Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-10
NATIVE SONS HOLD I
BIG CELEBRATION
ADMISSION DAY OBSERVED BY
THOUSANDS
THR0NG AT CHUTES PARK
Program Of Athletic Sports, In Which
Women Contest, and oratory
Are Features Of the
Day

With hundreds of flags waving, with
the national salute laundering forth
from the guns of the Seventh regiment.
of patriotic airs by thousands of Native
Sons and Daughters of California, the
fifty-fifth anniversary of the admission
of the CALIFORNIA; into the Union as a
state was celebrated at Chutes park
yesterday.
Thousands Of visitors from every dis
trict Of the south we're in attendance
at the local celebration, while towns
and cities throughout the northern divi-
sion of the state held elaborate exer-
cises.
Early in the morning the countrymen
began to arrive in the city. Great
ranch wagons with farmers and their
wives and families came in from every
outlying district and the broad hats of
the ranchmen, their swarthy skin and
their extravagant style Of dress fur
nished the appropriate coloring for the
occasion.
Even the old Spanish rancher was in
the crowd.
Nearly a score Of these men Of the
old days, who had not been away from
their little adobe homes on the edge oc
the great desert for the past ten years.
arrived in the city at an early hour
yesterday. sitting astride their little
Spanish mules.
Celebrate at Park
Although nearly every order and lodge
in the city observed the day by picnics
and outings, the most elaborate exer-
cises were held by the Native Sons and
Daughters at Chutes park and the pro-
gram was opened by number of ath-
letic events at o'clock.
A representative from San Bernar-
dino. covered with dust. tan and good
nature, formed an attraction which was
not billed on the program. The big
man would have tipped the scales at
400 pounds and he was out for a good
time.
He first made a careful survey Of thu
grounds, and then in company with
friend started for the roller coaster
"Gimme two bucks worth Nv paste
boards" he ordered, while the manager
of the concern looked on and gasped.
The big rancher then climbed aboard
one of the cars and started on the cir
cult. Around and around and up and
down went the whirling wagon, while
the fat man held on and yelled his de-
light to every one in the park. Tea
times he made the circuit, while the
crowd deserted other attractions to
watch the fun and there was a general
groan of relief from the management
of the coaster concern when the big
man waddled out of the car to look for
other adventures.
The Chutes was the next attraction
on the bill, and the heavyweight was
given rear seat as precaution. He
was to act as ballast for the little boat
when 1t hit the water, but the result
was other than expected.
Fat Men Too Heavy
At the order of the attendant the
rancher tucked his hat beneath one
enormous leg and caught hold Of the
guard rail. He shifted his tobacco from
one cheek to the other and let out yell
and the race was-on.
Then came yell from the other oc-
cupants of the boat. The fat man
acted as ballast, but overdid his part,
with the result that the rear of the
boat sank slightly beneath the water
and the occupants were deluged.
AS the boat stopped and the fat man
attempted to spring to the landing his
foot slipped and he fell, sprawling
across the wharf. while his feet kicked
out Justify, sending the water into
spray. He was quickly rescued and
hurried over to the tug-of-war con-
test, where he formed the anchor Of
the San Bernardino team.
State Senator Henry E. Carter was
one of the most enthusiastic spectators,
and Travelled from Searchlight to attend
the celebration.
Athletic Events
o. B. Austin of Los Angeles won the
broad jump in the athletic contests.
H. N. Ireland Of San Bernardino was
first in the running broad, with dis
tance of II feet inches. William Trig-
ger, local man, won the shot putting
contest, and San Bernardino athlete,
Fay Clark, held first place in the 100
yard dash.
In the 5O-yard dash for ladies Miss
Elois Elder won after a close contest.
Lelande and Wilson carried off first
honors in the three-legged race. They
were the only contestants and ran
against time. AS the record in the
>three-legged race is not known to the