The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-07-10
Gathering at State Fair Grounds
Is Surprise in Character
and Patronage
FIVE THOUSAND CITIZENS
PAY TRIBUTE TO NATION
And at the Same Time Enjoy Pro-
gram Which Proves II. J.
Snively and p. J. Eschbach to
Be Strong as Motorists

Never in its history has North Yak
ina had as quiet Fourth of July as
that celebrated yesterday and never
as wide choice of entertainment
They took advantage of their oppor-
tunities and enjoyed themselves in a
manner which was surprise to all
concerned. Despite the fact that hun
dreds of people left the city for Ell
lensburg, Naches. Mckee. Wiley City,
the Scotch gathering at Yakima City
and some to Toppenish and Granger
for the fun there, the fact remains
that at the state fair grounds there
were assembled probably five thou.
sand people at conservative estimate
and a remarkably large crowd at Su-
mach Park. In addition to these We're
the scores who went a picknicking by
wagon or automobile to nearby plea
sure spots.
Transported Many people
Street railway officials, the officials
of the O-W. r. & N. and of the North
Yakima & Valley railways were sur
prised at the large number of people
they were called on to transport from
one part Of their route to other parts
and all stated that the aggregate bust
ness Of the day was far beyond their
widest estimates. The hitching grounds
at the state fair grounds would make
ia gold substantial state fair asse n
blage look normal, the bleachers and
the grandstand were crowded and ev-
( rybody had a remarkably good time.
Honors for Fl. j. Snively
Messrs Dan Riley, Pat Jordon, C. L.
Twohy. j, M, Currys Henry schott, al
Manning ana others were among the
prominentl officials at thei fair groaihds
where the celebrate n was under the
hIspices Of tile Pioneer association
knd they gave their patrons ian excel
lent lot OF sport and Entertainment.
Henry j. Snively and Pete Eschbach
were among those who won honors
both in automobile racing. Mr. Snively
after much persuasion, was induced to
enter his car in two mile race in
which he met several competitors but
the race narrowed down to a battle
between his machine and that of j. b.
Ernsdorff. The Snively car. in which
the owner was a passenger. was alto
gotiated the second mile in a minute
and half, the two miles being done
in three minutes and ten seconds. The
Ernsdorff car was but three seconds
behind
Peter Eschbach Wins
Peter Eschbach won a race winch
was called an "eld timers automobile
race" and his competitors were Mes
srs Joseph Otter, with Phil Otter AS
a passenger, p. ]. Eschbach. A Esch-
bach and Frank Clemmer This was
an interesting race. Mr.! Clemmer, with
Pat. Jordon as pilot made fine bid
for supremacy but his ear shot its
bolt. when the Eschbach cars see-
sawed and finally the Otter car went
to the front, or what seemed to DC
the front when the spectators had lest
count. But two miles saw the car -
P. j. Echsbach in the lead. The, time
was not taken.
Motorcycle Races
The Harley Davidson motorcycle
appeared too much for its competitors,
the Indian and the Flying Merkel.
The Yale machine was not entered.
These machines had two races of five
miles each. the three competing in the
first, Mcneil winning with the Da
wilson and the Merkel, the first named
was nearly a half mile to the good, or
about thirty seconds at The finish
NightspoOk Wins Horscrace
Nightspook was the winner of the
harness horse contest taking second
and third heats after dropping the first
to Grant M. Starost, was first in the
third heat and second in the others
the winner of the first heat finishing
last In the second and third attempts.
The heats were all close and the hors-
es were we'll punched each time. STAR
ost is a trotter and was competing
against PAGERS. which was a handicap.
Five gentlemen of color competed
in the Battle Royal and three of the
number were speedily eliminated
when the battle narrowed to u slug
ging match between men weak, even
ut that sport. and the result finally
went 10 Harry Brown, who was the
winner of the battle royal at the last
event Of the kind held here.
Darttown Derb.
Herb Jones was The r;,tsr OF the
winring horse in the Darltown Derby
in which there were five com petitors.
One OF the horses, larger than the
others and Conspicuous Deca use OF o.
red saddle blanket, WAS selected by the
grandstand AS the flvorite but he ran
wide at the turn and tried to bolt
through the paddock gate At that time
II finished in with the bunch. The dis
lance was half mile and the time was
81 seconds. Little Dan was the winning
horse, Grey Eagle second and Get
away third
William Sam won first place in the
mile dash for Indian riders with
Stehi in second r,ace and ThouIAs
Untuch third.
Manning Boys Isox
One of the incest exhibitions of the
day was a five round boxing contest
between the Manning brothers. sons
of Al Manning The lads. who were
about ten years Of age. twins. are wen
matched as To science, weight strength
and reach ana thev work together
cleyeriy. They gave . good exhibition