Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-15


sun shone bright and clear the sec
ond and last day, and as far as tn
weather was concerned there wa
nothing to prevent a most successful
termination of the two days festivi
ties. But the attendance on tn
second day was not even as large a
on the first day, and was as mucl
marked by the absence Of visitor
from the country and from a dis
lance. The attendance at no tim
during the day could have exceeded
five or six hundred. There wal
nothing that came off according tx
program, scarcely, except the tour
nament. The German Grafton
which was advertised, was missing
| the water fight did not take place
because none of the fremen would
contest, and there was no prize rife
shooting, nor scenes from frontier
life, as advertised. The Light
Guard brass band in their natty uni
forms discoursed music On the
square for an hour or more, an6
marched out to the grounds fol
lowed by the tournament riders
where the contest took place shortly
after 10 o'clock, lasting until Il
o'clock. Considerable dissatisfac-
ton resulted from the tournament,
one rider who had taken all
three rings having been made
to ride over because the time
keeper did not keep a record of his
time, and another one of the riders
having to run over for some other
such other omission. The first prize
in the tournament, S35 in cash, was
awarded to Mr.. Tom Rivers, who
caught s rings out OF a possible g.
the cecond prize, S25, was awarded
to II. Crawford, 7 rings; and the
third prize SIS, to Mr.. Low Sails, 6
rings. The hobby-horses were well
patronized during the day and sew
eral children were made dizzy. The
target ranges were also well patron
lied. A number of visitors from
Lyons and Caldwell departed on the
northbound Santa Fe, while
others went to Burton and
Giddings, and nearly all
of the remaining Bellville
contingent returned home on the
southbound train. Besides the
tournament the games for children
we're about the only thing on the
program carried out. The games
consisted of sack racing, grab games,
ETC., and took place in the pavilion.
The festivities concluded at night
with another grand ball.
MAIFEsT sPLINTERs.
The ball on the first night is said
to have been the most brilliant as
semblage of beautiful ladies ever
seen in the fremen's pavilion on a
similar OCCASION.
The floor of the pavilion was
waxed little too much for Mr.. John
Giddings, of Ennis on the first night
and he measured his length on it.
A little daughter of Mr.. o. B.
Hughes was quite severely bruised
at the merry-go-round on the first
day of the fest and had to be taken
home in hack.
Several OF the tournament riders
were not allowed to enter because
they were not In the procession on
the opening day. Among those
barred out were four or five from
Chappell Hill.
Miss Fannie Stone, one of the
teachers in the public schools,
mourns the loss of a pretty gold
watch chain and charm, dropped
somewhere on the grounds.
While Miss Fannie Styles, daugh-
ter of DR.. S. F. Styles, was driving
up to the steps of one of the en-
frances to the pavilion, the king
bolt of the buggy broke or became
unfastened and the wheels parted
company. The buggy box dropped
and the occupant was thrown for
ward on the ground, but was more
frightened than hurt. She did not
receive scarcely any bruises.
The best shooting record on the
grounds the second day in the
sweepstakes was made by E. L. Sal
ley, 6. G. Dreier, R. L. Burnes and
Hillary Vinson.
There was a little difficulty in the
afternoon at the shooting stand in
which two or three blows were
passed, but nobody was hurt.
The fine S75 saddle of Mr.. Otto
Walney was ratified on the grounds
and was won by Messrs. Emil Bohne,
of the pulp factory, and James
HEARTFELT On a throw of 40. Mr..
Fred Fisher bought their chance for
800.
The reporter of the BANSRa had
occasion on the grounds to call to a
friend named Brown, to whom he
wished to speak. Brown lid not
answer and had to be caught up
with, clapped on the shoulder and
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