The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-07-04
"NfTER THE BALL IS OVER. ("
"a Day of Supreme Enjoyment
Had by Our People,
AT SPRING LAKE PARK,
The Fireman Scored q Grand Success
at this, their First Annual Picnic
AT SPRING LAKE PARK,


the afternoon, every car was filed
with people bourd for the grounds,
to witness the races and ball game,
At2 o'clock Master of Oeremo-
MES Of the bicycle track, win A.
Mccartney, lnaugurated the wheel
races,
There we're several entries and
the following wheelmen were the
winners;
Two mile bicycle race-Kelly
Spearman won, Harry Hunter, sec
oud Prize, suit Of clothes, FIRST
pair Of shoes second, Time, 6'5S,
One mile race Kelly Spearman
won, Harry Hunter second Time
I475.
Novelty race, boys under lG Ed
TailI won, ED Jones, second Dave
HARRISON, third,
The crowd took much interest iG
these races, as these two winners
of prizes, Spearman and Hunter
are both the hot fayorites here,
and they both had many friends
on The track side to whoop up
things for them,
IN the foot races the young boys
only took part, aud the little fell
lows sure did run, as the following
time testides'
In the foot races Joe Byne won
the l5O-yard race run, and placed a
reeore OF 20 seconds his credit,
Homer Miller took the prize In
the quarter mile race, making II In
1898.
Ia the horse race the gray horse
owned by LueIan Adams won
The baseball game was then call.
ed and the Hope team showed up
In dark blue canton flannel suits,
with "llope" across the breast for
a shield, and the TeSarkana kids
wore wore white canton flannel
suita,
The game was a pretty one aud
the people never lost interest In II
from start TO finish Some good
plays were made, as wee some bad
errors, againpt both teams but pro.
lessiohal ball toeeers lose their
heads sometimes, and II should not
be charged mp to amatuors,
After the game II was found that
the Teyarkana kids had made 0
runs and the Hope team s,
After this the crowd broke up,
and music began at the dancing pa.
william for those who wished 10
dance aud many ayaIled themselves
Of the opportunity to "heel aud
toe It, over the smooth floor,
It was announced that the less
Hylloa would be continued after
the auo went down, and from 4
o'clock until after ten, the paid
admissions at the gate showing
that over 200 people passed through
the gate,
Dancing WAS commenced at q
o'clock and many couples went
whIrIhg over the floor In the waits,
or bowed and cut the "pIgeoH
wing In the quadrllle,
After some five or six figures
were danced, the 'feSarhana Rides
were marched on the platform and
put through the drlll, by Captain
Haywood aud aargeant Jacks, The
people appauded them when they
were marched from the dflIl The
boys bid fair 10 yet make a good
drill team, and We hope they will
keep up the practice After This
dancing was resumed aud WAS kept
up until a late hour
The Judges appointed to give
pddol iu the best lady aud gonlIe.
man dancer gave Miss Clara Beard
the prise as the best lady dancer
and Mr. Nanny Nash as the best
gentleman dancer.
During The time an Of the dag
aud nights pleasures were being
enacted, the boats on the lake wefg
Jeing used aud the small boys weft
using the nalatofium for swimming
mfposts The many swings 0yei
lhe park grounds were occupied b,
lpuonoy c0uples who looked Al
premeIy happy as they osellaiet
back aud forth with the night ail
tanning their eheehs.
The aromen had several stands
10 dispense all kinds Of tatbonale(
dfnha, Ice cream, cake aud alao d
lunch booth meats aud bread, and