat teams arrived headed BY }. Ms
son Gozzler, chairman Of the goat racing com
mitiee, the youthful asPirants fOr billy gOsi
hoI or" ranged in line, and
TIE START
was Affected, the whole line going OF amid he
most tremendous cheers and applause that
greeted any feature Of the day proceeding.
Shoe Fiv,n No. IN, won the race.
The wheelbarr0w race and one hundred yard
foot race came OF TOO late Tor notice IN our
PAPER to-day.
ADJUSTMENTS this Evening".
Besides the grand illumination OF The Avenue
by calcium lights. extra gas lights, Chinese Ian
terms, &c, and the great display OF fireworks
south OF the Treasury, all the places OF anuse-
ment viii be open. At the National Theafer,
thst 6ne actress, Mrs. ID. p. Bowers, will an
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