Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1915-07-09

hll oreseed IN red. The Glattly Lum.
Der Company float was second. Itwas
miniature house on wheels with q
small yard in which we're chickens
pigs, and q number of little children
1t was one OF the most realistic adver
tisements In the parade.
Deserving Of special mention is the
float Of Daniels & Allen, blacksmiths
Theirs was q miniature shop on wheels
forges, anvils and tools and real hon
est.to-goodness horse submitted to be.
ing shod while being hauled thru the
streets. AS In all other events, Nor
game Drug Store had feature that
ranked we'll up among the leaders. II
was the Val Dona colorsd Brigade un-
der the captainship Of George Gibson
Each boy was clothed In Uniform
made of bunting and carrying ban.
ners bearing neat legends advertising
Morgan's Drug Store. The banners
themselves were tastily decorated with
the national oolors surrounding q
white square on which the legends
were neatly printed. The seven boys
marched In single file, holding aloft
the banners which we're united to each
other by long strip Of bunting. The
brigade was given position ahead of
the Hot Springs band. Many oom-
ments were heard along the line Of
march on the uniqueness Of this nov
city. The Roth Transfer Company
had another dandy float but space for
bids an extended writeup Of more Of
them, suffice to say that ell were good.
After the parade and dinner came
the sports program near the Union de.
pot where q large smphitheatre had
been erected. In the hub and hub
race Crawford won arst and Rushville
second. The 100 yard dash was won BY
Purney, OF Rushville. and Bovee, Of
Storgis, second. John Boneline won
the shoe race, with Delbert Gillespie
second. Rushville won the tug of war
from Crawford and the water FIGHT he
tween the two teams representing the
last named towns was declared draw.
The girls race was won by Dora Bruce
with Chattie Oleaver, second. Boys
race, Clarence Bruce flrst. Arthur
Gamet second.
The next big event after tho races
was the wrestling match between Do.
mer, of Polo, Illinois, and Romsnoff. Of
Omaha. This event was one of the
best ever witnessed here. Both men
are among the leaders in the sport
world and this match was one Of the
hardest and most scientific ones ever
pulled of in this western country.
Domer won the match in straight falls,
the drst In forty-six minutes and the
second in eighteen. They are matched
for another bout here in the near fu.
ture. Henry Stark. worlds champion
bag puncher and all around athlete.
refereed the match and gave universal
satisfaction.
Two events of the day that stsnd out
as being thrillers of the fret order was
the high wire performance at one
O'Clock BY wv Baldwin and the balloon
ascension at seven O'Clock by the same
man. Too much cannot be said of
this performer as to his fearlessness.
His high wire stunt was pulled off over
the canyon near the Braun bath house.
The cable was stretched from Eysna
Heights to the Sanitarium grounds. q
distance OF $50 feet and at heiRhth in
the middle Of the cable Of about 200
feet. The wind was blowing almost a
gale and many thought the event
would have to be postponed, but they
had hardly reckoned with Baldwin.
Promptly on time he appeared at the
west end of the wire and held the
crowd breathless while he unconcern.
edly made the distance and also did
several stunts while on the middle Of
the cable. The feat was one that
brought the entire crowd out on all
three days Each evening on schedule
time bis big balloon was sent up In
lower town. Baldwin has been in the
exhibition game since 1884 and when
the gas bag is filled he goes up. Free
from any harness or straps he grabs
the trspeze Of the parachute and while
soaring to q heighth Of several thous.
and feet performs on the bar BY hang
nR By bis feet, By one hand and many
other ways that most men would shud-
der to do ton feet from terra flrma.
His asoensions will be talked about
In this section for years and people
can easily say after seeing Baldwin
that they have seen the best In bic line.
He is fine little gentlemen to meet.
onsssuming, but q man who always
delivers the goods. He hes made hum
dreds Of ascensions and has walked
some of tho deepest canyons in the
west where false step meant instant
death. --'
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