The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-07-10
|EUREKAS TWO DAYS
CELEBRATION A SUCCESS
Good Attendance of Visitors.
Fine Weather, Interesting
Contests, and Three Nights
of Dancing, Enjoyed By All.


Eureka's celebration of the Fourth
OF July attracted large number OF
visitors, not only from this county
but from all portions of the surround.
ing ones. The interesting programme
OF sports arranged for the occasion
was carried out in full, and each
number contained enough entries to
make the contests interesting. The
weather was pleasantly warm, and
added to the comfort Of all spectators
The winners of the races and spec
ial events were as follows:
First horse race won by ]. t. DON
nelly's horse, Brownie; second
Babe" owned by Frank Pastorino.
Second Race, Nick Ratios entry
won; second, "Skaggs," owned by
George Moore.
Third Race, Claude Evans entry
won.
Mountain climbing contest won by
Walter McNaughton.
Mems foot race won by Robert
Laird.
Boys foot race (under Is years }
won by Edward Skillman.
Boys foot race (under IL years.
won by M. Vacarro.
Girls foot race (under Is years)
won by Pearl Flavin.
Girls foot race (under IL years
won by Joy Loofbourrow.
Ladies foot race (21 years or over
won by Mrs. K. Englebright.
Donkey race won by Ted McNaugh-
ton.
Potato race won by Ulmont Pasto-
rino.
Three legged race won by E. Porch
and Gilbert Nostrosa.
Pie eating contest won by Douglas
Evans.
The broncho busting contest the
first day had six contestants, all of
whom gave an exhibition of good rid
ing. The riders were Wesley Blair,
Raymond Pastorino, e. ID. Turk,
George Frenzi. Slim Mcfarland, and
Neil Plummer. Only one rider, Nc
Farland, was thrown. e. d. Turk
was awarded first prize by the judges.
Tuesday purse was collected for
a special riding event, and was equal
ly divided among the three riders
who participated. although McFar-
land was thrown again.
On Monday, Eureka and Palisade
played the first ball game, Eureka
winning by an IL to 7 score. Pali-
sade scored all her runs in first three
innings, being tied with Eureka TT
at the commencement of the fourth.
Cardinalli was on the mound for the
home team at the start, but retired
in favor of Cline in the fourth. Both
pitched good ball, the hitting not be-
ing as free as the result indicates.
The score by innings;
Palisade 1-2- 700 % 0
Eureka 3 2 % = 0
Peter eBreen broke his leg while
sliding into second in the third inn
ing. Joe Rebaleati, catcher, and c..
Travers, first baseman. of the Eureka
team, cohided while running for a
foul in the fourth. and Travers was
forced from the game by a badly
bruised eye. The loss of these play
ers@ put big handicap on the home
boys. but they won conclusively in
spite of 1t.
Tuesdays game between Austin
and Eureka brought out another big
crowd. The Austin team started out
in winning style, the score standing
Z to 2 in their favor when Eureka
came to bat in the last half of the
third. But at the close of the session,
the Eurekans had piled up runs,
and the fourth began with AT
count. Mann, who was pitching for
Eureka, then gave way to Cardinalli,
who was in fine form. the visitors
getting only three men across the
plate in the remaining six innings.
Eureka kept on hitting the ball and
added 10 more circuits to their total,
the final score being II to 10. By
innings:
Austin 80 A. : % D U l
Eureka 2-0-5 5-2- o. o. 8 K
Two special photoplays were pre-
sented by the management of the Eu-
reka Theatre on the afternoon and
evening of each day, giving all an OPP
portunity to participate in this line
of pleasure.
The dances given by the Rescue
Hose Company were a big success.
Although the material for their new
hall did not arrive at the railway
station until Thursday night, a small
army of men was on hand Friday
morning to lay the floor, and erect
the frame for the building, and by
Sunday everything was in readiness.
A dance was held that evening that
was we'll attended, and on Monday
and Tuesdays nights the attendance
was so great that the floor was filled.
The size, 50xl00. makes 1t one OF the
largest dance floors in the State. but
il was none too large for the crowd