, 1874-07-31
sT. GEORGE.
Tho Britons DO Honor to Their
Patron Snint.
4 Quiet Picnic Yesterday ut Nelson's
Park.
Games nnd Speeches.

pien1ta do hot always bring rain with them.
pcrliaps NJ o general rulo thoy do. It Ia Alto
golher probable. Tho theory failed Of voriflca-
tion yes. erlay in tho caho Of tho st. Qoorgo'a
picnic, though there was onougl, Of n rain In tio
carly morning to provo tic gonotal tondoncy of
ptcnicB SO fur aH rain IL concerned. Tho St.
dootBe'H Society held it's fourteenth annual pic
MIC yesterday at tho now Nelson par1s, which
may bo considered as tho sl1ccoBsor Of Haaao's
Park, bafring. Oh this occasion, tho rows aud
ru,npusos which had made the other fanaons In
years past. before tt was converted into city Of
foBt by tho atrinana.
| NELSON rAnK
ID situated about 0 mioH directly west OF tho
oity, OIL tho Air-Lino Road or rather about half
milo to tho north Of 1t. It hicks tho water
privileges Which woro to b6 had at IIaaso's Park ;
otherwise 1t III pleasantor place of reaort. Yos-
| terday tho cool ruin Of the morning mud Tho
moderately cool brocse Of tho day rendered It a
delightful SPOT for tho festivities that wcro had
| within Its groves.
| TIE FIRST TRAIN
for Tic park loft tho corner Of Kinzfo md Jeffcr-
| son Btroots ut about 1880 o'clock. It consisted
of nine cars all vol filled, though not crowded j,
| as upon aomo simiar occasiuuH. Had 1t not
boon for the annoyance Of some half-tlozou ill.,
t1tyiluhls, or boings whom 1t would be bnse fiat
tory to term whip-londs," and who roramb11-
lated tho train from Jefferson street to
the parkt eafoning oil parties present with their
crios Of "prononatlo whips only ton conts"--
bud it not been for this tho ride might perhaps
havo boon considered . pleasant one. as II was
1lowoyor, 1t may be briefly Bal that tho ride was
endured. 1t would at all events be gratiaca-
ton to know that tho fellows paid their saro
upon the train, but THE Tn1uuSE III at presont
Informed, III unable to state whether thls is true,
or whother they wero in tho employ on stlares,
commission, or otherwise, of tho Northwestern
Railroad Company Thore la MI ond to nll
things, however, and Of course Of the Whip
ilends.
| ON THE GROUNDS.
pulto large c0ncourbe of ploasuro-aeokorH
had ronchca tho grounds before tho first trim
arrivod, having gone out by private conveyance,
aud OH foot from tho ncighborlood. BY noon
thoro, were perhaps 1900 persons present. Tho
tho performing monkeys, tho Pinch -ana-Judy
| shows, and walntevor ether amuseienta of tho
kind, were all In full b1as long before tlat hor,
80 Tint when tho oty picnlckerH arryotl thoro
Of a soclai affair. Thoro were plenty
| Of chances to win Il dollar for dime, or
31.25 for IL conts or 81. 80 for 25 cents. Thoro
to bo had for quaster of do!ar; there Isa WIS IN
| Imitation Of n r0ule!to tuhlo tloro was q danc-
Ing floor, and there was tho blind religious pobt,
whose humility and pioty woro dop!ctod in verso
might bo said Ct tho poosical quality Of tho
printed limos. Those, Of oourse, wore tho OK
| croscences which cling to sl,ch occasions In
general. Fortunately there was nothing worse.
Tho oflicial dignitaros tho unotticia celebrities.
and tho great mon gonorally, did not arr:yo until
nfsor 2 O'Clock anl upon tho second train. III
l. tue absence Of t!loso gentlemen t!io crowl'm
/ aged to kill tmo aa boat it could. Most Of
THE GAMES
advertised took place during this timo, and
afforded n great dou Of amusement. Tho first Of
these waa a raco for boys under IL years OF
age. 4 !Hpaco, son1e $40 foot long by rs
wide, had boon enclosed by ropes and
co Ut The boa ontorne for ho n rsce ssneo eeo
not to appearance, least not all ,-of puro En-
glsh stock, anl wero onterod for ruro loYo Of
the thing. A dozon Of them entered for tue
first race, Which was FROM one ond Of tho enclo-
suro to tho other. Their names were Mike DAILY,
Willie Stevens, Jim Murphy. and yonngsters
A1alloy, Dixon, Kline, Doyle, Swayno, Clayton,
Dewey. and Inst, not least. Tom Batcs:. Tommy,
& Chieago boy, beat them by what in horse par
English crown by tho operat!on. This race
however. was yory tune, compared with those
Which followed
Ilo Eocbnd was
A RACE ron o1H1s
nnder Il yoars, and thero wore six entries nll
from Chicago Amelia downor, of No. 10l3
West Madison street, wDn this race, mud also Nh
English crown.
THE EExT RACE
was for single Indies over II year. Of ago, and
for this also, some six ladies' entered tho lists.
Their nn1nos wero Maggie Slator of No. $40 Lar-
raboo Btroot; silcna Euatls, Of No. dSB' Lako
street; Martha Osborn, Of No. 23o Lowe ayeuuo;
Katy Daily, Of No. $50 South Morgan strout.
Katy, WHO bucamo tho horoiue Of tic day, had
run In tho first race, but lad mot with d fall.
Her persistence overcamo the judgcB' Bernplcs,
and gayo her admission to tho bocond ladics'
raco to tho sorrow OF tho rest. for she beat thom
all very badly. and won silk umbrella.
Tho next race was for
MARRIED LADIES,
and Mrs. Rosy Drognn of 150 North Peoria
street, Mrs. Helen johnson, corner Of Polk and
Sherman streets; Mrs. Nlary Stalls Of 1910 Woss
Madison street; and twp others, entered thor
names. Mrs. lsosy Brogan "Hcooped" them all
very badly, aad was rewarded with 4 caidio Of
tsa winch will roduco hor domestic expenses
(proyidod aho drlnka toa) by from 75 cents to
$1.25 for several weoks to como.
Next cnuo raco for the wlunors Of tho thrco
previous 1accs. Onoof them drew out altogether,
oonpasisors T Katy % wio a IL S About rs D' heh
al q yarduticaE, gallantly vanauisIed M
her adversary, and took another pszo Of Il
alyer-platct toapot,,. which. considering TINT
arouna by Katy, will probably not bo Of groat
Thcro wero several other games Of tho kind,
one OF them,
Al Ea1 NAcE,
won by John Daler. Of Auatit,. For this rreo
sou,e fifty eggs wore laid In row, feet apurt,
there bring several TOMS, and III ,liany contost-
nnts. The gamo was to- start from cue cnd,
pica up ouch org sinEIy, nnd, retnrnine, deposit
Of endurance. atla Of tho tiyo outrbs three fell
by tho wayHido at 4 very carly period OF tho
game.
Following this came n sack race, races on
tlonltoys, aild several others. Between thom
they took up groat part Of the day. Dancing
upon floor prolalcd for The purpose continued
all day.
with tho arrival of the afternoon train tho
more serio1u part Of tho tlnys doings began.
Upon this train cano Mayor Colyin, Dan O'IIara,
Aid. Foley, Ros,ert Horyoy, mud u lnrgo nnn,por
Of other well-known cltzons. Their arrival waa
tho aigual Tor
DINNER,
which waa had In q somewhat contracted tent.
Alr. George E. Gooch, President Of tic suciety,
presided, supported on the right aud loft
by Mayor colyin, llobors Iloryey OF tho St.
Atllrew'h aocloty, and othor gentlemen. At tho