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The next was q bicycle run and
then 220 yard foot race, Crowell
coming in an easy winner. Then
followed two and five mile
bicycle races, which were won by
the San Antonio boys.
At the close Of those games Prof.
Harker announced that they would
adjourn for dinner and that at 2.
p. m. sharp the baseball game
would be called.
At 80 p. m. the Tom Ryan club,
OF Laredo, entered the field and
commenced to practice. AS soon
as the audience saw how they
handled the bat and ball two to
one were freely bet on them. At the
call Of time the Laredo boys went
to the bat and scored two; then
Monterey followed with three, and
at the close of the ninth inning,
the game stood IL to 10, in favor OF
Laredo. Prize, 1915.
HORSE RACING.
There were three races announced
for the afternoon. The first and
second races were for one.third OF
a mile. In both the first prize was
$50; second, $40, and third, S..
The favorites lost in both races.
The third race was regarded by
the immense audience as the
browning act of the day, as there
were a number of fast horses en-
tered. The distance was FIVE
eighths of a mile. The first prize
was $500; the second, $75, and the
third, $25. The favorites were
Shamrock, School Girl and Susie
D. 1t took them some time to get
started. In the second effort Sham.
rock ran away with the rider, and
jumped the fence that en-
closed the track, which seemed to
stun her. The driver stuck to his
saddle as though he was tied to it,
and when he came in on the track
he was given an ovation. Many Of
the ladies rose up in their seats
and waved their handkerchiefs at
him. But when the flyers got off
it was plain to be seen that Sham
rock and the School Girl were not
in it. Susie d. came in by a close
shave.
This ended the races for the day.
The bicycle races, baseball games
and horse racing is something new
to the Mexicans. They never had
anything Of the kind here until the
Americans arrived. The introduce
tion Of these amusements were in
augurated by Joseph A. Robertson,
Esq, the general manager Of the
Monterey and Mexican Gulf rail-
way. AS soon as the Gulf
road was completed to the
San Juan river in 1890, 81 miles
east of Monterey, he caused a park
to be laid of, pavilion to be erect
ed and race course established
where they met on the Fourth of
July in 1891, 2,3 and 4. Last fall
he and Mr.. William Guggenheim,
the general manager Of the Gug-
genheim Smelter in this city, met
and proposed to establish an Ath.
letic race course in this city. They
invited a few friends, Messrs. Jose
Maria Trevino, Fred. q. Burgdorfer
and John Grace to join them. They
purchased ground, laid of track
and erected buildings and stable at
an expense Of over $4,000, and to-
day they have the handsom-
est racing track in the Repub-
lie. Unfortunately the promoters
Of it were called away and could
not be present. Mr.. Robertson on
account of the sudden death of
his brother in st. Louis, and Mr..
Guggenheim on pressing business
in New York, so that the whole
management was thrown on f. @.
Burgdorfer. 1t is to him that the
public are indebted for the varied
amusements that he provided and
which will long be remembered by
those who paid picturesque Monte.
rey visit on this occasion.
1T WAS NOT ON THE PROGRAM.
In the afternoon two women OF
easy virtue, one white and the other
a mulatto, entered the race course
and took seats on the grand stand.
AS soon as John Graves attention
was called to it he instructed an
officer to escort them off and return
their money, which was done.
At night there was grand hop
given at the Tivolo Reinero. This
wound up the program for the
Fourth.
The next morning the manage
ment announced that the races
would be put off until 4 p. m. on
Sunday, the 7th, as there were
many present who stated that
business would not permit them to
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