The San Francisco call., 1895-05-19
Exciting Contests of Athletes
for the Trophies of the
Carnival.
QUEEN EMMA's RULE IS OVER.
Reluctantly Her Subjects Cease
Their ReveI and the Rose Show
:: -. -: Passes Into History.


last day as well as the last night OF the
festival has identified with music, although
the misfortune of there being no late trains
south caused very many visitors, who
really wanted to be here at the finish, to
. steal away-not so silently as the Arab, to
be sure, but quite as effectually. Still the
. windows and porticos and the sidewalks in
front of the plaza were crowded with
spectators to witness the sports that con-
tinued all the afternoon and evening, as
long as daylight lasted
During all the afternoon the famous
Sotoyome band, in its high stand by the
tower in the center of the plaza, discoursed
the step for throng of dancers at the
pavilion in the park.
p: 1t was 2 80 o'clock this afternoon before
the first race was called. 1t was 100-yard
dash, with Charles Bond, w. r. Haigh,
Harry Garrett and G. Merchant as starters.
AT the finish Merchant and Bond were
tied, and another race was run between
the two, which resulted in a victory for
Bond. Time-irst race, 101z seconds
second, 103z seconds.
Next on the programme was 40O-yard
bicycle race. W. R. Haigh and B. H.
: Barnes were given 35-foot handicap by
w. H. Lowry and William McCutchen.
and the handicap was sufficient to land
Barnes an easy winner, with Haigh second.
!. The bicycle-race was followed by 100
yard free for-all footrace. The starters
were Charles Bond, c. Merchant and
! George Dunbar of Santa Rosa Bond got
off first, and came down the line fast
enough to cover the distance in ten and
<>one-half seconds, with Merchant a close
second.
:. "A: mite bicycle-race was the feature of
the; programme Lowry and McCutchen
: started on the scratch, while Haigh and
Barnes we're allowed 35-yard handicap.
The run was. made in excellent time, all
: Things considered, for, besides poor track,
the riders faced strong wind. Barnes
: :won; Lowry second, McCutchen third.
Time. 8 minutes.
= = IIlIe#h urdle-race of 100 yards resulted in
al draw, Bond and Merchant making the
aastiump together. Time, u seconds.
i. : The: last of the races was mile free-for-
!; all bicyele-race. Pettis of Santa Rosa was
= counted a: sure winner. B. II. Barnes and
Lowry were his opponents, and at the
: finish: Lowry. led, Pettis second, Barnes
third: Time, 3:12.
=: The winners of the several races were
. awarded costly medals.
= After these events had all been decided
! large. number visited Fox's Hall, where
: tug of war was held between teams COM
pesed@ef married and single men. For the
benedicts James Ewing commanded, with
c. Merchant (anehorraan), Ed Petray,
!. James McNally, William Payne, Early Nc
Pherson. Gus Lund and David Wesley
making up the team. The single men
were eaptained by J.. o. Walz and Charles
Moth (anchorman), Frank Petray, G. Mer-
chant Jr., Con Sobranes, ". II. Lowry,
; Chris: Mason, Henry Burgett and G. E.
Young composed his team. For an hour
: both teams pulled vigorously without ac-
comprising any. result, save distress to
themselves; and Referee Garrett decided
the :ccntest:a draw.
This afternoon concert was given in
Smiths Theater by one hundred school
children. 1t was very pretty affair, and
:. attracted a:large crowd. Tonight another
grand musical and literary entertainment
was given: at the same place.
:. The plaza is again ablaze with its thous-
ands of incandescent lights, the reflection
of which against the sky may be seen for
miles around, while the finish of Healds-
burg's first great festival is being cele-
=brated by boisterous merrymaking in the
streets.
=. The: people of .Healdsburg who have
moved most energetically in inaugurating
aud carrying the festival through are very
: well pleased at its success and the gener-
ous manner in which all the country round
joined them in it. Thatit will be repeated
there can be little doubt, and it possibly
will become permanent institution, like
that at Santa Rosa and Los Angeles.
- -. Livernash, editor of the Enterprise
and whose office was the hospitable head
quarters of all visiting newspaper men
during the festival, speaks the sentiment
: of the. business men of the community
when he says 1.-The festival has marked an
era in the history of Healdsburg. 1t has
set the blood of her people moving, and
the city Will, 1 believe, step forward to new
development and prosperity