The record-union., 1892-05-30
THREE PICNICS.
Two at Local Resorts, and One at
Natoma Grove.
Annual Meeting of the scandinavian
Club-Tugs of War, Races, ETC.
Hibernians and Eintrachts.

Inc sixth annual picnic given by the
Scandinavian Social and Beneficial Club
! took place at East Park yesterday. There
was fair attendance, and a very enjoy
able time was passed.
! A Falstatfian individual, who said he
was master of seven different languages,
issued challenges for a fight in all OF
| them, and he was finally accommodated,
and at one time general free-for-all was
imminent. The bulky individual was
finally overwhelmed by blow in the
face and taken outside the grounds.
! After the mighty warrior was quieted
the games and exercises progressed satis-
! iactorily. A number of races took place
with the following results:
Race for boys under u years-Firs.
prize, Johnnie Wilson; second, Willie
| Schumacher.
| Race for girls under II years-First
| prize, Bell Caswell second, Eva Turner.
Boys, II to, II years-First prize, John
Bean second, Merrill Lowery.
Girls, II to IL years-First prize, Lille
! Berg; second, Mary Thomas.
! Young mems race-First prize, William
Smith; second, Joseph Pool.
Young ladies' race-First prize, Irene
| Wood second, Christine Person.
Married mems race-First prize, Jack
| Woods; second, b. Johnson: third, Jacob
| Hilger.
Married ladies' race-First prize, Mrs.
l.. Johnson; second, Mrs. S. Christian
son.
Race by members of the iclub-First
prize, II. E. Person; second, Chris Rec
tor; third, A. johnson.
A tug-of-war contest between Sweden
and Finland against Norway and Den
mark was won by the latter after hard
| struggle.
A tug-of-war between the married and
single men was won by the latter, and
eliminated in lively scrimmage, which
was started by the man of seven Ian
guages, who figured as a disturber
earlier in the day.
Late in the afternoon the event of the
day-the tug-ot-war between the Sean
| dInavian and Capital City teams-took
place. The Capital City team won after
! well-managed pull of about twelve
minutes. The latter team was composed
| OF heavy men, who somewhat over
matched the opposition.
! Dancing continued throughout the day,
with music by the Hussar Band. Various
| refreshments were served on the ground
ana general enjoyment prevailed.
AT RICHMOND GROVE.
The annual reunion and picnic of the
|
nevolent Society at Richmond Grove yes
terday was largely attended and an en-
| joyable day was passed by those present.
The programme of exercises included
dancing and variety of races and games.
The music was furnished by the First
| Artillery Band.
| Following are the names of the prize
winners:
First race, boys under II years-First
prize, John Smith; second prize, John
Murray.
Second race, girls under II years-First
prize, Agnes Norton; second prize, Nellie
Kinney.
Third race, boys, ages II to 15-First
prize, John Boggs; second prize, Henry
Thielan.
Fourth, girls race, u to I5-First prize.
Tessie Shields; second prize, Maud Rip
pom.
Fifth race, mems, free for all-Alec DaI-
las.
Sixth race, young ladies-First prize,
Lizzie Murray; second prize, Jane Muir
ray.
Seventh race, married men-First prize.
Frank Russell; second prize, VIM. Peck.
Eighth, mems race, over so years-P.
| Kenney.
Ninth race, married ladies-First prize,
Mrs. Deviney; second prize, Mrs. Nc
| Tiernan.
Tenth race. three-legged-Lew Jackson
and Pompt Varsell.
Eleventh, egg race-First prize, Mamie
Kinney; second prize, Freda Holtzhauser.
| Twelfth, running jump. Walker.
Thirteenth, running hop, step and
| jump-T. Deviney.
Fourteenth, standing jump-H. Kemin-
| ster.
Fifteenth, three standing jumps-First
prize, j. Murphy; second prize, J. Ken
ney.
Gate prizes were won by Nos. 356 and
39l.
| VEREIN- -EINTRACHT PICNIC.
Five carloads of people left the CITY
yesterday on an excursion to Natoma
| Grove, near Folsom, where the Verein-
| Eintracht held it's annual picnic. The
weather was charming, and the grove in
fine condition.
| The picnic is spoken of as one of the
most enjoyable and best managed that the
society has yet given. There were all
! sorts of games, contests, dancing, etc.,
which were largely participated in. The
following scores were made at the blue
rock shooting match:
| /, Morrison NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., oo