The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-05-24

the projecting rooms below, for the
building is pyramida1 and terraced,
and fronts both the river and the race
course. The walls were of a dazzling,
sparkling whiteness, the coating being
compounded of a soapstone substance
found in the mountains near there and
called terra b1anco The adobe floor
as well as everything else about the
house, was most re1igious1y clean. 4
fireplace occupied one corner and over
it was mante1. The furniture con-
sisten of couch of skins and Navajo
blankets extending along two sides of
the room and which, when unro1led at
night, constituted the bed. On the
wall hung a trusty Winchester and be-
side it the now obsolete bow and odsi-
dian tipped arrows, while here and
there were suspended beaded moccasirs
and other more mysterious looking
trinkets, interesting to behold but in
describab1e.
A peep into the little kitchen was a
revelation. There, corded up in a
corner, were six one-hundred pound
sacks of flour, one-hundred pound
sack of sugar, baskets of peaches and
grapes, quantities of dried plums and
long rows Of dry venison suspended
from the ceiling. There, also was the
ever present fireplace and numerous
cooking utensils of various sizes and
shapes, but many of them queer1y
wrought and showing the handiwork
of no modern potter. A peculiar sound
from within awoke us from that
dreamy spell induced by our mysterious
environment and, after accepting some
of the sweet torti11as our hostess was
passing, we went out to find the pro-
cessiona1 march preparatory to the
races had just begun. Around the
corner of the church appeared a chant
| ing throng attending two ancient and
honored principals bearing on their
heads San Geronimo aud his wife who
appeared by proxy in the form of wax
figures. These they placed in an
artistica11y constructed bower of quak-
| ingasp boughs so situated as to com
mand a full view of the race course.
| Then out of the estufa of one pueblo
| (that is the council chamber, built
under ground like a huge cistern)
poured the runners, led by war cap
tain, marching down to the river they
issued a challenge to the runners of
| the other pueblo who were likewise
| lined up, and who accepted the def
with manifestations of joy and crossed
the bridge to join in grand march,
Ione-half the runners from each side
going to each of the goals which were
placed a quarter of mile apart. The
native police armed with quirks clear
ed the track, vigorously switching the
| legs of men and horses and Furnishing
at the women; there were a few myse
terious gesticu1aticns a shout from the
caciQue and the race was on. The
races are run in relays, the start by
| one runner from each side being
always from each goal. AS each one
crosses the west goal another from his
side takes up the speed and dashes
back to the east goal. So each side
gains and 1ooses according to the
energy put forth by it's various champ
ions and there is no end of excitement
among the "rooters' who line the en-
tire course, and who urge on their re-
spective sprinters with a racket that
would put to shame any foot or base
ball crowd. The lineup was a picture
this score of bronze Apo11os, 1.-the,
muscular and alert, naked but for the
gay taparado at the 1oins. The runner,
to take up the tread of the race, stands
| crouched cat-1ike, with every muscle
distended and eyes di1ated waiting for
his precursor to cross the line, while
behind him stands the war captain,
quietly invoking the Great Spirit to
'speed away his heet-footed favOrite
as he lightly strokes back and legs of
the runner with his mystic feather
ward. The race over, the winning
side having the choosing Of the COVER
nor for the coming year, then comes
| the dance, for the Pueblos, like all true
knights and Ladies of Columbia, end
up every entertainment with a dance.
| The victors and vanquished alike join
ed in the joyous sport and, forming a
compact circular body they drifted
slowly down the race track, marking
time to the wierd minor music of the
''huy-ya-ya" chanted in measured
cadence by a hundred human voices
lied by a huge raw-hide drum. The
afternoon was given over to fun, and
in this, as in all his other doings, the
| Pueblo is no novice.
There is a branch of the tribe known
as the Kosharo or delight makers
and four of these, dressed in the most
grotesque manner and presenting a
truly comica1 appearance, entertained
the multitude for two hours with their
outlaridish monkey shines" One,
whose face was large and feshy, had
it painted with white rings to resemble
target with the nose for the BULBS
eye. Privileged to do as they pleased
| they caused CONSERVATION among the
young female contingent by an occa-
sional attempt at OSCILLATION, and
among the Mexican fruit peddlers by
appropriating their stock and distrib-