Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-06-25
VISITED SAN JUAN
Large Crowd Necessitated Stopping
the Sale Of Tickets Yesterday
Morning---E1ercises Of
The Day.
PECULIARIYlES OF INDIANS
Eldodts Garden Heavenly Refuge
General Agent Helm "a Prince Of
Good Fellows on Such Occasions.

over 250 people from Santa re cele'
brated San Juan's day yesterday. The
rush of people to the Rio Grande depot
exceeded the anticipations of General
Agent Helm, and before the excursion
train pulled out, it was found necessary
to discontinue the sale of tickets be-
cause of insufficient accommodations
The government Indian school was rep
resented by about so passengers. Among
the excursionists were; Mesdames Wal
lace, Brady, Rapp, Money, Goebel,
Fiske, Bush, Hull, Pierce, Kennedy,
Cole, Miller, John H. Manning, Bergs,
Gable, Hyde, Lankard, Jordan, Gross,
Caldwell, Spitz, Aumock, Carson, Gable.
Misses Thornton, Moore, Young, Ken
nedy, Vornholt, Moore, Price, Cole,
Gulliford, j. Manderfield, c. Mander-
field, Jeanette Ilfeld, Lankard, May
Spitz, Dovie Day, Elsie Ilfeld, Johnston,
Alice Kahn, Gable, Call, Crawford, Teas
dale, Van Holt, Goebel, Mason, Franz
Van Arsdale, Jones Gnd Pitts. Messrs.
Wallace, Prince, Foraker, Collins. Miller,
Shelton, Mccormick, Spiegelberg, Lam
kard, Mason, Bartlett, John Fl. Man
ming, Mcpherson, Hunter, Bush, Brown,
Spitz, Birchinell, Rev. p Pelzer, Will
cox, Convoy, Brice, Townsend, Chas.
Foraker, Hartmann, Jordan, Huber,
Berg, Loveless, Ed. Johnston, Rosen-
thai and others.
The names of number of others,
who travelled ON the regular train, were
not secured. Der Wah, an attache of
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace's household, took
in the proceedings and evidently de-
rived considerable enjoyment from his
observations. A great many families
took their children along.
High mass was celebrated in St.
Johns church, as the passengers alight-
ed from conveyances. The usual parade
of the various sacred societies was then
indulged in, and the holy Offices at the
altar on Alameda avenue were per-
formed.
At the closing of the services, prep
dances were begun. The participants
were San Juan Indians exclusively.
Officials visited the houses of all who
were to engage in the festivities and
requested them to take places on their
respective sides.
The trace dance" which was given by
20 Indians, ushered in the program. The
participants were lined up, 10 on each
side, and, swinging green boughs, danced
across the opposite line to the beat of a
tom tom. The scene is indescribably
funny and ludicrOus to one who has
never witnessed it before. The Indians.
with faces painted artistcally (?) cavort,
and comfort in presumably graceful
manner. About the most apt illustra-
tiOn of the business is to imagine a lot
of Jake Colds pottery rain gods pranc-
ing around the shop with Jag" on.
The Indian decollete gown for such
swell functions is (almost ''ont of sight.
A few red, yellow and green ribbons
patch of cloth here and there-and
some liberal smears of paint remind a
man that those are the things he saw in
J his dreams before he signed the
pledge. In compliment to the young
men of Santa Fe, 1t is a noteworthy
fact that none of the young ladies
considered the San Juan dancers hand
some enough to fall in love with.
The foot races were all 300 yards. At
the conclusion of each the victor was
crowned with a wreath of ivy.
The first race was between Antonio
Montoya and Sotero Ortiz. Honors
even.
Race No. 2 between Pablo Martinez
and Antonio Trujillo resulted in vic
tory for Martinez.
Race No. was contended by E. Mon
toya and P. Montoya. The first named
won.
Race No. was won by Alcadio Archu-
leta.
Race No. resulted in an even break
for Jose Ortiz and Jose Garcia.
Race No. 6. the last of the Indian
races, was contended by Pedro Povijua
and Juan Archuleta. Archuleta won.
The grand finale was ''closng
dance participated in by so Indians.
Roumaldo Cruz and Marcos Cruz were
leaders on each side.
After the Indian exercises closed a
Mexican chicken race came on. In this
the chicken is chased and clubbed with
sticks until killed. The capturer gets
the chicken as a prize.
During the afternoon another chicken
race was given. 1t was 'free for all
affair" The chicken is first buried in
the sand with its head protruding and
the band of mounted horsemen race for
the place. The first arrival jerks the
chicken from its resting place and at
tempts to reach goal about 500 yards
distance, while the other riders do their
utmost to head him of and wrest his
prize from him. The captor is forced
to fight for his possession and often
times the chicken Is almost torn in
halves.