The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-03-23
Sports 1t INDIANOLk.
Thirty-seeOnd Anniversary Celebration at
that Place Last Friday.

and was threatening until O'Clock,
there assembled at Indianola over half
thousand people 20 witness the usual
sports and pastimes, commemorative of
the 32nd anniversary of the first white
lady settlers advent on Merritts Island,
"Aunt" Eliza Field and her cOnsOrt,
."Uncle" John, who We're congratulated
for their youthful appearance, buoyant
spirits and thoughtful considerations for
the enjoyment of the large assemblage
of bOHhOHtie citizens of Indian river and
many states composing Uncle Sans
trust ridden domains, who were con-
stantly arriving during the forenoon by
launch, sail and row boats. carriages
and shank's mares, thanking Providence
for the cool, pleasant and enjoyable day,
seeming gratiied they had ventured out,
and towards noon glad their baskets were
well filled with edibles, and at - o'clock
fell too and consumed vast quantity OF
the staples and Injuries of life that load
eel the new and inviting tables set under
the magnificent and towering oak, hick-
Dry, magnolia and palmetto canopy.
After the appetites of the throng had
been appeased the children of both sexes
indnlged in lot races, and then the
grown kids had a sack race, and H. Sans
Iumblcd over the line first, and he also
won the wheel barrow race, which sound
cd like a grass-widow breaking up the
furniture.
Next, Will Halter, hatless and shoeless,
wins two heats and the prize in an eX-
citing foot race.
The next tussle was called tug-Of-war,
and seeing and hearing 50 many guns We
hid in the scrub, thinking "A battle Was
about 90 take place, but afterwards learn
ed that only a lot of boys were spilled in
stead of ammunition and blood, although
i lot of clay pigeons near 10y were being
tracked AT 10y crack shots and others that
never crack, Il bit of crockery but tried
heir prettiest all day.
The next event Was the beef shoot. par
ticipated IN 10y host of good rifle marks
men, two quarters being won by Or.
ChaS. Hill aud one 10y I. tirotjAn Ron
aid Not learning about any more quar-
tcrS We take 1t that it was a thrce-quarter-
el hull that Was contested Tor
The days sports closed with a turkey
pull, which was a comIcal novelty for the
tourists At least, but after a fearless ridin.
contest OF an hour by the cow boys and Il
lew preachers, doctors ..and the Maryland
lcow-Punchcr, Bradley. mounted ON an
aged deaf mule, who, hvin. full of turkey
foot soup, got All tangled mp together, the
| old guhhlrr's head refused 10 leave it,
body and WAS bid oft At auction bv DR.
(ien. Hill. vino, by the way, had an eve
| 10 business. IL hc runs 4 tooth mill up in
| Billy Penn Old house, and hal lot, ut
guests, vino. after IN, .;2-ycar-old bird
hai been boiled AMI baked II hours.
| brDke out lots of III, il grinders irwin. To-
ma-'ica'e him, ju-t for pr'.;yuy--' -Ikr.
At $50 p. ul. the portals Of the large,
tastviu.y decorated club huu-c were
thrown open aud thr grand march, Icd
! s. Mr. and Mrs John Mcnuua.i an %. sci
| p. e ball II rnliu.. and al Iu three hun
drcd happy people were within. some of
whom were wall ornaments. hut the
Imlny exquisite dancers found plenty OF
10 ,.u un the ~iaci"u~. CLASSY floor, and
whirIcd about lUll If g,vv until d; "a. ul.
L. the c-.c-tlA. music rendered by the
Hotel Indian River orchestra.
car hur triu- iu. ul saud-pur- pro-
| hihits oar telling the cIt- AMI textures oi
! lL,. elaborate auj stylish tu.l.t- Morn by
the handsome ami -m,.iH- .,i.r~, bat
1.-the DIV u.l- oar cyc~ because -uarr for
IbI- myuIipuu- t.r apllnu u-~ ,i tine
many gentlemen Tine mrh pr,yoAiuL