The San Francisco call., 1897-10-01
SAN MIGUBL'S
JUBILEE ENDS
Three Days Celebration
Closes With Feast
and Fun.
Five Tons of Meat Served to
the Multitude at the
Barbecue.
VaQueros Delight the Crowd With
Feats of Bronco Riding and
Steer Lassoing.

SAN MIGUEL, CAL, Sept. 3O-Though
the last day of the missions centennial
has be en- largely devoted to civic features,
and the time is arriving when the Bishop
and priests, who have been the honored
guests of the resident father, must return
to their Iabors in other fields. the people
in great mum bers have fingered around the
scenes where padres of old loved to dwell
and labor with such pious devotion.
Many OF those taking part in this CEN
tennial anniversary doubtless realize that
as the years go on toward another century
they will have passed away, and a new
generation will honor the date which they
have had the pleasure of com memorating z
the past three days; and that the mission
and its sacred work will live on through
the aces the keen and lively interest so
recently manifested gives abundant evil
dence for most fruitful hope.
The grand stand of to-day was erected
upon the crumbling clods OF pueblos,
which the relentless agency of time has
almost obliterated. No walls now are
necessary TO protect it from savage foes.
At o'olock high mass was celebrated by
Bishop Montgomery, after which the rev.
erend gentleman departed for the north.
The band which has contributed so much
TO the pleasure of the events gave a con-
cert in the park followed by the pro-
gramme of the mornings sports at an in
closure east OF town.
Genuine bronco. busting started the
fun. A quartet OF iron-nerved vaoueros,
each determined to win the purse of $40,
tried to keel astride broncos which but
fauv haua haaO ohla n -iho Will
McCane of the Flint ranch made the first
attempt but was quickly dismounted.
Johnny Wallace of Adelaide proved to be
a veritable mustard plaster" when once
in th saddle and the obstrepero1s equine
was unable to peel him.
Henry Brock, also of Adelaide, rode the
the asst bronco and proved to have such
| good staying quait es that a $40 piece
went down under his buckskins.
In the cattle lassoing and tying features
| following, the critters seemed too lazy for
rare excitement. However IL took Hi
| Taylor, famous knight of the Iariat, six
| minutes and eight seconds to conquer the
steer he aimed to round up. Henry Lynch,
! another skIllfUl hair-rope twister, got his
steer in three minutes and six seconds,
| and claimed that even that was slow work
| for him.
More music attracted attention and a
| movement was made for the barbecue,
| dispensed with lavish hands at the hall
and at IN open air table near the bank.
Ten thousand pounds of meat refresh
ment without stint, like biblical loaves
! and fishes, appeased the sharp appetites
! of all who came to be fed. A grand con-
| cert assisted the digestion of the dinner
and enlivened the spirits of the celebrators
until 2 o'clock, when the races were an
| nounced.
| Tie first course around the track was
a free for all quarter mile single dash, the
entries being Goodenough, Chaparral,
Bill, Venus, Jennie 7 and San Mont-ali
| crack horses OF this section. As at yester-
| days races Venus, owned by j. G. kester.
was the winner In :25 fat.
A pacing match by l.. Patriquin's Little
! Maud and Nick Jessen's Sleepy Charley,
| half a mile, best two in three, followed.
| The lasu-named animal was very much
| awake, however, and carried off the purse
in two straight heats in 1:30. A great
crowd was present and cons idera BILE money
| changed hands over the results.
The band gave its last outdoor ami =
versary concert at O'Clock, the old can
non beloved its parting salute at $50,
and the people dispersed and prepared for
the merry dance closing the celebration.
The greatest praise is Justly due those
who have contributed by untiring labor TO
make the missions one hundredth ami
versary so marked a success. The Bishop
and visiting priests have been unre-
strained in their praises of [ manner
and completeness characteriZng The cen
tennial. 1t will be one of those epochs in
mission history which the present genera
tion Will be pleased to record and hand
down 10 their posteri,y.