The record-union., 1893-07-05
THE "HORRIBLE'' TRIBE.
Large Assemblage said to Have Bee
Legislators and san Joseans.

Large Assemblage said to Have Been
Legislators and san Joseans.
At 2 o'clock in the afternoon the
Horribles and cowbellonians, with their
sisters and their cousins and their aunts.
assembled at Ninth and J streets and
took up their line of march, going down
j to Second, thence to X, and up X to
Eleventh and back to the Plaza.
The turnout was as numerous and
grotesque as any that ever made the
streets hideous, and together with their
wonderful costumes. they had with
them collection OF discordant sounds
seldom equaled and never excelled.
There were many novel and UNIQUE
burlesques and characters which were
well sustained and deserving Of the
prizes awarded.
One character that seems to have been
overlooked by the judges, or was classed
with the dirty dozen" uninteutionallv,
was that of Ed. Rand, the trusty at the
City Jail. Mr.. Randiturned ont adorned
with his ordinary dress and everyday
face, and with a heavy ball and chain. He
bore placard on his back which read:
Last victim of Judge Cravens; six
months in the County Jail; victim of foul
play"
Rand was notably the most original
character in the procession, and DR.. j. S.
Curtis proposes to appeal to the judges
for rehearing in his case.
The Spoonbill Gun Club" was we'll
represented in the motley procession by
twelve or fifteen gunners, who were verv
steady and rapid shooters, but never
seemed to hit anything. For that reason,
probably, they failed TO secure prize.
Evans and Sontag were there in all
their now superannuated glory, and so
was the couple with the baby and twelve
foot sign announcing that marriage is not
a failure. The sign was a piece of OBJ
noxiOus supertiuity.
One float showed lot of men PLAYING
at faro, while couple of others were try
ing to stand off an alleged Deputy Sheriff
with big pistol, who wanted 10 gain adj
mittance TO the game.
The "Mistit Band" proved a strong
rival to the salvation Army. With lit
tie less practice 1t would have been d
stronger one still.
One nimble youth took off" young
actress whose speciality is skirt-dancing,
and did it well.
ELI and Grace" found many admirers
in the throng, and SO did the Clipper
Quartet.
Ex-Police Captain Bradley was hon
ored by representative, as were several
other well-known public men.
A conspicuous float bore a miniature
representation of the State Capitol build
ings, and although it was "totedr along
handily enough it bore a placard: 'Solid
as a Rock-Removal an Impossibility.'
After the procession disbanded at the
Plaza the Foresters Band played couple
of airs before great throng of people.
after which midget newsboy was put
forward as orator OF the day. He begged
his hearers to save their money and NOT
gamble it away nor spend it foolishly. in
which case they would be happy. The
poor child repeated this sage advice so
often that the crowd got weary and called
for the Misfit Band, which soon scattered
the assem- blage.
The committee selected to award the
prizes made the following announce
ments:
Best Float-First prize, Capital Re-
moval, S45; second, The Gamblers, $25.
Best Burlesque Band-Mis1it Band.
$40.
Best Group, ten or more-The Dirty
Dozen, $50
Best Group, FIVE or more-First, Clan
Na-Gael Gordon; SIS; second, the Forty
miners, Sl5.
Best group, two or more-First, Evans
and Sontag, Sl5; second, Clipper Quar-
tet, 81 90.
Best Local Character = First. Cap
tain Bradley, $3.50; second, Eli and
Grace, 81 80.
Best Original Character-First, Forty
miner, Sl5; second, Bicycle Rider, 81 50.
Best Sustained Character-Stanlev in
Africa, Sl2 so; second, Skirt Dancer. 81 so.
Best Comical Character-First Annie
Laurie, Sl2 so; second, the Good Mother
in-Law, 81 80.
Best Character with Mule. Horse or
Donkey-First, w. S. Sims, Sl2 50; sec
ond, j. Noteworthy, 81 so.
Best Burlesque Drum Corps-Truckee
Female Drum Corps.