Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-07-05
A DAY OF SPORT,


Yesterday proved all around the lolll'
est fourth that Santa Fe has enjoyed tor
wears. The day was perfect, delightfully."-
cool: in TACT, the breeze that came down
from the mountains toward evening made
it necessary to wear light wraps. Sunrise
found the 10th infantry band rendering
A bouquet OF national airs in the plaza
pacoda, and at the same time everybody
was busy getting out his decorations. The
display Of flags on the principal thorough
fares was very pretty and during the day
attracted much comment from strangers,
OF which there was q goodly number from
all parts of New Mexico and southern
Colorado. The base ball game and the
horse race brought together large crowds
in the forenoon. The Baca horse, ke'
yenge, " ran clear away from Judge Ortlz
sorrel "Santa Fe," and took the purse o.
$500
In the afternoon the streets were ear
" alive with a gay throng al
iocking toward the federal building track
The crush of people at the head OF W ASH
inpton avenue and about the bulldlne
and race track was very great. After tht
usual preliminaries, the officers having
their hands more than full to keep the
track clear, the horse race was hnallN
got under way there and proved right
lively one. There were four starters Oh
the race, but most interest was centereo
on the performance OF the Baca morse
and little bay mare also owned by Judge
Ortiz. The former was ridden by younE
DeMars, of Albuquerque, and the mare
bv Young Lowitzki The conditions o.
the race were that the horse crossing the
home scratch on the first round shoulc
have first money; the animal CROSSING
first on the second round seConC
money. and the second horse on
the second round should take thlrC
money. Messrs. Pleasant Hill anc
Atanasio Romero were chosen as judges
and finally the racers got oil, making
fine exhibition run that was cheered t(
the echo by the crowd. The Ortiz mare
out-ran tie Baca horse on the first rount
and came in second on the second circuit
thus winning first and third money, The
Baca horse taking second money.
Following this came an exhibition ruI
by the Santa Fe hose team, straight
away race that was very prettily done Il
twenty-eight seconds. For the succeed
ing two hours there were races OF all sorts
two burro races, sack race and potato
race for the boys, Indian dances, etc.
and unique part OF the entertainment
was the Indian squaw race around thu
plaza. There were five such races ant
they afforded great fun.
In the evening, however, came The
most enjoyable feature of the day
The plaza and all the adjacen
streets were literally iammed with PEG
pie. The military band discussed music
ior an hour in the pagoda while the pyro
technic display was in progress. This
was simply supurb; nothing approachin!
it has ever taken place here, and the PEG
pie enjoyed it immensely. Following Thu
came the ball at Gray's opera house
where standing room only was at par
80 great was the crush, and not unit
long after midnight did the jewellers CEASE
revelling. =.
1t is scarcely necessary to indiylduallz'
in speaking OF those who are responsible
for this days pleasure. Everybody knows
them and appreciates their efforts,