Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-17
PROGRAM OF SPORTS
Board Of Trade Unites with Shop
men and Firemen to Arrange
q Fitting Celebration.
STRONG COMMITTEES NAMED


night at the office Of Geo. P. Money,
secretary Of the Las Vegas boarl OF
trade, by special committee Of the
board, and special committee ap-
pointed to attend the same by the rail
way shop employees for the purpose Of
arranging q program Of sports for
August 22nd for the entertainment. Of
between 400 and 600 railway employees
from Ration who will leave Raton at
s a. m. Of that day, reaching this city
at 10 o'clock, and many Of whom will
take the electric car directly for Hot
Springs where they will have a picnic
in the canyon, returning to the city at
about Q o'clock to witness the sports
at Reynolds field.
Mr.. VIM. e. Schuttenhelm, secretary
OF the Ration committee has written to
Mr. Money for this program, and the
same is produced here for the infornla-
tion Of those interested and the public
generally, with the observation that
1t will be submitted to the Ration com
mittee for possible changes, and there
fore will be reproduced in Official
form in The Optic at later date Tie
program as It now stands, but subject
to the aforesaid change, is as Follows:
10 a. m, to 1870 p, M, trim to lot
Springs and picnic. accompanied W
Gro Of the bands Of this cits
2:s0 p. M, 100 yard foot se OF Angus
Of contestants to appear latts. s~.-hefor
Official program.
2:4O p. M, foot race for boys under
fifteen, all comers.
$50 p. M, burro race for anyoD6c
who can get q burro, including gik
and ladies.
800 p. M, wheel barrow race. all
comers.
$40 p. M, sack race, all comers.
800 p M, bronco riding, names Of
contestants announced later.
Ais p. M, baseball, Las Vegas vs..
Ration.
Upon conclusion OF the baseball
game, the fire departments OF Las
Vegas will make run to the hydrant
near Reynolds field and give an exhi-
bition
In the evening grand ball will be
given at the opera house by the Las
Vegas railway shopmen, complimen.
mentary to the Ration visitors.
The merchants OF the city will offer
q prize for the winner In each Of the
above contests.
The above program was sent to Sec
retary schuttenhelm today by Mr..
Money, for suggestion and approval
and so soon as the same is officially
accepted, it will be reprinted in The
Optic.
AT the meeting last night, the fol
lowing committees were appointed.
General supervisory committee-R
e. Twitchell, chairman; Herman II
field, N B. Perry, Elmer veeier ant
Walt Benjamin. This committee
will have charge OF all matters Of
supervisory character, and will re
ceive reports Of all other commit
tees and see that the. other or sub
committees meet and call for reports
| Reception committee-R. ID. Glib
bons, chairman; ]. N. Shirley, Franl
Hockett, Cleofes Romero, Doctor Mill
Dave Winters, Justus Duske, Juan Sil
va, N. B. Perry, VIM. Lewis, w. J
Lucas, Saul Rosenthal, Charles Far
ley, Dave Rosenwald, Clyde Graham
Pete Lynn, J. w. Fox and l.. II. Allen
This committee will meet the trail
at 10 a. m.
Committee on Prizes:--R. J. Tau
pert, chairman: ]. w. Fox, Charles
Sporleder, Arthur Ilfcld. Cecilio Ro
senwald, G. G. Robbins.
This committee will visit the mer
chants and secure a suitable contri
button OF prizes for each winner In IN,
various contests, and will have charg,
OF the presentation OF the prizes Al
the grounds.
Committee on Music:-J. G
McNary, chairman; Ed. Lewis, Ed
sporleler, Gilbert Rosenwald,
This committee will secure one o.