The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-07-06

DREW CROWD
Visitors from Titusville TO Miami
Spend Fourth in Fort Pierce.
INTERESTING PROGRAM
Attractions We're ali Successful and Much
Enthusiasm was Exhibited. fort
Pierce Loses the Ball Game.

The Fourth with all its hurry and
furry, noise and pleasure, laughter and
shouts, sports and amusements, is past.
The celebration in Fort Pierce was a
decided success in every way, and all
who visited US on that occasion enjoyed
themselves immensely. All day long
the streets were crowded on pleasure
bent. Our merchants did thriving
business, and reaped neat little har-
vest for their efforts in bringing the
celebration to successful issue.
The day opened bright and warm and
promised an ideal holiday. but at noon
small shower interfered, which, how
ever soon passed away with no damage
done and left the enthusiasm just as
great as before. Another shower fell
later in the day stopping the ball game
for about 20 minutes.
Decorations of the national colors
were in evidence in generous proper
tions on every business house, including
hotels, and early in the day our streets
presented gala appearance, while old
Glory waved from every available place.
Visitors from different sections of
the East Coast began arriving Tuesday
evening and every train brought crowds.
Wednesday morning boatoad after
bOatoad came in from nearby points
north and south. The largest crowd,
however came on the l0:40 train from
the south, when the West Palm Beach,
Stuart and Jensen delegations came in,
as we'll as many from every intermed-
ate station on the line.
PARADE AND HOSE RACE.
Shortly after the arrival of the train
the Fort Pierce Fire department, head
ed by the Fort Pierce Band, formed in
parade and when the river was
reached the band occupied the band
stand at the foot of Palmetto avenue,
from which they supplied music. The
fire department laid hose and prepared
for the race between the two hose
companies. The race was two hundred
yards down Palmetto avenue, and was
won by company No. |, who first OBJ
tanned stream of water, and was COM
posed of w. E. VanLandingham, capt
ain, E. w. Cook, A. B. Brown, Chas.
Lord, D. X. Sheffield, Hugh Devil and
Bert Summerlin. A fifty pound water
melon was on ice for each man in the
winning team.
FIELD SPORTS.
The small boy got in his good work
in the field sports which were held on
the street east of the depot. The fol-
lowing is a summary of the events.
Foot race--lst prize, Phil Platye; End.
prize, Wiley Lowry.
Watermelon eating contest-lst prize
Wiley Lowry; End prize, AL Cooley.
Dry cracker eating contest LIST prize
Chas. Crogan; End prize, Carl Hooks.
Three-legged race-lst prize, Wiley
Lowry and Carl Hooks; End prize, Chas.
Crogan and AL Cooley.
Sack race-lst prize, Carl Hooks;
End prize, 49, Brown.
Wheelbarrow race-lst prize, Wiley
Lowry; End prize, Chas. Crogan.
REGATTA.
After dinner the boat races were held
and proved an interesting feature.
lst race-sail bOats-Louis Depew,
lst prize $40. 90; End Arthur Jennings,
$500; 3rd Frank Depew, $500. This
was a very pretty race and the, two
first boats being very close. jennings
made the best time but the handicap
gave the race to Depew by Al seconds.
George Backus also entered but did not
finish as he did not want his boats
time known and reserved that secret
for future use.
End race power launches - Ruth,
Kelly Hooks, lst prize $1,000; Ind the
Tiny, Peter Hanson $500; 3rd Lulu,
Sam Anderson. As the conditions of
the race called for four entries, the
third boat only saved entrance money,
which was $500.
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