The Globe-republican., 1908-04-23
EVERYTHING IS FREE
LOS ANGELES ENTERTAINING Of
FlCERS AND MEN OF BAT
TLESHlPS IN STYLE.
EVERY VARIETYOF AMUSEMENT PROVIDED
Boxing Bouts, Fencing Contests, Bal
loon Assertions and Scores of SINH
lar Attractions for the Sailors
Spanish Barbecue Served BY the
Women-EIaborat Banquet.

Los Angeles, Apr. 21-The city Mon
day began it's weeks entertainment Of
the Atlantic fleet. For the next six
days officers and men will participate
in program which will occupy nearly
every hour Of the time. A four days
program for the sailors began at
Chutes park Monday morning at 1090.
Three thousand sailors were given
liberty from the ships and were es-
corted from the beach cities to Los
Angeles in free trolley cars.
At the park every variety of enter
tainment was provided. More than so
three-round boxing bouts are scheduled
TO take place there during the week by
the Los Angeles Athletic club. James
]. Jeffries is master of all athletic
exercises and referee OF the boxing
bouts. The championship lightweight
contest between two sailors from the
fleet was on the program for Monday,
Fencing contests balloon ascensions,
high dives and scores Of similar at
fractions were put on for the amuse-
ment of the sailors.
At noon a typical Spanish barbecue
was served. The menu included such
viaMds as barbecued beef, Chile con-
carne, and frijoles -Four hundred
women from the various patriotic So
cleties Of the city served the meal to
the sailors who were served from long
tables erected throughout the park.
The general public was also admitted
to the park and thousands of people
thronged the place, Chutes park with
all its places Of entertainment was
leased by the committee for the four
days and all its attractions were
thrown open to the sailors. Vaudeville
performances were given and dancing
continued all the afternoon.
The combined bands OF the ships Of
the four divisions were present in uni
form which with half a dozen local
musical organizations enlivened the
program throughout the day At noon
the bands formed line of march and
the entire crowd OF sailors and citizens
numbering many thousands, proceeded
to agricultural park, 10 blocks distant,
where a wild west show occupied the
remainder of the afternoon. This park
the property Of the state, has also been
secured for the entire week All the
grandstands here were filled to over
flowing and thousands crowded all
available space.
The program included a frontier
town, which had been erected in the
center of the park fronting the prin-
cipal grandstand. Typical frontier
characters occupied the stage enacting
stage holdup, steer riding, broncho
busting, fancy rife and revolver shoot
ing, Indian war dancing, jail breaks,
imitation lyuchings and thrilling cen
ter piece of which a Vaquero girl
formed the central figure. Another
event was turning loose OF wild steer
In the arena, with purse of gold at
tached to one of his horns, given as a
prize to the cowboy who was first to
capture the steer and secure 1t. The
entertainment was under the super
vision OF the Vaquero club and scores
of genuine cowboys from the remote
regions Of Arizona and New Mexico
were brought to the city. They APP
peared in typical western costume and
mounted on the widest bronchos,
Monday night Admiral Thomas and
the officers Of the feet were banqueted
at the Alexandra hotel by local citi-
zens. About 26O covers were laid and
the function was the most elaborate
Of its kind ever given in Los Angeles.
Gov. GiIlett and other state officials
attended.