The Glorious Fourth

How the National Holiday was Celebrated in Bay City—Prize Winners—The Program.

The celebration of yesterday can be put down as the most successful and glorious ever attempted in the history of Bay City. By sunrise in the morning streamers could be observed floating from almost every building along the line of march. Many of the buildings were most lavishly decorated. Excur- sions were run on every railroad—not the slim affairs of the kind a writer is gen- erally called on to describe, but great trains of cars, loaded down to the plat- form with people anxious to see the yacht carnival advertised to take place in Bay City. Many estimated the strangers in the city at 30,000. The Flint & Pere Mar- quette road brought in fifty-two train loads of people. Saginaw responded with 4,000 people. No accident of a ser- ious nature occured.

THE PARADE.

The parade was nearly two miles in length and eclipsed anything of the kind ever given in the Saginaw valley. It was composed of the military and civic so- cieties both from home and abroad and of the different trade and some social organizations of the city. It moved along with great precision and was witnessed by thousands of people.

THE EXERCISES.

Madison avenue park was crowded with people before the speakers arrived. Rev. H. S. Roblin asked divine blessing, after which Rev. Dr. Charles O’Reilly, of Detroit, delivered the oration of the day. He was vociferously applauded.

THE CONTESTS AND PRIZES.

In the standing jump contest there were eleven entries. J. G. Bradford cap- tured the first prize. The second and third prizes were captured by Con Ed- wards and W. J. Fish. In the running long jumps the same parties were suc- cessful; Charles A. Houghton, won first prize for best hop, skip and jump, and third prize for 100-yard race J. Dennison won the prize for best ham- mer throwing; he was also successful in the weight throwing contest; W. J. Fish won the prize for the fleetest man; F. Weadock in the boys’ race, and R. C. Wredge for the swiftest fat man. Rod- eric McDonald won the first prize in the sack race.

THE YACHT RACE.

The yacht race was one of the most interesting diversions of the day. Third street bridge was lined with sight seers. There were six entries, the Alert, Callie S., Fairy, Iroquois, British and Fawn. The Alert won, covering the two miles in 21.01 minutes. The winner got the $15 first money.

THE FIREWORKS

were witnessed by a crowd of people ex- tending from Third to First street and covering, Washington avenue park. The different pyrotechnic pieces were very pretty, and kept the people cheering as each one was fired.

BICYCLE RACES.

Following were the winners in the bi- cycle races: Bert Hutell, first; C. H. Slocum and Walter Marr second. Sec- ond race: Walter Marr, first; George Wedthoff, second; Page Holcourt, third. Third race: D. La Favour, first; G. W. Krause, second; Charles Booth, third.