Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-04
THE MAIFEST CROWDS.
The Third Days Festivities Closing with
a Grand Concert and Ball.
Crowds Throng the Pavilion Park from Midday
till Observation-Disclosures Day-The PyrO-
technic Display Il Brilliant Success.

Clear skies ushered in another day Of
the Maifest celebration. 1t was the
brightest day of the festival and the
best. A fresh breeze blew southwark
across the pavilion grounds and impaired
a zest of enjoyment to everything.
The children were on the grounds
early, and the amusements prepared for
them were very popular. Youth and
age became mixed up rather promiscu-
ously and it was occasionally difficult to
say whether gray hairs or golden were
the younger. The children were greatly
in the majority however, and monopo-
liked the morning and afternoon sports.
Yesterday afternoon while some of the
sports were IN preparation the manage
ment of the Maifest got together and
finally decided TO continue the festival
over Sunday and up TO Como hours Mon
day night. They have thought it advis-
able to do this on several grounds, the
principal one. being the total loss of the
first day, occassioned by the rain. This
had been under discussion before,
but the beautiful weather and
promise of yesterday finally settled
the matter and the Maifest will close
Monday night. The award of the prizes,
however, which are on exhibition at the
pavilion. was made last night according
to the programme. This was thought
proper, in consideration to those who
had already cast their votes, although
the contest would have been more inter-
esting if It could have been prolonged
until the end of the festival.
The games as published took place and
were the center of great deal of at
traction. Various sports not on the pro-
grRmme were IN progress all the day and
soon after dinner those of more impor-
tance came of. The judges of the gameF
and awards were Rev. Mr.. Bauman4,
]. ]. Garrett, P. Il. Tansey, C. II.
Schmidt, Rudolph Kuhn and Don b
Adams. The latter gentleman was
starter and Mr. Tansey was judge OF the
finish. Rev. Mr.. BaumGnn made tbs
awards with appropriate little speeches.
The first race was the egg race for the
girls. In this Misses Rosa Gulden,
Laura Mayer, Luslla Wood, Minnie
Hoffman, Annie Hoffman and Amelia
Sohanewert participated. Miss Minnie
Hoffman and Laura Mayer we're first and
second respectively.
In the fox-hole hunt, first heat, Geo.
Dampers took the first; second heaf,
Font Loving; and third heat, Ed Kuhn
won first and Tom Jones second prize
The climbing of the CREASED pole ex-
cited a good deal of merriment and the
candidates were numerous, for a full
baseball outfit was the prize. A good
many came within a few inches of the
prize only to sink back exhausted.
Ernest Cartwright was finally victor and
Charles Thompson came in for second.
The climbing was tried again, but nine
competitors retired without reaching the
top, and it was discontinued.
The wheelbsrrow race was run blind
folded and was the source of great deal
of fun. Tom Blair and Ernest Cart
wright were declared first and second.
In the sack race Ernest Cartwright
came in ahead with Harry Bound and
Dave DaWkins second and third.
Little Bernie Newlin ana Stella Ed
rington won the TWO frsts It the little
girls races and each were awarded ele-
CANT music boxes.
The misses race was said TO be one of
the most attractive events OF the day
and the contestants were as numerous.
Among those who participated were Stella
Meyer, Minnie Hoffman, Leoua Mendel,
Rosa Pollard, Mamie Spencer, Lora
Letchworth, Jessie Spencer, Josephine
GuIden, Carrie Resented, Minnie Adj
ans, Carrie Becton, Viola Poole, Gertie
O'Leary, Rosa Gulden, Sophronie Stew
ems, May Morgan, Lena Hanley, Laura
Mayer, Amelia Meyer Louise Bsrnhardt,
Anna Kuhn. Mollie Kuhn, Jennie
Gels, Matte Desha. Nellie King.
Lucille King, Anna Hyberger, Jessie
Chambliss, Stella Hochstader, Rosa Ste
vers, Bernie Newlin, Nina Purdey, Della
Steinfeldt and Emma Hoffman. Miss
Viola Poole received the FIRST prize, which
was a complete set of evening parlor
games, and Lena Mendel took the sec
ond.
With the capture of the creased pig
and a rafting game Of football the sports
of the day were closed. The whole time
had been filed with enjoyment for she
testers and there was hardly a quiet per-
son on the grounds.
AtS:30 o'clock the strains OF the grand
promenade fioated out OYER the park
ard called in the wanderers. Before
the march WIS over the pavilion
was circled round and round with
promenaders. 1t seemed as II the strains
had reached the city Tor soon after the
people began TO pour into the grounds In
crowds. A waltz was struck up and the
isli was fairly under way. From that
time on until time WIS called, it took bur