The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-14
THEY CAME, SAW
AND CONQUERED
<, R. B. R. Picnic Attracts
Crowds to Shell
Mound.
ITS GENEROUS OBJECT.
Proceeds Will Be Devoted to the
Relief of Irish Pris.
onerS.
CLUBS AT ALAMEDA POINT.
Completion of the Seasons Shooting.
Blue Rocks Fall by Scores.
List of Events.
CLUBS AT ALAMEDA POINT.

Over two thousand people attended the
fourth annual picnic of the Knights of the
Red Branch Rifles yesterday at Shell
Mound Park.
The picnic was given toward helping
the Irish political prisoners lately released
by the English. Judging by the large at
tendance a very fair sum will be forth
coming to swell the fund contributed by
patriotic organizations.
At IL o'clock the Rifles marched into
the grounds preceded by a drum and fife
corps playing patriotic selections. They
made soldierly appearance in their neat
fitting blue uniforms. A round of APP
plause greeted them as they marched past.
In all that goes to make up an enjoyable
outing this picnic of the knights was
/ grand success. A merry crowd of dancers
thronged the pavilion and trlpped the
light fantastic to the tuneful airs of
Blanchard orchestra. All adjourned at
80 to the athletic grounds to witness the
games and contests.
There was much interest shown in these
events, and as each victor passed the win
ming line he or she was greeted by gen.
erous burst of applause. The events con-
tested were as follows:
Throwing heavy weight - First prize NJ
| O'Dowd, 26 feet 10 inches; second, Edwin
Noonen, % feet.
Throwing light weight-First prize, NJ
Lynch, 81 feet; second, John Mascot, 5119 feet.
Running long iump-First, G. Burke, IS feet
. inches; second II. ]. DIETRICH. II feet g
| inches.
Running hop. step and jump-First. G.
Burke, 80 feet inches; second, Frank Ring,
Girls under IL years of age-First, Evelina
Mohr; second, Alice 0'Neil.
Boys under II years-F1rst, Tommy Coburn;
I
Girls under Is years-First Eva Mohr; Sec
ond Flora Cummings.
Boys under l6 years-FIrst, Charles Gross;
Young ladies race-First, Mamie Malloy;
second, Nellie Maloy.
Married mems race-First, ]. R. Kelley; Sec
ond T. Morgan.
Married ladies' race-First, Mrs. W. H. PEN
ME; second, Mrs. w. Ranke.
Professional race, three times around-First.
G. Burke; second, Artde Johnson; third, II. J.
DIETRICH.
Young mems race. twice around-First, L
Ranke; second, a Hanley.
Members race-First, Fred Palmer; second.
NJ. O'Dowu.
Fat Ladies' race-First, Mrs. Lizzie Daughty;
Fat mems race-First. Jerry o'Dowd; second.
II. Palmer.
Obstruction race-First, n. ]. DIETRICH;
Bicycle race-First, NJ F. King; P. Moran
| and j. R. Kelley did not finish on account of
collision.
J. DIETRICH.
Hurdle race-First, G. Bourke second, Frank
Ring.
The tug-of-war between a team from the
Spring Valley Water Company and members of
the K r. B. was won by the latter in three
minutes.
The following are few of the valuable
gate-prizes distributed to those who held
the lucky num- ers: $40, parasoI valued at
So, fve- pound box tea, one case weiss beer
WEEKLY CALL for one year, one dozen
champagne cider, etc.
The success of the picnic is due to the
following members:
Committee of arrangements - Lieutenant
Casey (chairman), Lieutenant Msnnix, Ser
geants Smith, Russell and Murphy, Privates
Palmer, O'Dowd, Jordan and Kelly.
Reception ommittee-Captain J. Sheehy,
Sergeant NJ. Gaul. Priyates J. O'Neill, J. Mel
lott, w. Harmon, r. Corbett, T. Desmond.
Committee on games-Lieutenant NJ. Casey
| (ehairman), ]. ]. Rogerson, ]. O'Dowd, NJ. +.
Jordan, NJ. Mannix, J, R. Kelly.
Floor manager, Fred Palmer.
| Floor committee. Smith, T. P. Crowley, j.
! Loughrey, P. McGlinchey, Z. Rahill, J. Camp
bell, ]. Green, P. Rush.
The happy crowd left the grounds at
$50 P. NJ, regretting that they had to leave
and vowing that the K. B. b. picnic was
! the browning success of the season.