Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-10-24
THE FESTIVALS END.
A MEDLEY OF ADJUSTMENTS
Band Composition. Drilling Contests.
Races. Indian Games. Grand Pageant
Followed by Reception and ball.

Followed by . Reception and Ball.
Denver, Oct. 19-The first Festival
Of Mountain and Plain Is past, but
1t will not be the last. 1t undoubtedly
filled a "long-felt want and will doubt
less become an annual affair. The
first one has been great success, as
is proved by the great crowds that
came to the city and went home well
pleased. That the success was attain
ed In spite Of the short time which has
elapsed since the inception Of the
scheme is a tribute to the energy and
capacity of the men who had the man
agement.
Yesterday, the closing day, was full
OF events of interest. Perhaps the
one that was appreciated most by the
men from the mountains was the
miners drilling contest. This was one
Of the best that has ever been witness
ed In the state. The stone used was
Gunnison granite. which had been ex-
posed to the air for two or three years,
and has thus become very hard. Ev-
cry inch drilled into this rock meant
something.
Leadville carried of extraordinary
honors, capturing the three first prlzes
but the winners had to fight for them
pretty hard. There were four prizes
offered In the doubles, and every one
that was taken broke a record. The
forenoon was just sufficiently cool to
stimulate the men to their very best
Toward the close OF the contest most
Of the men were chilled when they
went in, and this In measure ac-
counts for the comparatively poor rec
ords made by some crack teams
The contest was under the direction
OF Henry Lee, state mine inspector.
The judges In the double events
were @. F. Palmer, OF Cripple Creek /;
w. Hartley, Of Ward, and A. c. Nor
rison, deputy state mine inspector. The
judges in the single contests were NJ
e. Smith, Of Denver; NJ. X. Sullivan,
Of Central, and J. H. Talbot. deputy
mine inspector. The timers were Cap
tain Smith and Harry Tarbell. The
contestants In doubles and their rec
ords were as follows:
Nels Marlen and Chas. Lindgreu,
Ouray, 28A.
]. E. Pitman and Dan Caughlin,
Gold Hill, "a 3-16.
Andrew Warren and limerick Mar
tenson, Telluride, 293s.
Rory and Con McGilvray, Idaho
Springs, 32%.
N. D: Sullivan and Con O'Neil. Lead
vile, IS 5-16.
Jack Reagan and Jack Lamb, Creede,
31M.
@. H. Chinn and A. Hector, Dumont,
21A.
Norville siprell and Ed wolverton,
Breckenridge, 23%.
Sandy Stewart and Tony Longen-
bohm, Leadville, "a 1916.
Q. ]. Rinker and w. E. Dwyer, Lead
vile, 34a.
Aug. Lundquist and Mike Keenan,,
Victor, 32M.
Thomas Donovan and Charles Nc
Cullough, Telluride, 32M.
William Williams and William Mol
lard. Victor, 291a.
The single handed contestants:
Richard Conley, Cripple Creek, 16ss.
w. ]. Richards. Bald Mountain, GIL
pin county, Is 11-16.
]. o. Taylor, Bald Mountain, 20 1-16.
John w. Smith, Dumont, is.
Lew Thomas, Ward, 221s.
Fred L. HOenis, Dome Rock, 1SM.
David L. Jones, Silver Plume, q
1916.
Conrad Ecklund, Breckenridge, quit
at 615.
Dave McCutcheon, Denver, p 11-18.
e. T. Bowen, Denver, 2OA.
Tony Sopp, Silver Plume, 20 7-16.
Alfred Gorsman, Ouray, 17h.
1t will thus be seen that the winners
In the doubles were:
First-M. D. Sullivan and Con O'Niel.
Leadville, 35 5-16.
Second-Sandy Stewart and Tony
Longenbohm, Leadville, "a 1915
Third-C. ]. Rinker and w. q.
Dwyer, Leadville, 341s.
FOURTH. Il. Pitman and Dan
Coughlin, Gold Hill, "a 3-16.
The prizes were:
Double nded-Championship cup,
donated by Denver Mining exchange,
which must be defended by the win.
ners, and $3.50 In cash; second prize,
purse Of $50; third prize, purse of $75;
fourth prize, purse Of $37 so.
The winners of single prizes were;
Frst-Lew Thomas, Ward, 22M.
Second-David L. Jones. Silver
Plume, 81 1916.
Third-Dave McCutcheon, Denver
p 11-16.
Fourth-T. L. Bowen. Denver, 2OS
First Prize-Championship Of Colo
RADIO, silver water service. donated by
the Golden Fleece Mining company
WnicH Is tne aDSoiute properly or the
winner, and $3.50 in cash; second prize,
purse Of $75; third prize, purse OF
$3.50; fourth prize, purse Of $1S75.
Total cash prizes, $963.75.
In the band contest which was held
the following competed:
No. 1-Silver Cornet band Of Grand
Junction, % pieces; conductor, 8. NJ
Boyer.
No. 2-Goodland, Kansas, Military
band, % pieces; conductor, ]. NJ. Jor.
dan.
No. 3-Nevadavllle Cornet band, Il
pieces; conductor, n. H. Grenfell.
No. 4-Central City Star Cornet band
% pieces; conductor. William Fad.
No. 5-Fisher's Peak band, from Las
Animas county; 1s pieces; conductor
John Mclaughlin
No. 6-Teller Institute Indian band
from Grand Junction, 20 pieces; con
ductor, ]. ID. Oliver.
No. Telluride Cornet band, II
pieces; conductor, Thomas Vincent.
The Judges awarded first prize to tn,
Telluride Cornet band. second prizt
went to the Goodland Organization, ant
the Central City Star Cornet band car
ried on the third.
There were number Of other band,
eager to compete. but the rules of the
contest debarred them, as no profession
al OrCanfZa ton or any hand that n,