Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-05-30
INDIANS
PLAY THE
Whit TES

The special train bearing the In
dian pupils, the teachers au1 a mum.
Der OF employees arrived Immediately
after the eastern departed at $50
this morning There were three
coaches and baggage car, Two of
the coaches were occupied by the boys
and one by the girls. As the train
pulled M at the the platform both
sboys and girls joined in Their school
| yen which was amusing 70 all the
lownspeople who had gathered to
meet the train
When the train stopped the pupils
| aliGhted the boys going one way and
the girls the other. Each ciuwd was
promptly formed in line and marched
| to The street cars, which wero in wait.
ing. The cars took the visitors to
the fair grounds. where the field
sports We're soon commended.
The pupils all wore their uniforms,
which We're neat and becoming. and
! they way they formed In line and
marched showed the efficiency Of the
discipline daily practiccd at the
school
The uniform worn by the boys is
gray, with red stripes down the trOus
ers legs and red trimming on the
coats. The officers of various ranks
have distinctive marks to Signify their
rank, They all wore straw hats. The
line ranged from stalwarg six-foot
q
boys.
The girls were also all dressed
alike. They wore blue calico dresses
doued with white and trimmed with
white braid Their hair was mostly
worn in neat brdids, adorned usually
with red ribbon On their heads
they wore blue caps, such as are very
mgch in style among the larger school
girls. The girls also formed In line
and marched to the street cars under
the direction OF teachers aud mauon.
Following are the winners of the
forenoon's events;
100-yard hurdle race fit Eddy,
l3l4 seconds; I'd. tie between Phil.
lips Of Fort Lewis and Adrianson; sd,
Sims, Ft. Lewis.
l2-pound shot put--lst, Buckley. 20
feet 6 inches; I'd, ushke Nez. FIT.
Lewis, 2S feet II inches; Sd, Sims, FIT.
Lewis. 2S feet. inches
35-yard dash-1st, Buckley; I'd, Dun
can, FL Lewis; Sd, Eddy.
High jump-lst. Mcconnell, feet
II inches; I'd, Sheets, feet G inches.
Sd, Lincoln, Ft Lewis. feet inches,
iiO-yard rlce--1st, Bert Woods, I'd.
Eddy; 30, Pett!grew. FIT Lewis.
Pole Nault-ist Duncan, feet G
inches, Ft Lewis I'd. Otis; 3D., Sims.
Fl. Lewis
Running broad jump-lst. Lincoln,
Fl Lewis. Is feet Q inches; I'd. Sheets.
Is feet Sla inches; Sd, Mcconnell, 8
feet 6 inches.
1OOyard dash-1st, Buckley; I'd,
Slaughter, TT Lewis; 30. Phillips, TT.
Lewis.
Halfmlle race-lst, Ibitsee. Fl
Lewis I'd, Sims, FIT Lewis; Sd, Linn
precht
One-mile relay-Won by FIT. Lewis
This was an exciting race. four men
running on each side Here the In
dams showed their superiority over
the white boys in long-distance run
ming The last relay of Indians com
ing out fully 150 yards ahead Of the
Durango boys The Indians in this
race were Slaughter, spier, Lee and
Phillips The Durango boys were
Buckley. McDeutt, Kroeger and Bert
Woods
Tho half-mile race was a trying test
Of endurance and Ibitsee outdisianced
his nearest competitor, Sims also an
Indian, by % yards.
The l2-pound hammer throw and
the 22Oyard dash were LETT for the
afternoon.
At noon the Fort Lewis people all
repaired TO the grove this side Of the
fair grounds and ate their dinner. Ey-
erythlng is order and discipline with
the pupils. even TO eating They
marched from the fair grounds to the
grove The boys arranged the
benches In circle, placed the great
lunch baskets In the center and then
all took their seats Girls then pass
ed napkins around, after which the
teachers passed the eatables.
The afternoon was taken up with
a ball game. which has not been I'm
ished at the time we go to press.