The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 27, 1898, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1898. LL the programme for yester- day’'s Jubilee entertainment was contributed by the diers. All the athletes of the D al Guard companies of San Francisco and of the United States troops stationed at the forts around the bay contributed their share, and their efforts made a shining feature of the amu the week’s festivities. The sports we almost all of a military character, and each event was greeted with ringing applause. The crowd was not as great as was expected. It was almost too cold to sit all the afternoon in the grandstand with comfort to Califor- nians, and that possibly accounted for the comparatively small attendance. It was estimated there were about one thousand persons present, and what they lacked in numbers they made up in enthusiasm, and the competitors in nearly all the events had about an Soldiers Show Their Agllity. equal dtvision of admirers to spur them on. Lieutenant Leon S. Roudiez, quarter- master First Infantry, was the man- ager of the entertainment and he was assisted by Lieutenant D.” E. Nolan. The referee for the military and nov= elty events was Lieutenant J. M. Neall of the Fourth Cavalry, and the judges were Lieutenant Charles T. Menoher and Lieutenant John P. Haines of the Third Artillery and Lieutenant W. M. Crofton of the First Infantry. The starter was Lieutenant T. G. Carson of the Fourth Cavalry and the clerk of the course was Lieutenant James N. Pickering of the First Infantry. The first event on the programme was a hundred-yard dash. There were twen- ty-two entries and it was run in three heats. There were six contestants in the final dash. They got off well at the crack of the pistol and the race was a close and pretty one. Private Stram \ \ /V T T ) of Company H, First Infantry, was the winner, with Sergeant O'Marie of Com- pany C only a few inches behind him. The time was 11 seconds. Three soldiers of the First infantry worked hard for five minutes digging a hole in the hard sand with their bay- onets and the tin plates they carry in their haversacks. It was a competition v entrenching. The contestants Private Waldmann of Company Sergeant Lang of Company D and Private Anderson of Company E. Pri- vate Anderson was declared the winner, he having dug the deepest hole and put up the largest embankment of earth before him to stop the bullets of an enemy. Private Waldmann was given the second prize. He was somewhat handicapped. He struck a large iron water pipe a few inches under the sur- face of the spot where he commenced to dig. A The wall-scaling event was a walk- over for the regulars. Two teams of six men each, one from Company L, N. G. C., and one from Company D, First In- fantry, entered for the contest. A smooth wall ten feet high was con- structed, and the soldlers were to get over it with all their military accouter- ments. Each man was to fire a shot from his rifle from the top of the wall and five more after he had reached the ground on the opposite side. The regu- lars boosted each other over the wall in quick time, and their whole team was lined up on the other side waliting for inspection by the judges long be- fore the last man of the National Guard team had reached the top of the fence. The gun detachment contest was the most novel feature of the entertain- ment. Two teams from Light Battery F, Third Artillery, were in the race. Two guns, with their limbers, were wheeled into line, and at the word they were loaded and fired, then the gun carriages were taken apart and put to- gether again, and loaded and fired a second time. The team commanded by Sergeant Rathbun was declared the winner. One minute and twenty-eight seconds was the time occupied by the winning team. - The other team was about a second behind them. The high jump was won by Private Rooney of Company C, N. G. C., with Private Hoffman of Company B second, and Corporal Belden of Company C third. There were fourteen entries in the 220-yard run. It was won by Private Fernandez of Troop K, Fourth Cavalry, with Private Saunders of Company C, N. G. C., a close second. The shoe race was a novel and Inter- esting feature. There were fourteen entries. The contestants took off their shoes and mixed them up in a heap. Then they raced fifty yards to them, and the man who first picked out his shoes and put them on and returned to the starting point was the winner. The contestants threw each other's shoes all over the field, and it was a lively race after them. Trumpeter Merry of Troop I, Fourth Cavalry, was the winner, with Corporal Curley of Troop K second, and Private Taylor of Troop K third. The tent-pitching contest was won by a team from Company C, First Infan- try. The team from Troop K, Fourth Cavalry, was second, and the team of Company D was third. The equipment race, in which the sol- diers scattered their accouterments in running 100 vards and gathered them up and put them on on their way back, was an Interesting feature. It was run in two heats. One for the United States troops and one for the men of the Na- tional Guard, as their equipment differs in some respects. In the race of the regular soldiers, Private Nandell of Company G, First Infantry, was first; Sergeant O'Marie of Company C, sec- ond, and Private De Haven of Company C, third. In the National Guards, Pri- vate Valento of Company H was first, and Private Sands of the same com- pany second. In the mounted gymnasties, Corporal Healy of Troop B took first place, with Corporal Steerstedler second. The con- testants raced their horses the full G, /'l length of the field, and dismounting, took the saddles from their mounts and rode backward on their horses to the starting point. The retiring sharpshooters’ contest The rescue race was another exciting feature. Three of the troopers, Ssup- posed to be hard pressed by an enemy, behind the bodfes of their dead horses were rescued by their comrades, who rode down to them from the opposite end of the field and carried them back on their horses behind them. Private McGrath of Troop I, who rescued Pri- vate Coffield, were declared the win- ner, with Corporal Healy of Company B.dwho rescued Private Ellman, sec- ond. The relay race of teams of twenty men each from companies G and D, First Infantry, was won by the team of Company D. There were twenty-three entries in the potato race. It was won by Pri- vate Keilty of Troop K, with Sergeant O'Marie of Company C second. The tug of war between teams of Troop K, Fourth Cavalry, Light Bat- tery F and Light Battery G, Third Ar- tillery, and Company B, First Infantry, Wwas won by the team of Troop K. —_— WILD WEST SHOW. An Exciting Programme Rough Riding Promised for To-Day. The Wild West show and Fiesta de Vaqueros which for the past few weeks has been absorbing the curiosity of the adults and the children of San Fran- cisco will open this afternoon at Cen- tral Park. The management having spent much time and pains in securing the services of a large number of In- dians, vaqueros and cowboys, is con- of and riding wild horses; the broncos in use have never been saddled or ridden before. - THE TURNERS’ FEST. An Athletic Tournament for To-Night’s Entertain- ment. It is expected that nearly 500 men will compete in the various events at the great Turners' entertainment to be held at Woodward's Pavilion at 8 o’clock to- night. The programme will be as fol- lows: 3 ARTILLERYMEN SHOW THEIR SPEED IN HANDLING THEIR FIELD GUNS. was an interesting ome. The breech mechanism of the guns of the contest- ants was taken from each gun and its parts were placed fifty yards away. The men raced that distance, and put- ting their guns together fired a round each ten yards in retiring to the start- fident of presenting to the public an entertainment far different from and far superior to an ordinary wild west show. The following are a few of the com- petitors in the events entered from the Grand entree of all the performers; address, Dr. Max Magnus; fancy march and dumbbell drill, members of tt > San Francisco Turn Verein; parallel bar exercises, members of the Mission Turn Verein; fancy bouts with foils, Stef- ing point, lying flat on the ground as each shot was fired. It was won by Private Anderson of Company E, First Infantry, with Private Kellty of Troop K second, and Private Brawn of Com- pany C third. The broadsword melee worked the large ranges of and Arizona: vaquero; William Ford, cowboy; John California, Colorado Ignacio Larios, Mexican Barker, alias “Wild Jack”; James Roche, Frank M. Rojas and George G. Staukand, from the ranges of Miller & Wilson, Lux; Charles M. ‘William fens and Bertheau, Eintracht Turn Sec- tion; with rapier, Mueller and Rosen- berg, San Francisco Turn Verein; with bayonet, Ketzell and Hoffman, Duetsch- er Krieger Verein; horizontal bar, mixed class; wrestling contest, heavy- weights, G. Hildebrand, San Francisco excitement of the spectators up to a high pitch. There were two teams of four men each from Troops I and K, and they came toward each other with a rush on their horses. There were some very pretty cuts and parries, even though the melee was a bad one. The team from Troop I, composed of Pri- vates Prinz, Harrison, Moore and Glen- ny, won. TROOPERS IN MOUNTED GYMNASTICS. Smith and Fred Holmes. The prizes offered for the cowboy and vaquero events are entirely in keep- ing with the character of the competi- tors. Mexican saddles, rifles, silver mounted spurs, gold watches, riatas, Ppistols and other things generally used by the men of the plains and moun- tains will be eagerly striven for. All of these souvenirs of the Golden Jubi- lee will be accompanied by a unique diploma, one that will be treasured by the possessor. This afternoon’s performance, which will begin at 2:30 o'clock, is as follows; 1. Grand entree. 2. Hasty dismount- Ing, resaddling and remounting, for prizes. 3. Cowboys'and vaqueros in camp. 4. Holding up a stage coach and hanging the robber; rescued by his sweetheart. 6. Corral lassoing a-foot; demonstrating method of catching horses a-fleld, for rizes. 6. Trick and fancy riding; pick- Ng up objects on the run, etc. Lasso- ing and tying wild steers: Texas rules to govern; giving steers fifty yards start With cowboys—riatta down; for prizes. 8. Race of horse against Indian. 9. The prairie schooner attacked by Indians and repulsed by miners and cowboys; demon- strating the trials and dangers of early Yy emigrants across the plains. 10. Mounted race between Indians, Mexican vaqueros and cowboys; for prizes. 1L Genuine Spanish fandango dance, Senor- ita de Morales. 12. Expert horse-break- ing, Ing, harnessing and driving to a cart & wild and vicious bronco. 13. Rid- a wild bull, by Al Nickerson, 14. Pony express; early day method of carrylng the madis. 15. , saddling Turn Verein, and J. Will, Oakland Turn Verein; middleweights, H. Haustein and P. Flatop, Eintracht Turners, San Francisco; vaulting on the horse, mixed class; running high jump. mixed class; pyramids, members of Eintracht Turn Section; gymnastic exhibition under the direction of Professor Barth of San Francisco Turn Verein, H. C. F. Stahl -the President’s invitation. of Eintracht Turn Section, T. S. Fuhr- berg of Mission Turn Verein and Pro- fessor Uth of Oakland Turn Verein. Musical director, Professor L. Von der Mehden. Dancing will commence at 11 o’clock. e e MUSIC AND FLOWERS. A Three-Day Floral Festival Opens To-Day at Union Square. The Miners’ Band, from Calaveras County, with its brilliant uniform, Iis proving {tself extremely useful to the Jubilee parade committee by its at- tendance and music at various Jubilee functions. To-day the members of the band will spend the entire day at the flower market at Union Square, un- der the management of the California Club. The music and the bright uni- forms of the men will, when combined with the delicate yet gorgeous display of California flowers, form a most pleasing sight. The band has also tendered its services for children's day at the park and will render selections throughout the entire day. b FUN FOR THE CHILDREN. Saturday Will Be Devoted to Entertaining the Little Ones. So well have the subscriptions of late been coming in to swell the Jubilee fund that the parade committee has been enabled to appropriate an addi- tional $500 to the fund for insuring the success of Children’s Day—January 29— at Golden Gate Park, making a total fund of $1000. At 10 o’clock on Saturday morning a competitive drill and a series of calis- thenic exercises, open to the children of the public, private and parochial schools of San Francisco, will take place at the park. To the school ex- celling in the competition, a handsome silken banner will be awarded by the parade committee. These exercises will be under the supervision of George S. Miehling of the Olympic Club and H. C. F. Stahl. The companies of school chil- dren, either boys or girls, intending to compete in drilling at Golden Gate Park on Children's Day will consist of fifty-six each, one captain, two lieuten- ants, five sergeants and forty-eight in rank. . A number of wagons and a quantity of straw has been secured by the com- mittee in order that the children may enjoy straw rides from dawn until dark. Refreshments, consisting of candy, fruits, milk, popcorn, sand- wiches, etc.,, will be served to them, and the Board of Park Commissioners has arranged that the use of the don- keys, goats and merry-go-rounds shall be free to the little people throughout the day. The historical floats in the parade will be on exhibition in suitable places in the park during Children’s Day, and concerts will be rendered by a band. g PREPARING FOR THE FAIR An Old Mission Dolores Bell ‘Will Announce the Open- ing of the Exhibit. One of the bells from old Mission Dolores will sound the announcement of the opening of the Mining Fair. Af- ter reposing for 120 years in the turret of the old church it is to be taken down and brought to the Mechanics’ Pavilion, where, in conjunction with other celebrated bells, it will be sound- ed by President McKinley, who will touch an electric button at the White House, starting the chimes ringing. The interior of the Pavilion is being filled with a number of scenic views of the Klondike, taken from photographs secured during the last year. These, painted in vivid colors, in which an icy white is predominant, are sufficient in themselves to make those who see them prefer to remain in California, where the sun shines every day in the year. Some of the counties were very tardy in preparing their exhibits, and in consequence hundreds of men are be- ing rushed day and night in order to get them in proper position for the dis- play, but everything, it is expected, ‘will be fully in readiness for the open- ing night, as an elegant banner, or trophy, Is to be awarded to the county having the most complete display. A suggestion has been made that in- stead of the parade, with which it was intended to signify the close of the Jub- ilee and the opening of the Mining Falr, masqueraders be allowed to roam the streets. —— McKinley Will Press the Button. WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.—The ar- rangements for the touching of the electric button by President McKinley on Saturday night, opening the “Golden Jubilee Fair” In San Francisco, were completed to-day. A mistake regarding the time was made by the delegation on midway, but it was corrected by Senator Perkins, who was notified, as were all the California delegates to-day, that the President would open the ex- position at 11 o'clock on Saturday night, which is 8 o’clock, San Francisco time. The California delegation will be pres- ent at the ceremony in Washington at Fireworks for Saturday Night. The board of managers of the Mining Fair met last night and decided to make an attempt to interest the Jubilee committee in making a grand display at the opening ceremonies of the fair. It was thought that the Jubilee com- mittee might make an appropriation from its funds or assist in raising funds to give a pyrotechnic display on Satu day night from the dome of the City Hall. It was decided to send out circulars to those manufacturers who control a steam whistle or bell asking them to sound them on Saturday night at 8 o’clock to announce the opering of the fair. Recover His . Nearly a year ago Mrs. J. W. Belsey, wife of a marine fireman in the navy, ran away from her home in Oakland in company with an old soldier named J. P. Richmond. She took away with her her little daughter, aged four years. When the husband returned from a long cruise he made every effort to find the runaway A Wall-Scaling Test. in the hope of recovering the child. seems that the three led a sort of gypsy life, the old soldier begging from mem- bers of the Grand Army whom he would It meet in their travels. Through the ef- forts of the local Society for the Preven- tion of Cruelty to Children the three were located in a little town in Illinols. The Humane Society of that State will assist the father to recover his child. From what can be learned Mrs. Belsey was obliged to appeal to the Illinois au- thorities to save the child from the bru- talities of Richmond —_————— Race Horses Mortgaged. ‘W. H. Stanfield, owner of the well- known race horses Castake and George mortgaged his fliers yesterday to Smithson, the consideration in the ‘recorded deed being $400. Miller, F. H.