Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-28
ODD FELLOWS PICNIC.

The Odd Fellows picnic was held at
Arcade Grove yesterday and was attended by
about /, 800 people. Nineteen passenger cars
filed with people went from this city. The
| picnic was not so largely attended as in re-
cent years, it having suffered by a postpone
ment and by change of grounds. 1t had
been popularity assumed that Arcade Grove
would not prove desirable place at.which to
| hold large picnic, but the fact developed
| that it is an admirable spot for it, carpeted
with a luxuriant growth of green, shaded by
| fine oaks, and the surface of the ground just
undulating enough. In fact, next to Leet's
! Grove, it is the best spot the Odd Fellows
| have selected for years. The arrangement of
! the grounds was excellent, and the attention
to details. such as the erection of good closets,
a fine dancing floor and the provision of sew
eral hundred portable seats, deserve especial
praise. There was delay in starting, and an
hours delay in the start for home. The lat
ter ought not to have occurred. When the
committee advertised to return at P. NJ, it
is inexcusable in delaying so large a company
till after 6. 1t should know exactly what it
can do, and do it. But, except these points,
the Odd Fellows are to be congratu-
lated on a social success, on the good
order maintained, the effectiveness of com
mittees and the safe transit of the guests of
the day. The Artillery band and Church,
Jones & Beebe's band were both present and
played in different parts of the grove at the
same time. The games and prize contests
came OFT as per announcement, and resulted
as follows
Archery-Thirty yards for ladies, and for
gentlemen 40 yards, 80 arrows possible go.
Thomas Lotus, 1853 n. L. White, 1873 A.
w. Pearson, 1873; Mrs. Inwall, 100; Mrs.
Robinson, III. Mr.. Lotus won the first
prize for gentlemen, silver medal, and Mrs.
Robinson won the ladies' prize, a silver
medal Some pool shooting followed, with
this result: First, 40 yards-Loftus 146,
104 go yards-Loftus 70, Pearson, 50 totals
Lotus, 33S; Pearson, $50. Second, at 40
yards-Pearson, 40; Lotus, us. Third,
80 yards-Mrs Inwall, 13S, 141 Z; Mrs. Rob
! inson, 1853, 131. Fourth, 40 yards-Pearson,
40, 141 Lotus, IFS, 131.
Amateur archery, three arrows per person /;
men 40 yards, youths 80, boys %, ladies 80.
The men and youths shot for single prize.
The possible was 81. Mems prize won by G.
Curtin. score s; boys by David Strickland,
8; ladies' by Mrs. Lanning, 3. The prize in
each case was a bow and three arrows.
The base ball prize was silver medal for
junior Club, and was won by the Boys of
80" with score of 17-14, against the Gem
Puzzle Club" with 6-14
Races-Girls, 5 to 10, 100 yards-winner,
Alice Hilbert pair of earrings; boys, 5
to 10, 100 yards-Stephen Butler, Jr., suit
of clothing girls, 10 to ID, $50 yards-Eya
Cavitt, lingering; girls, 10 to Is, 175
yards-Eva Hilbert, a fan; young ladies,
over Is, IT'S yards-Tillie Krouse, parasol
married ladies, 175 yards-Mrs. L. Devin.
silver-plated pickle castor; boys, 10 to IA,
200 yards-Wm. Swift, silver goblet; boys,
IA to 49, 200 yards-H. Winters, shirt studs
mems three-legged race. w. Lanchlan
and VIM. Nicholaus, boxes of cigars mems
sack race-G. I'll. Brown, meerschaum pipe !;
boys sack race-Fred Orth and VIM. Roth,
cash, SO divided; free for all, running, It's
yards-Walter Nolan, 81 so.
Jumping-Men's standing jump-won by
Frisch, scarf pin boys standing jump
Ed. Taylor, sleeve buttons mems hop, step
and jump r. Flint, s. hat; boys hop.
step and jump. Butler, napkin ring !;
mems running high jump-C. White, cash,
s.; boys running high jump-N. Christie
| pher cash 49,