The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-07-20
WHOSE yoS DOT BEST nAGERl
THE RETURNS ALI. IN AND THE ELECTORAL
COLLEGE IN "FUIL" sEssIoN-THE PRIZE
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THE RETURNS ALI. IN AND THE ELECTORAL
COLLEGE IN "rUIh" sEssIoN-THE PRIZE
nREwEE TO GO TO cosoRBss
The committee count the ballots cast at the Gam
brinus vcrcin determine what lager stands highest
alter the tremendous bout OF beer sucking and
samping during the first three days OF the week came
up smiling yesterday morning. and kept smiling for
many hours before they evor touched ballot All
the morning ana of the AFTERNOON was spent
discussing tho phases OF the great event that
has just TRANSFERRED Tho discussion was enivencd
and intersperscd with songs, toasts and saes OF a
botstorous and bcery navor Some sat on beer kegs
and others on tina long, narrow tables IN the large
hall rhoy we're = numerous aud social set OF
people and strongly disposed 10 think that no occur
since tho discovery OF America by Columbus
could equal in interest the question as TO who 0rewcd
the hes. boer and used tho rosn "reminiscences
Of tho srrec aboundca por,y Dsvarian who could
easily 80, away with whole kcg Of the amber ncciar
twcnty -iour hours remark ed ---o1 - e ss1 .s..
'sAtit my owA moud drunk, shust as easy as say
mix cum rous,, dirty-avs stems before dinner"
s'Yaw, " oxolamed.an admrlng listener "vel, It do
you good; your look red an handsome"
"Mino yraxhusl" cried jolly disciple Of Gambrinus,
pressing his hands tho wussDand OF his brooches
corporation Of ample proportions. ~ voei as if
vas kcs o la~g.r hersolt.,Sfazhus Fiery diuc
breed links Is goin' 10 bustl'
DIDN'T AGKKE wiru niA
II dun ioike by no means, ~ SAID iasdious spoken
chan, who account II hts lean figure aud cyhpepc
looks in marked contrast TO the rest Of The com
mittee. ''iis mlxn' OF bcer Las noight taut vns
mc sus 0I and poison in my s.umsS Nix Dex dime
Shust Won lager me. "
''vell" sald solemn, philosophical committee
man. who appeared ~ TO disgusIcd With tho storics
told by tho others, .'dcrc Is Won ting dc sherman
bcsples may vol be broud OF, de Gambrihus voreln.
Dey viii know and vorcvor aud Glory oder
g0ot lagcr ss der lager dat wills his zOul nit taHs
Of Faderand o. frau am iraueln, dc lager Of
Munich ami OF Heidelberg, and shust hero We meets
to-day 10 zcttle dc maddsr right oncc
This speech received with applause, anu IL ev
IDENTIFY stirred The hearts OF tho hearers several Kegs
lett over since the day Previous were rolled 10 the
bar and BLEED copously AS we'll as could be made out
unknown 10 any Of the committee though one Of Two
exchanged knowing winks with tho reporter aud pre-
tended " know who came out TOP Of the heap.
show could you toll y? the pointed question ad
dressed to committeeman who was worry iuli OF mys
terry on tho question.
ION, veil, dock moin lager in oder Ways den u
dooken by oder peoples"
''Do you mean to say after pouring down glass Of
Schncdcr's lager on top OF Scnmdt's and schuitzcs
top OF that you could remember tac flavor Of
Schncider'syn
.'Dhas IS nut do way. You sec hafc dastcd all dc
lager before and remembers em In herc ponting 10 his
head) "Nut dc donsuc, you see, but de noad'' say
Ing which he winked his eye very knowngly, much
as 10 suy he knew thing or Two or three.
TINE RETURNING BOARD WORK.
Every man OF the committee was furnished with
sheet OF pnpcr 10 take down each IN turn ballots
Tor tho respective competitors 0rtyi four in number
Pen, INK and lager accompanied The piper, and tho lat
ter before the siting was over, hau about equal
number oil black and yellow stains, and the
committee LETT oil about the time the Excise law tor
bids the further retailing of beor with rathcr mixed
idea as 10 whose lager won the front place. Two
hundred and iorty-four Kegs were consumed In tho
three days. enough lager to I'LL one OF tho free floating
baths the East River II was the wnoic the big
gcst tamborcc oil the season and have paid well
Tie names Of the fortunate brewers who take lead
beer VIII DO presented for the surages OF thirsty
but thankful people In Tho Congressional elections next
fall