The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-06-09
THERE WILL Be FUN
Something Out of the Ordinary Run
for the Fourth.
FEARLESS, BOLD KNIGHTS
Beautiful Exercises at the Track
With Programme for the
Evening aseball-Covernor
Richards VIII Attend.

Missoula, June s-Missoula's Fourth
of July celebration will be a big one
and will be dignified by the presence
OF no less important a parsonage than
his excellency, Governor Richards,
whose acceptance of the invitation to
be present was this afternoon wired to
William Q. Ranft of the committee IF
arrangements. The preparations for
the great day are well under way and
the arrangements are in the hands of
Messrs. Rant. Keith, Bickford, Boos
and others, who are pushing the mat
ter as much as possible. They have
adopted the motto of the local morning
paper, It's a good thing. Push il
along and are pushing and showing
to the best of their ability.
The programme, as at present ar
ranged, will be commenced at 1 o'clock
on the afternoon of the Fourth by a
grand parade through the city, the
order of which will be as follows:
Platoon of Police.
Fort Missoula Band.
Mounted knights
Hamilton Baseball Team.
Missoula Baseball Team.
Fire Department.
The parade will disband at the fair
grounds, where the sports of the after
noon will be given. The first event
will be the tournament of mounted
knights. This is a beautiful exercise.
which will be an exhibition of horse
manship, similar to that enjoyed by
knights and ladies in the days of
chivalry. The knights. 20 in number,
VIII be dressed to represent different
nations and will be armed with lances,
70 Feet long. over the race track will
DC suspended four small rings and the
knights, riding at full speed down the
course, are expected to pierce these
rings. Each knight will ride the course
three times, so that the highest score
possible is IL rings. To the knight who
makes the best record will be accorded
the honor OF naming the queen of the
tournament and the second. third and
fourth knights will name the maids of
honor.
These ladies will be crowned at the
knights reception at Castle hall in the
evening, the crown of the queen being
an elegant gold chaplet, studded with
gems. The maids of honor will receive
floral crowns and the coronation will
be accompanied by suitable exercises.
IL is said by those who have witnessed
similar ceremonies to be singularly
beautiful, and recalls the customs of
the days of old, when knights were
bold
Following the tournament will be
an exhibition drill by the bicycle corps
or the 25th infantry, under the com
mand of Lieutenant Moss. The corps
viii give all the maneuvers prescribed !
by the new bicycle tactics of the reg
ular army, which are said TO be inter- |
esting and promise to be of great serv- |
ice in the warfare of the future. Lieu
tenant Moss has given careful atten- |
ton to the drill of his men and a |
splendid drill may be expected.
The next event will be a bicycle race |
OF one mile for a purse of SIS, $40 to |
first and So to second. When this race /
is completed the Missoula and Hamil- |
ton teams will cross bats for the cham |
of Montana and a purse of /
$780, The game will be an interesting /
one. as both teams have been greatly 1
strengthened since they last met.
In the evening there will be a grand /
display of fireworks, including a vol |
cano of red fire from one of the high /
peaks that surround the valley. The /
fireworks display will be extensive and
beautiful.
The reception to be given by the
knights in the evening will
have for its central feature the corona
ton address by Governor Richards, to
be followed by the ceremony of crown
Ing the queen. After this knights and
ladies will dance at the Independence
ball. and Missoulas celebration will
close fittingly when the orchestra
plays Home, Sweet Home"