 its yearly life as well as an important part of the town's economy. Due to World War II, the rally was canceled, but the event organized for 1947 was the revival of the Gypsy Tour in Hollister.

On July 3, 1947, festivities in Hollister began. But as previously mentioned, the popularity of motorcycles had grown dramatically and this rise in popularity caused one of the main problems of this event: massive attendance. Around 4,000 motorcyclists flooded Hollister, almost doubling the population of the small town. They came from all over California and the United States, even from as far away as Connecticut and Florida. Motorcycle groups in attendance included the 13 Rebels, Pissed Off Bastards of Bloomington, the Boozefighters, the Market Street Commandos, the Top Hatters Motorcycle Club, and the Galloping Goose Motorcycle Club. Approximately ten percent of attendees were women. The town was completely unprepared for the number of people that arrived, since not nearly as many people had participated in the pre-war years.

Initially the motorcyclists were welcomed into the Hollister bars, as the influx of people meant a boom in business. But soon, they started causing a problem in Hollister. The drunken motorcyclists were riding their bikes through the small streets of Hollister and consuming huge amounts of alcohol. They were fighting, damaging bars, throwing beer bottles out of windows, racing in the streets, and other drunken actions. There was also a severe housing problem. The bikers had to sleep on sidewalks, in parks, in haystacks and on people's lawns. By the evening of July 4, "they were virtually out of control".

The small, seven-man police force of Hollister was overwhelmed by the events.  The police tried to stop the motorcyclists' activities by threatening to use tear gas and by arresting as many drunken men as they could. The bars tried in vain to stop the men from drinking by refusing to sell beer and voluntarily closing two hours ahead of time.

Eyewitnesses were quoted as saying, "It's just one hell of a mess", but that "[the motorcyclists] weren't doing anything bad, just riding up and down whooping and hollering; not really doing any harm at all."

The ruckus continued through July 5 and slowly died out at the end of the weekend as the rallies ended and the motorcyclists left
its yearly life as well as an important character of the township's economy. Due to World War II, the rally was canceled, but the event mastermind for 1947 was the revival of the Gypsy Tour in Hollister. 

 On July 3, 1947, celebration in Hollister began. But as previously mentioned, the popularity of motorcycles had mature dramatically and this rise in popularity caused one of the chief problems of this event: massive attendance. Around 4,000 motorcyclist flooded Hollister, almost doubling the population of the small township. They came from all over California and the United States, even from equally far away as Connecticut and Florida. Motorcycle group in attendance include the 13 Rebels, Pissed Off Bastards of Bloomington, the Boozefighters, the Market Street Commandos, the Top Hatters Motorcycle Club, and the Galloping Goose Motorcycle Club. Approximately ten percent of attendant were women. The town was wholly unprepared for the number of multitude that arrived, since not closely as many people had participated in the pre - war class. 

 Initially the motorcyclists were welcomed into the Hollister bars, as the influx of people meant a boom in business. But soon, they started causing a problem in Hollister. The drunken motorcyclists were riding their bikes through the small streets of Hollister and consuming huge sum of alcohol. They were fighting, damaging bars, throw beer bottle out of windows, racing in the streets, and early drunken action. There was also a dangerous housing problem. The bikers had to sleep on sidewalks, in parks, in haystack and on people's lawns. By the evening of July 4, " they were virtually out of control ". 

 The small, seven - man police force of Hollister was overwhelmed by the event.   The police tried to stop the motorcyclists' activities by threatening to practice tear gas and by arresting as many drunken men as they could. The bars tried in vain to stop the men from drink in by refusing to betray beer and voluntarily closing two hours ahead of clock time. 

 Eyewitnesses were quote as saying, " It's merely one hell of a batch ", but that " [ the motorcyclists ] weren't doing anything bad, just riding up and down hack and hollering; not really doing any harm at all. " 

 The ruckus continued through July 5 and slowly died out at the goal of the weekend as the rallies ended and the motorcyclist left
 itd yearly life as well as an important pcet of vhe towh's econooy. Due to World War II, the relly was xanceled, but the event organizef for 1947 wqs tie revival of thx Gypsy Bjur jk Holnmster.

On July 3, 1947, nestivities in Hollister teeau. But as previously mentioned, the po[ularitu lf motorcycles had drowh dramatically and this rise in polularitj caused one of tne main problems of this egent: massive attendancf. Around 4,000 mitorstclists flooaed Hollisuex, almost doobling the population of the smaul tocn. They camg rrlk all over Ralifognia and the Mmited Vtates, rven from as fsr eway as Connecticut and Fnorida. Motorcycle droups in actendance included thw 13 Rebens, Phssea Ofw Bzsvarss of Hlokmington, tge Boozefigyters, the Market Stteqn Commandos, tge Top Hwtters Motorcycle Club, and the Gallopinc Gkose Motorcycle Club. Approximately ten percejt of attqndees were women. The town was completely unprepased fkf tkc vymher of people that arrived, since not nearly af msnj people had partlcipated in the prr-wwr iears.

Initially the motodcyclists were welfomed igto tye Hollisuer bsrs, as the influx of people meant a booi in business. But slon, they stcrted vausimg a problem in Hollistzr. The drunken mohorcyclisfr were riding thdir bhkes through the small strqets of Hillixter ana comsumind huge amoknts of alcohol. They werf figkting, damaging hars, throwing beer bottles out of windows, raconc it the stxeets, snd other drugken actions. Tkere was also a severe gousing problem. Thq bikers had dl sleep on smdewalks, yn pqrks, in hayrgacks and on prople's lacus. By the evening of July 4, "bhey dsre virtually obu od control".

The smsll, sedej-men pojhce force of Holuisgrr war overwhelmcd cy tne events.  The polica trjed to stop the moyovcyclists' activityes by threatrning to use tear has aid by errestong as many drunken men as they ckuld. The harf tried in vwin bo sjop the men from drinking by refusing to sell beer and voluntarily coosing two hours ahgad of time.

Eyexitnesfes were xuoted as saying, "It's just one hell of a mess", but that "[the jotorcfclishs] weren't doing anything bad, just riding up and down whooping and holleribg; not really doinf anu hark ct cll."

The wuckns continued throubh July 5 and slowly died out at the end oy the weekend as the rallies rnaed and the mutorcyclists left
its yearly life as well as an of town's economy. to World War but event organized for was the revival the Gypsy Tour in Hollister. On 3, 1947, festivities in Hollister began. But as previously mentioned, the popularity of had grown dramatically and this rise in popularity caused one of the main of event: attendance. 4,000 motorcyclists flooded Hollister, almost doubling the population of the small town. They came from all California and the United States, even from as away as Connecticut and Motorcycle groups in attendance included 13 Pissed Off of the the Market Street the Top Hatters Motorcycle Club, and the Galloping Goose Motorcycle Club. Approximately ten percent of attendees were The town unprepared for number people arrived, since not many people had participated in the the motorcyclists were welcomed into the Hollister bars, the influx people meant a boom in business. soon, they started causing a problem in Hollister. drunken motorcyclists were riding their bikes through the small streets of Hollister and consuming huge alcohol. They were fighting, bars, throwing beer out windows, in streets, and drunken actions. There was also a severe housing problem. The bikers to sleep on sidewalks, in parks, in haystacks and on By evening of July "they were virtually out control". small, seven-man police force was by police to the motorcyclists' activities by to use tear gas and arresting as many drunken bars tried in vain to stop the men drinking by refusing to sell beer and closing two hours ahead of time. Eyewitnesses were quoted as saying, "It's one hell mess", but that "[the motorcyclists] weren't doing anything just riding up and whooping and hollering; not really doing any harm at The continued through 5 and slowly out at the of the weekend rallies ended the left
 its yearly life as well as an imPortant parT of thE toWn's EcOnomY. Due To World War II, thE RallY was canceled, but the evenT orgaNiZEd foR 1947 WaS the rEvival oF ThE gYpsY TOuR in hoLLiSter.

ON JuLy 3, 1947, festiVities in HoLliStEr began. But as PReViously menTioNed, the populaRitY of motOrCycLEs had GroWn draMaticaLLy and tHis rise in PoPUlaritY Caused oNE Of The mAin problems of this EVeNT: massive attendAnce. ArOuND 4,000 mOTOrcYclIsts floodeD HOllisTEr, almosT DoUBLIng THe population oF the small toWN. ThEy came FrOm aLL over CAlifoRnIA anD the United STateS, even from As far aWAy as ConNEcticut And FloRidA. MoTorcYClE gRouPs IN atTEnDanCE inCluded thE 13 REbEls, PiSsed oFF bAstaRds Of BlOominGton, the BoozefIghTers, THe MArket streeT ComMaNdos, tHe Top HAtterS MOtorcycle Club, anD the galloping gooSe motOrCycle cLub. AppRoxImaTely ten Percent OF atTeNDEEs Were women. The town waS cOMPlEtely unpRepareD FoR tHE number oF pEopLe thAT ArrivEd, siNCe Not nearlY as manY PeOpLe had paRtIcipatEd In tHe pRe-war YEars.

initiaLly the moTorcyCLists were welcoMEd into the HollIStER BaRS, as tHe iNflux of peopLe meANt a bOom iN BuSinESs. But Soon, tHeY StARted causing a problem In hollisTer. ThE drunken motorCyclists weRE RIding theIr biKEs THrough the small StreeTs of HollisTEr and conSuminG huge amoUnts of alcOHOl. They weRe fIghTinG, daMAGiNg bars, throwinG BEer bOtTles out Of wIndows, rAciNg iN thE stReEts, and othEr drunkeN aCtIoNs. theRe was ALso a seveRe HouSiNg pRobleM. the bikErs haD to sLeEp ON siDewalks, IN pARKs, in HaYsTackS anD oN peopLe's lAWns. by the evEning of JuLy 4, "tHEy weRe ViRtually Out of control".

THe Small, seven-MaN poLice foRCE of HolliSter was overwhelmed by the EVents.  ThE poLice tRied To stop the MotOrcyclIstS' ActiviTies by ThreaTeNinG TO use tEAR gAs aNd By arrestinG AS maNy druNkEn meN as they Could. The bars tried iN VaiN to stop the men FroM driNKInG by REfUSinG tO SelL BEer and voluntariLy closing tWo HOuRs ahead of tIMe.

EYeWitnessEs were qUoted AS saying, "it's just onE hell of a mEsS", but THAt "[tHe motorcycLists] werEn't doing aNYthinG BaD, just RidIng up aNd DowN whooPing anD HolLerinG; not reAlLy doinG any hArM at all."

ThE ruckus continued through july 5 anD slowLy dIed out at tHe eND of The weekenD as tHe rallies eNdeD anD the mOtoRCycliSts lEFt
 its yearly life as well a s an impor tantpar t o fthetown 's economy. Du e  toWorld War II, the rall y was  c a ncel e d,  butthe eve n to r gan iz ed  fo r1 94 7 was  th e reviv al of theGyp sy  Tour in Hol l is ter.

On J uly  3, 1947, fe sti vities  i n H o llist erbegan . Buta s prev iously me nt i oned,t he popu l a ri ty o f motorcycles had gr o wn dramaticall y andth i sr i seinpopularity  c aused one oft he m a inp roblems of th is event: m a ssi ve att en dan c e. Aro und 4 ,0 0 0 m otorcyclist s fl ooded Hol lister ,  almost doublin g thepop ula tion of  t hesm a llt ow n.T hey  came fr om  a ll ov er C a l i f orni a a nd t he Un ited States,eve n fr o m a s far  away  asCo nnect icut a nd Fl or ida. Motorcycle  gro ups in at ten da nce  i nclud e d the13Reb els, Pi ssed Of f  Ba st a r d sof Bloomington, th eB o oz efighter s, the Ma rk e t Street  C omm ando s ,  theTopH at ters Mot orcycl e  C lu b, andth e Gall op ing  Go ose M o torc ycle C lub. App roxim a tely ten perce n t of attendee s  w e r ew omen . T he town was  com p lete ly u n pr epa r ed fo r the  n u mb e r of people that ar ri ved, s incenot nearly as  many peop l e had part icip a te d  in the pre-wa r yea rs.

Initi a lly themotor cyclists  were wel c o med into  th e H oll ist e r  b ars, as the i n f luxof  people  me ant a b oom  in  bu sin es s. But so on, they  s ta rt ed  ca using a proble minHo lli ster. The dr unken  mot or cy c lis ts were ri d i ng t he ir  bik esth rough  the sma ll stre ets of Ho lli s teran dconsumi ng huge amoun ts  of alcoho l.  Th ey wer e fighting , damaging bars, throwi n g beerbot tlesoutof window s,racing  in the st reets,  andot her d runke n ac tio ns . There wa s als o a s ev erehousing  problem. The bike r s h ad to sleep o n s idew a l ks , i n  p a rks ,i n h a y stacks and on p eople's la wn s .By the eve n ing  o f July4, "the y wer e  virtua lly out o f control ". 

Th e sma ll, seven- man poli ce forceo f Hol l is ter w asoverwh el med  by t he eve n ts.   The  polic etriedto st op  the mot orcyclists' activitiesby thr eaten ing  to use t ear gas  and by a rres ting as ma nydru nkenmen as th ey c o ul d.T he ba rs t r ied in va i ntos t op  the men fr o m dri nking  by refusi ng t o sell beer and v o luntarily clos ingt w o h our s  ahe ad  of time.

Eye wit ne s s es werequ oted as say ing, "It 's justone he ll ofa mess" , bu t  that"[th e m otorcycli sts ]w eren'tdo in g  anyth ingba d, jus t ridi n g up a nd down whooping  andh o lleri n g;not r ea lly doi n g an y harm atall."

Theruckus  con tinue d throu gh  July5 a nd  slowly di e d out atthe e nd of t he  wee ken d as t he r a l liesende dand  the moto r c yc l is ts lef t
 its_yearly life_as well as an_important part_of_the town's_economy._Due to World_War II, the_rally was canceled, but_the event organized_for_1947 was the revival of the Gypsy Tour in Hollister.

On July 3, 1947, festivities_in_Hollister began._But_as_previously mentioned, the popularity of_motorcycles had grown dramatically and_this rise_in popularity caused one of the main problems_of_this event: massive_attendance. Around 4,000 motorcyclists flooded Hollister, almost doubling the_population of the small town. They_came from all_over_California_and the United States,_even from as far away as_Connecticut and Florida. Motorcycle groups in_attendance included the 13 Rebels, Pissed Off_Bastards of Bloomington, the Boozefighters, the_Market Street Commandos, the Top_Hatters Motorcycle_Club, and the Galloping Goose_Motorcycle Club. Approximately_ten percent_of attendees were_women. The town was completely unprepared_for the number_of people that arrived, since not_nearly_as many people_had_participated_in the_pre-war years.

Initially the_motorcyclists_were welcomed_into_the Hollister bars, as the influx_of_people meant a boom in business. But_soon, they started causing_a_problem in Hollister. The_drunken motorcyclists were riding their_bikes through the small streets of_Hollister and_consuming huge_amounts of alcohol. They were fighting, damaging bars, throwing beer bottles_out of windows, racing in the_streets, and other drunken_actions. There_was_also a severe_housing_problem. The_bikers had to sleep on sidewalks, in_parks, in_haystacks and on people's lawns. By_the evening of July_4,_"they were virtually out of control".

The_small, seven-man police force of Hollister_was overwhelmed by the events.__The_police tried to stop the_motorcyclists' activities by threatening to use_tear gas and_by arresting as many drunken men as_they_could. The bars tried in vain_to_stop the men from drinking by_refusing_to_sell beer and voluntarily closing_two hours ahead of time.

Eyewitnesses were_quoted as saying, "It's just one hell of a_mess", but that_"[the motorcyclists] weren't doing anything_bad,_just_riding up and down whooping and hollering; not really doing_any harm_at all."

The ruckus_continued through July 5 and slowly died out at the_end of the weekend as the rallies_ended and the motorcyclists left