Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-14
1RoouoIs OUTING.
A Jolly Day Spent at Sycamore Park.
w The Barbecue.

A Jolly Day Spent at Sycamore Park.
The Barbecue.
The annual outing and bullshead
breakfast Of the Iroquois Club yesterday
at Sycamore park was a grand success
in every particular. Fully two thousand
people were on the grounds in the after
noon. In addition to the usual picnic
pleasures, was the bullshead breakfast,
which was held from nine o'clock a. m.
until four in the afternoon. The COM
mittee made ample provision for all,
and no less than ten bulls heads and
twelve sheep, with bread, were served
free to all the guests of the club. The
heads and sheep were cooked under the
supervision of the genial Joe Romero,
who proved himself an expert in getting
up spread of such nature. The
heads and meats were greatly relished
and the manner in which it was pre-
pared was a novelty to the many who
had never seen anything of that kind
before. The Outing was beyond
doubt one of the most pleasant and So
ciable affairs ever held in this vicinity,
and the committee of arrangements and
the reception committee are deserving
of great credit for the admirable man
ner in which they carried out their re-
spective Offices. They made it a
point to see that every one was
! entertained and pleased. Among the
members of the club there was marked
disposition to play many good jokes, and
these were well carried out in an enter
tanning and humorous manner. As the
afternoon approached, T. j. Mccarthy
announced the commencement of the
prize games. The dancing music stopped
and all went to the station where the
games were to be held. Ropes were
stretched over the coursing track, in
order to keep the multitude back, and
the games began. The first on the pro-
gramme was the seventy-fve yards dash,
free for all. Enlisted were about fifteen
contestants. They got an equally fair
start, and the race, which was very ex-
citing and satisfactory, was won by Burt
Smith, in minutes and q seconds. The
next race was the fat mems race for an
$S silk hat. In this there were eight
entries, and the laurels fell to Repub-
lican, Martin w. Brady, Sheriff Aguirre's s
chief deputy. The next on the pro-
gramme was the exciting event of the
day. 1t was the "tug of war;"
The teams were composed of Democrats
and Republicans. After a careful and
critical search for the best men on the
ground the following team was made up
by Constable Smith:
Republicans-Martin w. Brady, Thos.
Strohm, Burt Smith, Jack M. Skinner,
l.. Ledbetter, H. E. Bemis, Fred Smith
George Flint, G. L. Crocker, G. Stewart,
j: B. Sanchez, Tony Brunswick.
Democratic-C. F. A. Last, Sam
Ill. r
McKussic, Henry Kearney, J. E. Frick,
Tom Donahue, Henry }. Sturh, P. Dor
sey, George Brook and Theo. Bauer.
The ground was selected for the
pull" and the distance to win care
fully measured off. When all was in
readiness the Republican team had
three agents posted on the Democratic
side to see that no more than twelve
men held the rope, and the Democrats
did the same. The interested crowd
was ordered back, and the contest for
supremacy was about to begin. The
Republican team, with the exception Of
Tom Strohm, looked nervous, as if an
election was approaching, while the
Democratic team was possibly a little
they all braced their feet, dug
holes in the ground and at the
word "Go" there was hard
pull on each side. For moment it was
nip and TUCK" and then the Demo-
cratic team had it all it's own way and
won the prize, which was case of cham
pagne. Tom Strohm, captain OF the
Republican team, was greatly disap-
pointed, but if TOMS men were of the
same caliber as himself, the result might
have been different. However, they
buried the hatchet and drank the spark
ling beverage together. Then followed
running jump for gold-headed cane.
This was won by DIR. M. M. Meffert, who
scored thirteen feet and nine inches
very creditable, by the way. The doc
tor also carried off the next prize, which
was hop, step and Jump for a box of
cigars. Next followed 100-yard race,
which was hotly contested. In this
were eighteen entries. Many who were
in the first race, rs yards, felt they
could do better on 100 yards. The laur-
els, however, fell to James Cussen, the
undertaken. The next race was a
comical one, three-legged race. This
was won by ID. Mckussic and j. John
son. This concluded the games.
The next was, the prize shooting for a
fine rifle. Judge Redick, A. McNally
G. F. A. Last, George w. Glowner
Adolph Ramish of Tammany, DR.. J. j.
Choate, J. E. Frick and John P. Moran
entered the contest. McNally secured
second prize, which was for the worst
shot, while G. F. A. Last finally made
the best score, with Adolph Ramish a
close second. Captain A. F. Mackay
acted as scorer. In McNaliy's defense
it is said that his nerves were a little
unstrung in pushing an attractive
swng near ny na After this dancing
with "Home, Sweet Home"