San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-07-05
THE NATIONAL DAY.
SAN ANTONIO JOINS HEARTILY
IN The GENERAL JUBILEE.
How the Day Was Celebrated in
City and In Park-The Jockey
Club to the Front.

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The Fourth of July was very gen.
orally celebrated in the city yester.
day. Many of the business houses
were closed all day and none of any
note were opened after noon. The
heavy rains of the night before and
early morning had knocked the idea
of a procession into cooked hat and
there was no turning out of the mill
tary or of the uniformed bodies as ar
ranged for. The Musical Union band
was Oh hand early in the day and
discoursed enlivening music until
they took their departure for the park
little after noon. The 10Th infantry
band took the cars direct for River
side park and the grand stand of the
race track where they charmed the
ears of all listeners during the
intervals between races and added
immensely to the cheerfulness Of the
meeting.
The break in the arrangements for
parade deLloraliZed all movements.
The fire companies alone preserved
their company characters, and after
inspection by Chief Duerler and his
honor the mayor at their respective
engine and hose houses, engine No. .,
hook and ladder No. ], and the Sec
ond ward hose company repaired to
ScholZ pavilion where they enjoyed a
palatable lunch spread for them by
order of the chief. From ScholZ's, ac-
companied by the fine band of the
Musical Union, with Drum Major La
coste as its principal figure, these
companies marched TO the residence
of Mayor Callaghan, on Crockett street.
where they were formally received
and presented to Miss Conception
Callaghan, the god-child of Hook and
Ladder No. /, after whom their new
truck was named, handsome gold
medal representing fireman's ladder
and suitably engraved. The presen-
tation speech was made by B. J.
Mauerman and the mayor responded
for his daughter, after which the
mayor invited his visitors TO drink to
the occasion.
Hook and Ladder No l. were then
escorted to Turner Hall where Ed.
Diesselhorst, their fellow member, did
the honOrs for the company!
Mission Hose and the Republican
Club had in the meantime gone to
Garden, where after an hours
waiting, they marched to the Arkansas
Pass depot and took cars for Riverside
park, where speeches and other pas
times were INDUCED in.
Hose company No. and the Grand
Army boys met at the San Pedro
springs and filed in the day as incli-
nation led them.
The real Interest, however, centered
at the race track where the San An
tonic Jockey club had arranged fine
race programme and other sports to
fill the afternoon hours. The Arkansas
Pass road, as usual, had made every
preparation for transporting all who
presented themselves, and with Man
ager Yoakum and Passenger Agent
Andrews to look after matters no
hitch was permitted.
The track was not as heavy as
many anticipated, but was heavier
than it appeared and interfered very
much with the speed Of the races.
The grand stand held more specta-
tors than at any time last fair meet
ing, there being from 2O00 to $500
within and about it. No rain had
fallen after daylight and the weather
was pleasant. The, always welcome,
band of the 10Th Infantry was in the
east alcove of the grand stand. Mes
srs DR.. Talcot, Nix and Hutchinson
were in the judges stand, with Joe
George as. time keeper and Horace
French az starter. The ready cash
was hung up for each race in hand
some purse and every winner pocket
ed his purse on the spot.
The 2:4O race was called first, at $50
D. m. with three entries and two
starters. Charlie Ross and Beulah
A. Ross had a soft thing of it and won
the first, second, third and fourth
heats, the second heat being award
ed the mare. The best time made
was 3:Ol 1-2. The winner got Sl75
and the mare S75.
The second race was the 2:3O trot for
San Antonio roadsters, 500 to first,
$50 to second horses to be owned in
San Antonio for 80 days prior to race
and handled not over 80 days. There
were three entries: Sleepy Joe, owned
by Walter Richards, Mamie G., owned
by 7. H. Gilroy and Bob, owned by
II. Carter. "Sleepy Joe' took first
and Bob" second money; time 1923.
The third event was a running 800
yards dash, free for all, purse 500.
Big Colt, Melinda, Ennis and Barber
faced the flag Barber won time,
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Miss Nellie Burke sandwiched her
novelty races between the heats of
fhe several events and created a per-
feet furore by her inimitable horse
manship. She is a whole race pro-
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