Gunnison news-champion., 1910-07-29
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tsasInx ~ ever, ~rth aa unusually y
large ere~d of strangers IN town
Many of them we're ssoek men. Who
had been al the Jsact,on. aad still
others came over from the bug cities
~ get ost o. the heat And we did
have nice weslher Twe ~ pleasant
davs a. one could have ordered
Promptly al nine Thursday mern
ing the bows foot rsee wss pulled
of Ii was wos by Date Scott II
PltkIn. with Doe luk loyItch Of Crest
ed Butte second, and ieary Rose
third.
The parade Was a dandy. One
hsndred and Fifty odd horses ia
hne. carrying themselves proadly
with the cowboys and eowgirls. and
the smaller boys aud girls. The
floats we're the best in history
Among business houses represented
were Gaverte Bros who won second
prize, J ID Miller a Bro, Il. NJ
Collins. Odd Fellows. who won first
prize, Rebeksh ladies, Woodmen
ladies, aud . nsmper Of private
rigs asily trlmussd There were
seven or eight autos ia line. ibclad-
ing u. T Marrsy, who got the prize
for hne decorstions; s j. Miller.
w w Mckee. George Eastman, n
G.. Bartlett, DR. Hyatt, y. O'Learv
and Rev. VIM. Kipp. The W r.
{. ladies won third prize on floats
and W. W. Mckee second for auto
mobiles
The quadrille ON horseback was
universally pronounced the best ex-
hlbltlon ever gwen. Ii was won by
the Ohio creek set. consisting of
Alma Essterly, Joe Ellebrecht, Lena
Ellebrecht, Charley Eilebrecht, Jes-
s,e Wyhe Frank Wright, Emma
Eilebrecht, Goddard Franks
Al eleven the ladies race with
glass of water proved exciting, and
wss won by Lena Ellebrecht. with
Florence lehmen second and Edith
Gray third
In the wagon wheel rolling con-
test Charley Ellebrecht got first
money, Rich Thompson second and
Len Easterly third
After dinner came the ladies re
lay race, an exciting event, the three
fair contestants each having to make
ten changes oi horse in two and a
half miles La the middle of the
race, az Jessle Wylie and Ramona
Outcalt were racing neck and neck
down the last block 10 fifth change,
q stray cur tangled the feet Of the
horse Miss Wylie WAS riding and
threw her heavily She was up in
IN instant and getting the horse WAS
OF again, not only making up the
lost time but coming in first How
eves, the judges decided on some
tangled technicalities that Mics
Outcalt WAS entitled 10 first and
Miss Wylie TO second, with Miss Al
ma Easteriy third. A nice purse of
thirty elk dollars was made up on
the outside for Miss Jessie for her
plucky ride, as we understand she
would not accept second money.
Gus Hoecher won the COW horse
novelty race, Bruce Hartman second
and Will Sammons third.
We have no complete record of the
base ball game, Gannison vs.. Pit
kin, but it resulted q to 4 after rs
pretty q game rs was ever played
here. Pitkin boys had blood in
their eyes, and onl, Lehsn's mag
ni6cent pitching kept them from the
tl00. Not satis6ed, the teams
PLAYED Friday afternoon for . $50
side bet At the fifth inning score
wse II 10 3 in favor of Pitkin. Then
Lehsn went in again and the game
finished ls TO III, Gunnison ahead
5. 3 johnson, with his stallion,
Sumner u, won the trotune race.
l.. c. Sharp was second and r j S
Miely third
The cowboy race WAS a hummer
The finish Of the third mile was
sharp and almost too close for IN
outsider to Judge. Those entitled
10 decide gave first money 10 Pal
mer Nader, Jr., second TO Orta Nc
Donald ON Spanns horse and third
10 X. II. Mace of Crested Butte.
f. H McDowell won the wagon
race, same rs last year. Lee Leh-
man was second. and Bert Dollard
third
The second day started with a
hundred yard foot race, which Vim
Pierce Of Hotchkies won handily,
Woods Of Salida second.
r. II. Mace won the free for all
horse race, half mile Dash, Spann
Bros. secoed, and John Brsnz. o.
the Anderson horse. third.
Carl Walker won the boys sill