The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-16
HIBHRNIA'S FETE.
Successful Picnic Of the A.
0. H. H.---Games and
Dancing.

1t was gala day yesterday for the
patriotic sons of Ireland in Hudson
county. Early in the afternoon the many
branches of the A. o. Il. met at st. Johns
Hall, and with the Hibernian Rifles, par
AIDED through the streets of the city on
the march to Caledonian Park, where the
third annual picnic of the A. o. II. of
Hudson county was held.
There were many ladies in attendance
in the afternoon, but the majority of
men present did not arrive until night.
AT four O'Clock the races began. The
was run in three heats. In the first heat
James Clark was first and Owen Moore
second. In the next heat Richard Brown
and James Faulty were respectively first
and second. Clark won the final heat.
with Brown second Time. 1921 seconds.
The half mile boys race occurred next
| and was won by James Connolly. with
John Graham second. Time, 2 minutes
40 seconds.
The half mile run came next. 1t was
won by Richard Brown in 4 minutes 81
! seconds
NEITHER FINISHED.
| The fourth race was q potato race
There were Two starters, j. Daandruss
and B. Hennessy. There were $50 pota-
| toes to be picked up, making it a race Of
several miles before it could be finished.
| but neither contestant finished. Daun-
druss dropped out before ne had half fin
| fshed ana Hennessy, who continued was
| declared winner. Both men were much
| exhausted.
| The hop, step and jump was won by
| John Trenterville. Forty-six feet two
| inches were covered.
| In the two mile run very laughable
! incident occurred. Fury, one OF the con-
! ~ nnlr ak
| and clad in pair of trousers and thin
| gauze shirt just as the race was about
| to begin one of the official starters
! shouted, wait minute, this
man hasn't finished DRESSING" and
Fury retired. When he reap
| that the starter meant the opposite from
| what he SAID, for Furey's garments were
all white. The lady spectators put their
handkerchiefs before their taces and
Fury was the subject of much guying
| encouragement, but he dropped out at
| the end of a mile and stood around the
| track in his airy costume very much at
| ease. The victory was carried off by
| James Clark in IL minutes and II sec
| onds.
Sheeny won the contest for putting the
heavy stone. He threw the 40-pound
stone II feet. Trenteryille threw it 16 feet
| 9 inches.
|
| After the races the children romped and
and played on the grass, and The girls
| waltzed in couples until the evening came
| Thed the men began to arrive IN large
| numbers. The report Of the wheezy shoot
| ing gallery rifle and the cry of four rings
| for ten cents" cane fakir arose.
| The attendance at the pic mic was very
| large Among those in attendance were
noticed County Delegate p. j. Lillis and
wife, Mr.. J.J. Doran, Miss *. Campbell,
Mr.. John Moran, State Delegate Owen
Carroll and wife, Captain Thomas
| Gaghan, State Delegate William Barry
| and wife, Mr. Thomas Keating, Lieu
1 tenant McCaffery, Mr.. James Lynch, Mr..
John Davy, Mr.. B. Conlon, Miss K. Cor
rigan, Mr.. Thomas Baine, Miss M. Riley,
Mrs. Lynch, Mr. John McKenna, Miss
| Anerny, Mr.. James Dowd, Mr.. Jack o.
Freil, Miss Maggie Freil, Miss Sarah
Freil, Mr.. Martin d. Geer, Mr. and Mrs.
| Myles Ferrick, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
| Mullen, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Lenahan,
Mr.. and Mrs. John McElwain, National
Delegate Michael Sherlock and wife.
National Delegate Patrick Dugan
and wife, National Delegate John
Mr. .Jn j. curry, an Mr M. j. Kerrigan, : % Mr.. s and
Mrs. j. d. McKernan, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Feury, Mr.. and Mrs. John White,
| Miss Mary Kerrigan, Miss Annie Carey,
Mr.. Daniel Regan, Mr.. John Davy, Mr..
| John Connolly, Mr.. and Mrs. George Nc
Laren, Mr. and Mrs. James Sneeran. Mr..
and Mrs. James Brani9an, Miss Mar
| garet Lanigan, Miss Bridget McCarty,
Miss Maggie Reynolds, Mr.. James Brani-
gan, Mr.. and Mrs. James Murrer, Mr..
and Mrs. Michael Lahey, and Mr.. and
\ Mrs. William Kennedy.