St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-25
A Sort Of Gc-aS-You-PleaSe
Style Of Enjoyment at
the Lake Shore.
How the Long List Of Sports
Were Contested and Then
Carried OFF.
A Great Day for the Votaries
of the Three Symbolic
Links.

and picknicked together at Ramaley's
pavilion, White Bear lake. The special
trains leaving st. Paul and Minneapolis
at $50 and 9 a. IN. were both heavily
laden, that from Minneapolis compris-
ing thirteen crowded cars. while the
regular trains during the day all car
ried unusually large loads. The St.
Paul brethren were outnumbered by
those from the sister city by five to one,
while the ratio of ladies and men was
about as ten to one. Children were
out in full force, and were al
lowed to scamper about on the
grass to their hearts, content. The day
was bright and clear, and unusually
hot; in fact. SO very warm were the
SUMS rays that comparatively few vent
ured out upon the CLASSY surface of the
lake in seach of that doubtful pleasure
rowing. The tObOggan slide was one
of the chief attractions, and was heavily
patronized. The bathers were the OBJ
served of the multitude. and, with the
Inconsistencies that always seems to
attend the abbreviated suits, undoubt
eddy enjoyed themselves fully as
much as their prudish sisters who
so embarrasseLly stood for hours watch
ing the antics OF those in the water.
One extremely modest female was
heard to remark, as one of the lovely
water sire rs dashed down the slide,
''Oh, my! l wouldn't do that for
money!; The programme of sports
was finally carried out, but the bane-
full influence of that unlucky thirteen,
the number of cars in the Minneapolis
train, showed itself during the entire
day, and it was only through the
influence of the first of the three
links. "Friendship, Love and Truth"
that the crowd was entertained.
There seemed to be no head to the at
fair, and no committee member knew
the name of his fellow committeeman.
Under the circumstances, it was impOS-
sible to learn the names of the members
of the committees. though the GLOBE
representative spent several hours In
the endeavor. During the afternoon
and evening Plates Military band, of
Minneapolis, rendered dance music in
the pavilion, and the younger F. l.. Us
whirled the Daughters of Rebekah and
the daughters of several other women
through the merry measures of the
waltz. The place was so crowded that
each couple haG about six square inches
of floor space to dance upon and about
three cubic feet OF air TO breathe, but
they did not seem to be disturbed by
such trifles. About 1900 OF the crowd
went home on the evening trains, while
abouC as many more remained to spend
the evening, either because they
wanted more, or as was generally the
case, because they could not get within
ten feet Of the O'Clock trains. But,
take it all in all, it was good day, a
merry day, and one whose memoir es
will outlast the year, for it will be
pleasantly remembered by the children,
though mothers arms did get tired and
fathers tempers did get ruffled; by the
girls, though their white dresses did get
soiled and their noses burned bv the
wind; by the committeeman, who so
gaily Haunted their badges of authority
and ordered people to step off the earth /;
by j. ID. Ramaley, who sold all his re-
freshmentS, but kept his good nature
by the organ grinders. the gypsy girls
and tambourine artists. In short,
everything passed off according to a
fairly well precOnceived plan. except
the Duluth trains. which were all late,
and kept the people at the station for
an hour or more, treading on one an
others corns and exchanging choice
compliments.
The Sports.
The games and sports resulted as fol-
lows:
Hundred-yard dash = First V. Leaman,
Kansas City: second. +. L. Powers. st. Paul.
Quarter-mie dash-First. H. Weekly, Min
neapolis; second, 6. Schroeder. st: Paul.
Sack race-First. J. O'Brien, st. Paul; Sec
ond II. Nelson. Minneapolis.
Threelegged race-First, T. Wilson and l..
Ferguson.
Potato race for ladies-Mrs. ]. Holt St
Paul.
Married ladies' race-First, Mrs. II. T.
Powell; second, Mrs. IT. Wilson.
Fat mems race-First. S. c. Nelder, Mime
apolls; second. L. Calvin st. Paul.
Hop, step and iump-First. l.. CALVIN, St
Paul; second. j. Herman. St. Paul.
Standing high .jump-First. W. T. Black
Twin City: second, G. B. Johnston. ST. Paul
Running high jump-First N. A. Nc
Donald, st. Paul; second, V. Leaman, Kansas
City.
Stsnding long jump-First. G. NJ. Bleaker
Minneapolis; second, N. A. Mcdonald, ST
Paul.
Running long jump--First, ]. Herman
St. Paul; second, G NJ. Bleaker, Minneap
oils
Three rising jumps-First F. L. Powers, ST.
Paul; second, W. G. Black, Twin City.
Throwing base ball by ladies-First. Daisy
Muller. Minneapolis; second, Mrs. Rosback
Minneapolis.
Hundred yard dash for boys-Walter Scott
Single ladies' race-First, Miss Nepil: sec
ond. Mayme Cresap.
Noble Grands' Race-First,G G. B. Johnston
st. Paul: second. j. +. Colburn, st. Paul.
Pie Eating Contest-J. j. Gilman, Mime
| apolis.
5Daughter of Rebekah Race.-.First: May
Harvel. Minneapo second, May Halver
| son, Minneapolis.
| Past Grands' Race-First, W. H. McDevitt
| Minneapolis; second. F. Hall, st. Paul.
| Egg Race for Ladies-First L. Kearney
| Minneapolis; second, Mrs. j. Murdoch, Min
| neapolis.
Backward Running Race-First A. A
Tuchelt, St. Paul; second, E. F. Sable, Min
| neapolis.
Base Ball Game-St Paul VS.. Minneapoli.
Minneapolis IL, st Paul o.
Waiting Contest for Daughters of Re
bekah-First Mrs. A. Roenissh, st. Paul
second. Mrs. R. A. Dorns, Minneapolis. G
Waiting Contest Free for All-Lady
| Emma Finnegan. Minneapolis; gentleman
| j. p. Norton, Minneapolis.
| Walking Contest. Ladies of the Order
Lady, Miss Kittie Winston. Minneapolis
| gentleman, Thomas Warren, Minneapolis.
Scattered Links.
Grand Secretary Bolton was about al
day, looking after his several flocks.
Tine steamer Wildwood made hourl,
trips during the afternoon and evening
and was largely patroniZed.
Charlie Chapel was on the ground a
usual, looking after his chances for tn
shrievalty.
Jimmy Burns was there as suaye ant
urbane as ever.
The little Italian dancing girls, witt
their tambourines, were always tn
center of an admiring circle.
Henry Johns was not there, strang
to say.
F. F. Wilde beamed benignly on tn
crowd through his glasses.
The st. Paul boys were decidedly no
in it in the base ball match for priz
of twenty-four small bottles. After tn
announcement of the score the FlOu
City boys invited their chagrined op
ponents to attend the formal opening Q
the bottles at a dinner in Minneapoli
ON day to be decided upon later.
DR.. A. K. Norton, of Minneapolis
grand master, and the highest officer il
the state, wandered in and out anon!
the brethren during the afternoon.
w. r. johnson, grand Representative