El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-01

program. A copy OF it lies before me.
The first day began with l.terary eXer-
cises, including a speech and the read
ing Of the declaration of independence.
This was followed by a baseball game
at Exposition park. In the afternoon
there were competitive sports. and
later in the day motor boat races and a
swimming race In the evening there
was a dance. with music By the town
band. On the second day there was
another baseball game. and sports af-
ternoon and evening. Among the fea-
lures OF the latter was q chariot race.
in which the best teams Of the city
took part. Each chariot consisted Of
the front wheels of a wagon on which
a platform had been laid. The horses
went on the gallop.
It is interesting to look at the list Of
sports in which prizes are given The
official program. bearing the American
flag on its cover. shows races by boys
and men, and even by girls The first
prize for the so yard dash for boys Of
from u to Il was So and the second 81.
Boys OF 10 and u ran so yards for
prize OF 81, and boys under eight years
for a prize Of $3.50. The 100 yard dash
for men and boys had prizes from $3.50
to SO. There was a so yard dash for
girls OF from l 2to "a and another for
younger girls ranging down TO those
under eight years, the prizes being from
$3.50 to So
The rope climbing contest was open
to all, as was also the pole vault. The
wheelbarrow race was limited TO men
Of over $50 pounds weight and the first
man in received a prize Of sI2 There
were four entries for the angleworm
race, and its prize was SO.
And then there were bicycle races OF
various distances for men. boys and
girls and swimming races OF 100 yards
with prizes OF from SO to $40
Women Among Runners.
On the second day the woTaen were
Gle races for boys and girls, egg and
spoon races for girls under "a. and
potato race for boys under y. There
was a pic eating contest Tor boys. and
a dOughnUt eating contest for girls. the
prize in each case being $3.50 for the
one who s:e fastest and most An
other feature was a sack race for boys
under q, and another a three-legged
race. in which each contestant con-
sisted OF two boys with one leg OF
each tied to a leg OF the other.
Among the evening events-it is as
light as day up 70 midnight the Fourth
Of July everywhere I'm Alaska-there
were women's races, a women's nail
driving contest and a tug OF war. The
amount OF prizes given in this way
was more than $1,000. and II was con
tributed by the citizens, all OF whom
went out in force TO the sports
Great Day In juneau.
The Fourth OF July came on Sunday
last year. II was celebrated at Juneau
that day by a baseball game between
the Juneau and Treadwell teams at the
Juneau Recreation park. The diamond
there has been cut out or built upon
gravel which was formerly a placer
mine. and I doubt not the dust raised
had still a sprinkling Of gold in IT,
The Treadwell ball park is made NJ Of
the tailings that have come from the
great mines which have already pro-
duced more than s60,000.0O0 worth OF
gold. These tailings have been run
down into the channel. and have built
up on its shore an area large enough
for the game The purse contested for
at Juneau was $3.50
On Monday. July 5, the da- opened
with an industrial parade. with prizes
for the best decorated floats: and in
the afternoon there were races like
those at Fairbanks. The prizes were
abouT the same. ranging from 81 10
SIS. and every one was expected TO
compete. One Of the events was the
OF a CREASED pole. the best
climber receiving a prize OF SO And
then there was the fat mans race.
every contestant in which weighed over