Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-05-07
CHANGERS, PICNIC.
A Fine Day, Beautiful Grove and Excel
lent SpOrt-List of Prize Awards.

\ Fine Day, Beautiful Grove and Excel
lent Sport-List of Prize Awards.
The annual reunion and picnic held by
the Changers of Sacramento county is al
ways well attended, and none of the Last
were more successful than that held yester-
day at Beach's grove, on the bank of the
Sacramento river, about two miles south of
the village of Freeport. The attendance
from this city was quite large. The steamer
Governor Dana, Captain Dwyer, left the
wharf at the foot of \ street at $50 A. NJ.
with about three hundred passengers. max
ing the down run in one hour. On
the return trip she left the grove
at $40 and arrived at her wharf at 7:05
o'clock. The trip on the steamer was a
pleasant one, nc accident of any kind oc-
curing. The distance by road being but
nine miles, nearly every buggy, carriage
and bus in the city was brought into re-
QUESTION. The farmers and their families
from nearly every portion of the county
were in attendance, and the woods in the
neighborhooi of the grove were full of
horses and wagons, it being estimated that
there were fully five hundred vehicles on
the grounds. The grove is one of the finest
in the State, is an extensive forest of young
oaks, that shade a splendid and we'll
grassed lawn. Atl2 o'clock the grounds pre-
scented fine scene, a regular old-fashioned
picnic. Hundreds of groups, some repre-
senting one family, others several, were
seated on the grass around splendid din
ner spread upon snow-whit table cloths.
They had plenty to eat and to spare, and
the stranger was made to sit down and
partake of their roast turkey, chicken. pot
pie, cherries. strawberries and cream, etc.
The large new dancing platform was we'll
patroniZed throughout the day by those
who love to dance, while the games for the
old and young attracted many. The man
agement was of the very best, there being
a total absence of rowdyism or rude con-
duct.
The Committee of Arrangements. to
whose able management the success of the
picnic is largely due, was as follows: John
Reath, D. r. Hunt, David Reese, Harry
Beach. Thomas Waite, L. H. Fassett. J. B.
Bradford
Prize awards-The committee decided to
give all cash prizes. Twenty-Five coupon
prizes were awarded as follows: No. $50
$50; Nos. 426, 492, $40 each Nos. 1914, 2S3,
SIS, 966, s.; Nos. 314, 4S7, 945, 449 26S
453, sos 261. 81 so each; Nos. 495. 953
AS, 720, S1S, IA, $50, 266, 4S1, 463. 81 each
Those holding the winning tickets can get
their money upon presentation of the
same to L. H. Fassett. at the Changers
Store, corner of Tenth and X streets.
Running races-Boys six years old, Wal
ter Trumply, 80 cents; boys from to u,
first prize, Richard Meme 81 boys from
S to II, second prize, S. Smith, 50 cents ;
boys from u to l6, first prize, Amos Moore,
50; boys from IL TO 16, second prize, John
Kelly, 81 boys from 16 to 20, first prize.
Ed. Kavanaugh, 81; boys from 16 to 20, sec
Eldred, 81 so; old man race, over 40, first
prize, Yves. Simons, Daily Bee one year ;
second prize n. g. Eldred, No. 9l5 TWEEN
tieth street, Weekly Bee. The steamer was
in charge of W. W. Wade. Postmaster r.
ID. Stephens acted as floor manager. The
music was furnished by Jones, Beebe &
Co.'S full brass string and reed band.