The Cairo bulletin., 1907-06-21

The rain yesterday afternoon has
aagin proven she truth of the old say
ing about an i'll wind but il takes more
than a shower to wilt the enthusiasm
Of Cairo and the Hustlers and today
they viii both come up smiling and
offer the biggest and most attractive
one days program the travelling men
have ever had and the most elaborate
Cairo has ever Witnessed.
The, ball game, field events and the
fireworks display have been added to
the program previously arranged fot
Friday, making is an unusually long
and interesting one. Commencing al
3 o'clock with the Mardi Gras parade
and continuing until an hour when all
good peopl. as a rule. are supposed to
be in bed, there will be something
doing and something worth while, too
In addition to the features posi-
poned from yesterday and last night
the doings will include the parade
boat races, exhibitions by the water
walker, an entertainment at the
opera house and dances.
Today wifi also prabably BE the
banner one in point of attendance and
with clear skies II Is estimated that
the total number of visitors in Cairo
by noon should reach 5000. The
rain Of last evening of course has
been a severe handicap tosthe attepd
ance but nevertheless preparations
Iare being made for big crowds today
Parade to BE Big Feature.
One Of the biggest features Of the
|day will be the Mardi Gras parade
which will start from the Armory on
Washington avenue and Tenth street
at o'clock. Suits may be rented al
the Armory for s1.50 and arrange
ments have been made for the partlei
pants dress at the Armory Street
clothes may be checked there during
the parade. The formation Of the
parade as arranged by Grand Marshal
Claude Winter. follows: Squad of
mounted police, grand marshal band,
Mardi Gras paraders, band. Hustler
Girls on float, band and decorated ad
vertising floats. The line Of march
follows: West on Tenth to Walnut;
south on Walnut to Seventh; east on
Seventh TO Washington avenne; north
on Washington avenue to Eighth
street; east on Eighth street under
arch, to Ohio; south on Ohio 10 Sec
ond west on Second TO Commercial
avenue: north on Commercial. under
arch. to Twentieth; west on Twen-
tie'h to Washington; north on Wash
ipgton to St Mary's park.
Arriving at the park the ball game
between the Hustlers and the Mer-
chants will be played, followed by the
field and track events and the various
contests, pos 'psned from yesterday.
Much Interest in Boat Races.
More than ordinary interest is at
tached to the motor boat races on the
Ohio river. which will start at 2
o'clock Commodore John S. Ais
thorpe who has charge of this import
ant feature Of the meet, yesterday
laid out the course Running tests
will be made this morning. The
course is so arranged that the boats
will pass several times during each
race. Three events viii be pulled of,
he is mile race for fast moor boats
and the eight ard four mile races for
he boats with less speed The course
sxtends from point 1000 feet above
the Illinois Central bridge to a point
.Lree miles below. about opposite the
loot OF Fourth street.
The boats entered in the first RAJ e
'ollow:
Come One. F. Sparks. Alton.
N.
THE Egyptian Hustler"-Charles
4. frankie. East st. Louis.