Mohave County miner., 1902-07-05
kingman Celebration.

at an elaborate affair and the people
were, therefore, surprised with the ex.
tent of the program. On the evening
of the third there was q parade of
Wallspsi Indians and in the evening
the Indian dance took place in the
public square near the depot. A band
concert from the balcony of the Lake
Building was hugely enjoyed by the
large assemblage. In the morning
of the Fourth there was a salute of
twenty one guns that awakened the In.
habitants of the town from their slum.
bers. At eight o'clock the Fort Mo.
have band was brought around to the
depot and the outside visitors and the
Kingmanites departing for Chloride
were treated to an enjoyable serenade.
The band then gave concert on the
corner OF Fourth and Front streets
until nine O'Clock, when the drilling
match took place in front OF the Hotel
Besle. Two teams had entered for the
contest, Clark and Hopkins and Owens
and Reed, Of the Gold Road. Owens
aud Reed got their hole down l5 90
inches in fifteen minutes, but Clark
aud Hopkins went through the big
granite boulder In the same time, n
distance Of 20 u inches. The rock was
one Of the hardest that could be found
iu this section. The purse for the
event was 6OS.
After the drilling contest horse
race with four entries was run of on
the track on South Front street. Las.
ker's black won, with Auga's bay sec.
ond. Meals Leppy and Bonelli's Pea
nut we're out of the running.
Baseball at IL o'clock brought out
one of the largest crowds we have seen
at the ball grounds In years. The game
was between the Mohave's and Walla.
pals and was won by the Wallapais
handily by q score Of II tot. In the
afternoon there was another game Of
ball at the grounds between the King
man aud Wallspai mines. The game
was snappy and one of the best ever
played on the grounds. Kingmau won
by q score of 8 to 0. The band dis
coursed sweet music during the pro-
gress of the game and at its conclusion
gave concert that was very enjoyable.
After the ball game came the burro
race, which was Won by Johnny Tuck.
The burros were rather shy and threw
one of the riders when almost at the
finish.
The fifty-yard race for boys, was
won by Stanley Mussel. There we're
about dozen entries.
The sack race was quite amusing
and ten boys started, one, Melvin Car.
row, going through without mishap.
Another sack race was won by Harry
Osborn.
The three legged race was won by
Harry Osborn and Frank Noli.
The shoe race, was very laughable
one. The boys took of their shoes
and piled them up together, then went
down the track fifty yards. They all
lined up and at the word "go," they
we're of for the shoe pile. Each one
then was to select his own shoes, lace
them up aud get back to the starting
point. The flrst one to get back to the
finish won the money To see the
scramble for the shoes was too funny
for anything, but out of the struggling
mass soon emerged one Of Uncle Sans
wards at Fort Mobave, Sam Snyder by
name, who had selected his shoes,
laced them up and was running to-
ward the finish like a scared wolf. The
others we're hunting for and fitting on
their shoes for half hour thereafter.
A footrace between three Wallapais
and two M0have runners was arranged.
The distance wa. one hundred yards.
The Mobaves wanted to bet all sorts
OF money on their favorite, but the
Wallapais would not bet cent, so
they ran for purse. One of the Wall
apai runners fouled the Mohave, but
the latter tied with the first Wallapai
and it was ordered to run the race
over. The Waliapai refused to run
the one hundred yards and fifty yards
was agreed on. The race was won oy
the Mohave by a few inches. The TWO
we're fast sprinters and under training
ought to make 1t lively for the best o'
them on the cinder path.
The band concert and dance 10 the