Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-23
TEXAS SCOTS CELEBRATE.
AUGUST ~ VOW HOLIDAY TO be
REMEMBEHED.



peciai benefit Of the athletes. 1t did
not show It's face through the canopy
Of clouds once. 1t remained there ana
seemed to smile. but at the same time
hid its heat.
1t was essentially iubilant throng OF
people that assembled. Car after car
on the Arlington Park route went out
ladened. Merry laughter and Jest sea-
soned anticipation.
The scotchmen were very much in
evidence though cosmopolitan
throng was on hand too.
Promptly at the time appointed, 1880
p. m. the games began. Auits Band
occupying the upper center Of the
grand stand had previously done the
musical Introductory honors with some
Scottish selections. At that time the
grand stand was very well filed with
ladies. while the grounds thronged
with men. athletes to participate, and
those who had fayorites and who
wanted to see, and managed to be
pr city often In the way.
The first event was one mile novice
bicycle race. The entries were j. T.
Blessing c. o. Lorenz, II. Walton, i.
Il. Pedigo Of Dallas. Sam Sanders, j.
Mathews and Harry Steinteld. sam
| Sanders won in 1852; Pedlgo, of Dallas,
second.
Second event bicycle race, one-duar-
| ter mile dash-A. =. Bailey, l.. Will
man, j. r. Blessing. l.. Dickey, Clyde
| Marley, e. LorenZ, Sam Sanders and
| Pedlgo of Dallas. Max Morris won the
| first heat in 32; Pedigo second. Bailey
| won second heat In 81, Whitman sec
| ond. Max Morris won third heat in 81,
| whitman again making second and
] Bailey being called back, but finishing
| with Morris.
Third event. one hundred yards foot
I race, boys under sixteen-About forty
I chaps answering the limitation. entered
and made q time OF 1t. Tom Fear won
4 II, Inner said, in thirteen seconds.
/ Fourth event. sack race. fifty yards
dash. entries J. II. Stanley. Il. Cart
/ wright, s. Copey, and one member
more who dropped out before he
swsated out the eephantlne course,
] and so was counted out. This was
! essentially popular feature and the
grand stand fairly shrleked with
laughter, But the contestants don't
seem to find so much fun in 1t and
struggled with earnest faces an
shuning feet. Cartwright won and
John Stanley was very close second.
Fifth event, G.. L. Soloman of Waco
against time in one-haif mile dash
II. p. Bailey was pace maker. This
was pretty event and the audience
had chance to see some excellent
wheeling. Soloman's spurts over the
scratch are something worth Watching
An accident happened IN tins, how
ever, preventing a record oil me tiile
made. The timers stop Watch BOT
caught ana ia!ieu 70 rcEIs'vr.
siNth event throwing me haIlineI N,
Entries Dave Barper, Nose frlhce' w,
D. Bldeker and Z. l. Mehlnnon' az,
heayy men ana hanas9Ine, II was salu
IN the grand s'and, biueker was con
spcuouslS TAN anu praWty anu ms
looks dld NOT AWAKEN Ilsuppolilteu an
ucipatons. lie won. no measurement
or the throw WIS maoe' Out bluehel
against the amatur record would Dc
safe for even"
Seventh event one ana har mil'
dash, bicycle, against Iilhe-SeorBe -
solomon OF waco, a. r. balley' pace
maker. Time, l'O5'
Eighth event the great vince marrow
race In which Sims were parked ane
wheelbarroWs relesateu TO the Wheei
barrow iuhrmhry. an eNeitlng event
, entailing private expressions from som'
r who drove the wheelnarrow INA
stumbled EN- Mayor Peter smltn
son, Peter Smltl, Jr.' was the ulstih
guished victor. lie carried away th'
prize hands down-and holuinB me par
, row tight cartwright was second ant
t. a. McCollom third.
Az this 1uncture BaBplper WIN lou
glas, In the Scottish reENlla' prlgh
and shimmerlng, and followed ey
great reunue OF smali boys pesai
walking up and down the ground II
:. front OF the grand stand, making TN
: music peculiar to Scotland. Bill wa
I dream Of varlegated glory and wor
: gold medal awarded by the acotcl
society here In 1880 and apparent!
weighing pound BIZ was the IDOL
the small boys ana could not touch |
o note on the instrument without col
: lecting great thronS or them
Ninth event, halt-mile hurdle rae
on bicycles-F. u. fedeker' H. stem
field, l.. Tevis and a. ~. Day entered
= Redeker reached the hrst hurdle hrsl
L. In the second lap, IN ms eagernes
4 on the home stretch, he nnscaleuiate,
ii his speed, and trying 10 STOP ms Wheel
1 he struck the hurdle ana teil pros
trate. Steinfeld was close tohowe
y and rushed In winner
= Tenth event putting the shotIIh
4 entries were Nose Prince DICK war
rem. w. p. Bideker' t. L. Menillnon
These We're all heavy men ana en-
n tered to win. The muscle was con
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