Gunnison news-champion., 1909-07-30
EIGHTH ANNUAL A GREAT
CATTlEhlH(S CELEBRATION
Reood a Wa" Log. Z sere.- Spa.. V..;sd ..d
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ti-s didn ! shoW up. he lot
race was Won by Gay Mock. Geo
brown second and = Lscero boy
irom Jack CABIN. third The
y'ang ladies foas race went 10
ussie MclDowell. with Helen Be.se
seclnd aud Nettle Walker third
10 spite of threatening rain the
crawd was intensely interested IN
tle ladies' relay race which Law be
tween Hattie Nsder and Alma FASTER
4 ly Both girls had the best horses
al Iomichi and Ohio cseeks. aud
we're evenly matched In sp,r,t aud
daring Fearing that changing Of
the heavy saddles would too severely
TAX feminine strength the rules were
changed to allow the saddled horse
1 lie waiting at either end OF the
course. The turns were quarter
miles, So that both riders were in
ght from the start Hattie, with a
attie the best lead horse, gained
ground for two laps. Then tilghty
horse threw her back and Miss Alma
went ahead full lap. At the be-
ginning Of the fifth and last her
horse flew the track twice. aud com
ing down the home stretch Hattie
passed her How the crowd cheered
and how the riders Piled the whip.
Again Alma began TO gain, the chalk
line was crossed neck and neck so
lar as the cheering multitude could
see. However, the Judges on the
line declared that Alma's horse had
the better by nose and this gave
her first money.
Only Ralph Allen and t. IL. Me. I
D1well got into the wagon race. I'd /
got the best start and though Ralph's
team made quick time he only won
second money
The potato race was a hot num-
Der. Rich Thompson had best luck
with the spuds, Joe Perry second
and Ottie Mcdonald third. The
boys wheelbarrow race went first,
second and third prizes to Masters
Trine, Walker and Marshall.
Tom Stevens won the cowboy race
on Eli Ottie Mcdonald rode Fred |
Mckee Sam and came in second, |
with Richard Nader third on Ches.
The boys foot race went to a Pit
kin youngster Harry Grant, with /
Tom Quinn second and Date Scott
of Pitkin, third
Saddle horse pulling contest was
a tie between Will Hartman and
Martin Van Noorhis, with Joe Perry
third Trouble was to make the
COW ponies pull back They would
hold steady all right, but the pull
ing back was new trick. Rich
Thompson took the wagon wheel
rolling contest, J. II. Cairns next
best.
During the afternoon quite a
crowd attended the ball game be
tween Gunnison and Pitkin. 1t
was anybody's game till the last
inning with the score ) to ). Then
the Pitkin boys went to pieces and
wound up with a total of
IL
The log saving Friday morning
was a new feature and proved really
In the double hand
Harry Carpenter and Walt Clay won,
saving lGS inches in seven minutes,
while Frank and Fred Zugelder
sawed l4O inches. Harry Carpen-
ter also won the single hand saving,
with Steve Doering second.
About this time the endurance
race to Almont and return, twenty
FIVE miles, started with six entries.
The tri p was made in the remarka-
bly, quick time Of an hour and
twenty seven minutes by Louis Rou-
Were. the leader. Pete Bruins was
close behind him and Howard Carr
penter third. Howard saws he had
bad luck in mud hole or the re-
suit might have been different.
Another pretty race. one that made
everybody yell, was the ladies' half
mile dash with goblet Of water.
Jessie Wylie hardly spilled drop
and came in first too. Fernzelle
Outcalt was second.
In the novelty race Alva Sammons
got first money. Rich Thompson and
Andrew Fisher tied for second and
third places and divided the money.
Date Scott won the boys and girls
pony race with Jessie Wylie second
and Clarence Lehman third. 1t
was no walkaway for the boys.
The relay race was the best for
some wears. John Bruins won it.
With Richard Vsder second and /
Jim Cochrane third. In the free
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