The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-01
OUTINGS POPULAR.
The Season Is Getting Ripe
for Them and Many
Will Be Held.
SUBMITS HAD ONE YESTERDAY
Good Roads Association Meeting
Did Not Pan Out-Daring
Bicycle Rider.

The outings are becoming unusually
Plentiful this year. which is not an in
dication Of hard times by any means. and
from this time forth there will be few
days until the season has passed that
there win be a scarcity of interest
ing pleasure trips to the prominent re-
sorts in this vicinity. Yesterday the Sum
nit Pleasure Club enjoyed It's annual out
ting and games to Donates Hotel at Shady
Side. There was d large crowd in the
stages which were four in number, when
the start was made. The boys wore yacht
ing caps and happy smiles, which fingered
while the day lasted. This event was no
Different from any other, and after the
dinner upon arrival the SUBMITS held
athletic sports and played baseball, which
We're the chief pastirnes of the day. More
interest was drawn to. the games which
were held on a very uneven track on the
lawn, which was all the more difflcult Of
covering because of the uphill work on
one end of it. The short distance races
were held on the road where a straight
away was had The prograrnme consisted
of mine events The first was a one hum
dred yards dash. E. Meyer won the first
heat in II seconds, w. Austin the second
In II rs seconds. +. Simpson the third in
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in 49, seconds. The final heat was won
by +. Meyer in II seconds. F. Simpson was
second and H. Weber third. Tlle running
broad jump was won by Frank Mapes,
with II feet Q inches. Ben Harris was sec
ond, IS feet 10 inches. and John Larkin
third, with 16 feet 8 inches. The potatoe
race had seven starters. and created lots
OF excitement. James Carey won, with j.
Logan second and w. Austin third. Time,
| minute 20 seconds. The sack race re
suited in a Succession of tumbies,
every man entered fen before reaching
the line. e. Meyer was 1--WE yards in the
lead and within three of the finish when
he got tangled and fell, after which he
rolled over, but he was disqualified. J.
Weston won. Henry Morgan was second
and ]. Anderson third. A hop, step and
jump was won by p. Murphy, with 80 feet
Z inches. A. Kelly was second, with So feet
6 niche A half mile run ended in a dead
heat Between g. 8, Jones and John Nc
Mahon. This was the race of the day, and
tine Tl1en performed with q great deal OF
credit, covering the distance, If measure
ments could be relied ON, in excellent
time for unframed athletes. Jones cut out
the pace all the way, and was never head
ed, although Mcmahon challenged him
several times, and they spurted side by
SIDE. They made a driving finish for more
other. Their time yves 2 minutes II Sec
onds. Fem Donovan was third. The quarter
mile run was another lively race between
e. Meyer, H. Carey apd N. Austin. They
finished in tina oraerA In 81 seconds. not
more thai five yards apart. The haf mile
walk resolved itself into q running match,
but there We're no disqualfications. r.
| Morgan was the best go-as-you-please
man, and won by twenty yards from Geo.
Mcneil and Phi snyder. who were next in
order. The time, was 8 minutes In the
game OF baseball between the SUBMITS
3 remarkably clever team, and the West
Ens sociad Club, the former won by a
winners split Sc, IN purses of s.. 81 and 81.
| the day was thoroughly enjoyed, and af-
ter slipper the ride for home was made,
ored fire and sky rockets. 1t was a sue
cessful day and a delightful one for the
event.