The Dolores star., 1909-07-09
SUCCESSFUL CELEBRATION
Dolores Entertains . Large Crowd
July Seco0d and Third.

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July Seco0d and Third.
The big celebration which was plan
ned for Dolores was pulled of Friday
and Saturday on schedule time. The
COrtez band started the ball rolling
promptly ut 80 p. m, Friday, and
the program for the afternoon was car
ried out as published excepting the
broncho busting which was postponed
until Saturday, and game Of ball filled
the vacancy. Saturdays program was
carried out in full The Mancos train.
on which the ball boys came was late
aud while waiting on the game the
broncho riding contest took place.
After the band concert Friday was
the free-for-all horse race and the pony
race. In the free-for-all first money
went to Jessie Haller and second to
James Nash. In the pony race the
Indians took first money and Hudson
second. After these races Cortez play
ed a game of ball with themselves.
Then there was more music by the
band, aud u band concert at 8 O'Clock
p. M. The ball given in the Opera
House Friday night was well attended.
On Saturday the band again opened
the exercises with music, and shortly
after 1890 the procession was formed
near the band stand and headed by
Mayor Trimble, Rev. Nuckous and
Charles A. johnson, in Mr.. Bozman's
auto. marched to the town park where
the morning program, consisting OF
songs by the chorus choir, music by
the band, invocation by Rev. Nuckolls
and an address by Charles A. Johnson,
was carried out. Mayor Trimble was
master of ceremonies and In few well
chosen words welcomed the people and
introduced the speaker. After these
exercises dinner was served. The three
beeves and three sheep which consti-
tuted the barbecue was done to turn,
and the meat was rellshed by the hum
dreds Of hungry visitors.
The band opened up busy afternoon
Of sports with n concert at one o'clock.
The first was bucking contest. Three
horses were ridden by three different
parties. The first two interested the
spectators by wading through u
swamp. The third got wiggle OH
and pitched some, falling down twice.
The money was divided equally among
the three riders.
After the bucking contest was the
ball game between the Cortez and
Mancos teams which resulted in q score
of @ to in favor of Cortez. The game
was we'll played considering the poor
grounds and rain. Belcher pitched an
excellent game for Cortez but his sup
port was poor, especially In the field,
| tue score card being too small for keep.
ing record of the errors. Hays, who
pitched for the Mancos boys, became
weak in the sixth inning but his excel
lent support held down the Cortez boy,
until the seventh when they run In siz
scores, being the only inning in which
they scored excepting the fourth when
one run was made. Following Is the
score by innings
Cortez. 0 0 % 9 0 K,
Mancos. l 0 o 20 % 2-t
While the ball game was In progres.
the saddle horse race and the consola
ton race were run. Henry Mcconnell
won first money IN the saddle hors,
race and Charles Hepworth second
and IN the consolation race William
Puckett won first and James Brown
second.
Following were the winners in th,
street sports: Potato race, John Trim
BILE first and Will Lynch second. Boy
foot race, under ~ years, -. Peel frs
and Paul Treadway second. Boys foo
race. between IL and l8 years, jim
Byers first and Willie Squires second
Girls foot race, under 12 years, Lens
Wallace first and Margaret Shut;
second. Mems foot race, John Trim
BILE first and George Van Arsdale sec