Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-03
STARTS OFF WELL
Big Crowds Afternoon and Evening
at Davenport Races and Carnival
at the Mile Track Yesterday.
TO CONTINUE THROUGH WEEK
Long String of Horses Compete fer
the Purses the Opening Day
Performers Meet Accidents.


grounds yesterday afternoon under the
mos; suspicious circumstances. With
large force of men at work clearing
the grounds OF every suSicion OF piles
ropes, lumber and all the other acces-
series that 50 with a transient carni-
val the big acreage that is to be
known as the Pike this week took on
gala attire long before the noon
1OuT. Interest at first conferred in
the races OF the Davenport Mile Track
association. and ii was ! o'clock be
fore the real crowd came. After that
there was steady stream and by
night the railroad coaches fairly
spOuted with people. The road lead
ing to Davenport has never been so
travelled. for vehicles of all descrip-
tions made their way TO the grounds
where the carnival is to hold forth
this week
The Mile track enclosure is the ideal
place for the carnival Back of the
high board fence lies world of mys-
teries 10 the man on the outside. Once
in, he is confronted with many things
on every hand. From the time he in
spccts The most perfectly-formed horse
that lives. visits the Chinese theatre
and en,ers the German village to the
time he places his money ON the favor
tie at Smith * PERKINS, establishment
it is one continual round of sight-sce-
ing and anticipation.
Performer Becomes Unconscious
An accident happened in the Stad-
ium show at the carnival last night
which for a time looked 10 be of a Sc
rious nature, but fortunately turned
out to be otherwise. The apparatus
for the act known as lcaping the
chasm had just been placed in posi-
ton and Castelanc proceeded to per
form his daring feat for the first time
at the local carnival. The act con
sisted of coming down steep incline
upon a wheel and lcaping a wide
chasm to an elevated platform. This
platform had not been constructed at
the proper angle and when Castelane
reached il he struck upon but one
wheel of his bicycle instead of both
wheels. He was thrown head fore
mos, from the platform to the ground.
and rendered unconscious Dr. Mat
they was summoned and attended the
Injured man. He was soon revived
and at midnight appeared none the
worse for what may well be regarded
as Il narrow escape from death Caste
lane also announced that he would
continue his performances today the
same as usual.
ridden Meets Accident.
Dare Devil Tildcn's hazardous dive
last night was also attended by fea-
turc that was not down upon the pro-
gram, and which, although it caused
the performer no injury, nevertheless
was not relished by him. Tilden came
down the steep incline with such great
rnpidity that when he dove into the
tank of water his wheel instead of
falling into the net set below TOR il ,
followed TildGn into the basin of wat
or. He rose to the surface with the
same grace and COOlneSS as ii nothing
had happened and bat few people pres
"nt realized that the wheel had fol
lowed Tildcn into the water. As Til
den climbed out Of the tank he was
accorded tremendous ovation by ,hC
vast crowd of spectators. all of whom
declared that il is no cNaggeration on
the part of the management in dccIar-
most death-dafvipa feat of daripe II,
the world
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