The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-24
TIE FOREsTkRs, HlRHRST.
Eighteen thousand Persons wero Present
az the Picnic and Games

1stEutecu t-craOnp wer0 Fr000HN
at the Picnic and Games.
Tho United Courts OF Forestry Of Kines
county held the most successful picnic yestor-
day at RdGewood Park which the order has
ever given. The branches represented were:
Court EGbert. No. 1851; Court Acorn. No. 1853;
Court Atlantic. No. 1856; Court De Kalb No.
1895: Court Fulton, No. 7,11O; Court George
b. Mcclellan. No 1895; Court Gen. P. Sars-
field. No. 1871; Court Vanderbilt, No. 7,667t
Court Independent. No. 1904; Court Thomas
+. Meagher. No. 1881; Court Shamrock. No.
5,90S: Court Principle, No 1859; Court Pros
pect. No 1885: Court Pride OF Brooklyn. No.
1876: Court Olive Branch. No. 6.673: Court
Mayflower. No. 1881; Court Myrtle, No. 6,4S3;
Court King of the Forest, No. 1892; Court Van
Brunt. No. 1915: Court Bedford No. 6.971:
Court Brooklyn No. 4,42l Court Treaty Stone.
No. 1896; Court Daniel Webster, No. 1928.
The officers OF each court, accompanied by
their wives and families. attended the affair.
and at o'clock the Advancement Committee
enjoyed to the lulies. extent. Both dancing
81 the eadine citzens Of our big sister city az
the other END Of the bridge were In attendance.
ture &c Of the eTes JACK tSo
veteran athletic expert and trainer, of the
was the handearper and starter. and right
we'll did he perform his duties. His handicap
Ring was eritS ii, pretty freely but the nm
the extent of his duties TO make, II possible,
close races. The one.mile run. mile walk, and
being in doubt UP to the tame. Taken all in
all. the games were probably the best ever
apathy BY The SUNS comments. had a new
the old eigh,-iap cinder path" The new
track. however is only trile better than the
Nineteen athletes started In the quarter.
boulevard 90 yardsl- won. with T. Manning.
4. Thomas National Athletic Club tscratchI.
third: This was a;,S capital race. The winner
handily. Manning was good second. and
Thomas. who was anchored. AS far as winning
By an eneeent q
a epeed on the last forty yards Tins 57S sec.
badges were the trophies for first, while six
entered we're: Court Winfield Scott HancocE~
foe Ss e. Is Clare anS eao
j. Court Myrtle-P. Deenan. captain and an.
wr ESa9an ana PoP %ssS
ington Conciave-G. Hopkins. captain and an
shor e. Nichol. S; W, Judson, A: j., Sheridan.
by 1872 inches in the ve-minute limit. After
were pulled off the cleats in y minutes.
"A quarter mil handicap run for juvenile
yarfs Sof with as his Hsn b ~ H. MURPHY 10
) ardsl. second. The winner got a silver hunt
f YhGR sna the oP boy RS
cessive J ears. Time. 56h seconds,
The running high jump was Close F. ".
Mealey, Court Amerlcps yespucci Il inchI. won
with leap Of feet 9 inches: Thomas Raitev,
heSeS MeaeS Tecowsd sveE w CAKE
basket, while Raftery got silver berry dish
Court bedford. and William Donaehy. Court
Myrtle. the two scratch mon. were the only
oR sso Me hn9w OF the Prospeet Harrers
and they made a rafting battle ior Ave lapa-
4; the 6egiEnngG Of the last circuit Sicol as
en- yards, Time, minutes Az seconds. The
lrst and second men got gold ana silver
The tripod or thres-lecRed race was Interest,"
pg. There were seven teams TO start. W.
}edford. prove to be the best team running
he 3O0-yard course In minute 1875 secondA
were the seoond
cam. The winners got two silk umbrellas,
While two sterling silver canes were awarded
The giants and Herculeses of the Foresters
AGED each other, in the shot putting. Tho
benjamin c. Davis Court Bedford a feet. won,
;ourt Myrtle tscrat CHI was second. with SIS feet
inches. The winner is u member OF the
Brighton Athletic CLUB.
The last race was the one-mile run. T.
tanning, Court Constitution ts5 yards. won.
fter bruieng race with NJ. Phillipson. Court
iedford, A. yards. Time, minutes Is Id
econds. Manning rnn an excellent race md
lHde good use OF his handicap. He got gold
eaded Malacca cane: Phillipson got gold
eaded cane also.
Tho points gained were announced as fol-
Dws: Bedford 1873: boulevard. %: Constitu-
ion. s; Americus Nespucci. 5: Myrtle. 89s
hancock g. and Brooklyn. ! =.
The picnic will end to-day, when twelve ath.
,tic games will be decided.