The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-04-13

Indians who welcomed them with a
fusilade of shots and war crys. The
whole party then came back to the
city.
AT train time the town gathered
with the band at the station to meet
the stockmen from Omaha and Sioux
City. The stockmen had hardly ex-
pected public reception, but rose
to the occasion and responded
heartily.
About 10 o'clock the crowd gath
cred in St. Joe street again, to wit
ness she athletic sports under the di-
rection of Prof. Blyman. The 100
yard dash was won BY Mr., Rogers, a
high school boy, while Mr.. Dries
bach, School of Mines freshman,
won the pole vault.
Indian events followed. It was a
funny sight to see the Sioux warrior
decorated with war bonnets and fly
ing pennants dashing madly down
the streets propelling wheelbarrows.
Pony race and squaw race followed
in turn. The wheelbarrow race was
won by Alfred Stand with Willie
Filis -his-pipe second In the sack
race, first prize was captured by AL
fred Stand with Howard Bad-bear
second The squaW race was won by
Mrs. One-horse and Mrs. Iron Grow
second. Yellowshield's pony came in
first in the pony race with Willie
Fills-his-pipe second.
In the afternoon the - free-for- all
horse race drew a big crowd to Main
street. There were several entries
but it was seen from the start that it
lay between Tillson's horse from Hot
Springs and Standish Smiths pony
from Keystone The first mentioned
horse, handsome blooded animal
was declared first, but much to the
disgust of large part of the crowd
who thought it should have been at
least dead heat. At all events it
was an exciting race and one OF the
closest finishes ever seen i'll Rapid
City.
But the great event of the day was
the long distance cowboy race from
surrounding towns. The finishes oc-
Cured at various hours during the
day at the livery stable opposite the
Harvey, The; Custer race, was won
by John McNamee witt. =. Ell
dicott a close second. The remark
ably good time OF 4 hours, 80 min
utes was made. Steve Belson was
first in the Hermosa race wish a
time that figured little less than 3
minutes to The mile for the % miles.
Frank Bender was second and Allen
of Council Flat third. Allen admit
tedly had the best horse. but did not
know how to save it and Belson won
H., l,~reaY,, A11ar,se
horse died shortly after the race. No
riders finished from Sturgis or Da-
kota City.
The remaining sports of the day
were rescue race, won by Chas.
Cabbot, cowpony race, won by Will
lie -his-pipe, will, White Hawk
second, and a cowboy foot race, won
| by Richard Foley with Harvey Reed
second. Raymond Parish, a boy who
won last years rescue race, was sec
ond this year. He with his chun,
| named Collins. have been practicing
for months and their neat and effect
i've work won hearty plaudits from
the crowd
Booths. tents and sandwich stands
converted Main street into a Mid
way in the evening. AS the big full
moon rose at the end OF the street,
Ipaling the arc lights with its mild
clear light, the thoroughfare was in
deed a pretty spectacle. Well dress
| ed people greeted each other as they
passed, crowds rhronged about the
booths and stands, while above the
sound of happy laughter and the dis
tant strains of the band rose the cry
of the barger proclaiming to the
world through his megaphone that
the big dance rs at the Armory hall. !"
Presently through the noise of
laughter and the cries of the barkers
broke che thud-thud of the ghost
drums and down the street came
the Indians, leaping and dancing
in long, single file that wound sinu-
ously from curb to curb. Their met
al ornaments. cleaned in the moon
Eight, and with painted faces and wav-
ing feathers they made brave show
I ing indeed. At the corner of Sew
enth street they halted under the arc
light, while Mr.. Lockhart good-nat-
uredly marshalled the eager crowd
around in circle, thax braves
squated, speaking to each N5ther in
short, gutteral accents. The chief,
in yellow buckskin tllnic embroid-
ed with magni6cent beadwork, arose
and spoke a few words, and the
ghost drums began beating softly as
the dancers arose and began to cir
Gle about the ring. Faster beat the
! drums, the braves uttered shrill
staccato cries and as the sounds
grew louder, fired their rifles into the
air. In the center big medicine man
wearing a fideous mask shook him
self as he chanted with the motions
of the dance du ventre. Then
from the climax Of shots, cries.
1.-THE roar of the drums and jangling of
bells the sounds died away as the
Indians settled into their positions
around the ring. Again and again
this was repeated. It was weird
sight seen in the moonlight and one
worth going miles to see.
Afterwards the Indians went over
to st. Joe street where they gave a
still more interesting spectacle, the
mysterious scalp dance. 1t took
but a slight stretching of the imagina-
ton to fancy what must have been
sthe feelings of'those who witnessed