Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-07-08
ARMORED CRUISER BROOKLYN,
Fairy" impersonated by Miss Annie

Fairy" impersonated by Miss Annie
Macleay.
Miss Myrtle Hawthorne was award
ed the first prize for the prettiest and
most tastefully decorated wheel. She
represented Psyche" to perfection.
Little Gertrude Binheimcr won the
prize for the prettiest decorated child's
wheel, and the boy in the same class
was Master Coe Price.
At the conclusion of the parade, W.
L. Cavanaugh. President of the Day,
introduced Rev. DIR. Hayes, who Of
fered up brief Invocation to the Most
High for continuance of the many
blessings vouchsafed to our people rs
Il nation. A departure from custom
was afforded by recitation of the Dec
laratiOn of independence 10y Miss Min
ME Ieager, relieving that glorious doc
ument of much of its staidness and
formality, by the rhetorical manner of
its rendition. The young lady sue
ceeeded in bringing out all the fire of
that vigorous protest against the ag
gre-siveness of the home government,
and her effort met with prolonged ap-
plause. Fifteen minute addresses were
then delivered by Allen Weir and &.
E. Cline, and this was followed by the
raising of the Stars and Stripes on the
courthouse to the strains of "Star
Spangled Banner" by the band. and
the booming of cannon, while the inn
mense crowd shouted themselves
hoarse in gladstone greeting.
Long before 2 p. NJ, the time APP
pointed for the Olympian games at the
improvised amphitheater, corner of
Seventh and Franklin streets, the seats
were occupied by an expectant multi.
tude. The rising seats on the sides,
providing accommodations for 1000
people, were filled shortly after mid
day, and afterwards the sidewalks, the
windows adjacent, and even the house.
tops were occupied by surging waves
of humanity.
The jumping contest engaged the
attention of half-a-dozen contestants,
but as the gauge rose higher with each
succeeding trial, they were rapidly
thinned out until Jesse L. Mills was
the acknowledged victor. He likewise
carried off the prize for putting the
shot," which consisted of throwing a
heavy ball.
The principal contest was the tim
Der falling match. A large fir but, 40
inches in diameter and some 20 feet
high had been erected in the arena.
Three teams were entered for cutting
it in two, after the manner of falling
these giants Of the forest in the camps.
Goodroe and Sanger represented the
Mosher & Mcdonald camp, used a
Simonds regular saw and cut the tree
in 5 minutes, thirty-three and one.
fifth seconds. Gaynor and Payne
represented Bordeaux camp, used a
Simonds falling saw and fell the tree
in 5 minutes, forty-seven and one-fifth
seconds. Mcmillan and Green repre-
sented Olympia, used a Simmons
regular saw, got poor start and fin
ished in 10 minutes forty-six and four
fifth seconds.
The bucking contest, which con-
sisted of saving the same tree, lying
on the ground, with only one operator
at the saw, was pulled off with John
Jenkins first in 8 minutes and three
fifths seconds. Joseph Goodroe was
second, it taking him about three
minutes longer to get his saw through
the log which was about 40 inches in
diameter.
The boys sack race created great
amusement. Master Patnude came
out first and Master Grimm second.
Aquatic sports consisting of SWIM
ming, diving and walking the creased
pole, and P. Stixrud proved to be the
best diver. The exhibition dive of is
feet by Campbell, Meyers, Brautigam
and others were viewed with wonder
ment by the spectators.
The evening display of fireworks,
consisting of sham battle between
the flagship Olympia and Spanish
gunboat, attracted hundreds Of peO-
pie and fittingly closed day of rare
sport and patriotic demonstration.
The celebration was q success in all
particulars, mainly because it was
directed by a wide-awake and in
defatigable committee.