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tie Elliot, with Claus Manchester and Ar
thur Burson as aids.
John Cody drove Flora, the 2:30^ beauty,
in a sulky, The wheels were filled in solid
and the flower used was the wild mar
guerite. This exhibit was notable as being
the only bicycle sulky in the field. Hugh
Ramsay, in the same class, had a different
kind of sulky. Frank Goiborn looked well
on a bay decorated with red roses. Mr.
Colborn wore Spanish moss leggings.
Misses Belle and Mamie Den looked
charming in their low p'-.acton, drawn by a
black horse. The carriage was decoraed
profusely with marigold, the back of the
vehiete having been curved up over the
heads of the occupants, where it formed a
canopy of one solid mass of golden blos
soms. Miss Fairbank and Miss Colt were
much admired in their low buggy, which
was decorated with sweet peas of pink and
white varieties. The ladies wore pink
silk, white chif hats and pink silk gauze.
The harness was of pink satin ribbon, no
less than 150 yards being used. The two
white horses had to draw a great store of
floral ammunition as well as the two fair
occupants.
Misses Barbara and Lizzie Hernster had
an exceptionally pretty phaeton, drawn by
a white horse and decorated with white mar
guerites and brodicea. The ladies were in
white. Over a white canopy fluttered a
butterfly of marguerites, and others had
apparently just alighted on the back sad
dle.
Gerald Arthur Shannon, a little boy on
a pony, made a grand showing in white
satin and lavender, with a regular cocked
bat.
Another gay group of cyclists was that
entered by H. Short. It comprised Mrs.
E. M. Sullivan and Miss Lulla Holden on
a tandem decorated with marguerites;
Sima Fesler and J. B. Fesler, pink roses;
Ernest H. Frost, lavender and pink;
George M. Bodie, banksias and carrying a :
long spear; Walter Cooley, moss white I
banksias and Australian pea; Eugene ]
Rowe, banksias, roses and mginonette;
Ira Spencer, marigolds, nasturtiums and
sweet peas; Emmett Doyle, marguerites;
Julius Elizalde, marguerites; Russell
Rourier, pinks and moss; James Alexan
der. gilt cloth of gold roses and green; D.
F. Fesler. pink roses, Spanish moss and
brodicea; T. B. Hicks, brodioea and ma r- j
guerites formed into two hearts; W. V.
Totzka, wild grasses, brodicea, moss and j
bnnting; M. Orr, geraniums, roses and j
marguerites; J. Hey], marguerites, mari
golds and brodicea; Mrs. Rooney, gera
niums, brodicea and moss; Mr. Short pre
sented a model monitor. All the different
bicycles were tastefully decorated with the
flowers named and formed no mean part
of the picturesque in the procession.
Myrtle Lloyd and Nettie Cole rode in a
dogcart, completely covered with white
rosebuds. On the tiger's seat in the rear
sat little Ruby Garland and beside her a
tipped basket lay. with roses apparently
falling from it. The young ladies and
their little page were costumed in white, j
the former with their hair powdered, and
their white horse wore a white harness and
collar of white rosebuds.
Miss Everhart of Montecito drove m a
cart elaborately trimmed with pink i
Duchess rosebuds. The two ladies wore i
pale pink costumes and pink trimmed j
hat;;, and their white horse was decked !
with a pink satin harness and pink roses. ]
Ronald Thomas, who took the first prize |
in the horseman's class, was mounted upon I
his handsome sorrel and was in a white
corduroy riding suit. Saddle cloth, collar, ]
martingale and stirrups were solidly cov
ered with yellow marguerites, with a few
cup gold poppies to accent the lines. His
bridle was white satin, with knots of blos
soms here and there.
Wt H. Maris, who took the first prize
among the marshal's aids, rode a hand
some gray horse, with saddle-cloth, collar
and bridle covered with cream-colored
banksia roses and scarlet geraniums in
contrasting bodies of color. His sash was j
red, with knots of cream blossoms, and on j
his black cavalier's hat were a cream
colored plume, a scarlet rosette and scarlet
blossoms.
Mrs. L. Brunette and Mrs. E. 0. Fergas
showed a buggy which was really what it
seemed— a flower-basket. The wicker
work, handle and all, were lavender, pro
duced by the popular wild hyacinth. '
The framework was of wire netting. The i
harness of the single horse called for by |
this class was trimmed with lavender rib- i
bon?, and he appeared proud to have the
duty of drawing the two charming ladies
behind him.
Next to the floats the most beautiful !
entry in the procession was the open lan- !
dau belonging to Dr. Richard J. Hall,
president of the Flower Festival Associa
tion. The vehicle, pole, singletree, wheels,
body and even the running gear beneath j
was covered with pink carnations of that !
delicate shade known to floriculturists as
La Infanta, artistically mingled with
sprays of feathers the same shade. The
vehicle was lined with pink satin and in it
sat pretty, dark-haired Sarah Boyce, the
daughter of W. A. Boyce of San Fran
cisco.
The young lady's dress was a dream
that is hard to describe. It was a watered
changeable silk, apple-green and pink,
with a pink satin stripe. The hat was an
imported one from Pans, entirely of pink
roses, with a rim of green leaves around
the crown, and a green pompon with two
fan-shaped rhinestone ornaments on either
side. The gloves were pink and of shoulder
length. The parasol was of pink silk. j
The driver, Steven Valenzuela, wore a
stunning costume of pink satin, embroid- ]
ered with silver. Four prancing blacks
drew the vehicle, each in pink harness and
elaborately trimmed with pink carnations,
wearing heavy collars of the blossom and
even having the flowers entangled in their
jetty manes. Accompanying this vehicle
were six Spanish out-riders in ancient cos
tumes, brought together from the hoarded
heirlooms in many an inlaid chest.
Six young men— Jerry Baron, Charles
and Victor Orella, Aleck Ruise, Bernar
dino Dupuy and Henry Montana — also ac
companied the vehicle. They rode hand
some black horses, richly decorated with
pink carnations. The beauty of this turn
out and its decorations, the charming fea
ture that it represented and the popularity
of the sweet-faced girl in this her old home,
aroused the heartiest enthusiasm when
ever it came in sight, which found expres
sion in cheers and showers of roses which
threatened to smother the fair occupant.
Henry Short's wheel was completely dis
euised and the rider hidden from sight be
neath a model monitor, cream roses, edged
with red roses, and turret of little banksiaa,
from which protruded four cannons, ar
ranged to fire rose petals. C. V. Curryer
and Basil Faulding accompanied it as ma
rine pages.
Harleigh Leete was dressed as a Spanish
picador in a black velvet costume, trimmed
with gold braid and crystal embroidery.
His black horse wa9 decorated with mari
golds.
Harold Spence rode a fine bay horse, his
decoration being of glazen wood roses.
George Courley and George Backus in
pirate yachting costume, accomplished
wheelmen, navigated the streets with a
span of bicycles, which formed the foun
dation for a graceful craft, the yacht Flora,
otherwise dubbed Lesto's ghost. White
fish net studded with piuk rosebuds and
wild hyacinth formed the sails, and the
ropes were woven of the hyacinth. The
anchors were wrought of white marguerites,
and Duchess roses on a ground of gray
moss formed the keel. The craft was a
model yacht of the modern pattern, with
the masts and sails of the approved trim,
martingale, spreader and all details com
plete.
The three little daughters of Railroad
President Green, whose family are winter
ing in Sauta Barbara — Marjorie, Doris and
Phyllis — rode in a cart decorated with the
feathery wild mustard. Their gowns were
of white swivel-silk, with deep ruffles of
lace, and they wore white straw hats
trimmed in yellow. Their white horses
were trimmed with the same^right blos
soms. Their page, Arthur Smith, was cos
tumed in white and yellow.
An entirely novel coloring was noticed
in the decorations of the cart entered by
Messrs. Evans and Sedgwick, their flower
being the bright magenta bougainvilla.
Mrs. Roberts and Miss Rogers, the ladies
who rode with them, were very simply at
tired in white muslin.
H. F. Hunt and Miss A. N. Edwards
drove in a phaeton which was transformed
into a great flower basket covered with
pink duchess rosebuds. Mr. Hunt was
costumed in white and Miss Edwards in
pink.
Miss Chamberlain and Miss Howard, two
pretty blondes wearing cream colored
gowns, green sashes and simple straw hats
trimmed with green, drove in a Brighton
trap which was one of the prettiest and
one of the most elaborately decorated
vehicles in the procession. The entire
body, wheels and running gear were cov
ered" with moss and green satin and the
decorations were of white violets in great
quantity with the delicate foliage of the
climbing asparagus and Banksia roses.
The harness of the span of white horses
was covered with green satin and decorated
j with white violets. Behind them sat Henry
| Howard attired as a footman in white and
green with a snow white Esquimaux dog
beside him.
Peter Save, in an old silver-embroidered
Spanish costume, rode a bay horse elab
orately decorated with pink and white car
nations and Banksia roses.
Kinton Stevens, a director of the Flower
| Festival Association, was disguised as an
I Arab sheikh. He wore a genuine green
j burnouse over his white cotton costume,
! and his richly-colored turban was another
relic of the far East. His long Arab gun,
silver-hilted dagger and his spear were all
genuine. His white horse wore a silver
bridle and his decorations were chiefly of
the mesembreanthum.
A. Lorenzo Goux, a tiny boy of six,
mounted on a white horse, represented
George Washington as a general, and was
attired in a Continental military costume
of white satin, with a cocked hat and
powdered wig and queue.
One of the most charming novelties en
tered was a Roman chariot of graceful
forms drawn by three cream-colored horses
abreast. The shell-like vehicle was covered
with yellow marguerites, and a yellow V
shaped canopy covered with yellow mar
guerites and fringed with papyrus rose on
a slender stem high above the heads of the
slim girl-drivers.
Constance C. Delaney and Mabel Nixon,
both of whom wore Roman costumes of
yellow silk and were bareheaded, with
their hair banged close the head and con
fined by golden fillets. Behind them was
perched a little Nubian slave and a pair of
jet black Nubian warriors, barelegged, in
yellow costumes, ran at their horses' heads.
Another novelty was the grain-seeder
entered by Mr. Fonnereau of Santa Ynez.
This was tastefully trimmed with gray
moss, wild hyacinths and pink roses and
drawn by two gray horses with lavender
harness.'Mr. Fonnereau and a friend, cos
tumed as gentlemen farmers, in white, with
broad-trimmed hats, were the occupants.
The football club of the Santa Barbara
| High School turned out in force in ahand
i some float, representing a Venetian gon
dola floating on a blue sea, wrought in
wild hyacinths. The gondola was com
pletely covered with white rosebuds, with
a border of red roses about its deck.
Under a rose-covered canopy four trou
badors, in appropriate costume, with
stringed instruments, played Venetian
airs as they passed the tribunes and were
rewarded with a volley of flowers. The
boatmen, in white costumes, with scarlet
and blue sashes, plied flower-trimmed
oars. These were impersonated by Gasper
and Frank Lopez, George Bond and
Thomas Stoddard.
Peveril Mei-'S and Fayette Birtch, in
white costumes with gay sashes, officiated
as gondoliers plying flower-trimmed oars.
Others in costumes were William Metcalf,
Francis Lord, Robert Lehman, Duncan
McDuff, Estanislau Corderi and Joseph
and HickeMinassian.
Mrs. Edwin Sawyer and her friend, Miss
Burling of San Francisco, attired in white
gowns with blue ribbons, drove in a cart
decorated with white marguerites and
forget-me-nots. Their white horse wore
a pale blue satin harness ■with rosette
blinders.
One of the prettiest exhibits in the pro
cession parted with half its glory before it
fell into line. This was entered by Bert
and C. N. Baker, and was richly trimmed
with duchess roses, with brodisea harps
covering the hubs of the wheels. It was
originally drawn by four spirited horses,
but the leaders had considerable superflu
ous spirit and broke their pink harness
and crippled Bert Baker with a well-aimed
kick, and bid fair to wreak vengeance on
the entire class, but concluded to roll in
the dust instead.
The carriage consequently entered as a
span instead of a four-in-hand, and the
pretty girl occupants, Miss Buell and Miss
Ida Dudden, daintily dressed in lace
trimmed pink gowns, lost their own pretty
color and wore pale faces for the rest of the
day.
J. W. McCoy entered a cart drawn by a
gray and white burro, harnessed tandem.
Raymond Bates and Bell McCoy were the
postilions. The cart was made in the
shape of a basket of Spanish moss with a
handle of Duchess roses and acacia leaves.
Charlie Putnam on a white burro, and
Albert Hardie on a black one, were the
outriders. In the basket were Lela Phelps,
Angie Pearce, Blanche Hardy, Lester
Phelps and Wallace McCoy. The burros
had white bridles and collars of Duchess
roses.
Amy Broome was dressed in pink, with
gauze puffs falling over her shoulders. She
rode a white horse wite a collar of Duchess
roses. Her saddle was also decorated with
roses, and had a basket full of them at
tached to it. The bridle was pink.
A. Owen, as a vaquero, on a bay horse,
made quite a hit. He wore chapareros of
deer hide trimmed with pink roses, and a
shirt covered with yellow marguerites and
California poppies. There was a line of
cal la lilies down each leg, and his som
brero was decorated with roses and chin
straps of heliotrope. H. F. Barron wore a
Mexican costume of black, with a silk
sash. His collar was of duchess roses, and
he had a fine variegated scrape. The bay
horse he rode wore a collar of duchess
roses, and his sombrero had a band of
duchess roses.
John Goux wore a costume of white and
lavender and rode a black horse. His sad
dle, sash and hatband were covered with
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1895.
Brodiea and the bridle was wrapped with
lavender silk.
S. Lopez was dressed in a beautiful Mex
ican costume of black w'th gilt trimmings.
He rode a handsome dapple-gray horse,
with a silver-mounted bridle and martin
gale covered with sweet peas. His costume
was profusely decorated with pink nastur
tions and sweet peas.
B. F. Hoffman was on a black horse and
wore a sash of gold of Ophir roses. His
saddle, bridle and trappings were decor
ated with the same roses.
Those who enjoyed yesterday's proces
sion owe a debt to those who voluntarily
sacrificed themselves to add the comical
element which formed the high lights to
the picture and relieved what might other
wise have been too severe an ethical
strain. To this number belong D. W.
Poerce and E. H. Thompson, two young
business men held in high esteem here,
who masked as Uncle Ephraim and Aunt
Chloe in vivid darkey dress, seated in a
vehicle covered with cotton and spangled
with marigolds, drawn by three white
donkeys harnessed tandem. These char
acters were capitally sustained, and added
not a little to the general merriment.
A spring wagon hidden in white lupine
and gray tree moss was the decoration
chosen by Owen Stafford of Montecito,
who, with his sister, Clarinda, Miss Anita
Dodge and his brother, Percy M. Stafford,
drove a span of horses with lavender har
ness.
Pansy Cooper, in a cream -colored dress
and with belt and collar of marigolds and
wearing a peaked hat with the same bril
liant flower, rode a black horse with a
white face; the saddle-cloth, bridle and
collar were of marigolds.
Margaret Fulton rode her pretty bay,
Kitty, the decorations of the horse and the
young rider being of white and yellow
marguerites. A star-shaped hat and star
ahaped collar of white marguerites with
yellow centers were features of her dress.
Mrs. Dreyfus and Miss Panchita Dibble,
attired in white dresses with red trim
mings and accompanied by Mrs. Dreyfus'
two pretty little boys, fancifully dressed in
white breeches and scarlet coats and
peaked red hats, occupied a phaeton richly
trimmed with scarlet geraniums.
One of the most superb pieces of decora
tion in the exhibition was J. A. Fithian's
open carriage, which was completely cov
ered with vivid red carnation pinks, the
same rich decoration being applied to the
black horses. Mrs. and Miss Fithian sat in
the carriage, both attired in gowns exactly
matching the color of their flowers.
It has always been the custom of the
Festival Association to enter into an ex
nibit of its own which does not compete
for prizes, and this year the exhibit was a
great float representing a Japanese tea
garden. The frame was constructed of
bamboo, and blossoming fruit trees gave
shade outside the canopy, where a number
of pretty girls with pretty Oriental coiffures
and artistic touches about their eyebrows
were disguised so that their nearest friends
failed to recognize them. Some little chil
dren, also in Japanese costume, chased
butterflies under the trees, and the entire
effect was extremely picturesque and pleas
ing.
ALL UNITE IN PRAISE.
Nice Things Said About Santa Bar
bara by the Delighted
Visitors.
SANTA BARBARA, Cal., April 18.—
Santa Barbara captured the California
editors to-day.
Colonel Shatter enjoyed the battle of
roses, but confided to Mrs. Shatter tnat the
line exposed too much flank to the enemy.
The Half Million Club was warmly wel
comed and wants to annex Santa Barbara
to San Francisco.
Albert Castle smiled as he watched the
parade and claimed its success had been
stimulated by the League of Progress.
C. M. Shortridge, proprietor of the San
Francisco Call was hailed with a compli
mentary salvo of floral artillery as he
stepped on the judges' stand, to which he
good-humoredly doffed his hat. He says
California is the garden of the world and
Santa Barbara the queen of flowers.
French Consul La Conde saw the battle
of blossoms and dreamed of Nice, France.
D. W. Horstburgh Jr. wondered how
many tickets to the tribunes had been sold.
Judge Henshaw of Oakland asked
plaintively where Santa Barbara got all
the kids and all the flowers.
William H. Mills said he thought there
should be a flower festival in every town
in California ever}' year, the dates not to
conflict. He was ready to publicly debate
the project.
Colonel M. L. McDonald wondered what
any one wanted with a world's fair. As
he looked at the Santa Barbara belles he
said, "Here is the 'World's Fair.' "
Congressman S. G. Hilborn strolled up
town with an immense cabbage rose in his
buttonhole.
Harry Wise wants to settle in Santa
Barbara, and Dr. W. J. Younger and
Northrope Cowles say ditto.
Insurance Agent W. J. Landers prefers a
battle of rose 3to one or rates.
S. F. Thorn envied Gaty and Dunn of
the Arlington to-day and admired their
management.
A. Sbarboro would like to move Santa
Barbara nearer San Francisco and settle
up some of its mountains on the install
ment plan.
Editor Bunker admitted that Banta Bar
bara was ahead of San Francisco in giving
a flower battle.
L. F. Lamb, whose elaborate decorations
as marshal-aid, consisting of sash, saddle
cloth, horse-collar, bridle and martingale
of rene dor roses, impressed all spec
tators, took all of his roses from the same
bush at his mother's pretty home on
Arlington Heights, and there was plenty
left on the bushes.
Artist Kahler is planning a holiday in
this town. He says its lines are more ar
tistic than any he has seen anywhere.
A. Weill admired the festival and said it
was over too soon.
C. E. Bray agreed with him, but said it
must upset business.
V. H. Metcalf of Oakland looked very
handsome behind a dark red rose.
11. P. Sonntag said very little, but looked
a whole lot, especially at the equestri
ennes.
Charles D. Pierce said he would rather
be mayor 1 of Oakland than judge of a battle
of flowers.
C. Furst. looked as if he had thrown
business to the birds. Stewart Menzies
dropped in at the tribunes, and, as he
gazed at the wonders of the procession,
forgot all about charter, police commis
sions, shipping and such.
R. J. Tobin is casting about for an ex
cuse to stay he"re. He is in love, of course,
with the climate.
H. E. Adams of Stockton was an eager
spectator of the show. He says the valley
road must run to Santa Barbara.
RICH PRIZES AWARDED.
list of the Premiums for the Best Dis
plays and Decorations in All
the Classes.
SANTA BARBARA, Cal., April 18.—Ap
pended is a list of the premiums awarded:
Best decorated floral float— First premium,
$150 and a banner; second premium, $50 and
a banner; third premium, $5 and a banner.
Best decorated carriage or surrey— First (re
mium, $60 and a banner; second premium,
$30 and a banner; third premium, $5 and a
banner.
Best decorated spring-ivagon— First premium,
$40 and a banner; second premium, $20 and a
banner; third premium, $5 and a banner.
Best decorated farm wagon— First premium,
$40 and a banner; second premium, $20 and a
banner; third premium, $5 and a banner.
Best decorated phaeton or buggy, with
double team of horses— First premium, $50
and a banner; second premium, $25 and a
banner; third premium, $5 and a banner.
Best decorated phaeton or buggy, drawn by
a single horse— First premium, $50 and a ban
ner; second premium, $25 and a banner; third
premium. $5 and a banner.
Best decorated tub or cart— First premium,
$35 and a banner; Becond premium, $20 and a
banner; third premium, $5 and a banner.
Best decorated four-in-hand— First premium,
$50 and a banner; second premium, $25 and a
banner; third premium, $5 and a banner.
Best decorated six-iu-hand or conveyance
drawn by eight horses— First premium, $60 and
a banner; second premium, $30 and a banner;
third premium, $5 and a banner.
Best decorated tandem— First premium, $40
and a banner; second premium, $20 and a
banner; third premium, $5 and a banner.
Best decorated equestrian— First premium,
$15 and a banner; second premium, $10 and a
banner; third premium, a banner.
Best decorated girl on pony or burro — First
premium. $10 and a banner; second premium,
$5 and a banner; third premium, a banner.
Best decorated boy on horse or burro — First
premium, $10 and a banner; second premium,
$5 and a banner; third premium, a banner.
Best decorated lady on horseback— First pre
mium, $15 and a banner; second premium, $10
and a banner; third premium, a banner.
Best decorated children's miniature vehicle-
First premium, $15 and a banner; second pre
mium, $5 and a banner.
Best decorated sulky— First premium, $10
and a banner; second premium, $5 and a ban
ner.
Best novelty other than equestrian— First
premium, $40 and & banner; second premium,
$20 and a banner; third premium, a banner.
Best novelty equestrian — First premium, $40
and a banner; second premium, $20 and a ban
ner; third premium, a banner.
Rest decorated vehicle by a Santa Barbara
house— First premium, $30 and a banner ; sec
ond premium, a banner.
Best decorated marshal's aid— First pre
mium, $10 and a banner; second premium, $5
and a banner; third premium, a banner.
For the best mounted and decorated Spanish
orchestra (not less than seven pieces) discours
ing the best music— First premium, $15 and a
banner; second premium, $10 and a banner.
For the best Spanish cavalcade (not less than
eight persons) in Spanish costume and flower
decorations— First premium, $20 and a ban
ner; second premium, $10 and a banner.
For the best group (not less than twenty)
mounted and decorated cyclists — First pre
mium, $60 and a banner; second premium,
$40 and a banner.
For the best mounted and decorated cyclist
in any group iv class W— First premium, $15
and a banner; second premium, $10 and a
banner; third premium, $5 and a banner.
The awards made by the judges are as
follows: Class A— First, A. M. Ruise;
second, I. W. Cooper and A. B. Cameron;
third, High School Football Club.
Class X—First,K — First, Ronald Thomas; second,
Ed Dowell; third, T. A. Crawford. Judges
of above classes— Ronald Hazard, Wini
fred Block and Professor Zimmerman.
Class B— First, Mrs. R. J. Hall; sec
ond, J. A. Fithian; third, Miss Nellie
Chamberlain.
Class L— First, Margaret Fulton ; second,
Pansy Cooper; third, Amy Broome.
Judges— Dr. Park, D. Dow and C. 0.
Fairbanks.
Class C— First, Louis Reed and party ;
second, Owen Stafford.
Class M— First, Clarence Day; second,
Edgar Stow; third, Gerald A. Shannon,
Judges— George Gould, George R. Agas
-Biz and F. May.
Class D— First, Miss Ella F. Cooper.
Class I — First, W. S. Low.
Judges— Joseph J. Perkins, T. G. Sanborn
and H. P. Sanborn. -
Class T — First, Carl Stoddard; second,
P. A. Conant; third, L. F. Lamb.
Class E — First, Miss Eleanor Colt and
Miss Fairbanks; second, H. F. Hunt;
third, Junius Smith.
Cllass o— First, Maurice Kitteridge; sec
ond, Belle McCoy; judges— Birge Harri
son, Mrs. Colby and Mr. Fabain.
Class F — First, Miss Charlotte Yonge;
second, Barbara and Lizzie Hernster;
third, Josephine Crikelair.
Class P— First, Mr. Hugh Ramsay; sec
ond, John Cody. Judges— Captain C. P.
Low, H. Chauncey, Mrs. E. H. Abbott.
Class G— First, Miss Cnris Noble; sec
ond, Miss Everhart; third, Mrs. E. H.
Sawyer.
Class Q— First, Miss Constance Delaney:
second, E. H. Thompson and D. W. Pierce;
third, George W. Gourley.
Judges— C. F. Eaton, Mrs. L. N. Ander
son, Mrs. T. J. Emery.
Class H— First, John F. Diehl; second,
Bert Baker.
Class N— First, Jennie Rutherford; sec
ond, Jennie Spence; third, Lottie Allen.
Judges —R. Radcliffe, — Whitehead,
Colonel William R. Shatter, E. S. Thacher.
Class R — First, Maurice Kittredge and
Miss Kittredge; second, Kinton Stevens;
third, Albert Ames.
Judges — R. B. Canfield, Clarence An
drews, H. P. Spaulding.
Class W— First, Henry Short; second, C.
R. Jordan.
Class X— First, Ethel Drake; second,
Miss Minnie Lightner.
Judges— E. J. Sheffield, Mr. and Mrs.
John B. Bley.
The plan of selecting the committees was
to have one Santa Barbara man or woman,
who in turn selected strangers. By this
means, it is believed, that there can be no
question of partiality or prejudice in mak
ing the awards.
SANTA ROSA'S BIG SHOW
Plans Being Completed for
the Carnival of
Roses.
Merrily Goes on the Contest for
the Selection of a
Queen.
SANTA ROSA, Cal., April 18.— The
programme of events for the rose carnival
has been definitely agreed upon in regard
to the main features, and was announced
to-day as follows :
Wednesday, May 8—7:30 p. m., flower
show; informal visitors; evening concert
by Santa Rosa band.
Thursday, May 9—10:30 to 12 M., arrival
of excursionists; 12:30, grand carnival
pageant; 2:30, battle of flowers; 2:30,
bicycle meet at South Park; 7^30, concert
at Atheneum Opera-house by Roncovieri's
Concert band; announcement of prize
awards durin™ intermission in concert.
Friday, May 10 — 2 p. m., field-day sports,
balloon ascension, etc., at South Park;
7:30, flower dance at Atheneum; 8:30,
grand carnival ball at Atheneum.
The minor features have not yet been
announced.
The result of the contest to-day :
I— Miss Spottswood, 760.
2— Miss Donovan, 703.
3— Miss Matthews, 632.
4— Miss Bishop, 263.
s— Miss Solomon, 260.
6— Miss Denman, 255.
7— Miss Byington, 252.
B— Miss Stites, 164.
9— Miss ltoney, 130.
10— Mrs. Byington, 10L
LOS ANGELES FIESTA
Children of the Schools
Turn Out to Hail
the Queen.
LESSONS IN PATRIOTISM.
Old and Young Lift Up Their
Glad Voices in
"America."
GREAT DAY FOR OLD GLORY.
Beautiful Marshaling and Meeting
of the Little Ones Before
Her Majesty.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., April 18.— If
the climax was not placed upon
the fiesta to-day, so far as its
"features" are concerned, fancy
will pause and await develop
ments. She will find it difficult to conjure
anything nrore beautiful than was the
marshaling and massing the school chil
dren, with their bright faces, fiesta colors,
small individual flags and big company
banners, their thin - voiced competitive
school yells and their united and mighty
song of "America," massed as they were
on the knoll in the park before the queen
in the bright morning sun, with the
crowded tribunes for the background and
the spreading green of the park and the
fluttering flags of the Maypoles and the
queen and her retinue high above them.
It was the first demonstration that had
brought the Queen to her feet, and she
would not have been the good merry
hearted Queen that she is if she could have
resisted this. For, when the band struck
the first noble note of "America," and all
that throng of fresh-voiced children joined
with and followed it through its majestic
cadences and at the finish their leader pro
posed three cheers for the Queen, and
every one of the multitude raised and
waved an American flag, the color-bearers
of each company waving their big banners,
while a great cheer roso and ran down the
line and came back again, the thing was
so inspiring and contagious that the trib
unes iook it up and led the roar of thun
der to it; the press and reserved boxes
flanking the throne on each side caught
the contagion, and long before this the
maids of honor, forming a bank of white
on the red steps of the throne, were wav
ing their white handkerchiefs in almost
hysterical delight.
And the Queen standing on her emi
nence smilingly waved her handkerchief
in gracious and enthusiastic acknowledge
ment and her ladies in waiting with her.
It was an altogether refreshing thing fol
lowing as it does the pomp and glitter of
the ceremonies of the earlier days of the
festival.
The city has been owned all day by the
children and they have shown that they
know how to appreciate a festival built for
fun. The element of the cap ana bells was
crowded out to give place to the simplicity
of pleasure. The parks were turned into
picnic grounds, where children were given
every license and persistently kept on the
grass.
Their mothers and big sisters and fathers
were with them with picnic-baskets and
from sunup to sundown it was a big chil
dren's frolic. The streetcar companies
had given the children carte blanche to
get to the park and the outer districts and
loaded up the early-morning cars with
early-morning children in a way that made
them look like another procession of floats
that might be happily designed to repre
sent spring.
It is the only thing on all the gay pro
gramme to which the morning has been
given, this festival of the children. And
very happily so. It belongs to them.
They have been preparing for their share
of the fun for a long time and knew their
lesson. The fiesta management had pro
vided a uniform cap for every child in the
ranks, a blue, soft-crowned cap with a
Maltese :ross on top with fiesta colors.
Every boy provided himself with some
other decoration of the orange, wine and
olive, a rosette, a sack, and at least the trio
of ribbons in a buttonhole, and every little
maid was dressed in white and wore her
hat quite jauntily.
■ And every boy and maid alike carried a^
small flag. They were marshaled in com
panies of fifty under the banners of their
several schools, the banners being of in
finite design and taking their own liberties
with colors. Most of them carried the school
motto or some legend.
The teachers of the schools had com
mand of the companies and Superintend
ent Search not only had command of all
of them, but himself carried old glory at
the head.
The Queen was on her throne with her
retinue by the time all was ready,
arrayed in new robes for the occasion — a
dress all of the golden orange. Mrs. Frank
Rader, first lady in waiting was dressed in
a wine colored gown and Mrs E. M. Ross,
both of them beautiful women, wore the
olive. Here were the fiesta colors em
bodied on the throne.
The order of the children's parade was
reversed from that of all the others, for
they began at the park and, after passing
before the Queen, marched through the
streets of the city. Perhaps it was because
children rise earlier than Queens, but at
any rate the parade, which started at 10
o'clock, went over the route first— not such
a long route as the others — and finished at
the Park. The streets were filled to wit
ness it.
There were at least 3000 children in the
line, and the little red schoolhouse conten
tion is thought to have had little effect
upon the original plans. All along the
line the children were greeted by en
thusiastic applause, which they answered
by their school yell, for nearly all of the
companies seemed to have one. The pro
cession was led by Director-General May
berg, escorted by the Gentlemen's Riding
Club, members of the City Council and the
Merchants' Association. Superintendent
Search led the «ehoolchildren with the
flag just behind the Burbank band.
The company of High School cadets
came immediately after, one of the classes,
that of '97, wearing a uniform of cap and
gown. Many of the other companies of
boys dressed uniformly, while the girls
were nearly all in white. The little people
marched in such order as to prove careful
previous training. It was 11 o'clock when
the head of the procession entered the
par,k from Seventh street. It took the
usual course round it, marching eight
abreast.
Arriving on the Hill-street side, they
marched down the entire length of the
square, halted, faced away from the
Queen and marched up to the tribunes
opposite in close order, then facing about
toward the Queen. This gave the line to
the rear room enough to march down the
same distance and repeat the maneuver
until all found room in the mall. During
the accomplishment of this bit of military
maneuvering the different companies kept
up a constant fire of their school yells,
bandying raillery back and forth, the girls
being quite as much up to date in this
matter as the boys.
It required some time to get the little
army into place, although their drill was a
little less than perfect, the companies obey
ing commands with a precision that could
hardly have been expected of them.
As they passed in front of the Queen's
quarters, many of the companies per
formed a salute that provoked applause
from the tribunes. Amid all the correct
ness and precision, proverbs and mottos, it
was discovered that at least one school was
not above its jest. That of Ann street
had surmounted its banners with a pale
blue representation of a taniale.
When all was in readiness, the knoll be
ing now crowded with this army of chil
dren, stretching away in exact military
lines, its banners of purple and gold catch
ing and holding the light of the sun as
they hung still in the expectancy of the
moment; still, also, was the child army
and long line of spectators.
The band has taken a position in the
stand reserved for it to the right of and be
low the Queen, and the gleaming brass are
raised. The director raises his hands and
there is a hush over the great throng; he
lets them fall, and the band, with an em
phasis designed to inspire the great chorus
of little people, bursts into the lirst meas
ure of "America."
The companies immediately in front take
it up bravely enough, and from that point
the waves run out to both extremities of
the line, away down to Sixth street on the
one side and to Seventh on the other, the
sound swelling as it goes until it reaches a
magnificent chorus. This is repeated in
less degree with the beginning of each
verse. It rather adds to the effect than
otherwise, for it is in keeping with the
fresh color of everything connected with
this demonstration of the children.
The volume is reached at this climax,
and there is no appearance of overd rilling.
The Queen is standing all the while as a
sovereign should in the presence of this
song and this scene. When it is finished
the band retires from its position and there
is another pause of just a moment, and
then the leader proposes a cheer for the
Queen.
Every child within sound of his voice
instantly answers with flag in the air, and
this, too, makes its run down the line
swifter than the song and becomes one
long-continued cheer or acclamation, the
little flags waving like a field of wild flow
ers under a changing breeze. The big ban
ners are lifted and dip back and forth.
The band cannot keep silent and the bass
drum and French horn become violently
noisy. Tribunes join in the cheer, the
maids of honor wave their white hand
kerchiefs and parasols.
The Queen, in whose honor it is given,
is waving her handkerchief in return.
The cheer dies down and grows again
louder and more exciting than before.
The demonstration lasts for quite five
minutes until it spends itself and the
Queen takes her seat again upon the
throne.
Then there is the military feat to be
performed of getting this army of little
ones out of the grounds in good form. It
was accomplished very well, with military
precision, in fact, but before it was done
the lack of proper police arrangements
manifested itself to the point of consider
able danger.
After each of all the demonstrations that
have taken place here the people from the
less favored tribunes have crowded down
the line with the hope of getting a glimpse
of the queen, and her majesty's carriage
has had the greatest difficulty in getting
through it for the approach to the throne.
To-day this crowd fell in behind the last
company of the first division of the chil
dren in such numbers that the police were
simply lost in it.
They crowded up to the Queen's quarters,
men and women of all ages, some of them
with children in arms. The carriage was
tardy and the crowd packed itself solidly
in the space vacated by the children and
crowded upon the other divisions which
had not been given a chance to form and
made out in line with the first division.
They were faced about, however, and
march away in the narrow space they had
held.
The crowd quickly filled in to this and
crowded upon the approach to the throne,
where a number of women and children
began to call for help. Committee men,
who had been vainly begging the crowd to
keep back, now set to work to extricate
these by pulling them upon the red-car
peted platform.
Others began to climb up, and it began
to look as though the populace would be
crowding upon the throne itself, when out
in the center of the throng two women
fainted in quick succession. This had the
effect of checking the crush as no police
man could. An opening was made, and
women were carried away.
The queen's carriage, arriving at the
time, was able with some difficulty to
make its way through, and the queen, who
had been a somewhat alarmed witness of
all this, drove away, her maids of honor
following.
It was now past noon and until night
fall, as stated, the children claimed their
right to this, their day of the festival, and
although they have not appeared much in
Spring or Main streets or the other haunts
of men, they have bad things all their own
way in the parks. Bnt with nightfall and
when they are about to be tucked away in
their little beds, the more jaded revelers
comes to the front again.
This is the night of the great masque
ball at the pavillion and a revel of laugh
ing maskers is in progress. The entertain
ment was begun with a few tumbling and
vaulting feats by the aggregated atheletes
ol the city, after which the dance began
and will continue throughout the night.
CAUSES A SENSATION.
Admiration of the Pen Picture of the
Queen's Arrival as Telegraphed
to the •• Call."
LOS ANGELES, Cal., April 18.-The
pen drawing telegraphed from this city on
Tuesday night, and appearing in the issue
of the Call of Wednesday morning, pictur
ing for the people of San Francisco the
arrival of the Festival Queen in Los
Angeles, 500 miles away, has caused noth
ing less than a sensation, especially in
newspaper circles in this city.
The word was passed among newspaper
men that one of the long-mooted projects
for telegraphing pictures was about to be
put to a practical test by the Call in con
nection with the first great demonstration
of the festival of the angels and much in
terest was manifested in it.
Los Angeles is too many hours from San
Francisco to admit of illustrating a story
that must go by wire with pictures that
must go by mail. To be sure sketches
might be made and were made of such
features as were completed days ago, but
for the scenes as they happened the tardy
mail would get them to the newspaper of
fice too late. „..'__. „ .
The remarkable succe ss, therefore, that
attended the artist's dispatch by wire of
his sketch of the arrival at the Arcade
depot of the Festival Queen on Tuesday
afternoon has created a profound interest
among newspaper readers and newspaper
makers here. The matter is so fascinating
as to continue the subject of discussion to
night at press headquarters. It presents
such a long step forward as already accom
plished that now everybody is ready to
wholly believe. That is to be expected
Those who witnessed the scene here at 1
o'clock Tuesday afternoon and saw the
pen-drawn representation in the Call ol
Wednesday morning hail it as a complete
demonstration of the success of the ex
periment. —
PLACED IN RENO'S JAIL
Capture of the Last of a Once
Famous Gang of Coun
terfeiters.
They Disposed of Thousands of Gold
Coins Minted In Their Moun
tain Cave. .
RENO, Nev., April 18.— The last of the
biggest and boldest counterfeiting gang
that ever infested Nevada was arrested to
day. He has long been suspected, but di
rect proof was not obtained until Secret)
Service Agent of the Treasury N. R. Har
ris came here from San Francisco and ran
the gang to earth.
The organization was composed of Chris
Grass, a wealthy rancher, who lives about
two miles from this city, Frank Jennings,
B. S. Richardson and Frank Ross.
Their mint was in the mountains twenty
miles away, and Grass supplied the sinew 9
of war, while Richardson and Jennings
molded and milled the coins. Ross was
the outside agent and sold tne counterfeits
to various agencies on the Pacific Coast.
They manufactured $5 pieces, and the work
was so good that thousands of them were
passed without arousing suspicion.
When the gang learned that Government
officers were on their trail they broke camp
and fled to Oregon. Jennings was caught
some time ago and is now in jail awaiting
trial. Richardson and Ross -were arrested
at Albany, Or., while at work on a ranch,
and arrived to-night in custody of United
States Marshal Henry Grady of Portland.
Chris Grass was arrested as soon as the
others reached here, so the quartet is ac
counted for. Grass gave bail and was re
leased, but the others are still in jail.
In their cave in the mountains the coun
terfeiters had a complete outfit. The
molds, files for fixing the milling, brushes
for polishing the coins and the gold for
plating and the plating machine were all
of the very best. It was a dangerous gang,
and the Government officials are delighted
over having all the members in custody.
NEW, UNITED CALIFORNIA..
Important Topics to lit Considered at the
JBalf-Million Club Sleeting.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., April 18.— The
Half-million Club will meet at the Cham
ber of Commerce to-morrow, when matters
beneficial to the State will be considered.
To-day a telegram was received from
San Diego appointing H. F. Norcross, the
local representative of the San Diego
Chamber of Commerce, and R. V. Dod^e,
W. R. Maise, H. B. Storey and E. G. S
wait, of the JBay City, and now in this city,
delegates to the meeting.
The meeting is an important one, and it
may be that the bonds joining the northern
and* southern counties of the State may be
drawn so closely in consequence of the ac
tion taken at the meeting that the dim
murmur heard from some quarters of the
State regarding division may be stilled
and tne thought forever put aside.
An invitation was received to-day from
H. F. Norcross, representing the San
Diego Chamber of Commerce, requesting
the Half-million Club delegation now at
Los Angeles to visit San Diego. He
offered the freedom of the city and every
arrangement calculated to make their
visit a pleasant one. The offer was ac
cepted and a committee appointed by the
delegation to fix the date and make the
necessary arrangements for the trip. A
royal reception will await the party on its
arrival at San Diego. •
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dollars' worth for ten dollars.
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dollars' worth for $8.75.
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theirs is not.
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