Bisbee daily review., 1910-04-20
TUCSON OFFERS FREE
ENTERTAINMENT

TUCSON. April 1s.-Free enter
tainment viii be provided visitors to
the big Cinco de Mayo celebration
here On May and 6. in the after
moons OF both days. according to
the programs completed by the en-
tertainment rommitsee yesterday
These programs will be carried out
at Elysian Grove. TO which admit
lance viii be entirely free both days.
A free barbecue VIII be given.
commencing at llo'clock on each OF
the two days of the celebration. 1t
S expected that by l o'clock in the
afternoon the grounds win be suffi-
ciently cleared and everything in
readiness for the events scheduled
TO take place. At that time on. the
first day of the celebration, an In
dian marathon race viii begin at
San Xavier. nine miles south Of the
city It will end az the grand stand
at the park.
L the meanwhile. during the wait
for the finish. barrel races foot
races. pre- throwing of baseball and
and baseball game will serve TO
shorten the time for the spectators.
The foot races will consist of 100
yard and 5e-yard dasnes. The team
participating in the baseball game |
will be the Eagles" and .Suliy's I
Tigers"
Following the barbecue at IL !
O'Clock in the morning on May 6. \
the sports of the day will open I
again at I O'Clock. as on the previ-
Gus day. Two pony races will be |
the first events on the program f,
These will in all probability be over
a quarter-mile track Bronco bust
ing and fIag-picking viii follow
a feature OF the second days
sports will be a sparring maUcn be-
tween two well known pugIists.
The events viii close with another
baseball game, TO be played between
the winning team Of the previous
day and the Fort Huachuca team.
Music viii be furnished both days
by the bands employed for the oc-
cas.on.
White no authoritative information
has as yet been given out TO that
effect. il is understood that grand
bail viii be given on the night of
May S. and will be free. Il will be
given at the pavilion at the Grove.
On the night of May the Uni
versisy OF Arizona boys win give
their annual circus, which will be
repeated on the night of May :.
Not least amongst the many inter
esting features Of .he celebrat3on
viii 1e the drilling contest One
Thousand dollars in prizes will be
awarded TO the two successful teams
competing for Che honors, but the
committee has not yet decided just
how the money viii be divided in
the contests. II is believed 10 be
probable that they win receive 500
and $500 respectively, but this. :. IS
stated, viii be left largely 70 the
wishes OF the contestants themselves
ar er the entries are all in En-
tries will close on the night of May
4. The committee in charge OF this
fear1re Of the celebration has al
ready succeeded in "a sing the re-
quired funds. 1t consists OF James
z. Higg MS. general manager of the
Twin Butts mines. Thomas kavan-
augh OF Tucson. Charles 5. MeHenry
Ct Cananea, John H0ulahan OF Bis
hee. r. X. Shelton of Tucson. T. II.
Schusted Of Tucson and X. l.. Hart
OF Tucson. The entry fee is 500
per team
The committee has already Sc
cured a block of granite 4sxfsx54
inches for use in the contest, which
is expected to be one Of the most in
teresfing features OF the celebration.
in view of the widespread interest
taken IN mining in this section.