The Dickinson press., 1890-07-05
INDEPENDENCE Day in Dickinson.

Independence Day in Dickinson.
The day opened up bright and cool
and during the forenoon many people
from the surrounding country came
into town to join in the celebration.
The first act in the days performance
was u game of base ball between a
nine composed of railroad boys and
IL nine of the town boys. After a
good deal of parley, much to the
discomfort of spectators, the mines
came to an amicable understanding,
and precisely ut IL a. m. time was
called and the game commenced. with
the railroad boys to bat and the town
| boys in the field. From the first the
towns seemed unequally pitted, and,
although they played a very good ball
for the most part, they fell behind to
such an extent that the contest be-
came unspirited, and at the close of the
fifth inning the game was abandoned,
| scores standing 9 to | in favor of the
r%ailroaders.
In the afternoon nearly the whole
population wendell its way to the
driving park west of town, which was
the scene of Il series of exciting races.
The first event was IL half mile
dash; purse $40. $50 and SIS. The
following entries were made: Cap,
Len Chase, Mig. O. i. F%rankenberg,
Babe, j. L. McCoul. First money
was won by Babe, second Mig, third
Cap.
Second race: Trottipg, best . in 3
half mile heats; purses of $25, $40
and SIS, with the following entries:
Bonita, O. b. Frankenberg; Bess, j.
Crosthwaite; Dick, Chas. Van Solen.
First money taken by Bonita, second
Bess. third Dick. Two heats were
trottcd and each horse passed the
Judges stand in both heats in the
above order.
The third was u l00-yard foot race;
purses Of $50 and SIS, with the follow
ing entries: Joe. Lenevillc, David
Klinefelter, w. A. Litch. Lencville
took first money, Klincfelter second.
Fourth: 300-yard pony race, free for
all; purses $slO, SIS and $S3. Entries
as follows: Mopping, G. Anderson;
Sunbeam, Tom Smith; Spike. elias.
Rowe; Brownie, Il. Stone; Bess, A.
Riclley; Fannie, L. Robbins. Sum
beam took first money, hopping, sec
ond, Spike third.
Fifth. Half mile foot race; purse
SIS. Entries: Joe Lenncville, r. Car
nahan, ID. Klinefelter, w. a. Litch.
Lenneville came in winner and the
others in the following order, Carna-
han, Litch, Klinefelter.
Sixth. Boys race, free for all under
Is years, so yards; purses So, So and
ST.. There ere about twenty boys
in the start and the winners were
Frank Dobson first, Guy Dickinson
second, Lester Slladduck third.
Seventh. 2O0.yard foot race, free
for all; purses SIS, s. 33, 50. Entries:
Joe Lenneville, r. Canadian, G. Litch,
Lenneville took first money, Litch
second. Clrnahan third.
The above was the program as laid
out, in addition to which, Oh the side,
was Il closely contested half mile dash
between Len Chase's Cap and Tom.
Smiths Sunbeam and was won by the
latter.
The Judges of the races, whose fair
and righteous decisions were accept
ed without Il murmur, were VIM.
Walton, Con. Hill and Rassie Detfe-
bach. The managers i'll the field were
John Goodall, Walter Ballard and
Jerry Hayes, and discharged the
somewhat trying duties Of their posi-
tion in u perfectly satisfactory man
ner.
The evening was enlivenel by Il
liberal display of fireworks in differ
ent parts of town, the result of pri-
vate enterprise. The days enter
tainment was closed with a grand
ball at the rink, given by the Dickin-
son string band, and vas we'll attend
ed and highly enjoyed by those
present.