The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-06-09
\ Committees Arrange Programmes
for q Grand Celebration
In Billings.
RACES AND BALL GAM
Burlington Has Made u Very Reason
able Rate from SheridaM-BiG
Crowds Expected.

The executive committee for the
Fourth Of July celebration, together
with several Of the subcommittee, met
in the Office Of 7. A. Williams in the
court house Tuesday night to report on
what had been done.
The committee on railroad fares re.
ported that the Burlingtop<w Would grant
a round -triprate from Sheridan to Bill.
ings Of So, provided 300 tickets are
sold. This lis a very reasonable rate
and it should insure a large crowd
from Sheridan. So far the Northern
Pacific has not announced any rate, but
it Is hoped that road may make such a
one that people from other places may
come to Billings and see one Of tho
largest celebrations that has taken
place in years in this part Of Montana.
The committees IN programme and
races announced the programmes to be
carried out during the day. which are
given below.
Billings will have on it's holiday
robes On July 4 and be prepared to en-.
terrain at least 10, 900 people. Dodgers
and large posters announcing the cele-
bration have been sent out to the towns
for a radius Of 200 miles and the larg-
est crowd that Billings has ever had
within it's midst is expected on that
day. "A cordial invitation is extended
to all to come in and celebrate with us.
It will be a day long to be remembered.
Programme Of Celebration
National salute at sunrise.
General parade to commence at 10 a.
Reading of Declaration and grafton
at II a. M.
Grand barbecue at noon.
Baseball game at fair grounds from
l to 3 O'Clock p. m.
Horse races at fair grounds from 3 to
8 O'Clock p. m.
Foot races and other athletic sports
up town from Z to 8 p. m.
At 8 O'Clock p. m. a grand display
Of fireworks costing $1,000 will take
place.
In the evening a grand free ball will
be held at the Armory ball.
Race Programme.
The following is a programme of the
races which will be free to all, as will
also the ball game.
FIRST Raoe-Trot or pace for green
horses, one.half mile heats, best two in
three, purse Of $75, to be divided as fol.
lows: $50, $40, $15 and $40.
Second Race rot or pace for farm
horses, one.half mile heats. best two in
three, purse Of $75, to be divided rs fol-
lows: $50, $40. S15 and $40.
Third Raoe-Free.fo all. one.half
mile heats, best two in three, curse of
800, to be divided as follows: $40,
$50. $40 and go.
Fourth Race-Running, one.fourth
mile, unframed cowboys, purse of $50,
as follows: $25. SO and $40.
Fifth Raoe-Boys' pony race (boys
under IL years and ponies not over
fourteen hands high), one-fourth mile
purse Of cas- al follows: $l2 IS and IS.
Sixth Raoe-Running, farm horses,
one.fourth mile, purse Of $50, as fol.
lows: $25, IS and 30.
Indian races.
Seventh Race-Running, free.for.all,
one-half mile, purse Of 500, as fol-
lows: $50, $85 and SIS.
g. A. Griggs as chairman Of the
committee on athletics, has sent the
following communication to the execu.
tive committee:
J. d. Losekamp. Chairman: The
committee on athletics beg to report
that it would recommend that a ball
game be held at the fair grounds be.
tween Billings and Sheridan, also a
one-mile handicap bicycle race, to be
held at the same place. So to first. $3
to second and 80 to third. Also 100.
yard foot race, 50 to first and 81 to
second. Up town a wheelbarrow race,
sack race and three-legged race, 81 to
first in w~heelbarrow and sack race and
% to three.legged race.