Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-17
St. Patrick's Big Picnic.

Six Seven Thousand at Hamilton
 Park-Good Trotting, Running and
 Hurdle Races-Grent Interest.
 The annual picnic of St. Patrick's parish was held at Hamilton Park yesterday. A procession large one-was formed at the church and headed by the American band marched to the park. Previously the band had marched about in the vicinity of the church, stirring up everybody with itsm music, which was signal for rallying the multitude. The little ones were carried to the park in extra horse cars. The day was perfectly lovely" one of the finest of the season, the air cool and invigorating and the skies bright. All entered into the picnic with zest which soon made the entire grounds scene of hap piness. Horse car after horse car poured in streams more of people of all ages to the park, and carriages without end rolled in, and by the middle of the afternoon there was an immense crowd on the grounds-as many as six thousand or seven thousand-and the oc- casion was truly, as eloquently designated by visitors from out of town, Ia monster pie nic," exceeding even the famous big picnics of this big parish in past years at the same beautiful park. There was enjoyment with out stint and pleasure for all Included among the visitors were all the Cath olic clergy of New Haven, besides oth- CTS from other places, among whom were Fathers Synnott and McElroy of Bridgeport, Tierney and McAlaney of Hartford and Joynt, of Jewett City, and Dr. Sullivan, of Birmingham, came with lot of other Derby friends. Also friends came by cars and car  mour, Branford and all around, and many New Haven friends not of the Catholic faith drove out and took s share in the enjoyment. The racing exceeded all expectations, and ex citing work was down on the programme The great excitement of the day was over the running race and the hurdle race, which ap- propriately came last, capping the pro- gramme. It had been noised abroad exten- sively throughout the parish that Frank Mclaughlin, Ingomar and Lizzie D., horses which had created wild enthusiasm at Sara toga, Brighton Beach and Jerome Park, were to be on hand, and the six thousand or more people were on hand to see them. In the running race Frank Mclaughlin, ridden by the Mclaughlin boy, eleven or twelve years old, won amid immense enthusiasm. It was a mile dash. The hurdle race-there were twelve hurdles-and it was two-mile dash Alderman Waddock starting the horses by waving the fag-was won by Lizzie D., Ingo- mar and Mclaughlin competing. The interest displayed was indescribable. Everybody, women and all, seemed to be cheering at one time as the horses neared the final work. It was close race and 1t was stirring scene of excitement. The previous race excited much interest In the 2:50 race the contest | by Judd, Rev. Father Mulholland, the Fair Haven pastors, fast nag, and MT. Bakers white horse. Burnett's horse won in two straight heats; time, 2:54, PAY.
 Then came the free-for-aIl race. In this Jacob Broschart's Modoc, Mir. Cranes Carrie Williams and MT. Whitlock's Sam Willard contested. Modoc wJn the first heat, Sam Willard the second and the third was dead heat betweed Sam Willard and Modoc and the race was left undecided a friendly trial of speed, the time not being taken for record Good speed was shown. The utmost good feeling prevailed all day, nothing of any con sequence happening not down on the bills little scrimmage and flourish of fists ac
 companied by nose bleed was followed by an immediate reconciliation and a mutual avow- al of eternal friendship. Great pleasure was expressed by the Rev. Fathers Fitzpatrick and Slocum at the kindness of the gentlemen furnishing the horses, Messrs. WhitIock Cthe Birmingham manufacturers), Burnett, Crane, Broschart, Baker, Judd, Vim. Welch, and Barker Ransom ; and MT. Wm C. Daily of Hartford, who is director on the Brighton Beach race course, gets a still higher compliment from them for securing for the orphans benefit the noted horses from abroad The Rev. Mr. MulholIand was byH no means excepted. The picnic broke up towards dark and the band ceased playing and the horse cars for an hour or two were packed with the returning people. The parish authorities were warm in expression of thanks to Mir. Hoadley B. Ives for giving for the Railroad Company the use of three cars for the transportation of the little folks. The picnic was for the benefit of the orphans of the parish who are in the St. Francis Asv lun, and the proceeds amount without doubt to several hundreds of dollars