The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-13
MANY GOOD EVENTS
SCHEDULED
HARNESS AND RUNNING RACES
AT SPOKANE FAIR PROMISE
TO BE GOOD.

Spokane, Sept. 12.-There are some
classy horses entered for harness and
running events for the weeks racing
at the Spokane Interstate fair, Sep
TENDER 20 to %. for the $4,000 hung
up in purses on Monday there is the
Travelling Mems selling stake, seven
furiongs, for $500 purse. two running
races for $500 and $3.50 purses and the
start Of the Interstate Relay race for
u $1,000 purse, two niles to be run
every day of the week. Horses entered
are: c. s. Turner's William T.. In the
2a5 pace, and r. ID. Aliens King
Kassel, John Mccormack's Sortewood.
]. v. Quigley's Light Of Day and Fan
thus, owned by Waller & Thwaite.
Tuesday Is Derby day. and there Is
a bunch of good entries. to strive for
the glory and the $1,000 purse. There
is 2:20 trot, in which are entered
such good horses as John Mccormack's
Packline, +. Fl. Jones Mayo. j. IL.
Fletcher's Jack Monroe and Ed Davis
La corresta. and three running races.
Wednesday shows four running
races and 2: Is pace. in which are
entered good horses. Tuesday las
four running races and special har-
ness event Friday has a 2:26 pace,
a special harness event and "A couple
of running races, besides the Cham
Der of Commerce Handicap. Saturday
sees the farewell handicap. one mile.
special harness race and the finish
Of the Interstate Relay race.
For all of the latter mentioned
races. as well as the first. good purses
| are hung up. aggregatng $4,000, and
| from the list OF entries already re-
| ceived there Is left no doubt that this
/ years viii be the hest racing yet seen
/ In the northwest.
4 The principal characters in the great
/ Biblical drama. THE Siege of Jericho.
] that will be produced every night at
4 the fair are Joshua. the mighty He
brew leader. Rahab, who betrays the
I city tn the Israelites, Rahab's father
and her mother. seven high priests oil
1 the Israelites and four ark bearers.
4 To take the minor parts of soldiers
slaves. artisans, water carriers. guards
women and children. troupe of 300
I actors Of experience in the peculiar
form of drama are needed.
The ancient stronghold that guarded
the entrance to the land of Canaan
In erected by the Gregory cona,,any
every day and destroyed every night
Three baggag. ears of scenery al.
used and nearly three tons of fire
works. and the stage wherein Is en-
acted the frightfui tragedy Is sooxsot
feet
| From the time that the mighty hosts
of Joshua appear before Jericho's
frowning walls until the start and
fatal conclusion of the siege there
is action. portrayed with minute and
historical accuracy. SD far AZ the stor,
of the siege Is preserved In the Bib
lical and profane accounts. Water car
rIers are seen leading their donkey:
from the River Jordan within the cit,
walls, then the alarm Is given as thu
Israelites appear and the siege starts
In enaeting the siege the huge store
of fireworks are used To the Creates
advantage. Flames are cast down D.
the defenders upon the hesiegers. VIA
are no less backward in using III
weapon, I'm which the ancients wer
well yersed: and when the wall
erumhle to the ground and the inhah
itants of Jericho are given to tn
sword. the spectacle concludes Wit
display of pyrotechnics such as TIL
aneients did not knyw of.