The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-06
FUN AT PARK CITY.
independence Day Observed in Fit
ting Style.

] Especial TO Inc herald
| Park City, July 5.-IndependenCe day
was fittingly observed here today. and
/ the various committees in charge of the
/ celebration are certainly to be cOngrat-
ulated for the successful manner in
which the days program was carried out.
and not once was there a single hitch.
/ The day was ushered in with cannon
salutes guns, pistols, whistles and pa
| triOtiC noises generally.
The Park City band made its appear
ance on Main street az the city hall at
9 o'clock Several patriotic selections
were given. From there the band
marched to the Union Pacific depot on
lower Main street, where the parade was
formed and marched south on Park ave
nue. and north on Main street. where the
morning sports were pulled off.
In the parade were about 200 school
children, ranging from 5 to 16 years of
age; and TO say that these young peo-
pie made a very pleasing appearance is
putting it mildly. Each one of the young
sters was given a ticket good for 3
cents in trade at any store in Park City.
Immediately following the parade the
morning sports were pulled off on Main
street. The following are the winners:
Boys race, 10 years and under-Johu
I Buck first. L. Hamilton second, T. Gun
bingham third.
Girls race, y years and under-Hen-
rietta Shields Belle Aultman.
Boys race, Is to IS years-Joe Whitta-
ter, Joe Hunt, John Mcdonald.
Girls race, Is to is years-Margaret
Dunsmore, Sybu Holland, G. Lowery.
Boys race, 10 to "A years-Frsnk Thomp-
son, Charles Alexander. Fred Sweat.
Girls race, y to IA yesrs-Wilmut Duke,
Grace Richardson, Mary Alhug.
Sack race, under u years-Willie Koran,
Francis Cunningham, Ed Allen.
Mems race over 40 years-John Potts
w. A. Gidley, Mark Smith.
Boys Marathon race down Main street
and. return-Joe Holland, EdTin Hart
well, F. HamiltO
Bun-eating contest-Edwin Curly. Err
nest Altman and John Johns.
The weather was perfect. the rain OF
the early morning cooling the atmosphere
and making the day a beautiful one At
nOOntime an intermissiOH of one hour
was taken, and at 1 o'clock the program
was continued at the city baseball park.
The football game between the picked
| team and the local White Stars came
park, and proved to be a very interesting
one. The stars were in excellent trim
today and played the Pickups off their
feet at all places, the final score being
100, Park City 4. The purse of $50 was
hung up by the Fourth of July commit
tee. so that the boys saw to it that
there was something doing every minute.
Next came baseball game, which was
also for a $50 purse. The game was a
good one throughout. All of the out-of-
town teams had games scheduled. so that
it was necessary to pick two teams from
the nome boys, namely. the Park City
and Junior teams. The former team won
by a score of II 10 in seven innings.
The two teams were quite evenly
matched, but Leland Williams, the slab
artist for the Juniors, was not at his
best today and was hit hard by the
other team Berry relieved him in the
fourth inning, when the game was lost.
Ern Williams pitched for the Park City
team, and did excellent work. letting his
opponents down with but five hits. The
batteries-Juniors. Williams Berry and
Fennel; Park City, Williams and Van
Trump.
Immediately following the ball game
was the thTee-mile Marathon race which
was won by Bailey, Baleen second and
Oliver third. The prizes were SO. $50
and s. Time, IS minutes.
The sports were brought to a close
with the calf-catching contest. This was
novel feature Of the days program and
the large crowd enjoyed il immensely
Kenneth Gibson caught the animal and
thereby won the prize. At 7:30 this even
ing a program was given at the band
stand. The following numbers were
given: Introduction, Mayor F. NJ. VII
son; selection. Park City band address.
A. B. Palley; selection. Park City band;
Declaration of Independence, Mrs. Clara
Kimball: selection, Park City band.
The successful celebration was brought
to close with grand ball in Labor
hall.
Not a single accident was reported
A large crowd attended the races at
the fair grounds track. The following
2:3l class, best three in five-miIe heats
Won by Maud n. in three straight
heats. Time, 2:2Sa. 2:26, 2:27. Goldie was
second and PrOdigal Baroness third
2:40 class, best in D. mile heats-XVon
by Primus in three straight heats Time
2;36, 2:35 2:29i2. BOzsman was second.
The next race, for S125, was between
Teddy and Queen Pomona. and was won
In three straight heats by Terry. Time
2:22l1. 2.26 and 3.24.
A 2-year-old colt owned by J. viii
knight trotted an exhibition half mile I'm
Ills.
a mile heat between a horse owned bv
Jack Streeper and one owned by Joe
Thorn was won by the Thorn horse in
2-59
In q quarter-mile dash between ponies
a Shetland won from two others that
We're just ponies.
Theune Cuff the l5-year-old son of
Mrs. P Cuff Jr.. was thrown from a
horse and sustained a fracture of the
skull at the base Of the brain The bow
was taken to the Provo general hospitaI
mill