The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-23

dan. Con Kennedy ana A. c. Woods of
Grass Valley withdrew from the contest
after working a few minutes together,
owing to the fact that they had not been
used to drilling in company before.
Two drilled the full fifteen minutes.
Harvey, hltto and Dingle. all of Amador
county. drilled hole forty inches deep
through the block of granite on which
they were to work, and had a couple Of
incheS start on second hole in the same
9, before their fifteen minutes were up.
1hls team won the first prize Of $780,
The other triple team consisted of j.
Lynch. L. Feeney and J. Feeney, all of
Grass alley, who drilled the full fifteen
minutes, but did not quite get through the
forty inches of rock They won the sec
ond prize, however, $50. The prizgs we're
paid 10 the winners before they left the
scene of the contests.
The best official record for double-hand
drilling in contests of this kind was made
at Denver, in 1891. when the mark OF
" 12-16 inches was made, so the record
made by Harvey and KIttO Yesterday was
the best ever made In an official contest.
AT Denver, however, after the cfhclai con-
tests were over q special prize was offered,
and Abearn and Rinker OF Leadville won
the prize with record of 81 Clio inches,
which is the only record ever made better
than that made yesterday.
The housekeeper who desires 10 pur-
chase joint to-day is not to be enVled.
All the meat markets are closed to-day.
This is Butchers day at the fair, and Sc
we're penalties are to be imposed upon all
butchers who open their stalls at any
tim between sunrise and sunset.
1t will be the largest event in charge of
those connected with any one occupation
during the life of the exposition. The CON-
mittee of arrangements does not rely ell
tirely upon the San Francisco butchers
for participants in the holiday. Large
delegations of butchers will be present
from other cities OF the State.
a unique feature of the days celebra-
ton will be the procession when is to
form al the ferries at 10 A. NJ. and march
Up Market street 20 California. to kearny
To Market, and TO Golden Gate avenue.
At this point the procession will disband
TO reform at the eastern entrance to the
park, and will march thence to the exposi-
ton grounds. The grand marshal of the
occasion will be jefferson q. James. His
aids will be A. DecnurtieuX, Timothy +,
Judge. Frederick belcher, James Boyes,
William Moffitt, j. q. Graves. Walker c.
Graves, Lafayette Clayborougb, George
Wlchman, Fred Carrius, X. Westheimer
and Chris HelIard. Sam Solomon is
chairman of the butchers entertainment
committee.
Athletic events for cash prizes will b q
held on the recreation grounds in the al
tfrnoon, followed by 4 programme in Fes-
tlval Hall. where there will be addresses
by ii. w. Miller, president of the DAY,
DirPctOT-General de Young and John T.
Broderck. George j. Rntert will recite
an original poem and c. Kinney will con-
tribute a solo.
The finance committee of the German
day celebration has collected over $1,000 as
result of one weeks work 1t has been
decided that the parade shall be from the
Palace Hotel TO the fair grounds. and tn at
the floats In the procession shall illustrate
the part taken by the GeTmAn-American
citizens in the development of the re-
sources and institutions and in the his
torical events of the United States.
Upon the arrival OF the procession on the
morning of June 10 the literary exercises,
with singing by the united societies, will
the recommendation of the literary COM
mttee is due the movement to be inaug-
urated on German day for the erection in
Golden Gate Park of a statue OF the cele-
brated German poets, Schiller and Goethe
This statue is to be modelled after the
famous statue which now stands In Weimar
and which was erected by Rietsehel, the
celebrated German sculptor.
ECOncerts to which there will be no ad-
mission charge will be given during the
afternoon of "German day" in Franz
Joseph Hall OF the Vienna Prater, aud
during the afternoon and evening in
Heidelberg SchlOSs, where there will also
be singing exercises, besides the concerts.
There Will be display uf fireworks TO be
followed by a grand ball at the Vienna
Prater: Admission to the grounds on chat
day Will be only . cents.
ID. j. Mcdonald. SUPERINTENDENT of the
State Board of Trade, has become man
ager of the Canadian headquarters, in
conjunction with Robert Jones. An elabo-