The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1886-07-09
A BIG CROWD.

A BIG CROWD
How the Fourth Was Celebrated in
Hope.
The largest crowd Of people ever assembled
in Hope at one time was present on Monday
to celebrate the anniversary of American in
dcpence. According to the estimates Of many
persons there must have been between 1,5O0
and 1900 people assembled. The exercises Of
the day commenced about $50 a. N. with
music by the Hope brass band, followed by
prayer by the Rev. O. P. Miller. after which
the Rev. Mr.. A. B. Bassett, who had been Sc
lected as orator of the day, delivered an able
and interesting address, dwelling with particu-
lar force and earnestness upon the danger to
the republic which is threatened from the
growing appetite for intoxicating liquor, as
evidenced by the statistics of the country. As
showing the enormous proportions to which
the liquor traffic had attained, he cited the fact
that the amount of money annually expended
for liquor and beer in the United States reached
the enormous sum Of 100000, 900, while the
meat bill of the nation was only $500. coo
and the bread bill $700,O00,0OO0. In closing
the speaker made an earnest appeal to the
young men to see to it that the legislation of
this new and growing country was so shaped
as to check this growing evil.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Bassett's address,
the Hon. Mr.. Levissee, mayor Of Portland, was
! called upon, but excused himself by saying
that he generally required about two weeks to
prepare for an impromptu speech, and as the
past two weeks had been devoted to the prac-
tice of base ball, he was not prepared to re-
spond.
At the conclusion of tho speaking the crowd
| adjourned to the base ball grounds, where
match game had been arranged for between
the Portland Red Caps and the Hope club.
The Hope boys won the toss up and sent the
Red Caps to bat and they succeeded in making
one tally. The home club made two runs in
tho first inning, and in their second inning the
visitors were whitewashed. From this on the
game was decidedly one-sided, and resulted in
an easy victory for the Hope club, the score at
the close standing 43 to II.
After the ball game came dinner, and the
resources Of mine host Wilcox and the other
houses of entertainment were taxed to their
utmost capacity in feeding the multitude.
AS the hour of 2 O'Clock approached vehicles
of every kind might be seen vending thoir
way to the race track, where four races had
been arranged for. The Hope brass band en-
lived the time required for getting the horses
ready with popular airs, the crowd was in the
best Of humcr, and notwithstanding the ex-
treme heat, every one seemed happy and bont
on making the most of the day.
The hour for the races was set at O'Clock,
and at that time the crowd had gathered about
the track, which, by the way, the boys have
succeeded in making one of the permanent
improvements of the town, and one which will
compare favorably with any half mile track in
North Dakota. At S:1O the Judges, Thomas
Ward, S. c. Fuller and T. X. Hulrne, called up
the horses for the four minute class, mile heats,
best two in three and although there were
several entries, the only starters were P. P.
Rice's ch. g. Tommy and Ben Willard's b. g.
Convoy. Convoy seemed to rule as the favor
ite. Tommy drew the pole, and the word was
given upon the second score. Convoy showed
the most speed, but was unsteady and dropped
the heat to Tommy in jog. Time, S:47. The
second heat was repetition of the first, with
Convoy more ratified than ever, Tommy win
ming the heat and race Time, 1866.
The next on the programme was running
race, half mile heats, best two in three, with
SIX entries and five starters, namely, Stanley's
g. G. Driver, Bob Wilson's rh. IN. Skip, Hunts
COT Broadawn) dg. IN. Buckskin, w. I. War.
ry's b. G. Ike and R. H. Stoeher's b. e. Modoc
The horses got away in good style upon th'
first start, and although placed on the outside
Ike took the pole up the first turn and wa
never headed. However, Driver and Modo
both ran good race, the former two length
behind the leader Modoc good third ant
BucksKin trailing in the distance, with ski
somewhere out Of sight across the prairie, sht
having bolted the track and left the game be
fore the horses had made the first turn. Time
, 100. The second heat was much like the first
, except Ike had an easier time, and won tht
Skip, having been allowed to start again, had
changed places with Buckskin, and trailed tht
crowd, and let the latter do the fancy cross
country work, she having taken a notion to
bolt the track.
The starters in the free for all trot were C
H. Wards br. IN. Myrtle and D. P. Baldwin,
b.. g. Bay Frank, the latter having the pole
The judges had to call them back several time
before giving them the word, but they fnall!
got off in good shape, both going very leve
around the turn and showing good speed OF
the back stretch, but Myrtle left her feet OF
the upper turn and gave Frank good lead
but she gradually closed the gap, making {
pretty race to the finish, Myrtle winning b,
three lengths. Time, half mile, 1882; milo
3:OS. In the second heat the horses got th,
word upon the second score and trOtted fas
from the wire, Myrtle never being b, AIDED, ant
: atthe half being full distance in the lead
at the three quarter post Frank made baf
break, and Myrtle eased up, but Frank strucl
I his gait at the stretch and gave the mare a no
race from there home, and might have wol
the heat but when about three rods from th
wire and coming fast Tapped on Myrtle's Wheel
tripped and again left his feet, Myrtle winning
the heat and race. Time, half mile, 1:24; mile
2:57.
,, The next event was mule race, half mil
! dash, with first and second money, being wol
by Mr. Kings span. Time, 1:09.
The 100 yards foot race had six starters: E
Warner, Of Hope; J. Murphy, Ellsbury; Nc
Nair and Lewis, Portland; Miller and o. UBrieu
8 sherbrooke. The race was won by Lewis, Q
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