The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-07-13
JULY THE FOURTH.
Great Falls Had a Baseball Game,
Horse Races, Fireworks, and
Dances-General Enjoyment.
The Street Railway Carried Over
5000 Persons, Being the Larg-
est Yet Handled in One Day.

The Fourth this year in Great Falls
was what might be termed Of the quiet
order, The customary parade was great
ly missed, as we'll as the magniloquent
fight Of oratory, which have always beer
hitherto given.
At $50 a. m. company A, nj. N. e..
paraded and elected much admiration
by the precision Of the maneuvers.
The baseball game at the grounds near
the depot between the wool buyers and
q city team was quite an attraction, and
there was q large attendance. The play
was remarkably good, but the wool buy
ers got away with the game by a score
Of Is to ID.
Immediately after meridian hour the
course Of travel was towards the fair
grounds; the road was covered with
vehicles vending their way to that point,
and at l o'clock the railway commenced
running trains every twenty minutes.
At $50 it was estimated that there were
about 1,25O people on the grounds. the
grand stand was we'll filled and the
ladies were out in force. A uniformed
band Of len pieces, under the leadership
Of Bud Kaufman, furnished excellent
music. The cost Of the band was borne
by the Montana Brewing company.
In the pool room the auction pools did
the most business and though the bets
we're not intrlneically high in value the
number made was large.
The first race run was tho half mile
dash; Hotels and Restaurants purse of
S75. The horses started in good shape,
Fannie B. was the winner, Prestizzo sec.
ond, Minnie Beach third, Buck Custer
fourth; time 40 9-lO.
The next race was the event OF the
day, being the Cascade county stallion
race, trotting and pacing. best three in
five, $50 each and 800 added by the
Boston L. Montana smelter. There was
considerable scoring preceding the first
heat but finally the horses got started.
The heat was won by Harry B., ST Hunt
ley second, Equator third, Kid Belmont
fourth, Copper Bell fifth; time 2:4O4.
The second heat was won by 81 Hunt
Icy, Kid Belmont second, Equator third,
Harry b. fourth. Copper Bell was dis
tanced. Time, 1868.
The third heat vas won by 81 Hunt
ley, Kid Belmont second, Harry B. third,
Equator fourth. Time, 2:37.
The fourth heat was won by ST Hunt.
lev, Equator second, Belmont third,
Harry b. fourth. Time, 2:3G. 81 Hunt.
lev was therefore declared to be the
winner Of the race.
The five eighths dash was the next
race, Citizens and Liverymen's purse Of
500. This was won by Minnie Beach,
Fannie B. second, Prestizzo third. Time.
1:O2I.
AS evening approached the street rail.
way company had it's cars crowded to
their fullest ~capaCity with persons de-
string to witness the drill exhibition Of
the cadet CORDS and the fireworks at the
pavilion. The young cadets deserve
great credit for the manner in which
they executed their eyolutions. The
fireworks we're not no to the standard
expected, but this WAS not the fault OF
Supt. Dickinson as he paid the money
for a good article and received inferior
goods. These parties will not have an.
other chance to impose on Mr.. Dickin-
son. The number OF persons carried by
the street railway on Wednesday was
5.73l, against 3.429 for the same date
last year. A dance was held at the pa
yilion after the fireworks.
The steamer ]. J. Hill and Minnie
piled on the river all day and late in the
night and carried hundreds of psssep-
gers. The dance given at the Great
Falls park lear Voik's brewery by the
Herring Bros, was we'll attended, and a