The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-05
A GREAT FOURTH OF JULY.
SaVannahianS Enjoy 1t in the City
and at the Resorts.


Chatham Artilery's Day.
The glorious fourth was celebrated at
Tybee yesterday in great style a bout
5000 people went down from the city,
and filled the hotels and club house and
pretty much every other place to over
flowing. There were dancing, drinking.
surf bathing, horse racing athletic
sports and amusements of various
descriptions. 1t was old Tybee once
again, as she had not been since the
storm cSf nearly year ago.
About 1000 people went down in the
morning, but the great rush was in the
afternoon The > 80 o clock train went
out in two Sectlons, the first section hav-
ing eleven coaches, every one Of which
was crowded. The crowd by this train
was estimated at over 200 people. The
bulk of the crowd stopped at the Hotel
Tybee and filled that already
crowded establishment to SUCH an
extent that there was hardly room to turn
around IL wsts a good natured, jolly
crowd and except for the fact that a
large percen tag3s of the'crowd evidenced
a decided disL osi1!On TO celebrate the day
in LIQUID manner and indulge in the dis
disturb the enjoVm ent Of the day. Only
two or three unrllv spirits appeared and
they were prompIS squelched.
A BIG DAY FOR ,ruE POLITICIANS.
Nearly all the politicians of the city
were down on the isl and, including sew
eral of the legislative candidates, and
there was an evident disposition 10 prose
lyte displayed by the partisans Of both
sides Much good-nat ured chatting was
ind p1 in, Inv lt a ri a q fxpn
tickets and with slight exceptions all the
discuss ions We're carried on in the best of
humor.
Cobbs orchestra furn ished music and
there was dancing on the pavilion all day
long except when a sho lower drove the
crowd from the beach. when the dancing
was continued i'll the hotel, the pavilion
not being entirely rooted over.
THE RACES AND GAMES.
The principal amusements of the day
We're the races and athletic games on the
beach in the afternoon A very Large
crowd gathered to watch these events.
The racing began about o'clock. The
race in which the chief interest cen
tered was the trotting race between
Anna M. and Oakland Prince the race
being five heats of mle each,
best three out Of five, for a purse Of $3.50
offered by the prOprietors Of the Tybee
hotel. Anna NJ. was entered and driven
by A. p. Doyle, and Oakland Prince by
w. T. Birch The first heat
was won by Oakland Prince
by a neck. The second was a dead
heat, the horses running neck and neck
and coming out together at the wire
This was the most interesting heat of the
race and produced great excitement.
Anna NJ. easily captured the next two
heats 1t was evident that she would
win the next heat also, and the tide en-
croaching upon the beach to such an
extent as to forbid the running of the
last heat, it was given TO Anna M and
she was declared the winner. aThe run
mig race amused the crowd but did not
prove as interesting as the trotting race.
Three horses were entered for this race
Little S, DR.. links and Little Billy. The
latter dropped out in the first heat which
was won by Little S. DR. links won the
second heat, winning by head The
third heat was won by Little $, who was
entered and driven by w T. Birch. The
prize in this race was S15.
THE ATHLETIC GAMES.
Corside,.a blo ir+erest ,,.as ,al,or - +t,o
athletic ganes. esDeciaUy NV the voInye1.
element A mum Der of the young athletes
of the city took part in the events The
first event was the 100 yard dash There
were fifteen entries, but only ten
started. The dash was won by A. ID.
Krenson in 10 no seconds, with L. Vass
second.
There were eight contestants in the
running broad Jump event. Krenson won
on jump of Is feet inches The second
best Jump was by Joe Killorin, II feet
inches
There were thirteen entries in the one
quarter mile run. krensou won this also
Time 30 $40 seconds. Nass second.
Krenson was also the winner of the
hop, step and jump, his distance being 80
feet inches c. L. Thomas was second.
with a jump of IS feet . inches
The three-legged race for 100 yards was
~Non by sam Hewlett and c. L. Thomas
The wheelbarrow race for twenty-five
yards, change positions and return, was
won by George Thomas and h. L. Will
Jams
There were eight entries in the fiftv-
yard sack race George Thomas was the
winner
The Judges were j. w Wvness and
Jack Hall and MIR. b. Hipkins acted as
starter
The list of prizes was published in yes
Jerday MORNING NEWS.
THE GALATIANS OUTING.
The Chatham Artillery spent a very
pleasant day at their club house
at the south end There was
full tournout of the active
YDa,,, hone u kos;.lar -. :