The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-05-27
The Nations Natal Day to be Grandly
Celebrated by Wyoming G, Young
est, Most Patriotic and
Most Liberal OF
Territories.
A GLORIOUS PROGRAMME
The Capital City Il Blaze with Festiv-
ities-Firemen's Tournament
and Military Procession
Jockey Tournament
and Other Sports.
From the Evening Ediuo..l

AS it is the custom of the public
spirited citizens of Cheyenne to annual
ly celebrate the anniversary of the ma
TONS birthday, the preliminary work
of arranging for the same is in order.
Happily, our people are always alive to
their duties, and it affords the LEADER
much qualification to state that the
private labors of the past few days have
already resulted in getting matters into
good shape for a public meeting to be
held in a few days. An informal eau
vass among the business men develops
the fact that they will all subscribe lib
orally toward the legitimate expenses
Of the days festivities.
The suggestions as to programme EN-
brace a grand firemen's tournament,
with costly prizes; the fire departments
OF neighboring cities to be invited to
participate with that of Cheyenne. 1t
is believed that the well established rep
utation of Cheyenne for liberality and
good cheer will influence a big atten-
dance from the principal Colorado
cities. Then the military stationed at
Fort d. A. Russell, under Gen. Merritt
will be invited to participate in a big
demonstration. A like invitation will
be extended to three or four compan-
les OF militia in Colorado, who will no
doubt respond f%avorably. This will in
sure in the procession ten or eleven
companies, as there are now seven com
panies of cavalry and infantry at Fort
Russell. Add to this the various fire
companies and civil and secret organi-
cations that will participate, and We
will have a pageant that is well worth
n days travel to witness.
After these important features
a meeting on the newly constructed
race course of the Cheyenne Jockey
club. Good horses from Colorado and
elsewhere will appear in contest with
Cheyenne's fast trotters. This sport
will prove equally as exciting as the
firemen's tournament, and will draw
largely from all lovers of horseflesh.
This part of the programme will be in
the hands of men who don't know
failure.
Still other features are suggested:
such as boat racing OH the lake, foot
racing, rifle shooting and glass ball
shooting, each class to have several
prizes. These, too, will bring to the
city many participants and visitors. In
fact, it is proposed to arrange the days
programme for a gala day such as Chey-
enne never saw before. All sight seers
are to be RECALLED with the sport of their
liking and everybody is bound to be
pleased.
Still another sport is proposed, which
has never failed to create the utmost
enthusiasm wherever seen. 1t is a
tournament of knights, wherein the
contestants represent the tournaments
of the days of chivalry, but use their
lances to carry off small rings, instead
of jabbing at the vizors of one another.
Three rings are suspended from as
many arches placed a short distance
apart in a straight line, and the knights
must rush under these on horseback at
full speed and endeavor to carry off the
rings one after another on the tips of
their lances. The one carrying off the
most in a certain number of trials has
the privilege of browning the queen of
beauty. The next successful contest
ant, the first maid of honor, and so on.
As a suitable wind-up, it is proposed to
have a ball on the Fourth, at which
the queen will be crowned with ap-
propriate ceremonies. Every person
who has yer witnessed this royal sport
will concede that it possesses infinite
is required for success, and hence the
best riders from all over this region
will be likely to enter.
Our business men ON whom the bur-
den of the prizes will fall, are vitality in
terested in the proposed celebration.
They have never receded from their
position of liberality which is well es-
tablished throughout the Rocky Noun
tain region. To these gentlemen it
may be well to say that as the PROPOSE
tion now stands, they will not be ex-
pected to contribute to the maintenance
of all visitors while here. 1t is believed
that with the prizes offered and the i'm
posing displays and ceremonies of the