Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-07-06
BIG CROWDS HERE
FOR CELEBRATION
RACE MEET THE BIG ATTRAC.
TON SINCE WEDNESDAY
NATIONS BIRTHOBStRYED
CROWDS HERE FROM ALL OVER
HILLS AND NEBRASKA TO
ENJOY BIG TIME

Well. did Hot Springs put on a
real celebration? We should say
they did! 1t was one of the best
celebrations held any place. July
4th was big day in every way and
yesterday and to-day found crowds
still enjoying a good time at the
races which have been held COM
mencing Wednesday for three days
under the auspices of the Black Hills
Racing and Stock Growers Associa-
ton. And this association deserves
the big share of credit for the sue
cess of this years celebration as
their part of the entertainment was
as good as could be found in any
city large or small.
People have been here in numbers
from all over the Black Hills coun
try, from Nebraska, Wyoming and
Colorado and there has been some
thing doing all the time. For the
benefit of the Northern Hills people
the Northwestern has furnished a
special train from Lead and Dead
wood running on the same time as
the usual summer train and this has
been we'll patronized. The regular
trains have been we'll filled with peo-
pie from Chadron, Crawford, Oel-
richs, Edgemont and Ardmore.
Wednesday the first thing on the
program was the big automobile pa
rade Immediately after the arrival of
the morning trains. The parade
started in lower town and passed up
thru River Avenue to the Court
House headed by Mayor Hargens and
the Hot Springs Firemen's band.
Over one hundred machines were in
line with several very nicely decor
ated floats.
The first prize for the finest float
was won by County Superintendent
Helen Brelsford with float repre-
sentjng the rural schools. The lot
OF little tots were we'll trained and
the float was certainly work of art
The prize was $500.
The second prize was won by the
st. Luke's Guild of the Episcopal
church with number of young la
dies representing the Allies. The
float was beautiful and the young la
dies received $4,000.
The third prize was won by r. A.
Hummel's big Studebaker car decor
ated with the national colors.
Following the parade Mayor Har-
gems introduced the Hon. w. A. Gull
foyle. of Edgemont, who delivered
the address of the day from the lawn
Of the Evans. Mr.. Guilfoyle has a
state wide reputation as a public
speaker and his address Wednesday
was we'll worth hearing.
In the afternoon at 100 o'clock
Ivy Baldwin, walked the high wire
over the canyon at Gibson's corner
making another of his spectacular
exhibitions for which he is justly ia
nous all over the west.
Promptly at 900 p. m. the races
started at the race track on College
Hill with record breaking attend
ance. The races have been conduc.
ted under the auspices of the Black
Hills Racing and Stock Growers AS
sociation and every member is q
hustler and has been boosting in
every way to make this meet big
success which it has been. Music
was furnished by the local band an6
also the Edgemont band, two of the
best musical organizations in the
Hills.
Following is the result of the first
days races with the name of the
horse, town. Jockey and time:
First race, 1920 trot, one mile
purse 1925; Foxy Jay, Rapid City
Kerns, driver, LIST. Alice Creighton
Blair Nebraska, Owens, driver. 2nd
Waunetta c., Miller, S. D., Sessions
driver. 3rd. Alto Express, Custer
Young, driver, 4th. Time: 2:31;
$3.50 15: 1920 1-5.
Second race, free-for-all running
race, ! mile. purse $4,000: Oul
Queen, Sioux City, Jonas, jockey
1st; Celebration, Longmont. Colora
do, Pinkstaff, 2nd; Little Dan, Cody
Nebraska. Collins, 3rd. Time so
Blanche w. and Big Foot also ran.
Third race. 2:3O pace, one mile
purse $4,000: Empire Express, Al
lance, Nebraska, Mollring, driver
LIST; Shady G., Stanton, Nebraska
Winn, Custer, Young driver, 3rd
Wilson, driver 4th. Time: 2:22a;
2:24; 2:27a.
Fourth race. free-for-all running
5-S mile, purse, $4,000: Nadine H.
Bridgeport, Nebraska, Howard, 1st;
Innovation. Bridgeport. Nebraska
Gibbons, End; Paw, Cody, Nebraska
Collins, 3rd. Time 1902. Joe Glenn
and Blaze B. also ran.
Fifth race, free-for-all running
3-4 mile, purse $175.00: Links Lady
Sioux City, Iowa. Jonas. 1st; Indian.
ola, Indianola. Nebraska, Mead. End
Grosvener, Ardmore, 8. D., Howard
3rd. Time 1919. Lennon Joe also
ran.