The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-10-07
BEER AND BARBECUED BEEF
We're Plenty at the Butchers
Picnic Yesterday
THE BEEF KILLING MATCH
Bicycle Races and Dancing ia the Pa
viion We're Attractions
Over 1000 People Went Out to Agricultural
Park Yesterday to Help the Butchers
Enjoy Their Holiday

The butchers Of Los Angeles took their
annual picnic yesterday. At 10 O'Clock
the butcners to the number of $50, pa
raded the principal streets of the city on
foot and IN carriages, while 1.-THE band
played on" Then they went away and
got their wives, sisters and general fam
lily paraphernalia and hied out to Agricul-
tural park.
But the butchers were not to be alone
in their merriment. Nearly 1000 people
iourneyed out to the park to watch the
sports and partake of the toothsome bar
pecued meats. Four beeves were roasted
whole. and the hungry mob fell ON them,
tooth and nail, leaving only the whitened
bones behind. The crowd disdained such
luxuries as knives and forks and ate from
the wooden platters au naturel. This
means that they used their fingers. And
how they did eat. Beef was never so
lauded before, and the vast piles of bread
disappeared before the onslaughts of the
reckless people like waterme lon before a
darkey. Then, with a final mouJhful
and glass of beer to wash it down, the
crowd sat down to contemplate in awed
silence the devastation it had com p1itted.
Bones, bones everywhere. and not piece
of meat. But the people knew there were
more beeves to be killed. and already
smacked their chops in ghoulish antici-
patton.
And then they went over to the track to
see the bicycle races. There was short
fat man of German authorship. who in
sisted on riuing in the first race. The
start was given and the person of Dutch
extraction whirled to the front and fell
OFF amid the plaudits of the crowd. He
came back and protested the race.
II don't look undt fall off, aindt IT.
he explained. So they ran the race over
again. This time the fat man fell off be-
fore he had gone fifteen feet, and the
people ieered. He walked back and
disappeared in the direction of the beer
counter. Stoddard won the race in 249.
Then there was boys race, and Willie
Bosler won in STA. Then came a
butchers race. and Will Kinsey won it
in 3:05. The fat man sat on the fence and
wept because he was not allowed to start.
of life and death to the other competitors
and they restrained his ardor.
And then came the prize beef-killing.
Two experts in the business came out in
gay habiiments. and the Mexican
vacqueros roped the bulls. They yanked
at signal bullet in the right spot
ended Mr.. Bullock's earthly career.
Mum Der two was served the same way.
and when the head and hoofs had been
removed the match began. They were to
skin the bulls and cut them in two down
the spinal column. To and fro the
butchers stepped. cutting away the hide
and tearing it off with their bare hands.
At signal the beeves were holsted, a
helper cleaned them, and the butchers
cut them. In just six minutes and fifty
five seconds tho first man stood aside
from his dressed beef, and the loser came
in running. five SECONDS later. 1t wa
certainly close trial of skill. ]. Marion
Brooks and Il. w. White judged the
affair. and the noted Colonel Brooks said
the bull filed demurrer to the alleged
plant, but he lost his case.
And then the crowd went to the pavil-
ion and danced. Casey didn't dance
with the strawberry blonde, because she
wasn't there, but German butcher took
her place. They spelled and did other
things and rushed away for moment
to grab some more barbecued beef. Back
again to the dance, and to shake their
feet they went, and at about 6 O'Clock
the tired, happy, satisfied crowd went
home to sleep on their recollections.