St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-22
ENJOYING THE DAY.


AS early as o'clock festive picnickers
began taking their way to the lake and sew
eral thousand had assembled by noon. Up
to that hour the celebration partook of all
the essential elements of a picnic, with
rustic dinner, boating, fishing and dancing
thrown in. Two Orchestras furnished music
for the dancers and an Italian trio
on the steamer Hattie tempted hundreds to
make the exciting lake trip. There was no
formal program and no hot weather oratory,
Inc executive committee very wisely con-
Guided to omit all such narrowing details,
and the crowd was the gamer thereby. The
grove re-echoed with the wheeling strains
of the bagpipe, and the somber Yankee
costume was relieved here and there by the
gorgeous plaid and tartan. feather and
fillibeg of the Highlander. The sports
lasted from to o'clock. and at their con-
clusion most of the celebrants returned to
the city, though a large crowd remained.
enjoying the music, dancing and cooler
weather until late hour.
THE SPORTS
began sharply at the hour named, Prof.
Z. 0. Duplessis officiating as referee, and
Hector Baxter and p. l.. Simpson as
judges. The first event was a 1OO-yard
amateur handicap, prizes, gold medal and
cherry stand, for which G. A. Stark.
Hugh Watson, W. j. Craner. W. E. Ham
ilton, E. G. Bates. r. j. Nesbitt W. Ems
lie, II. j. Mayall, William Salisbury,
James Davidson, William Gordon, James
Beattie and Thomas Hargrave entered,
Cramer and Beatte went in under protest,
as professionals, the protest extending
through other events, but it was unnces-
sary, as they won nothing. The race was
divided into three heats. H. j. Mayall
hnally winning first prize and Hugh Wat
son second, i'll 1917 seconds
Mary and Maggie Gray, respectively,
took first and second place in the seventy
hve-yard dash for girls. the prizes being a
hand bag and box of bon bons.
William Powers first, Henry Blaine sec
ond and James Willis third was the order
of the. winners in the boys Toward dash. a
suit OF clothes being the prize in each case.
Three amateurs threw the light hammer,
the first prize being medal and the second
box of cigars. William Emslie threw it
So feet inches, James Oliver so feet
inches, and David MeKinzie 70 feet. Tom
Shields and w. d. Young threw the heavy
16tb) hammer for gold and silver medals.
Shields best throw was 80 feet and Young's
&c feet inches Shields made an exhibit
ton throw of 104 feet 10 inches with a
GWClNC- pOuIu
The running high jump developed some
good work, L. Hargraves winning the sill
yer medal over fiYe-foot leap; William
Emslie receiving the second prize, box Of
cigars. j. II. OBrien and j. A. Kelly
were the other participants.
For the high vault, William Emslie
cleared feet inches and took first prize,
a silver medal, and James Oliver got the
lap rope, second prize, on7 feet 9 inches.
G. Ende and Will Erhart, both boys, made
creditable showing.
Six entries in the quarter-mile dash mar
roWed down to two tinisherS, the prizes be-
ing gold medal and pair OF pants A.
Gray won in 561s seconds, II. j. MayalI
second. The others were E. G. Bates, G.
A. Stark. w. Gordon and J. A. Kelly.
Tossing the caber was INDUCED in by
Tom Shields, Wilkes McDermott and w.
d. Young. Shields and Young were the
winners, resolving barrel of flour and box
of soap respectively. McDermott could not
turn the heavy timber. Shields best was
80 feet inches and Young's rs feet II
inches.
The obstacle race afforded much amuse-
ment, as the contestants were required to
hop hurdles, crawl beneath logs, carry
bricks, hustle through ladders and finally
shoot through barrels. Archie Young won
the gold medal and James Allen the silver
medal. the latter barely winning over Will
lam Marchbank, the third competitor.
Shields and Young alone entered for the
putting of the heavy twenty-five pound
shot. Shields long put was 30 feet inch,
and Young's % feet 5 inches. The prizes
were silver cup and set of gold sleeve
buttons.
One of the prettiest of the sports was
the sword dance and Highland fling, execu-
ted in Highland costume by Messrs. Nc
Arthur and McAllister. An old piper. in
the same costume. furnished the bagpipe
music. and the pretty figure was gracefully
danced by each. 1t was close choice but
Macarthur won, receiving a silver medal,
while McAllister got an ACCORDION.
A long hurdle race, with high leaps. was
won by j. A. Kelly in 315s; Thomas Har-
graves, second; Beattie and Cramer dis
tanced. A gold medal and electric lamp
were the prizes.
The slipping pole proved too much for
the numerous small boys, though they
loaded their pockets with sand. Finally
Jimmie O'Brien climbed to the top and re-
ceived gigantic ham.
There were four starters in the mile
handicap, James Davidson winning. in
6:1035; James Graham second. A gold
medal and hanging lamp were the prizes.
Following came tug of war, with eight
on side, won by Tom Shields crew. after
stout pull. Tom Hargraves won the 100
yard sack race, and received an order for
pair of pants. John Wilson carried off the
gold medal in the amateur bicycle race.
The sports closed with ia lutte sur Peau."
in which the contestgnts were on RATS and,
armed with long poles ending in footballs,
endeavored to push each other into the
lake. 1t was productive of great sport and