Morning journal and courier., 1889-07-27
DRummRRs AT BRANFORD POINT

DRUMMKRs AT BRANFORD POINT
A Jolly Crowd Captures SHERIFF
SWift,s Pleasant Resort and Turn 1t
Int u Hubbub OF Merriment-Base
hall, Tab Races, Jolly Games and a
Fine Banquet Mark the Day.
Fun and jollity reigned at Branford Point
yesterday. This Is what the quiet seasiders
at Sheriff Swift's Brsnford Point House, and
indeed everyone that saw the Connecticut
commercial travellers on their eleventh annu-
al summer gathering at the point were of the
riment was the order of the day, and q most
hilarious day it was.
It was II O'Clock when the jolly fellows
stepped from the steamer at the point. 9th
ers mad come on the early trains and were
already there to give their brother drummors
rousing welcome. Mays banjo qusrtette
accompanied the merry party and kept the
minutes of the day lively with music. the
crowd marched from the steamer to the
Point House in long line, singing and
gesticulating as only drummers can. About
1876 were in the party. The crack base ball
| teams, which were to give an exhibition of
Pawson Park, whore they began their
game. They had not progressed far with the
sport, however, when Commodore E. s.
Perry of this city, putting and waving his
hands, appeared upon the brow of the hill
| and ordered the players to desist and finish
| their game on the lawn In front of the Bran
| ford Point House, where they could be seen.
After some consultation they decided to do
| this, and the jovial commodore wiped his
perspiring brow with q satisfied air. The
game was between Hartford and the
rest of the earth. Hartford's play
ers were: Brewer Q. f., Smith 9. g.,
Blanchard, c.; Chamberlain, p; Fuller, 2b. |;
Wilson, r. f.; Lane, l. f.; Graves, h.; Goff,
3b. The Rest of the Earth was represented
by Schorer, 3d.; Hopkins, 8. g.; Bucking-
ham, l. f.; Cochran. p; Mills, O.; Bennett,
3D.; Bates, O. f.; Hendee, r. f.; Sprout, 1b
Four innings were played, innings long to be
remembered. Jimmie Howarth was chosen
umpire, and some of his decisions were
enough to make the nerviest drummer turn
his face away to blush. Jimmy, however,
I escaped uninjured. Hartford succeeded in
burying the Rest of the Earth by the follow
ing score:
| Rest Of the Earth ................. 5 5 3 o.
The tub racing followed the game. The
/ windows and verandas of the hotel were fill
ed with spectators. Long lines of enthusiast
tic drummers also stood upon the edge of the
stone embankment which overlooks the sandy
beach upon which the racers were disporting
themselves. Harry Andrews was hurrying
here and there about the sparkling beach,
l carrying q fancy Japanese parasol to keep
the rays of the sun from his face, and giving
good sound advice to the six queer looking
athletes who were trying to get into as many
tubs little ways out from the shore. Presi-
dent Tom Lawton and several other big per-
L al lad Inc &c
ity. The tub racers were j. F. Pierce,
j, 81. Cochrane, N. Il. Hope, v. ]. Leigh,
e. G.. Bishop and John a. Dillon. Despite
their efforts, most of them took back som.
ersault as often as they tried to get into their
tub. Their antics furnished nearly an hours
sidesplitting merriment for the crowds.
During the interval someone touched a
lighted cigar to the paper on Tommie Law.
toms parasol and it blsHed up beautifully,
leaving nothing but the charred frame to
protect the genial Tommie's head from the
MONDAY sun. At last the tubs started.
Messrs. Dillon and Cochran dropped out of
the race about half way to swim in the wake
of o slowly moving boatload of pretty
girls who were watching the race. ]. T.
Pierce padded around the course first and
was solemnly declared the winner.
Dinner was then announced. 1t ives one
of Sheriff Swift's best. The knights of the
gripsack filed the two long tables and an
other one was brought in for them. Mays
Banjo club took their seats at the head of the
dining room and kept up lively stream OF
such airs as "We've both been there before, ,
"Johnnie get your gum" 1--WE Won't go home
till morning" and other rafting pieces. Az
the dinner progressed the banquetters be
came uproarious. They thumped the tables
till the porcelain fairly danced, they sang
waltzed, firtsd unblushingly with the pretty
waiter girls and filed the room with deaf
ening Glamour. No one could dream of in.
digestion after such period of good fellow
ship.
Dinner over, freaks of all kinds were in
dulged in to the utmost. A crowd focket
about Commodore Perry and Jimmie How
arth. These were two unfailing merry
.. makers. q. Burr Loques was also an activ,
spirit. Messrs. Perry aud Howarth tried
} the cadenses Of their voices upon many I
brave song and the crowds Joined In tn,
chorus with hearty good will. It was q
this time that jennie Dillon loudly main
| tanned that he had won the tub race. BUR-
Logues said he did, Charlie Smith was conf.
dent of it. Tommie Lawton thought 1t very
probable and jennie wasn't going to give il
} up. He wanted some recognition for hi
ssamanship. Not to disappoint him Presi.
dent Tommie Lawton assembled crowd
put Johnnie upon o table and presented hin
with a nicely wrapped parcel. Johnnie
smiled contentedly and opened 1t. Wha
was his surprise to see big green cabbage
With disgust stamped upon his face h,
threw it at the first man he saw. 1t wander
J ed towards President Tommy, and was soor
flying about the room, proving an admirable
football, at least SO thought E. s. Wade ant
, | Burr Loques.
Alderman Frank @. Bushnell did not ar
| rive till the rest were nearly ready to r.
, home. Among those from New Havsl
! | were: Commodore Z. s. Perry, Charlie
J Ward, A. w. Matson, j. P. Augur, D
, w. Lewis, E. E. Read, Fred J
, Bronson, Charles M. Smith, Theo. F
. Plat, N. H. Robinson, E. S. Wade
A. Emery, John B. Eaton, Jas. T. Pierce
John Il. Dillon, D. G. Andrews, 8.
, Sprung. Victor J. Leigh, George s. Hou
, kins, Thomas j. Adams, J. f. Schorer, L
, Il. Bates, n. Prendergsst, Thomas Lawton
w. W. Buckingham.
Others were: w. E. CLARK, Hartford; N
d. Skinner, North Woodstock; Fred N
Hotohkiss. Meriden; Everett L. Morse. Hart
ford: N. B. Hitchcock, Plainville; Georg
rs't'r oaa4Ss william nj Ih0m W.. i B so.
, ton; @. H. Andrews, Hartford; W. B. Stew
, ems, Hartford; F. P. Chapman. Hartford; h
G. Granniss, Litchfeld; G. R. Quintard
, Stamford; r. n. St. John, Daubury
T. L. Andrews, Waterbury; Fesdu
J Ladd, Waterbury; g. Burr Lyons
New York; A. b. Fuller, Hartford; G. B
Nichols, Bridgeport; N. E. Pinney, Hart
, ford; @. P. Smith, Waterbury; G. w. Nor
thrup, Bridgeport; g. s. Bernstein, Brook
Ign; L. H. Squires, Boston; John johnson
Bridgeport; w. w. Tanning, Hartford
, It. q. Perrin, Hartford; Lyma,
Smith, Hartford, R. P. Lawton, Bridge
, port; +. j. Trott, Waterbury; James Baker
Bridgeport; T. 81. Stone, Bridgeport; D. N
Henes, Hartford; Il. @. Babcook, Hartford
. Il. +. Broadman, Hartford; Walter K. Peck
, Hartford; A. W. Sherman. New York; C.sH
, Tuttle, New York; s. q. Plumb, New York
L. Il. Frost Chicago; Frank Cowles, Hart
ford, and +. N. Dugan, Meriden.
The programmes were characteristicall,
pretty. A picture of two owls was embossed
upon the front with the remark, "we're il
for good ovid time"
l PPlzAn Won.