Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-08-18

EXHIBITIONS AND CONTESTS
Witnessed ~ yery Many fcrsoas who
Declare Eysryshing was IN the
Piak or Pcrfection-

For hours yesterday every street car
on the lake line was crowded with al
sorts of persons In I'll sorts q costumes.
all going out 10 help swell the crowd At
the grocers' picnic. They susrmed over
the pavilion, and crowded the steam
boats and occupied the beaches along
the walk. They encored the musie Of
the band and yelled enthusiastically at
the athletic contests OF eourse. they
weren't ell grocery men. Hundreds OF
them were artisans and laboring men,
and hundreds Of others were clerks
More than hall Of the crowd was COM
posed Of sweet femininity. IL Was
happy. good -natured ssrt Of IN sggreSa-
ton. and IL had happy. esod-natured
sort Of time. The weather was per-
feet. and that was all that vas necessary.
There Was No orasory.
There was no orstory sf the lake
the announcements. He wore silk hat
on head that needed q . cent hair
cut He carried cane. and the fiops Of
his frock coat waved enthusiastically In
the breeze His ornfory was not OF the
0E1unlE1IMAN0 KIA tut NaAkMt tAA0
crowd. The afternoon sports began
With revolving ladder performance by
belmont and Aroma q the Independent
Athletic club. Then there was boat
race with seven entries The boats were
Of the ordinary ciinksr built pattern and
the course was quarter OF mile.
straightavay from Millcr's dock and re-
turn. VIII Etson captured the first
prize. $50. and II. +. Null rowed away
with the second. which amounted 20
$50. Paul Fitch. Isoyeland West. ]. s.
Whalen, H. p. Pierce and Charles Nor
gan were In the race. but they didn't
find tho flag soon enough TO win any
money. Charles Miller oficiated as
Judge, but the man who acted as time
keeper forgot 20 look at his watch.
One OF the prettiest exhibitions OF the
day was the fancy swimming OF Miss
Jennie f Miller. Mics Miller has been
instructor in the Kansas City natator-
ium and can do anything in the water
except waltz.
Horizontal Bnr Performance.
The horizontal! bar performance OF the
Grnnello Bros was one Of exceptional
merit At o'clock Prof. W. A. Har-
rington dived from the seventy five foot
tower into the lake. and the crowd held
its breath until he came up. The pro-
feesor held his breath also. and the feat
was performed without the slightest ac-
cident.
The 100 yards foot race was hum
mcr Ia its way. The race was run on
the cinder path between the street car
track and the pavilion. II. @. McMath.
Fred r. Bradfeld. James Eastman,
Bert Newell. Loveland West. George
Albert, A. Henzlemen, Robert De
Young and Don Read are the men that
did the sprinting. Charlie Godfrey
bossed the job. and Eastman won the
race in 10% seconds. Alberts finished
second, McMath third and West fourth.
The first prize was $3.50 and the second
$3.50. John Fallon and A. Slootmaker
Of the Independent Athletic club
furnished more amusement for thecrowd
by clover trapeze work. and lively wrest.
ling. The Granello Brothers helped
things along again, by their famous
brother act, which never fails TO catch
the grand stand and the bleaching
boards.
Landed In the Lake.
The main part Of the program closed
with balloon ascension by i'rof. Jones
The professor had hard luck in getting
his balloon started, but he finally got il
under way. He went up 1900 feet. and
came down In the lake, somewhat dis
figured hut still In the drink. He wa.
fished out by row boat, and the after
noon entertainment was at an end. The
crowd still fingered. however. and lis
tened 10 the music Of Wurzburg's band
And In speaking Of the crowd i
would.be unfair to omit delegationfr from
Nashville that took in everything il
sight The delegation consisted Of s. j
Truman. l.. +. Weaver. c. l. Glasgow
c. +. Hough. W. ii. Kleinhaus. Len W
Feighner. III. r Dickinson and William
| Fuller. They wore gorgeous yellow
badges bearing the inscription In biI
black letters. n. B. NJ. T.. This Nigh
have meant Nashville Business Men
Picnic and IL might'not; but II IL didn'
mean that il ought 10. Many Of III
sightscers did not return tn the cit,
until after the stars were shining.
vas a great day.
fP. S.-The story az the grocers' pic
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