Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-07-07
INCIDENTS OF THE FOUR1cs.
Everybody Seems We'll Pleased With Results
and Have No Hesitation in Saving SO.

ana nave NO hesitation IN Sayn2 30.
III" Indian horse races took place
un the Fourth on E.ast-idr street, hun
dr,I> oi people lining the course. The
first contest was one fourth mile, three
horses entered, Spider" owned by
Laport", Bcau'l" hy S!ocum, and
" ii"? picker by James Nimrod.
Spider" won 10y ga nose" In the
half-mile race, George McBratncy's
" Lath," Wapato's yakima" and
Mud Bay Sans Picture" were en-
tered. Lath" won. In the CON
GLIDING quarter-mile match. Ruby"
owned by One-Eyed John, "Silk
Stockings" by Mud Bay Sam, and
Leon" by w. Jack Ion competed, and
the lirst-named won.
The Hose Race took place on Fourth
street. The contest WAS so close he
tween Elma, Centralia and Olympia
teams, that second had to be divided
to decide it. The distance was two
blocks, and the first two ran together,
Elma coming i'll 10y half length
ahead. Olympia ran against the time
established by the winner, % seconds,
coming out in % % seconds. Then
came the contest of q run of block,
making connection and throw Of wa
ter. Elma again won in 81 seconds :;
Centralia's time was 40 seconds, and
Olympia took ~ seconds to perform
the same service.
At the water front, the Bucking-up
contest was won by A. S. Shredder,
saving off a cut from 3f-inch log in
minutes and "a seconds; f. n.
Pringle won the second prize in 6
minutes So seconds.
James Dolllemeyer won the prize for
walking the creased pole.
In the tubrace Oscar Grout won
first and James Dotilemeyer second
prize.
Then the Indian canoe race was
"pulled OFF, as dig says. The" Loon"
the Sea Otter" Reliance No. |" and
Reliance No. - were the contestants.
They were all manned by Indians. and
got fair start from the end of Horr's
dock. The course was rounding a
stake boat two miles down the bay and
return. They came in with the Sea
Otter" half a length ahead. and Re.
lance No. second and No. third.
The Loon" was distanced from an
error. 1t seems that its captain, in
arriving at the stake.boat, asked if it
was the turning point and from some
misunderstanding was told that it was
not and continued ahead. The other
crews had better understanding and
made the turn, getting the lead. Had
it not been for this the Loon" would
probably have maintained its relative
position to the finish.
The parade was doubtless the largest
and finest that ever passed over our
streets. The Tenino Cornet Band
headed the procession; then came
troop B of Tacoma, under command
of Capt. c. Griggs; then the local
lodge Of Uniform Rank of the Knights
of Pythias; then a carriage contain
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Governor) Adjutant General Drain
and representatives of their staff, civil
and military; then the carriage with
the Orator. Reader, Chaplain and
chairman of the exercises at the
capitol; then one with the Mayor and
members OF the City Council. The
Capital City Military Band led the
second division. 1t was headed by
the iremen in uniform; a carriage
containing veterans of the civil war
then came the Civic improvement
Clubs float consisting OF a decorated
truck filled with tin cans and rubbish
of all kinds, against which the organ.
ization is waging such relentless war.
fare. A splendid representation OF
"Uncle Sam" followed in Elsie Dor.
agh's little carriage drawn by her
Shetland pony. Then came Court
Capital Foresters, 100 in number. who
made splendid appearance; the Eagles
float was likewise splendid showing
for that enterprising order, in which
the King of Birds was a fitting repre-
sentation of their life, spirit and am.
bition. The Tenino Drum Corps, Gre
ated a ripple OF excitement by their
grotesque costumes. Business floats
we're displayed by Rabeck, Ware &
Dale's candy store and Miller's Cigar
Mandatory, the latter being in form
of an immense cigar towering dozen
or more feet in height, in which the
motor power was human pair oil
legs with the body surrounded by o
framework rolled from choicest fragrant
Havana wrapper. The procession was
nearly mile long, and passed through
a splendid array of manhood, woman.
hood and youth ranged on either side
as an escort Of honor in their march.
Arriving at the capitol, the immense
concOurse of people we're gathered on
the beautiful swath in front Of the
building and on Capitol Square. The
platform in front OF the main portal
was occupied by the orator, Hon. J. IL
Schively; Miss Cora Aver, Reader
Rev. F. X. Howard, Chaplain; John
Miller Murphy, Presiding Officer, and
the Tenino Cornet Band. The exer.
cises opened with an invocation by the
Chaplain. The presiding officer, after
a short announcement of the exercises
of the day and brief reference to
former celebrations and the lesson
taught for present inspiration to pa
triotic duty, introduced Miss Aver,
who read in splendid style that grand
old Declaration whose principles will
never die. The band then played a
patriotic selection, when the event OF
the day. the Grafton, was announced.
Mr.. Schively began in moderate tone
OF voice to read his mastery address,
and as he progressed and warmed up
to the inspiration of the occasion and
the grand sentiments it is intended to
commemorate, his voice rose to a clear
and distinct ring that could be heard
we'll by the multitude of people all
over the grounds fronting the capitol.
At times the address was punctusted
with applause from the delighted as
semblage, and virtually all remained
till its close, spell.bound by the mag
netism, earnestpess and eloquence of