The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-07-19
BATTLE OF THE KEGS.
rHE GRAND TIKI OF GiMBRrSUs IN AVENUE
A SCENE OF THE BEER DRISKISG- TIE

THE GRAND TIKI o. GiMBRrSUs IN AVENUE
A SCENE OF rHE BEER pRISKISG- TIE
RESULT TO DE MADE KNOWN TODAY.
Tho grand tournament for determining the su-
prcmacy of beer a climax last nist at No. 2s
avenue A, although Il not known up to our go:ng
to press, from which OF swancd kegs
had boon drawn. A great deal OF ballo,ins has
been going on since the exhibition OF the
Gambrinus Vercn has been operation but the
lightning Ike prtcl!vies OF the esp eta. committee
10 whom tho counting OF the 10 the qualities
OF the beer was given did rot operate to produce a
verdict last night The HERALD reporter was told
that by this afternoon II was just possible that
tho Gambrnus yeren would awake so sum.
GENTLY to OF duty that some ari,h
motical estimate of tho situation would be taken.
Ballots were being cast last nish but while beer
nowng On every side is II any wonder that they were
not being counted? In order thoroughly understand
this very important exhibition OF beer II must be Kept
in min that each visitor received tickc; marked IN
German with the words corresponding 10 taste
strength and appearance. To this ticket, which no
supposed to deposit were attached SIX others rep
rascnting hix beers. The reporter saw tho latter
SIX casbed m invariably, ana yet failed to
SEQ any great amount Of voting going en- Pnc recep
tacls Tor tho ballot ut the uoor, and u view OF
whether they had glass OF beer anywhere abou. tho
ncgbborhood That makes tho lack OF voting strange
COLLATERAL BUSINESS
Tho lime hight liutterirg lags ON the front OF tho
nall were supplemented by tue blaze OF color inside.
Just over tho platform where eventually, some
one came Que and played something some
piano, there was perfect prairic-nrc OF
0untng TO Que side, alsp, there was a picture OF
GambrInus, sitting legged a cask, while
n Duxon young woman aud gentleman. both Of them
having the appearance OF having been very late,
stood IN frozen dance Mt his SIDE II the picture
mount any hing II incant that they wanted another
drink before going home On the other SIDE there
naked Cupid, looking very much ~ " he had been
snp wss NJ AZ IN s' Inc me-, Of g ms
ana with seeming indifference upon has coupt,n.noo
as TO whether thco were thrco beds ia the house
not
YEER GALORE.
All around ITO room blOssomeI tho fags but tho
chic; Interest after all was in tc drnkcs who ca,uo
advancing 10 the front oil the rectangular lust
they knew that thoy entitled after payiug their
entrance lee, 10 Blk glasses Of bcer There busy
There rs no question 3u that every nun on duty last
nlsht was arinking "ecr SIMPLY ior the purpose
article could DC kept oil the market That noblo
resolve was patent upon every Aud yol,
did those social economists hesitate 10 drink Inferior
grades oi BEER They d,d not. They lifted along the
table, and, like a magnet among 'rou hlngs, took up
everything they came near. should there not be
Returning Boardf s,
There was great deal OF beer drinking and
very little voting. The reporter stood at tho
lied in twelve miau.es. ono young man put
beer ticket In by mistake, and there great
citement antil II was rescued Although the kegs
were blinketed like horses before the race there
seemed 10 be nn understanding about cortain beers
among certain cques OF people. The brgnt jacketed
waters certainly gave no sis'i aud whatever
by intuition AZ an hour long past
mianght The ballots were ilus.erlng INTO tho boxes,
and The beer was gLrgng down hundred throats in-
simultaneously. IL will be some timc this afternoon
when the retail Dealers VINO are really the Gambrimus
consider the brewery Uutil then th, world
hats in thirsty doubt and refuses 10 take drink.