Semi-weekly herald., 1912-09-26

Durango IA IaIIy glowing VIA
priue touay. We are MOI 0niy presla.
,ng 40 hostess 10 eae plssens rsAi-
nonor Oh enuer tanning tna Tran Dia1-
ers Oh the great San Juan is oals.
Ihat eyeiy cIJizen Oh Durango teels
an Individual responsIbnnty Ior the
way our guests our entertained is
manifested oy the eIorIs All are put
ting 1orth IN their behalf.
Inc day is ideal. Inc morning
dawned bngnu and clear with Just q
toucn oil crispness IN the air. Indeed
the whole day mas been one that resi-
dents are given to designate as typi-
cal OF Colorado.
Ihe decorations make a beautiful
background Tor the large crowd that
Thongs the street. People from all
walks of lie are represented in tne
motley array. There are highbrows
and lowbrows. The so-called smart
set from our neighboring towns are
not only interested spectators but par
ticipants as well. Social ciiques and
clans are forgotten for the time and
all are on pleasure bent. Men OF
wealth from the east seem to deem
it great privilege TO rub shoulders
with the splendid specimen of man
hood our western life produces.
Yesterday the festivities at the
fair grounds began about 1880, al
though many were there early in the
day to view the splendid exhibits.
AS usual the Indians were the ma
jor portion of the attraction. In the
half mile buck race the time was 56
seconds. There were three entries.
Silverheels, entered by Duckworth,
Sam entered by Neher and Cody by
Brown were the horses entered for
the one-quarter mile running race.
The money was won in the order
named. The time was "a seconds.
The squaw race which recorded the
only unfortunate happening of the
day was the most exciting event on
the program. There was no jockeying
for Madam Squaw. She's out for the
money and money she is going to have
if she can make her horse hit the turf
fast enough to get it. The race was
one-half mile. When out only a short
distance on the course the cinch OF
one of the saddles broke and the
squaw was thrown to the ground with
terrible force, breaking her arm in
two places, one being above the
wrist, the other about half way be.
tween the shoulder and arm. The
ambulance and the injured woman
was taken to Mercy hospital where
her arm was set by Drs. Lackey anc
Robin. Today she is resting vel
and no further i'll effects are anti
cipated as a result Of the accident
The bravery she evidenced woulc
have been worthy of the bravest Of
the braves. She refused an anesthe
tic and not one moan escaped her lips
while the arm was being operated up
on.
The champion Indian buck foo
, racer covered the distance Of 10t
yards in IL 1-2 seconds.
In the three-eights mile running
race Delmarr, entered by Jesse Hal
Ter, won first; King, entered by Ne
her, won second and Caneache, en-
tered by Brown, third. Time 38 sec
onds.
The shades of evening were fall
ing when the last Of the large as
sembly wended their way homeward
In the evening the streets were fille'
with people, who appreciated to tn
utmost the Indian sports as well a
the music.
i This morning when the hour for tn
parade arrived Main avenue TO
blocks was lined with solid wall o
people. 1t was a good natured, en-
thusiastic assemblage who did no
mind at all the half hour wait oc
casioned by the delay in forming tn