St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-06-25
Minckler and Patrick To
Run Foot Race of One
Hundred Yards.
PARADE AND SALUTES
OF l3 CANNON SHOTS
Dancing, Baseball, Games.
Horse Rases and Gen.
eral Good Time.

AS the Fourth of July approaches
the celebration at the Fair Ground:
is awakening more and more inter
est. Patriotism is an American at
tribute that is not confined to the
killing off of an opposing army. II
embraces the longing to do son1>-
thing better than somebody else ana
proves that Il told you So is specific
ally allowable to "the man who never
makes mistake This man is VIM.
p. Minckler, secretary Of the Parish
Fair Association. He has an Oppon-
ent in w. N. Patrick, and they in
tend to prove ''Wno is who by run
ming 100 yards for a purse to De
+. made up out OF the remains OF the
Dempsey Carpenter fight after the
fighters get their share Of the pro-
ceeds and all expenses are pad. Be-
sides this there is to be side bet
of $1,000 This is where the sentl-
mentality of patriotism bulges and
stretches the confines of the ordinary
, Il.
second wind will be allowed. Roth
are Americans and want it under
stood that they are not practlcln5
running away with any evil intent.
Another event that has picked the
glorious Fourth for demonstration
of what can be accomplished by
patriotism is the settling of the ques-
tion of whether or not horse real
ICES that it's performance on this day
should not be gagged by it's perform
ance on any other day, for The frst
shall be last and the alst shall Dc
first was not written with any In
tent to deceive thepeople: At least
that's what A. Sawaya says. Bat
Bacbeth said something to Macdu!l
that he didn't live to regret ana
Sawaya feels that way about MS
horse, Mr.. Patrick believes that
when a thing happens often enough
it becomes a custom. Any how, he's
willing to bet $4,000 on it. 1t will
be settled at the Fair Grounds on
the Fourth. If anybody is afraid ne
wont get his moneys worth, 1t Will
be good insurance to bet on TINS
horse race. You can't win unless
YOU bet right, but you can't lose
without knowing it.
AS to the foot race between Min ck-
ler and Patrick, we have been IN.
formed, strictly private, that Harry
Mackie is training on the sly and IS
fixing to cabbage that purse, not 10
speak Of numerous side bets. WHen
President Warner Of the Fair Asso-
citation was asked about this, he stat
ed that it was purely matter or
patriotism. That President Davis OF
the Covington Bank & Trust Eom-
pany and E. J. Domergue, presloeat
OF the Commercial Bank & sTrust
Company, had pledged themselves
not to lend money to any man VINO
was. not qualified to enter the race
or to make side bets. IT Mr.. Mackle
could qualify as to age limit ~ann
would promise not to get MS seconu
wind. he could not see how he could
be kept from getting the money GO
make bets with. If Mr.. Mackie was
natriotic. it was up to him. But M1
Warner promised that he would not
run himself. Mayor Badon and {. r.
Schonberg are barred, because thes
will need all the wind they've go
to play ball on the town team. w.
don't know what Archie Smith hno
Will Kentzel might do, because thes
are said to be professional ball play
ers and some of the Association nie,:
are kicking about their playing WIN
amateurs. Coroner Bullocn IS an
Association man and ought to De t'
the game, but if he should pc nur'
there wouldn't be any coroner &c
hold the inquests after the game i
finished. But nobody should oe
worried about all this. Let the AS
sociation Of Commerce and the TOW!
settle it between themselves. Inc
only question now is, are yo"
patriotic?
The following plan of the parade
of the Fourth of July celebrat on al
the Fair Grounds has been an
nounced:
The school children will Assem- mbl'
in the grove opposite the entrance u
the Fair Grounds.
All children participating In tA'
parade W II he admitted free. a-s
Formation will be as follows:
Band. @s
City officials.
American Legion.
All who have alta ned the age :"
81, from July 4th, 1920, to July 4th
1921. male or female.
School children.
Parade will move at 11:30 a. M
Hon l.. G. Noise will be the .oratol
Of the day.
Flag ra sing and salute of Ii gun:
will take nlace at g noon.
Games from TO 2:30 y. m. Base
ball game getween the city offlc!a!
and members OF the Association .
Commerce 2.3O to 400 p. m. Hors'
races, mule races. bicycle races, boy
race. girls race, fat man s race. Al
kinds of games Catching the greas
ed pig. Fun all. around.
Dr. Maybe IS forming two r1Va
ball teams amongst the ladies ant
proposes to play the married Wome'
against the single. He has not az
nounced how he is going to bet.