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One-Quarter mile dash, fat men; must
,aeasure not less than sixty-tive inches
>.ound the waist-Prize, silk hat.
One-half mile. hurdle-Prize, diamond
pin.
One mile, handicap, mixed every kind
of wheel from the old velocipede to the
present make of safety will be represented
Prize. gold watch and chain.
Colored-Prize. pair fine shoes.
There will also be sack races, potato
race, catching creased pig and climbing
creased poles, etc.
An unknown sprinter will go against
the one-quarteI mile worlds record.
All entries to these races are free. All
names. also the name, character or ma
tion they wish to represent, and under
what name they wish to enter. Entries
should be sent in at once to DR.. w. f.
Kennedy, Athletic Club. Los Angeles, as
entries will be closed on the night OF April
10th. The Turner's will. give an exhibition
OF shadowgraphs never equalled on the
Coast and the tournament will be two
hours OF solid fun.
Miss Katherine Fleming, the contralto
soloist for the Fiesta concerts, has arrived
from the East, and is now at her old
ing the concerts Miss Fleming will sing
The Star Spangled Banner, assisted by
the chorus and also the audience. Among
her solos will be Mgnon's song from
Faust, The Land Where the Orange
Grows, the, Queen of sheba aria by
Nine. Sobrino, the soprano. will arrive
in the city Easter Sunday Some of her
numbers will be the AL fors e. Lin. from
1raviata, the Maids OF Cadiz, by believes,
and the Habernera from Carmen.
The orchestral programme is not yet
complete, but among their numbers are
the Mignon vverature, the Strauss I'm
perial Waltz, LISTS Raphsodie Hongroise
No. 2, the Volkunger March, and a
novelty, the Wiener Maed'l Waltz. in
which the brasses and harp give the waltz
theme and the entire orchestra will
whistle the accompaniment.
The committee has selected Professor
Wilharttz as the orchestra director, and
Mr.. Schel. the San Francisco director,
has kindly supplied the very latest or
chestral music for use at the concerts.
The orchestra had a rehearsal Thursday
afternoon and also yesterday morning,
and is rapidly getting in fine shape. Mr..
John Marquardt of San Francisco will be
the concert master, and the notable
musicians engaged in that city, including
Nine. Breitschuck. the celebrated harpIst,
will arrive shortly before the Fiesta.
The choir rehearsal Thursday night at
Blanchard Fitzgerald Hall was brilliant
success, fully 800 singersS from the city
participating in it, the halLSbeing corwded
to its, utmost capacity. Tickets for the
concerts will be issued at next Thurs
days rehearsal, and no additions to the
chorus will be made after that time. ~
Among outside cities which will send
singing delegations is Riverside, with
about 80 voices; the st. Cecilian Society
OF Orange with twenty five voices and
Pasadena with quite a large number.
While the concerts have been arranged
prices, they will be distinctly notable in
the musical growth OF Southern Califor-
MIA, and all music lovers are looking for
ward to them with interest, not only for
the charming entertainment they will
supply for the Fiesta. but the advance
ment of music in Southern California in
the future that will surely follow them.
While the collection committees for the
Fiesta fund are covering the territory
allotted to them and will call upon citizens
in their districts. yet the finance com
mittee, owing to the near approach of
the Fiesta, wishes it understood that
those intending to make subscriptions
may make them direct to the committee
if they SO desire-to M. H. Newmark,
chairman, H. Jevne, s. B. Lewis or ].
S. Salkey. Intending subscribers are urged
to make them as promptly as possible.
the extraordinary expenses of the Fiesta
this season making it necessary that every
citizen who can possibly do so should aid
in making the celebration financial
success as we'll as an artistic one.
Arrangements have been perfected with
TIE Southern Pacific and Southern Cali
fornia Railways to run special trains
around the kite shaped route and on the
Pacific n fau hnf M
Fiesta, to bring the contributions of palm
branches and evergreens, which will be
secured by agents sent out along the lines
by the Fiesta management. for use in
decorating the streets of the city. These
decorations are in charge of P; A. How
be made very effective. The Merchants
Association of Los Angeles held meet
ing yesterday afternoon and adopted
motion to appoint committee of ten to
act in connection with the directors of
the association as a reception committee
during Fiesta week for notable visitors
who will be present
The floral committee yesterday re-
ceived an entry for the floral parade,
pony cart to be decorated in white and
drawn by white pony. Among the
four-in-hand tally-hos will be one by l..
ated throughout in pink and white
flowers. There will be party consisting
OF Mrs. Ogden and lady friends, whose at
tire will harmonize with the decorations.
They will also be accompaied by gen.
tlemen, who will at any rate have pink
and white boutonnieres.
The Jacob Dold Packing Company has
entered an eight-horse float for the trades
pageant.
The work of producing a corps of ushers
for the Fiesta entertainments is under
the direction Of L. Behymer. and appli-
cations for positions in it can be made to
him at 100 South Spring street.