Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-07-14
THE FOURTH At BLANo'
The Day Properly Celebrated In the
COchiti Mining District.
SOME INTERESTING SPORTS.
From the Bland Herald.

From the Bland Herald.
The Fourth OF july has come an,
gone and the celebration In Bland thi
year viii be- one long remembered b,
those who took part in the festivities
The exterior OF all business houses an,
residences were prohtscly decorate,
with fiags and bunting and the metrop
oils Of the Cochiu presented a mos
beautiful scene. Several hundred peo
pie from Albomarle, Woodbury.. IN,
summer resorts and Albuquerque wer,
here and everyone hugely enjoyed IN,
| occasion
During the EARLY morning hours
rain fell heavily but the small boy with
his IRE crackers was very much In cy.-
dtnce. u was planned by Cochiu tribe
No, %. Improved order Of Red Men. u
give an old-fashloned basket dinner in
the grove above the Grown Point mine.
but the weather VAS too uncertain. and
that part Of the program was post
poned. After the noon hour a very in
terestinE program was rendered In
Woods hall, which consisted Of songs.
recltatlons. the reading OF the Declare
ton Of Independence and an address
by the Rev O. 3. Madden.
Then came a drill contest. which had
been arranged by the business men Of
Bland. The contestants were John
Shield ana Joe Maccil. both of Albc.
marie, and VIII brooks and Hugh Rae
Of Bland. An eight pound hammer and
a = -inch steel drill were used. and the
site selected Tor the opcratI ons was on
"a Ia A.
taumnt 4 purse Of $3.50 was hung
up and the entrance fee was g. 90 Tor
each man In the contest.
win Brooks and Hugh Rae were the
FIRST To enter the race and Ia exactly
fifteen minutes they had sunk a hole
to the depth OF 90 inches in the rock.
Not second OF time was lost. but ow-
ing TO the fact that the mon had not
practiced together recently they were
unable Co make a better showing.
The opposing team then cSme on
deck and in the same length of time
they succeeded In drilling hole j6k
inches The contest was spirited
throughout ana hundreds OF people
swarmed about the contestants to wit.
ness the proceedings. At the conclu.
sion OF the contest the purse was hand
ed over 10 the Albemaric boys The
Judges were Or Grace. I'd Shields and |
Puliium
A 200 yard foot race between Teddy |
Medler and John Jameson. OF Able !
marie. occupied the attention 81 the 49,. |
stmblcd throng Teddy crossed the line |
about twenty feet Ia advance % his op- |
ponont and was awarded the first prize. l
The next event was horse race. The /
riders were three little girls. aged from
- 10 10 years They were virginia
Finch. Jessie Woods and Helen Finch.
The race course was on Main street be-
ween the Herald Office ana Flournoy
\ Pickard Compauy's store. 10 was one
u the prcttest running races that was
'vef seen anywhere. Two heats were
run 60 decide the winner. and little
Virginia Finch won both by crossing
he wire about two feet ahead.
Then viii Brooks and Wuyman Cal
nder mounted their horses and secured
possession OF the race course Tor a few
ninutes. Both horses were gwen fair
tart and they travelled together even
y for couple Of hundred yards. but
he Brooks horse was about ten feet
D the rear when the other crossed the
ne. The afternoon sports were then
an end
la the evening the Improved order Of
red Men gave 1t grand ball ln Woods |
all large number We're present ana
merry time was had until after .
clock a. midnight delicious sup
er was served at the Exchange hotel