Gilpin observer., 1906-07-05
WAS A GRAND EVENT
Central cIty's Fourth Of July Celebration
0utcIasses Them All Hundreds En-.
Joy Themselves.

The Fourth of July celebration, held
on Tuesday and Wednesday Of this week.
exceeded any patriotic demonstration
occurring in this city In several years
past. Nothing happened to mar the
pleasure and jollity Of the occasion, and
it can therefore be said that everyone
had good time. The streets were lit
orally jammed with people from points
in the county and outside, who were
bent on celebrating the GLORIOUS Fourth
in highly patriotic manneh1
Tuesday was not very clear day and
the threatening weather prevented the
crowds from entering into the jollity of
the occasion with the spirit usually
shown at Fourth Of July celebration.
Yesterday was an ideal day, not too
warm and just cool enough to enable
the crowds to enjoy the sports with the
utmost pleasure and comfort. All the
sports were pulled off with promptness.
with the exception Of one or two, suf-
ficient time not having been allowed for
the events preceding.
celebration was the magnificent street
parade. Masked and unmasked partici-
pants marched through the streets hold
ing Roman candles and colored lights, il
Illuminating the surroundings in a blaze
OF iridescent brilliancy. Leading the
parade was the Central City band, play.
ing lively and inspiring marches, finish
ing its most satisfactory two days en-
gagement in creditable and praise
worthy manner. The masked ball at
the Armory hall on the evening OF the
Fourth brought to a close a celebration
that any community could feel proud Of,
as it was surely an overwhelming sue.
cess.
prize winners. All the prizes were paid
as stated on the program with the ex-
ception OF the various sums offered for
the firemen's races. In this all the
the prizes were punched and $4,000 was
given to each Of the contesting teams,
owing to the inability OF the judges to
decide the winners in one or two races:
Parade prize OF $500 was won by the
boys OF the Alerts, the hose cart being
attractively decorated in colored bunt-
ing.
There were six contestants in the
ore shoveling contest. Three prizes
were offered and were won respectively
by Fred Uren. Joseph Kramer, Ed.
Holmes. The time Of the participants:
Fred Uren, Russell Gulch, 6 min. 45 sec.
Joseph Kramer. Jr., Nevadaville. min.
30 sec. Ed. Holmes. Idaho Springs, 8
min, SO sec. John Hart, Idaho Springs,
s min., sec. Phil Mellow, Russell
Gulch, 8 min., 10 bee. Tom Kullersrandt,
8 min, 46 sec.
The relay race was won by the Res.
cues, the Alerts taking second money.
No winners were named in the firemen's
plug race, the judges failing to get time
on the Rescues. The time Of the
Rough & Readies was 30 Ills and the
Alerts "a 10.
The 100 yard dash was won by Ollie
Peterson. Time 10 1-5 seconds. Mart
Noonan won second prize. Peterson al
so won the 550. foot dash, the time being
10 4.5 seconds. John McCallister was
second.
Wednesday, July 4th.
Single hand drilling and the time.
The first three won the prizes: Single
hand-W. Roberts, Nevadaville, II 4
in. NJ. Wendelin, Silver Plume, 10 s
in. M. Dalasanti, Russell Gulch, 10 ZIG
in. o. Moletti, Russell Gulch, IA |. 10 in
Howard Boyd, Idaho Springs, 13 7 8 in.
j. Girardi Russell Gulch, 13 GIG in.
John Andreatti, Black Hawk, II 3 8 in.
Double.hand drilling-1st, Eccker and
Seigel, Black Hawk, 81 1915 in. The
winners used 7.s Vulcan steel. End,
Lynch and Simmer, Black Hawk, 81
13 10 in. 3rd, Gustaison and Hart,
Idaho Springs, 21 11-16 in. Ingram and
Clara, Silver Plume, 81 IL in. McGll.
vary and Hocken, Idaho Springs, 10 3
inches.
Straightaway race resulted in tie be.
tween the Alerts and the Rescues, time
Of both teams being % seconds. Time
keepers received no time on the Rough
& Readies.
A private race was run between Paul
Miller, OF Black Hawk, anu Gene Cos.
tello, Of this city, Tuesday afternoon, the
distance being $50 feet. Miller won.
Throwing the ball at city park was
won by Bert Seymour, 1st; Henry
Altvater, End.
The time in the hook and ladder race
was, Rough & Readies, % 1.5 seconds;
Alerts, 25 2 8 seconds; Rescues, 20 10.
The three legged race was tie be.