Arizona republican., 1908-07-05
A GALA DAY IN PHOtNlx
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 The mans foot race of seventy five yards was won by K. Stroud c. Vogt was second.
 The pony race brought A. C. Mory on Lazy Dell the first money and Willie Hill was second. If his mount had a name it was not an- nounced.
 The potato race went to Billy Crowley with Roy Mcdowell a good second.
 The girls potato race was won by Eloise Fitzpatrick, Louise Cross being second
 Lee Dom won the burro race, Wes Donovan being the second lad under the imaginary wire.
 The lady's egg race was quite in- Eteresting, the contestants each run ming and carrying an egg in a spoon. Mirrella Crowley was declared the winner. there being no second.
 The girls pony race for 100 yards won by Lucille Nelson with Der dine Fowler second.
 The slow bicycle race was won by J. N. Brown with Jake Thorner second.
 After a rest of an hour or so the tug of war teams lined up for a big effort to earn a wagon load of watermelons. One team was captain ed by Wayne Davis and the other was a team of Indians. After an exciting pull on the rope the white boys were declared the victors.
 Shortly before this the fire de- partment made an exhibition run to show what could be done with the new chemical engine. bonfire of drygoods boxes was built on the cor ner of Center and Washington and box 32 was sounded by the bell. The wagon made the run of three blocks from the firehouse and put out the fire in one and three quarter min utes. Of course it was not a very large fire and the department had notice that the alarm would be turn ed in. Nevertheless it was good live ly work
 The military sports took place on the city hall plaza between , and o'clock. Will Taylor of B company N. G. A, won the equipment" race.
 In the tug of war between B com pany and A company. N. G. A. B company was declared the victor.
 Private L. l.. Young and Private W. J. Dickerson of company A won the tent pitching contest over Prf- vate Chas. Slankard and Corporal La Tourette of B company, in three minutes and ten seconds. It was a good exhibition.
 Q EastIake Park.
 Eastlake park was the Mecca of many people who spent the day in Phoenix. During the morning a num- Der enjoyed the cool shades and the lawns and the boat rowing on the lake. The special amusements pro- vided by S. H. Mitchell and the Nor ton company began in the afternoon, when a crowd filling the theater wit messed the very Imaginable perform ance of Because She Loved Him So." a farce comedy. This began at o'clock and was followed by the baseball game between the Ma rooms and Orphans. which proved a very exciting exhibition.
 Most of the .theater crowd attend ed the game and with the people from uptown who came out the grandstand was packed. The per centage of strange faces, visitors and citizens of the countryside was noticeable. The park was perhaps the coolest, cleanest place in the city After the ball game a dance was started in the theater and con- tinued until six o'clock. An almost crowd spent last night at the park. At eight o'clock there was not a seat obtainable at the theater.
 The comic opera, Mascot" was very creditably rendered by the com pany. A dance followed the opera and that in turn by a fine display of fireworks, purchased at consid- erable expense by MT. Mitchell.
 The Oratory. r
 In this salubrious climate it has been wisely ordained that when the Eagle does any screaming it shall be in the cooler shades of evening, wherefore the oratorical fea-