The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-08-18
A GREAT DAY FOR THE aRocERs.
Their Fifth Annual Outing Takes Place at
Long Island.

All of yesterday belonged,to the gro
GERS and provision dealers. 1t was their
annual outing and they took off their ap-
rons, closed up shop and went in for
good time. About 250 of these providers
for the wants of the inner man marched
down to the wharf and boarded the
steamer Forest Queen where to the musl-
cal strains produced by the American
Cadet Band they proceeded to put all
thoughts of business behind them and
were floated down to the scene of many
similar occasions, Long Island, where
keeping step to the band music they
marched at once to the scene of action.
Chief of the Arena w. A. Moxie pro-
ceeded at once to put on the contests.
The tug of war between the grocers and
butchers resulted for the first time in
the history of like excursions as a VIC
tory for the former team who pulled the
wielders of the knife all over the lot, 10
feet in all, and won the u pals of lard
from John P. Squirrels.
The 100 yards dash for the prize cheese
from Milliken, Tomlinson & Co., was
captured by Maurice Dunn of W. j.
Dunn & Co. Time, III seconds.
Gribben and Kittredge and Wilson and
Archibald were ''tied'' in the three
legged race. That is, the two in each
| pair were tied together and the two pair
were tied for the race, both of them get
ting over the ground in the same time,
% seconds and the candy from Goudy
& Kent and George E. Sawyer was divid-
4 ed between them.
The foot tangling race, otherwise
known as the sack race, was won by w.
r. Hueston, list, in % seconds, and L. F.
Houston, second, in "a seconds. These
gentlemen are both of Milliken, Tomlin-
son Co., and prizes were dozen Foss
extracts from Schlotterbeck & Foss and
1 a bunch of bananas from Cummings &
Winchester
Then young men over As years of age
were given chance to show their speed
in dash of 100 yards, and Mr.. C. S.
|
| did the distance in 154 seconds and won
glory for himself, together with a case
! of Eagle corn from FL. FL. Nevens & Co.
Lemuel Houston and f. G.. Witham
took first and second prizes in the
standing Jump. The first man covering
OF feet and winning case of Highland
| evaporated cream from j. A. Hayes &
Co., and the second man leaping over 81
feet and winning one dozen Foss's ex
tracts.
In the running jump Mr.. Ell. W. r
| Houston made 16 feet inches, Mr.. B
| Knight Ia feet 7 inches and Mr.. AL
Waite IA feet inches. The first mar
had won a previous race and the prizes
case of fancy crackers from the Kenne
dy Biscuit Company and two dozer
Chalmers gelatine from John Chalmer
went to knight and Waite.
Herbert Sterling of George G. Shaw &
Co., was the best ball thrower. HI
hurled the sphere ITO yards and was re
paid for his efforts by box of cigar
from H. S. Melcher.
| The Rivals, composed of Wallace, SIS.
| Witham, 3d.. Libby, c.; Anderson, ri.
Moxie, 2b. Hawkins, CT; Kittredge, If.
Sterling, p. and Green, lib. then started
a game of ball with the Retail Grocers
made up of Lowell, 2b.;P. Gribbon, CT.
Dunn, C.. Coffee, h.; Reed, S.; jackson
3d.; Googin, IT,; W. Gribbon, CT. ant
Robinson. p, but before the finish
was time for dinner, and again the com
panv fell into line and marched to Chas
E. Cushings dining hall, where an ex
cellent dinner. with first rate service
was found. The menu printed on pape
bags was very amusing.
After dinner the crowd was treated tt
cigars and the sports were resumed. Al
extra event which proved the crownins
one of the day, was introduced, tn
"mile" run of the 'shorties." Traine
E. N. Bachelor backed Fred Mcdonald
Trainer 'Doc'' Wiggin had Chas. Griffil
in hand and Trainer Howard Merrill
: looked out for George O'Donnell.
: Mr.. Griffin refused to run on anythin
but kite-shaped track and so Mdssrs
Mcdonald and O'Donnell made a start
MI. O'Donnell went halfway over tn
course, fell headlong and made wild al
tempt to catch Mr.. McDonald's legs. L
the next start they went away flying, bu
MI. O'Donnell made the best use of hi
legs and got the prize, tin plate media
to be especially manufactured.
Mr.. G. G. Barrows succeeded in throw
ing the 25-pound hammer 43t feet an
got the box of cigars from Thompson {
Hall.
Mr.. w. ]. Stevenson cleared the mos
ground, rs feet 4 inches, in the thre
standing jumps.
The ball game was started again an
resulted in victory for the retail gro'
ers, % to 6.
There was only one entered in til
swimming match, which consequent
did not occur.
While the ball game was being til
| ished, an orchestra of eight pieces frol