Friday July 4, 2008 TroyRecord Article 100years agoSaturday July 4 , 1908 “Troy is a tourist attraction today because of the parade the Elks Club puts on every 4th of July. Crowds number an estimated 40,000 visitors and they follow the parade to Rensselaer Park,1-8pm. They get to see a horse race , a human relay race,a sham battle by the National Guard, hot air balloons and fireworks before the night is done. Chamber of Commerce President Cornelius F. Con Burns drives a horse named Joe Gahm to victory in 2 straight heats. . The sham battle consists of a 10 minute artillery exchange and attack by skirmishers that leave many “dead” on the field. Injured men were taken to a field- hospital and the wound dressed to the education of a large crowd.Along with firecracker injuries, with a wound on his little finger, which was suffered by Patrolman Daniel Keenehan, while attempting to disarm Patrick Dolan of Lincoln Avenue. Dolan was threatening to shoot his mother and is jailed for disorderly conduct." Photo of the day Troy Record Friday July 4, 2008 1946 photo of Donald Lajeunesse and Karen Lajeunesse Yando on Van Schaick Island in Cohoes. **************It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here. (http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047)