The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-07-10
Many Spent the Entire Day at
the Park.
AN INTERESTING PROGRAM
Had Been HurriedIy Arranged
and the Day Was a Marked
Success.

For an arrangement made on few
days notice the the celebration in Dodge
City on the Fourth of July was marked
success. Judging from the looks of the
crowd there were about one thousand
people inside of the driving park where
the program was witnessed. Every
body was delighted with the beautiful
park and glad that new improvements
had been made and that more were to
follow. During the forenoon the gun
club had charge of the program.
There were four events, with handicaps
in the gun club shoot, as follows:
First event-15 birds. w. B. Miller
list, 10 straight, prize, umbrella; Bennett,
Allen and Hubbard second, with u.
Allen in the shoot-off- Prize, pair
mems slippers. Crutchley third, IL.
Prize, cigar holder.
Second event-15 birds. w. B. Miller,
1st with IS. Prize silver mounted sus-
penders. Allen, S. S. Green, McCarty,
Bommerlin, Mace and Crutchley second
with IL. Crutchley won in shoot-off.
Prize razor. Stumph and Reynolds third
with 10. Reynolds shoot-of.
Prize, pipe.
Third eyent-15 birds. B. F. Martin
first with IA. Prize, Stetson hat. Miller,
Green and Crutchley second with
13. Miller won shoot off. Prize
hammock NlcCarty third with II.
Prize, knife.
Fourth event-15 birds. Green and
BIcCarty first with 13. Green won.
Prize 100 loaded shells. Second-Mil-
ton, u. Prize, box cigars. Third-Mar-
tin, Lock and Reynolds, IL. Martin won
shoot-off. Prize, smoking SET.
The shooting was difficult as a side
nd
the records made were excellent, con-
sidering the circumstances.
In the afternoon program of races
furnished entertainment for the large
crowd at the grounds The first race
was 200 yards match, between VIM.
Crutchley7s mare Maud, known as the
Mckinney mare, and G. r. jones' mare
Babe The former when the word was
given went from the mark like a Fourth
of July rocket, winning the race in the
start. Mr.. Jones who rode his own
horse, saw that in the first leap almost
he had been separated from his money,
and before the first 100 yards were finish
ed was pulling up to make graceful
stop.
The bicycle handicap races had five
entries. Aaron OFT and Lloyd Sans,
were scratch men, Ray kirkpatrick had
a 90 yard handicap, Grover Cleaveland
Saunders, 100 yards and Hiram Beattie
150 yards, on mile aud half race
The strong wind made the journey a
difficult one for the riders. On the last
round on the curve near the quarter post
Grover Cleveland Saunders had acci-
dent There was a small duck pond on
the inside of the curve and it is believed
that the first part of his name drew him
toward it. At any rate he tumbled oyer
and took a slide down hill leaving him
away behind the home spnrt.
Grover was up and again however
and actually caught the third man nap
ping and sneaked in ahead of him.
Lloyd Sans was first and Aaron OFT
second.
The Gentleman's driving race one-ha1f
mile for $50 purse had four entries.
and settled the contest In two heats. The
entries were Spot driven by Geo. Scott,
'SorreI Dave driven by VIM. Wilkinson,
<Creosis,' driven by a. j. Falkner,
Montague driven by c. Manda. Spot
was first in both heats, sSorren Dave
second. Manda drove in third in the
first heat, and Falkner followed second
man in the second heat Time L 80,
rs.
The mule race was ssthe event. of the
day. There were three entries ssAguin-
aldo,., Dewey and ssLieutenant Hob
son. These the mules names, not
the riders. ssAguinaldo'' came upon
the track in the full Filipino costume,
which consisted of fantastic martingales
trimmed with gaudy metal knobs, a loop
of the same material extending over his
neck. The talent favored ssAguinaldo,s .
and no wonder for the name certainly
has a running sound. but the boys who
banked on Dewey had money to loan
- next day. 'sHobson'7 kept Just about
close enough to witness the race The
time keeper had money up on Dewey,