The Jersey City news., 1889-08-26
THE ARION,s PLEASANT PICNIC.
Music on the Water and Sport at Sands
Point. L.. T.


Music on the Water and Sport at Sands
Point, l.. I.
The AriOn Singing Society's excursion
to Sands Point, L. l.. yesterday was an
event that will long be remembered by
the enterprising Germans who compose
that excellent organization. The large
steamer James I. Brett had been chart
cred for the occasion. Through the
courtesy of ex-Secretary of the Interior
Carl Schurz the floating palace, gaily be-
decked with flags and streamers, received
her passengers at the Hamburg Dock.
Between eight hundred and q thousand
people were aboard, Prof. Neukirch, with
a spendidly trained orchestra, furnished
instrumental music throughout the trip,
the strains of which at times mingled
harmoniously with the voices of the
Arion's sweetest singers. 1t was beauti-
full morning. The waves Of the Hudson
leaped and flashed in the sunlight. An
invigorating breeze crept through the sa-
looms and around the decks.
Not single mishap occurred. Arriving
at Sands Point the singers, with their
wives and friends, quartered themselves
at the largest hotel, and then sought the
various amusenents which the place
affords. Surf bathing, boating, bowling,
riding and racing were among the pas
times.
There was great fun in the fat mems
race for both participants and spectators.
Phillip Patberg, Robert Schoen, H.
Draesner, Stephen Kessler, A J. Dittmar,
| John FRANKIE, and even aged Mr.. Weisen-
horn, entered the contest in the 100-y2rd
dash. The prize was u case OF cham
pagne. ALI made heroic efforts for vic
tory. Fleet-footed Mr.. Pattberg was de-
clared the winner, he being the only one
x.-h,N oil ~ bo1f ho
rubbed down by a trainer before the
wobble was completed.
Athlete Stephen Kessler, whose feet can
fly as fast as his tongue when giving re-
porter that little story about the Wee
hawken snuff mine, would undoubtedly
have come off victor had he not been
fouled.
In the tug-of-war the married men
hauled the single men all over the field.
EX- Governor Leon Albeit was rendered q
reception blythe singers. When the steamer
left in the evening great crowd of hotel
people bade the Arions adieu from the
wharf. The singers on board struck up g
farewell song, in which they were Joined
by the crowds ashore, and thus the boat
started on the homeward trip.
The success of the affair was due in q
great measure to the efforts of Philip
Pattberg, Walter Wirths, Fritz Dieffen-
bach and George Weiner, the committee
in charge.
There were three young men, we'll
known to the Arions, whose trip was en-
Hyened by o little encounter with the
proprietor of the Sands Point Hotel.
These young man tried to have little
fun with waiter at dinner. The waiter
evidently was not skilled in the art of tax
ing a Joke. He brought the proprietor
forward, who, without waiting for an ex-
PLANTATION, fired two of them out. No.
had quietly vacated his sent in search of a
committeeman, According to the indi
vidual stories of Nos. 2 and 3:-"The ether
man was fired and Invent with himr'
When the committeeman vouched for the
character of the trio. the proprietor was
very profuse with his apologies, and
wanted the elected jokers to dine at his
expense. This all three refused, and
came near being fired out again for their
rafuSaI