Morning journal and courier., 1885-08-21
So,.DIrns Ar sAy1N nooK.

Take Their Famt11es-Wheelbarr
 Races, Tub Races and Barrel
 Races-The Prizes and the Win.
 ners.
 Yesterday was great day for the old sol. diers at Savin Rock. They were there from all parts of the State and other sections of the country were also represented. Many of them came with their wives, children and sweethearts. The occasion of the gathering was the picnic of Admiral Foote post No. F, G. A.. R., and the regimental reunions of the Sixth, Ninth and Fifteenth regiments of Connecticut Volunteers. The people began focking to the shore early in the forenoon and the horse cars were taxed to their utmost capacity till late in the afternoon in carrying those who wished to see the old soldiers and enjoy with them in part the festivities of the day. On reaching the Rock the "boys" started right in for day of pleasure and innocent amusement was the rule that governed throughout the day. The arrangements for the days festivities were very complete and the veterans from out of town, whether members of the Grand Army or otherwise, received a cordial greeting from Admiral Foote post, who had charge of the amusement portion of the days pleasures. The Grand Army men from out of town be- gan to arrive on the early morning trains and they found horse cars in waiting at the depot to transfer them to the shore. The Wallingford band came down on an early train and on their way to the shore and at theRock enlivened the occasion with some of their choicest selections. The posts and the number of men in each as near could be accertained were as follows:
 Admiral Foote post of New Haven, 25O ,nop David w SharTle
 Henry c. Merwin post of New Haven 75 men, Commander William F. Glea-, Gleason.
 "A. DooIittle post of Cheshire, 12 men, J. H. Rice, commander.
 J. H. Converse post of Windsor Locks, 12 men, A. w. Converse, commander.
 Merriam post of Meriden, 75 men, E. R. Merriam, commander.
 Arthur Dutton post of Wal1ingford, 20 men, William c. Mix, commander.
 T. w. Redshaw post of Ansonia, 5O men, Burnet Cramer, commander.
 Kellogg post of Birmingham, 20 men, An drew Bean, commander.
 | Post No. 60 of Canaan was represented by Rev. B. F. Atwood, chaplain of the depart ment.
 Jacksonville post of Jacksonville, Fla, was represented by Rev. Samuel N. Paine, commander.
 The Ladies' Relief Corps of this city was represented by the following ladies' Mrs. Al len D. Baldwin, Mrs. 0. B. Foster, Mrs. w. F. Smith. Mrs. L. Parmelee, Mrs. Gessner, Mrs. Platt, Miss Buckingham, Miss M. Dyer, Mrs. Goodrich, Mrs. Stanley, Mrs. Shepard, Mrs. Beecher, Mrs. Dr., Rawlings, Mrs. Gragg, Mrs. L. Bradley, Mrs. c. H. Kiloy, Mrs. E. N. Holiday, Miss Cora B. Foster, Miss Grace Higgins, Miss Hattie Foster, Miss Carrie Bradley, Mrs. Rogers, Mrs. Lapham, Mrs. J. Coombs and Mrs. Jerome Downs.
 The committee having the great picnic in charge were: Commander David w. Sharpe, w. s. Wells, Lewis B. Brown and Edward Wines, and they performed the arduous du- ties imposed upon them to the satisfaction of everybody.
 The comrades passed the forenoon in gen. eral enjoyment, going from place to place, talking over old times, rehearsing stories of the war and amusing themselves as best they shore dinner at Howes' pavilion, others at Putnam's and others at Twitchell's Massasoit House, and there was no complaint about notegetting enough to eat
 The fun commenced after dinner with a wheelbarrow race in which 8 number of com two lines facing each other, leaving an open space between for the racers to pass un- interruptedly to the end of the course. This much amused the large num- Der of spectators, and when it was declared that Comrade George Barnes, of New Ha- ven, had won the race and prize, 8 basket of peaches, the boys gave vent to their feel ings by soldiers cheer.
 In the next contest, which was wheel barrow race with the contestants blindfold- ed, Charles B. Wadsworth, of New Haven, was the winner. The prize was half ton of coal.
 Next in order was the sack race, the prize to winner being 8 canary bird and cage. After a hotly contested struggle T. W. AL len, of New Haven, was declared the winner.
 The running race, with half ton of coal for the prize, was won by A. Drew, of New Haven.
 It was then announced that the tub race would be next in order and the crowd hur- ried to the shore to witness the fun. The contestants were John R. Brown, of West vile, and Charles Barnes, of New Haven. Dressed in tights and each provided with half sugar hogshead for a tub and single paddle they started. The course was from near Howes' pavilion to kelsey's wharf The men were several times upset in the water before they got their balance, much to the amusement of the hundreds of people standing on the shore. After getting fairly under way they managed to keep their tubs right side up until they reached the wharf, Brown coming in nearly Ca length" ahead. He was awarded the prize, 8 half ton of coal
 In the duel in the water, which was anoth- CT amusing event, the entries were H. A. Brooks and George Barnes. Each man, at tired in bathing suit and rowed by another man in skif, tried to knock each other out of the boats with padded poles. After 8 con- test of half an hour, in which each man was knocked out of his boat twice, both men gave up the contest and it was declared draw.
 The last amusing contest was 8 "barrel race" Five empty kerosene oil barrels were thrown into the water and as many men men dta with paddles ads .sisa seized them to Kelseys wharf, the winnner to re- ceive bird and cage. It was out of the question for the men to remain on the bar rels for five seconds at 8 tiTne It was only 8 succession of tumbling and rolling from the barrels into the water and then struggling to get back again. This caused great amuse- ment to the crowd on the shore. At last John ", Allen, of this city, succeeded in get ting his barrel to the wharf in advance of the others and was declared the winner.
 This concluded the contests and it then be- ing sundown the crowd began to look for horse cars to get back to the city.
 THE REG1MENTAL REUNIONS.
 The annual reunion of the Sixth Connecti- cut Volunteers was well attended, there be- ing about eighty of this old fighting regiment present, many of them bringing their fsmi- lies. The business meeting preceded the dinner and the following officers were elect ed: President, Alfred B. Beers of Bridgeport; vice presidents, Dr. w. W. Robinson of Col chester, Albert Johnson, Company A; c. E. Brown, Company B; Joseph A. Miller, Com pany c; John Stottler, Company D; Andrew A. Paul, Company E; c. K. Caldwell, Com. pany F; James Whiteley, Company G; Rudolph Kost, Company H; T. A. Craw ford, Company l. Charles Rawlins, Com pany K; Secretary W. F. Smith, New Ha- ven; Chaplain C. T. Woodruff, of New York. Among the New Haven members of the regiment, ma y of whom were at the Loomis, W. F. Smith, c. K. Caldwell, T. E. Bishop, G. M. Welch, Dr. Charles Rawlins, Dr. F. L. Dibble, Dr. Bennett s. Lewis, Will liam G. Morris, A. z. Downs, John Plumb, T. P. Grannis and George Loder. From Plainfeld, N J., came Captain Peck, it be- ing the first reunion he has attended since the war In fact he had been entirely lost sight of. He was warmly greeted by his old comrades Augustus F. Buell., of Utica, N. Y., was also present with his old comrades in arms.
 The regiment were provided with an ea cellent shore dinner at Putman's.
 THE NINTH REGIMENT.
 The Ninth regiment, Connecticut Volun- teers, held their reunion at Cox's Surf House, 8 short distance below Savin Rock proper. There were ifty-two members of this old regiment present and many of them brought