The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-07-03
FOURTH OF JULY
BIG DAY AT LAKE
WIDE INTEREST MANIFESTED IN
ANNUAL LAND AND
WATER MEET.
MANY OTHER ATTRACTIONS
BAND CONCERTS, JUBILEE SING
ERS, FIREWORKS AND
NAVAL BATTLE.

E fedIuTFS at the CDdNlauQud tOIOT-
row will be the events in the annual
athletic meet. which will be held on
I the grounds and in Lake Madison to-
morrow forenoon. afternoon and
evening. There will be upward of
score of land and aquatic contests.
and present indications are that the
number of entries will run up into
+ the hundreds. The prizes will con
+ sist of silver cups. engraved silver
medals engraved gold handled
4 knives and cash, and no cash prize
will be under 50.
one Of the drawing cards in the
/ forenoon will be an obstacle" race.
4 i'm which the contestants will be
obliged to engage in just about every
known stunt" with the possible ex-
ception of standing still. The race is
open to all. and the entrants will
first eat three buns. then run. drink
lemonade and then run, crawl under
brush and run. pick up potatoes. peel
them and then run.
Races for All.
Preceding the obstacle race will be
a three-legged race for boys ! 4 years
old and under, and one for persons
over IA years old. There will be a
\ sack race for boys under IA years
and one for those above IA years.
/ An egg and spoon race will be open
+ to ALL Following the obstacle race
will take place two 50-yard running
races. one for boys under II years
old. and one for girls under 4 years,
\ 100-yard dash for persons over II
years of age, a high jump for boys
under Ia years of age, a high jump
Z for those over l 4 years old. and a
one-mile running race. open TO all.
The first prize for the mile run Will
be a silver cup
Boat races will be held between
o'clock and o'clock in the after
noon A motor boat race, open to
all. viii open the program. there Will
\ be single rowing race and double
rowing race. both open. and A. u.
/ Thibodeau and +. T. Walser will en-
gage in a water fencing contest.
Divers and Swimmers.
Swimming races will be held from
4 o'clock TO o'clock There will be
high dive. fancy dive. 50yard
swimming race, for boys under IA
years. 50-yard swimming race, for
girls under Il years of age. 50-yard
swimming race for persons over Il
years OF age. and a 100yard swim
ming race, open TO all A silver cup
will be awarded the winner of the
/ first prize in the 100-yard race. The
4 closing contest will be a barrel race,
contestants in which are required TO
provide their own paddles.
Judges of the various events will
be Miss Nellie NJ. Jones. A. ID. Thibo-
deau and r +. Walser.
Other Attractions.
The celebration at the chautauqua
grounds will open tomorrow morning
with a concert by the popular Free
man Concert band. at 1890 o'clock
and the round table will be held at
\ IL o'clock Between the time of the
boat races and the water races, in
the afternoon the Dixie Jubilee Con-
cert company, which is highly recon-
mended, will give an exhibition. The
( Freeman Concert band will give a
concert on the lake front at o'clock
in the evening, and they will be fol-
lowed by the Dixie Jubilee Concest
company, in the auditorium at S.15
I o'clock At 9:15 o'clock Lillian Gish
will be seen in the moving picture
drama. Daphne and the Pirate, >
and Charles Murray in the comedy,
The Judge" The day at the lake
will close with a great display of
\ fireworks and a naval battle.
The music OF the Criterion Glee
club and band. which made its first
appearance at the chautauqua yester-
day, and rendered several numbers
again today was exceptionally we'll
/ received