Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-09-10
UNION GUARD PICNIC.
The First Day of the sports nj the
Italian Ranch.


About noon yesterday the picnickers
went out to tho Italian Ranch to witness
II take part in the sports prepared for
the public by the Union Guard Company
of Ruby Hill. 1t is estimated that there
were $50 persons on the ground. The
UNION Guard were the only military pres
ent i'll uniform. Among the crowd there
were several distinguished visitors and
many of the candidates for county offices.
This will be the big day, however, when
everybody will go out and take the picnic
in. Gov. Adams, Col. Stone and several
other notables who were present here in
the Democratic State Convention will at
tend.
The first thing in order was target shoot
ing by some members of the company at
200 yards, range. The best shooting was
by William Clermo, a boy Of 16 or II
years, who made the creditable score of 40
out of a possible so. Some of the veterans
who shoot to-day have confidence in them
selves sufficient to believe that they will
put this score in tho shade. In order to
be calm and have a steady nerve they were
to refrain last night from their ordinary
medicine and take a square nights rest.
1t will be a good joke ii the boy gets away
with them all.
Next came a hurdle race, in which Rich
ard Sampson, Vim. Herring, Paul Hasten
and Henry Berry we're entered. Paul
Hasten got away with the first prize, $40,
and Herring the second, IS.
In this race Sampson struck the second
hurdle, and, falling, dislocated his left
knee. A wagon was obtained and the bed
covered with straw, upon which Sampson
was laid and brought back to his brothers
house on Ruby Hill Immediately after the
accident. Drs. Bishop and Roth attended.
Dr.. Bishop says the injury is a very rare
one, being a complicated dislocation of the
knee. The knee has been set in plaster of
paris. This mishap cast a damper upon
the sports. which dragged afterwards until
the close of the day.
After the hurdle came a foot race be-
tween Paul Hasten and Henry Berry for
$40. The latter won, the race being we'll
contested and close.
Hasten thought he could beat Berry if
the latter were handicapped 5 feet. A race
being made up on these conditions, Berry
won again, and now remains champion
foot-racer in these parts.
There was dancing in the pavilion on q
u CdnVaSSeu moor ABOUT ~ feet by OU. 1t
is he best floor that ever was laid for a
picnic in this county. The music by the
Union Guard Brass Band was first-rate.
All who wish to dance are assured that
they will have the opportunity to dance
to-day to number one music. Yester-'
day there were more ladies dancing than
gentlemen.
Everybody was pleased with the arrange
ments for eating. Ed. Trofatter set fine
table spread with everything good to eat
and charged only rs cents a meal.
There were five bars under the control
of the company from which under the
willows) the cup was sent around filed
with every kind of pleasant and innocent
drink.
There were a number of amusements on
the ground. Johnny Baxter had the
shooting gallery, and there were ''Babies
on our Block" the wheel OF fortune, etc.
But to-day is going to be the big time.
Everybody and his cousins and his aunts
are going to turn out and a huge time is
in store for all who attend.