The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-07-06
THE CELEBRATION
ON GAY ST. simon.
Bicycle and Horse Races Attract
Large Crowds to the
Beach.
WINNERS AND HOW THEY WON.
Nightingale's Big Surprise From Novice to
ChampiOnship-The Various
Races.

Manager Clancy decked Hotel st.
Simon lavishly yesterday with Amer
ican flags of all sizes, from the big
streamer that flies from a warship's
peak to the tiny banner that the sum-
mer girl wears so daIntily 3 ner hat
band. The interior and exterior of
the hotel fairly glowly with the colors
of patriotism, and the bright faces of
the seaside maidens completed pict-
ure of beauty that happily fitted
holiday occasion.
The exodus from the city to the
island began with the first boat trip.
The Pope Catlin reached Ocean pier
at O'Clock and proceeded to Cumber-
land, returning at l O'Clock with
large crowd of Manager Shackelford's
guests.
The Governor Stafford, with popular
Captain Wood in command, made the
majority of the trips from the city to
the island. The Marine band was on
board the steamer all day, and played
inspiring airs on all the trips.
All the centers of interest along the
beach were thronged all day with pat
ronizng crowds. Bloodworth's and
Elllot's stores, the Neptune bath
houses and refreshment stands, Ocean
View and Hotel st. Simon, had rec
ord breaking patronage.
The Cumberland Route people han
died the crowds excellently. Their
two large steamers made good time
and their street car service at the
island, directed by Hardy Turner, was
perfect. Messrs. Tupper and Ray
mond gave the transportation depart
ment their personal supervision.
Every seat IN the diningrOom of Ho-
tel st. Simon was occupied for the en-
tire dinner hour, and the walters were
overworked. Above all, everybody
seemed to have good time and there
were no "klcks."
THE RACES.
The rBces occurred on the beach in
front of Hotel st. Simon in the after
noon, beginning at O'clock, after the
crowd had swelled to such an extent
that there was hardly room on the
beach for the events.
The bicycle races occurred first. AL
though they were miserably arranged, i,
they we're not without interest.
Through some peculiar plan, the
finish of each race was quarter of a
mile further down the beach than the
one preceding. The result was that
the entire crowd had to walk from
the hotel to Ocean pier to keep up
with the events, and, after they were
over, walked back to the hotel IN time
to see the finish of the last horse race.
The bicycle races were as follows:
One mile, novice, i've entries.-Wo
by Will Nightingale in 2.4l; Nick
Young second,
Quarter mile dash, best two out of
three heats-FIrst heat, Clarence
Gowen, of st, Simon, won in % %
seconds; second heat, Gowen won
again in 20 seconds.
Half mile boys race In this race
there were only two entries, Jack
Wynn and Gustave Anderson.
Anderson apparently did not try to
win, and came in leIsurelY pedallng
Winn crossed the line first, making
the run in 40.
The next race was the event of the
day, and as pretty sprint as ever en-
gagged the attention of interested on
lockers. 1t was the two-mile cham
ponshIp. There were five starters
Will Nightingale, Clarence Gowen,
George Ralston, Tom Wrench and