White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-07
Is SUCCESS.
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dancing difficult because of the
crowd. Good music in both instances
added to the enjoyment of the dane
ers.
The celebration was continued
through Friday, and while the
crowds were not of the proportions
Of the day before, the special trains
from McGill and the mines brought
in a number of passengers, and the
city was pretty we'll filled up during
the day. During the greater part of
the forenoon, there was a band con-
cert from the stand at the intersec-
tion of hurry and Aultman streets,
and as the weather was fine, a large
audience was out to enjoy the music.
Soon after noon, the races started
on hurry street, commencing with
the saddle horse race in which there
were six entries. The first prize of
SEQ, was won by Louis Magnuin's
buckskin horse. In the quarter mile
event, A. B.. Witcher's horse. John
Short" took first money.
The concluding program of the
wild west show, took place at Ely
park, and was a far more satisfac-
tory performance than that of Thurs
day, as the horses were lively enough
to suit the most critical, and there
was some first-class bueking and
riding of bucking horess.
There was a very small attendance
at the Friday wild west show. as the
dissatisfaction as to price of admis-
sion the day before, developed into
a practical revolt, Friday, and the
transfer of the ball game between
the Ely and Copper Flat mines, from
the Ely grounds to the East Ely
park. The crowd followed the ball
game, three or four train loads going
to East Ely, where the attendance at
the park was around four hundred.
The price to the wild west was sub
sequently reduced to fifty cents, but
too late in the day to be of much
benefit to the managers of the wild
west performance.
Buffalo Vernon said that he
had come one thousand miles to keep
this engagement. and that while he
had come in on the cushions, it look
ed as if he would have to go out on
the rods" His appeal did not
rou much sympathy as the ticket
buyers were sore at having to pay a
double price, Thursday, for the ball
game and the wild west performance
and were in no mood to be further
imposed upon In the ticket buying
line.
1t is unfortunate that conditions
existed that resulted in this dissatis-
faction, as il was the only unpleasant
feature of an otherwise successful
celebration.
In the broncho busting contest
Friday Afternoon, the two prizes of
$50 and s25 were divided between
William Robbins and j. Bruno. Each
mar had mounts that bucked to the
limit, and as it was impossible to
distinguish which of the riders ex-
celled in sticking, it was thought that
a division of the prizes was %justii-
able. Interest in this event resulted
in a side bet of s35 by enc of the
cow boys present that he could ride
the same horse bareback. The
amount of the bet was covered, and
the COW boy made good.
The steer roping and tieing was
done in good time, Buffalo Vernon
tieing his steer in sixty seconds after
throwing him three times, and Win
ming the first prize of s25.
The most novel feature of the Fri
day afternoon program, was the
lassoing a steer by Veronon, while
riding in an automobile. The car
was driven by George letter, who
had a chance to show his skill as a
chauffeur, as the space was limited
and some quick turns and stops were
necessary. 1t required some scien-
tific m~anoeuvering of the automobile
before Buffalo could make a throw,
but with the first attempt he caught
the steer, and quickly had him down
and tied.
Buffalo Veron completed his part
of the program with an interesting
exhibition of spinning 95 feet of
rope, on horseback. He easily kept
the rope whirling. coiling it about
himself and the horse, until the en-
tire 80 feet had been let out.