Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-14
A DAYS OUTING.
The Heavies Entertain Their Friends With
Athletic Sports At Aliquippa Yesterday
Fun for the Spectators-AnDiversary
of the Rattle oF PuehIo

The Heavies Entertain Their Friends With
Athletic Sports At Aliquippa Yesterday
Fun for the observation-disclosures
of the Battle of Pueblo.
The Forty-fourth anniversary of the battle
of Pueblo was celebrated yesterday by a
field day given by the Duquesne Grays at
Aliquippa. There were just four members
| present who were in the organization at that
| time. They are Captain John S. Kennedy,
James Petrie. J. C. Buffum and Alexander
Caskey. Headed by the Great Western Band
the company, numbering 30 men, left the
| armory at 1920 A. NJ. and marched to the
Lake Erie depot. where the 1855 train was
| u o'clock.
The first thing on the programme was the
shoot for the company medal. Each member
| nred three shots at the target. General
Guthrie, Captain Walker and DR.. j.. A.
Rohen were appointed Judges. The first
| Sergeant Grabig and Private Swindler each
having scored out of a possible so. The
three shot off the tie, which resnlted in Gra-
big winning with seven, Large 4, and Swim
dler missing entirely.
The next was team shoot consisting of
the members known as the sal
Seven" which resulted in victory
! for Sour Kraut Seven," the losing team to
set up the supper to the winners. A recess
of one hour was then taken for dinner and
letic sports began. Chris Hauch, Harry
Becker and Henry Coulter were appointed
judges, and the fun began with q free-for-au
race. Sergeant Grabig created a sensation
by appearing with interfering boots on his
knees and paff of spurs six inches long
attached to his ankles. lie claimed that he
interfered when running; Gus Wick acted
gun the runners started. The distance
was 100 yards and there was II entries. Pri-
vate L. q. Merriman finished first, in 1315
dc .r-stl Dorrr oil Dr,h in
dler, in his eagerness to win, did not look
where he was going and in consequence
tripped and turned two or three somersaults
In the air and then attempted to plow up.
the ground with his nose.
The next event was the old mans race
so yards. The entries were John S. Ken
nedy, James Petrie and J. C. Buffum, the
latter winning in ten seconds. Next came
the hop, step and jump; which was won by
Alex Hutchinson, making 80 feet Z inches.
The nearest to him was % feet inches.
Then came putting the stone for which
there were IA entries. The prize was won by
Leon Long, he throwing it 80 feet the
high jump Hutchinson again distanced all
comers, he clearing feet, which the others,
after several attempts, failed to equal.
Then came the event Of the day, the fat
mems race. The entries were Long, 295
pounds; Wright, 265 pounds; Grabig, $50
pounds, and Goettman, 80 pounds. The dis
tance was 100 yards. Wright won in 12s4 Sec
onds, with Long close second.
u
Criswell, BURY, McTighe and Merriman.
McTighe fell down at the starting point and
could not get up. BURY and Merriman be-
ing small men and the sacks being very
large they were able to run by holding the
bottom of the sack up. They arrived at the
goal together. Another race was run and
Alex Hutchinson took McTighes place and
succeeded in performing the same feat that
Johnny had done. The sacks by this time
were ripped and it was decided to run with
out them. Hutchinson won the dash in IL
seconds.
Their came the cake walk. The band
struck up the Duquesne Grey quickstep, and
tine company headed by Captain Moore and
Lieutenant Buffum performed a grand
march around the platform, while the
judges, General Guthrie and De Rohen,
looked on and tried to decide who was en-
titled to thu prize. They finally settled on
Charles Stevens. The committee appointed
to select the handsomeSt member of the
company reported in favo: of Corporal
Schultis.
The festivities ended in time to
catch the train for the city.
on next Friday evening in the Armory. The
following is a list of the prizes ana the win |
ners. Shooting, Sergeant Grabig, gold |
med@l; free-for-all race. Private Merriman, |
meerschaum pipe; old mems race, Lieuten- |
ant j. c. Buffum, cane cut from flag staff of |
Commodore Perry's flag ship; high jump, |
Private Alex Hutchinson, silver goblet; put |
shaving mug: hop, step and jump, Private |
Alex Hutchinson, gold cuff buttons sack |
race, Private Alex Hutchinson, box of Henry
Clays; cake walk, Captain Charles Stevens, |
cake; handsomeSt man, Private Schultis, |
gold watch.