Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-05
NEWS FROM NEIGHBORING CITIES

under IA years, furnished much amuse-
ment. Twenty-Five pounds of peanuts
were thrown into a sawdust ring and
when the youngsters began to hunt for
them the scene resembled planning
mill with shavings and sawdust flying.
At the end of the scramble few
handsful of peanuts were thrown
among the spectators lining the court
and some of the adults We'd with the
boys and girls in the scramble.
A prize not on the program was won
by Charles Marshall, when Superin-
tendent Ryerson of the Fairgrounds
offered 81 to the boy who would climb
the fifty-foot flagpole and untangle the
rope.
Three prize balloons were sent up
with tickets calling for cash prizes of
So, SO and So for the finders Up to
a late hour last night they had not
been heard from.
THE POLO GAME
The polo game at Tournament park
in the afternoon resulted in a tie score
of to in three tWelveminute Pc
riods. The play throughout the game
was as even as the score would indi-
cate, the ball in all periods being car
ried back and forth with regularity.
In the second period C. E. Post made
one goal for the Whites and Tom
Weiss one for the Reds. In the third
period Ben Smith scored for the Whites
and Reggie Weiss for the Reds. The
lineup was as follows:
Reds-Fred Emery, Reggie Weiss,
Tom Weiss and DR.. w. A. Boucher.
Whites-C. E. Post, DR.. A. H. Saw
age Ben Smith and Harry Weiss.
Superintendent Schwarz refereed and
"Uncle Tom" Weiss was timekeeper.
Throughout the afternoon the fol-
lowing program was rendered in front
of the grandstand, and each number
was well received:
Flag drill by school girls; "Athenian
Trio" composed of the Shut brothers,
in hand balancing and tumbling; fenc-
ing with foils by Professor Uyttenhove
and lady pupil; with dueling swords
by members of Pasadena Athletic club
and with broadswords by Professor
Uyttenhove and c. Beris; parallel and
horizontal bar work by seniors of Y.
M C. A; club swinging, Juggling and
baton swinging by George Swarthout,
physical director of the Y. M. c. A.
The motorcycle races held the atten-
ton of the crowd and created much
enthusiasm among the supporters of
the various riders and machines. The
track is not especially built for this
snort and this, together with the fact
that the riders were all local men
with stock machines, held the onlook-
ers in expectancy. There were eight
entries in each event. Following are
the results:
First event, three miles, for strictly
stock machines Sc horse power and
under-David Kinney, Indian, first;
Charles Tobey, Indian, second; Ray
mond Austin, Excelsior third. Time,
4:31 3-5.
Second event, three miles, for stripped
stock machines, 91s to horse power
Charles Tobey, Indian, first; David
Kinney, Indian, second; Raymond Aus
tin. Excelsior, third. Time, 4:O2 2-5.
cylinder, stripped stock machines
David kinney, Indian, first; Charles
Tobey, Indian, second; Raymond Aus
tin, Reading Standard, third. Time,
6:25 3-5.
Fourth event, six miles, free for all
Raymond Austin, Reading Standard,
first; David Kinney, Indian. second;
Charles Tobey, Indian, third. Time,
7:11. -
Fully 5000 people witnessed the even
ing program at Tournament park.
Prof. A. Clyde Brayden delivered
stereopticon lecture on his trip around
the world, and the views of the various
countries were supplemented with
schoolgirls of Honolulu in lantern
maze, fencing drill by local Japanese,
flag exercise by local Chinese, charac-
teristic Igorrote dance, Hindu fire
dance, Arab tumblers, Scottish dances,
Indian war dances by native Apaches
The days celebration closed with an
elaborate display Of fireworks under
the direction of the board of trade
committee,