| Show J X SA The City n Cc on an n i jit n Juno j I tt k n n b of f iho t i hO l Press l 1 I 0 I tn n r l fV f I D nl ns as n n a holiday f Juall the Ib patron Mint r I fr f iv II Iy soft n i a as 81 1 It f feast st hInt and over h ht a the lie ilin Int day da Is ceU cete ua s The San Juan News Newa tho the American dally daily gave gaven n a holiday to tu It lt and aud no nor paper r thU morning Kur leor two weeks seeks San Juan JUlin line has been hoen enjoying a fiesta Thou Thousands hou sands Hand ot of dollars were collected by b a committee appointed by 11 h the alcalde and San Juan prepared a prolonged eele eie Ie unequalled by any an past pastA A special 11 program was prepared for tor each day dl Thieve There was music every eer night money prizes were given for tor contest for tor bicycle boat and horse hor e races racal big public bulls balls were given Riven Iven At nt Atthe atthe the theater and scores of ot private te functions lions were held The plaza ha h has been brilliantly At nt night and abd 1 thousands of ot dollars hR 0 been Leen burned up U In III fireworks Licensed gambling has linn been conducted openly On Sunday there lists wig a Il series of ot road races ra 8 with In prizes prius one prize and four tour of 50 each The fM hones horses were not trained tra ined for tor racing ami thare there was wan no Jockeying but thousands of people witnessed the tile event nt And ronald consid considerable erable changed hands What Is called callI a I ribbon race but would he be bemore hemore more properly termed a n competition was Tas also held hield For this society adies ladils prepared prep A n lot of ot ribbons an anInch Inch or two lo wide and a II yard long Jon These were hand ham painted l or embroidered ered and each horn bore the makers name The hp ribbons are suspended arois the lie roadway from a wire Ire They The hang about a ft 1 font toot above the riders head hied To ro the lower ower end nd of ot each ribbon Is III attached a small steel ring The This rider Is III armed with a S wooden WoOllen lance with iItti which while riding Holing It nt hIgh bight speed he attempts to capture as 8 many man ribbons as he can an by h Inserting Hurting the end of ot the lance In the lie small ring ting One Is III an expert who can capture a It half bait dozen A t committee of the lie oung ladles Judge the contest conlest Nearly Nearl a hundred riders participated in this amusing event on nn Saturday Ul m cycles arc Ill also alia 10 used In this lila game frame Lout Lan nl night ht there was Ia a 1 very ery pub lit exhibition of fireworks firework n all of ot native nathl manufacture and nm each piece was ws wa loudly by IJ the spectators spectator l particularly tiny larl liy by II the Americans fiesta ta begun with bands playing In tile the hI treats at daylight and ended at daylight this morning when the ball up UI During the week there have beets been dally daily sport sparta for tor the populace Th ht kU nf of San Juan hen June 10 stud and ull there then are yet et five days al more of ot It Itan ItanI anI an then three days clays rest before the fourth i elf f July Jul celebration cel br Oen tn Allen Albeit has hu appointed a commit committee tee tt to 0 rii re fir mr the SIte proper lien of the Fourth with Dr lauh an nR chairman ami anol tills this committee Bl RI pointed o over 01 cr a n d z n All MI 11 art are working hard and anti the 1115 fair tall to excel any that thai Potto Poto 11 to has ever eer seen Ther u II H nt of with ith the nt rif mi will enable Fan lIn an Juan Jum to tl c servo serve independence day in a I ma Ilan I hlen would do honor to any all Mat 1 city elt of ot Ito glee Iu |
