Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-07-07

It was a great day and everyone
thoroughly enjoyed the great Fourth
of July.
THIRD DAY.
This day proved one of the most at
tractive of the week 1t opened with
triumphal march of the Queen and
her retinue which was gay and re-
splendent
The Midway then took the attention
of the public and entertained the hun
dreds that visited the shows.
At o'clock half the town and nearly |
all the visitors went to the racetrack
where the Ladies' Riding Tournament
took place. The first was exhibition
riding. Then followed a hurdle race.
This was won by Miss Neva Winters
whose horse took the hurdles like a
veteran; she winning the first prize
and Miss Daisy Allen the second.
Then came the mile race. This was
hot one There were three entries,
Misses Neva Winters, Daisy Allen and
Ida Sauer The race was a pretty one
| and proved a surprise. Miss Allen who
had been trailing behind suddenly shot
| out and won handily, Miss Sauer being
second
During the riding the baseball game
| between the Indians and the Crystals
of Virginia tool: place. The game
proved a close one, the Crystals Win
ming by score Of II to 10,
The bronco busting brought out
three riders who "busted' six of the
toughest broncoes that ever jumped
stiff-legged.
i Fritz Neddenreip, OF Carson Valley,
won the first prize, riding two. Fred
Crowell and Ed. Baker also rode and
gave a grand exhibition.
The day closed up by everyone TAX
ing in the Midway.
The big bicycle parade in the evening
drew out about fifty enthusiastic bi
cyclists. Their wheels were handsome
ly decorated and gaily illuminated
while red FIRE made the streets and rid
{ ers resplendent with colors Among
the WHEELS we're those decorated b,
Mrs Ernest Mayo. Mrs. Chas Peter:
and Miss 10 Brulin. that called iortl
special mention. while the gunboat wa
! novelty.
FOURTH DAY.
The closing day OF the great fcstiEa
: was quiet during the day. The "rGa
. 80 al Inc .~i,,.iu,, ~ rh~ --A-'
: tournament. The game was betwee1
n Carson and the Crystals. each havin.
7. won from the Indian School nine
e It proved close and interesting gam
= and was wen by the Carson team.
At o'clock the grand Mardi Ora
opened. None but maskers were o.
r the street. They bombarded tn
Queens throne. took possession OF
V and ran the court to suit themselves
II After the Mardi Gras procession tn
y maskers thronged the streets and Car
( son was run wide open the balance c
: the night.
:, :, A gay throng had possession OF tn
u Midway. and everything was wild
open" The incog business suited tn
u people apparently. and they made tn
< most OF it. There was laughter an
music and wild time as the night ac
= vanced. A good many people wor
y their old buds to further disguise then
. selves and they were all on pleasur
" bent,
The gambling places and the SURE
80 thing games and the fakirs and II
"A spielers and the grafters and the pr,
:, rnoters were in the general mix-u
n Everything went" as the boys So
ND ha
=, work as a restraining influence on Ca
y son Sheriff Kinneys face wore an ar:
o. ious look as if he thought the town w
=, getting away from him. The speci
:. police did not know whether they We
~ afoot or horseback The liquor flo,
n ed in fuller volume and the wh;rl z
10 gayer and things we're simply hummil
:. all along the line Everyone who G
~ into the f:olic was on level with
-. -. the res, and all social distinctions we
=. wired out. There was never anythil
-, liz. !, in a., :. - history OF the Sta'
vi IL III "ii ,i&> -
NJ, Nobody could describe it and Nv
~ justice.
nd The muscle dancing was about Z
on toughest and lowest exhibition that h
to ever hit Carson. The Appeal believ
m. with everybody else that four days
such shameless performance is me
ed demoralizing than prize tight wo'
'e- be if it came off every week or l.
IL terry with a fifty year franchise.
de 1t <as simply degrading affair =;
a no fedeeming feature oi cleverness.
IS. When the night closed down on
all Gown and the inhabitants put on ma
the crowds that packed the Lii
as Egypt show showed that female
iosity was a great thing and ever v
,.r. us. ..+f