Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-07-12
phs Celebration on the sth July.


This was an extension Of the 4th and
the program was carried out as an
nouDced in our previous issue. On this
day there were no orations and no band
to enliven the scene, but the exercises
were none the less interesting.
The drilling contest in the forenoon
was quite exciting. The first team was
Frank Todd and John Foster. The 2nd
team John Wells and Tweed Barker who
we're winners in the contest, having
drilled 10 inches in Is minutes in hard
quartz granite. This was followed by
the pony race, distance 800 yards. The
following were the winning horses. 1st,
Ed. Crouter's black pony "Nig" which
won the first prize in three straight
heats. Fred Beardshear's sorrel horse
2nd, and Helmer Bostrom's gray horse
3rd. This was very exciting race and
the contest was close with 10 entries.
The little black poney proved surprise
to all, even his owner, who won without
much urging. The other ponies in this
race were Freem Smiths sorrel mare,
Spide Daiiy's mare, Wayne McVeigh's
brown horse, Robert McNamee's brown
mare, Fred Wards mare and Tom Rich
ardson's X. c. horse. The 1st prize
$500, second prize $1,000. AS might
be expected considerable money changed
hands on this race.
After the pony race the horse race fol-
lowed Immediately, distance mile with
the following result: John McNamee's
sorrel horse lst, Steve Ainsley's bay
horse End, /. Buzzard's brown mare 3rd.
The first prize in this race Was $4,000,
second money $3.50.
The ball game in the afternoon be.
tween Hill City and Custer resulted in
a victory for Custer, the score at the end
Of the 9th inning (the close of the game)
showed to 81 in favor of Custer. In
Justice We must say that the Hill City
nine was handicapped in this game by
three of their best players being obliged
to take the 4:19 train home, and their
places were filed by other players. How
ever, they saw that they had no chance
Of winning with such pitching as was
done by Higgenbottom in the box and
Mitchell behind the bat. The other
players in the Custer nine were placed
as follows: lst base, Jack German End
base, Ball; 3rd base, Clyde Cottrell
short stop, Stewart; right fold, Borsch
center field, will Courtney; left field,
Gene Courtney. These all acquitted
themselves ably and played good game
throughout. Judge A. T. Feay was the
umpire in this game and his perfect
understanding of the rules, together
with his prompt decisions, prevented
any such disorderly disputes, and aggra
waiting delays which marked and marred
the game on the 4th.
The Hill City battery consisted of Dick
and Len Price in the pitchers
box and George Bartell behind the bat.
The violin contest in the evening was
a musical treat, James Moore winning
the prize, $500. for best player of the
old time music, such as the Fiddlers
dream, and Mrs. Gene Aiken taking the
prize in classic pieces. Those who lis.
tened to the sweet strains which foated
out from her violin all agreeing that her
performance was very fine indeed. This
closed the exercises for the day, but was
by ball, when the merry
dancers chased the glowing hours with
iying feet to the tune of eve wont 90
home till morning." "And thus endeth
he second lesson"