The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-16
WUJRLWINDS N0WH Err /.
UPRoAB I'm 0ILmORB's GhRDEN IN
HONOR or THB RIFLEmES'


A cru.b In the Hippodrome-A Brilliant Mu.
.,csI Performance Drowned oy 'nr "he
directing that was Extended TO the mers~
wep-An Evening Of Unaiioyed Sohhb'
T, was n starry night for ramble, so the
..,,, r,a. teams now guests Of the American
,harp.booters accepted MIR. Shocks invitation
last evening and visited tho spioe-lsden garden
unnamed Gimoree.
The place was packed.
p,.ry seat IN every box wss nlled. The rustic
bsnches and the wood log fences, the chairs
and stools and even stcps were all occupied
All aorts and conditions of men, women, and
sh,dren gathered to crafty their curiosity and
honor the men who ind sport and recreation,
proHt snd pleasure In demonstrating thousands
Of miles from home the possibilities attsinaole
BY the combination OF good eye, steady nerves.
and a 1rst-ciass gun.
On tina ocoi sion tho capacity OF the garueh
was teeted TO its utmost
so was that OF the barkeeper.
Probably 1900 persons paid for admission ana
at lenst Go others got In on various pretexts'
Tho Turkish Minister. In high white nat
jostied Foster Dewey, Twced's private secretary
in q bish black hat Siro Dclmonco sent the
smoke Of his cigarette in the face OF the Rev.
Or Carey. Dore Lyon, the husband OF Kate
Clsrton, walked arm In arm with Sherman
cmltn tOuCt JuhllOcs Di'h fouOiNouN Seh W
f.. box calmly reviewing the endless procession.
Country cousins by the hundreds walked and
walked and walked IN linen busters linen capes
and umbrellas. Little Johnny Davenport. In the
Davenport hat, entertained . group Of olti-
clans with hts views" on the situa-
tion. Nearly every mtnager In the city
shared toe general joy. Actors. newspaper
people, Poloe Commi- sionerr, Gen. Bartlett
Gen. slocum. Gen. Woodward, Recorder Hack
EFT. Postmaster Jhmes, Surrogate Calvin. Charles
r. Thorne, Stephen Fiske. Gen. Sandford. Mime.
Pappenheim. Nine. julie De Ryther, Miss Clara
Morris, aud all who would be likely to gather
about these centres were present, forming In
The brilliantly lighted garden. with the varied
hued glaze, the enervescinE fountains, and the
oeaseless ebb and food OF tho general human
tide, a ksisidoecopio scene at once animated
and full OF interest.
At least an hour before the doors were open
the streets were blocked by an impossible but
BY no means an impassive crowd. At times
they we're boiste-ous, and Mr.. Shook deemed II
prudent to send to Capt Steers for large police
Force, and subsequently, 70 headqusrtsrs for a
number OF oficers ~ n motal suRg, ston on the
inside. American crowds are proverbisily good
natured, ana on this ccc sion their good nature
took an occasional turn into the reslm OF sport,
so that many hat WAS mashed, many straiiina
By half after eight the vast Hippodrome was
so thor roughly nlled that peoestrianism becsm =
aIoat. tuu tour houuu NV osfoVu n ditDbo
Mr. shook had placed the iittie cottages ss the
arrived a scene occurred which bssxars dsscrip-
tion and bsfhes portrayal Zach team had ia
those throats aepioyed on the occasion was !
caution to thunder storms.
There never was such cheering.
The gallant Irisbmen had their tradit ional
hundred thousand welcomes; the scotchmen
close-baired and bron1ed, were lfted on the
topmost wave Of hurrahdor, the Englishm en-,
In uniform and 1aunty cap, were hi bied and
bravoed the Australians, Jolly and fright. ~ere
thrilled with a warmth Of Welcome. and the
Americans. beaded by Col Wingste, successful
tors, Indeed. belonged the spoils Of reception
such A. are rarely aw ard cd apy men at any time
the cottage. the crowds were dsase. Al ii
times the curiosity OF our siehtseers was NOT a,
was no disturbsnce ~ any Kind wba,ever. III,
standard a magnificent trophy h'herto De
scrioed, was planted In the circle ,mmedi,s'e, ~
tracted xrrat attraction.
In the osrroom the thronR was simply i'm
mense, ana there was no room to doubt the oc
passion OF the Wait
a special .prosromme was prepared by Nj
Gilmore, and as the occ sion was memorable
we give 1t entire, ~ follows;
ss;s. sss he cYoSee5Sns Sd Nero cOme' k.sS. HsSS.
cornet Solo siIHS mil, o kd ,..',.'' =, -..s,
wots. .aa music t.p OF the %a
s oJsrtnrs. introducing God Save the
e-Sss s'.i @ ss:niss i %..s.s,.m: K:
cosas. GsSee Is... OF
. weber Grand ...ss ~ sSsaeEstr.. = .s.,.'
10 Canadian p eS:.ss sissss Row Moo,
Ii. March wAsa Joannis s Come. Marching Home"
Gi,moI
Tho Scotch and Australians entered nrst. ou
were comparatively unnoticed BY the people
who know who they wanted to see. and wer
.svins their breath for time wnsn it should D
Leech with Mrs Coz on his srm. The nc
nsnt tho party entered their boz. wbic
sn dsSSs sossS sS ~ owa YELLED YELLED Afis fT.n on tn.
Yelled ssain For nvs minutes Il was nc
,osssh @ Josascn Josssoa-sss Teller p'aSS. sSs
Johnson blushing, bowed.
suli'. eyes At 100 Yards 'Miinsr. spsscn.
Mode.t Milns.' pushing more than John;o
again. They stood and stared at the littl
party, who were cooped up in the box.
The Americans were the last to arrive, an
when they entered their Star Spsngled drape,
boH at toe right Of tho Irish tho band lIAved
an occasional louder blast than ususl, the crow
heard not mote. fhe dig building was q le
sleeve Bodinel Three cheers for The America
team. Old Reliable. Speech, speech. speecf
.n csss cnsss for each ns .s.1 psSe of In
team; Cheers for all combined. Cheers ~
Werybody.
OF in the dusty distance Gilmore waved hi
white baton, aud the musicians were seen TO b
paktng motiOnS. IL was the " British Nations
Bouquet" they were playing. Not ri6smA
rot smell. Then manly Arbuckle mounte
The stand and quisted the noisy tnrong wit
"Within a Mule Of Bdinboro fOwn," and ther
Eas such a tumultuous encore tnat he Rsy
Comm thro' tho Rye" and again the svel
Welcome Way Down upon the Swanoe Ribbsr.
This all In honor Of the Scots.
Tho Australians got their little oompiime or
Ehsn Capt Isl dnnins song, "Am I UnfOrgtve
btll,' was sung by Mr.. Stoddard but Deitbs
The Captain nor any OF his brother Australia
beard II, Tor tho crowd were az la clAmorn
Tor a speech from sOmebodY-Leech or Glide
hseve, and they didn't care mucn which Bu
when tho orchestra played God Save I'll
Queen" the notes reached through the tuuu
" every loyal Briton's ears. ana Irisb, Scoto
md Australians r-verently arose, while Il
crowd cheered their loyalty lustily.
Them Nine. Psppnnhem showed what b,
Foics ives good for. She sent II out over tn
rlamoriDg crowd, and every one OF the 100
people heard the notes Of the Star opangls
Banner" while the American cam aIoro.
Just here his cOrpulent Honor, Billy WickhAr
Iqueezed into the American bOx. hot and re
moment later Capt. Steers. with his me
made marrow lane 10 the music stand, oil
Wlckhan aud Joe IlawleY leading the tear
went, amid another hurricane OF cheers, to u
pla form where was hxei the great trophy.
The other teams, by an insulting thougbtles
ness, were left 90 pea up m tneir little grimm
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