The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-15
MINERS DAY
At PARK CITY
'0ne of Most Successful CeIe-
brationS Ever Given in the
Progressive Camp.

Park City. June 14-One of the most
successful affairs in the way of cele-
bration held in Park City was the one Of
today, when the members of Park City
Miners union No. IA. W. r. Of M, cele-
brated Miners day. and il will be some
time before Monday, June IA, Will be for
gotten by the residents of this great min
ing camp. There were sports OF ali kinds
both for the young and old. and there was
something doing all day long to keep the
large crowds of people VINO assembled
early in the morning to see and to near
all that was going on in good humor and
high spirits
The weather was ideal for the days
amusements. and from the time the first
strains of music by the Park city band
We're heard which vas at $50 a. m, the
streets were fairly jammed with good
natured people eager to join in the fes-
tivities and TO help make the day the sue
cessful one which it proved to be. All
business was suspended and all classes
mingled together. At o'clock the parade
was formed in the following order:
Flag bearer Henry Weist.
Members of police department.
Park City band
Union men,
School children.
Every child i'm line was given a ticket
good for 8 cents in merchandise at any
store i'm the city. The line of march was
from the Miners union hail. south on Main
street and north on Park avenue to Nc
Donald's blacksmith shop. returning TO
Miners union hail.
The members of the band then took their
places in the bsndstand and a delightful
program was given by them.
Races for the children were then held
on Main street and the following young
people were declared winners.
Boys race, age under 10 years, forty
yards-Willie Bucks. first prize. Sl.5J;
Bryan Cunningham. second prize. 81,
Lewis Hamilton.
Girls race, under Z years, forty yards
Margaret Dunsmore, first prize, $50, hi
len Stringer. second prize. ST.
BOYS race. Is to Is years. seventy-five
yardS-Hartsight. first. s.; Town, second,
$50; Oliver. third, 81; McDouSan fourth
- cents.
Boys race. If TO a years. fifty yards
Evan Hamilton, first. $50; Edward Hart
well. second, 81; Frank Abbey third %
cents.
Girls race. T. to IS years. forty yards
Mable Stringer. first. Si.50: Mildred Duke.
second. 81; Grace Lowry third, - cents.
Boys race. to years, twenty-five
yards-Bryan Cunningham, first. Sl'o;
Fred Quinn. second. 81; Barney Boulton.
third, - cents
Girls race. 5 TO s years. twenty-five
yards Mary Towey. first Sl.5o; Maria Nc
Donough, second, s.; Grace Thompson
third, IS cents.
Leslie Woods first $50: Willie Andrews.
second. S1.25. James Uric. third. 81.
Girls race. 4 to years. fife N yards
WiImOt Duke, first, $3.50; Clara Holes. sec
ond. Sl.2j: Retta Maxwell. third. 81.
Girls race, 10 years. fifteen yards
Ethel Walberg first. $50: Beatina Poole,
second. S1.25; Ewing Siss, third, 81.
At p. IN. the crowd assembl Il at tn
CITY baseball grounds to witness thu aft
crnoon sports which had been srrang ID.
First in order came the football gam
between the salt Lake Ensign team and
the local White Stars, the visitors win
% t. l.. Il
contested game. y prizr Of S75 was
given the winning team This is 81
style sport for q majority of thu Park
City people and much int crest was there
fore taken.
linn =distelv following the football
game came the three mill Marathon race,
Oliver winning by about thr5e-fourths OF
a LAP. The time made BY thei winner
was d. follows. First mile, SEQ; second
mile, 700; third mile. 800 The young
star was i'm splendid form and when his
sprint was made he easily ran away
from the other contestants. A prize OF
$50 was hunC u for this race.
After the race came thu baseball game,
which was also for q S75 purse, and the
Park City team defeated the local Ju-
niOrs BY q scOra of II to ,. Galligan was
in the box for the Juniors and his work
throughout the game was very effective.
However. during the first three innings
Stanley. his catcher. was up in the air
and allowed several passed balls. and
edCn time allowed PARK CltN runner
to advance a base. Williams cid the
pitching for the Park CITY team and his
work was OF the gilt-edged variety ana
his support excellent
The drilling contest came next and.
there being but two teams entered. only
one prize was given. that being a first
prize OF 800 Following were the en-
tries.
Thomas and Kendall 49, inches.
Burns and Heeuey, 14ai inches.
The rules governing thu match wee
that 7s-inch steel be used. with an eight
pound hammer. 10 minutes drilling
crowd of about 1880 oaoplo enioved
the sport ard were very much pleased
with their DAYS outing
This evening a grand ball was held in
Maple hall and an extra large crowd at
tended.