The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-06
THE DAY AT SAVIN ROCK
THE MECCA OF TEN THO UsAND
 PEOPLE YESTERDAY.

An Immense Rush of People to the West
 Shore-Hundreds from Neighboring
 Towns-Humidity and Sea Bathing
 How the Ball Games Resulted, Etc.
 Savin Rock was the mecca of ten thousand pilgrimages yesterday, That an unusually large crowd would be present was evident from the earliest hours. The Winchester Avenue R. R. Co., pressed into service every available car and these ran about every two minutes from the green. Nevertheless the transportation was quite insufficient to carry out the crowds. The hot sul- try air of the city lured everyone who could get away from home. Nor were the multitudes from New Haven only Waterbury, Naugatuck, New Britain and Hartford sent large excursions. The visitors, however, left early in the evening, but those from the city stayed late. It was quiet and well-behaved crowd, very thirsty and hot, but thor oughly good natured. Up to the even- ing hours not a single fight nor dis turbance had taken place.
 The Sea View, the Beach House and the other summer hotels did not feel the influx materially. Many brought their lunches with them, and peopled the surrounding groves with merry picnic parties. When the attractions started up for the afternoon they came forth to see and hear anything and everything, but principally whatever was free. The variety performance given in the open-air stage by the eel ebrated London Vaudevilles was at tended in full force As far out from | the platform as the sound of the voice | or the music could be heard, the young men and their sweethearts stood or sat on the benches about the great elms. l The merry go-round with it's hobby | horses and monotonous tunes drew large patronage. Lovers rode side by side munching popcorn or pea nuts and were entirely happy. When the girls longingly looked toward the | canes on the stands the bankers would | appeal to their escorts with the cry, | Here you are, mister, get your young | lady cane for five cents. Six rings here for a nickel and good thrower can ring a cane every time" The salt water taffy man had a tempting dis play of indigestibles and his assurance that the taffy was the best on the beach ! aided him in disposing of vast quan- | tity. But the Little Casino and its at l tendant attractions drew most of the | crowd and back and forth from one end to the other the hundreds flowed. l A score or more of bathers were dis porting themselves in the water, turn ing sonersaults, playing leap frog, and 1 all sorts of antics. A few stalwart young men had the boldness to mount | the promenade and clad in their bath | ing costume only mingled with the 1 crowd. The appearance of an officer in the distance caused an amusing scram- ble among them and the crowd jeered as one after the other dropped into the water and disappeared below the sur face soon to emerge twenty feet away | The excursionists came to have a good time and despite the heat they found a
 good time in the dance-hall. The or
 chestra scraped and wheezed and half
 a hundred couples at a time went and
 came in the evolutions of the square l dances. The more proficient were en-
 vied as they trod the n1azes of the waltz. Those who could not dance
 stood around and with longing eyes | followed the forms of friends as they | l-rr
 s Some of the girls begged their es- corts to let them try a shot in the rife | gallery, They hit the target once in a score of shots but the bulls eye not
 at all. What fun It was when the guns
 kicked! The girls could not make 1t
 out and their lovers found a chance to
 be patronizingly wise in explaining the cause.
 Tn and out of the harbor sailed all sorts of craft. Trim shapely yachts,
 less pretentious sail boats, and a multi
 tude of row boats dotted the blue bay
 as far as eye could reach. Shippers
 found plenty of passengers, and more
 ideal Fourth of July there never was for a trip in the water
 Over at the ball park game between
 the Bay Views and the team represent
 ing Strouse, Adler & Go. was being played. About six hundred sun scorch-
 ed enthusiasts howled and perspired
 while viewing 8 very good game. The game resulted in a victory for the Strouse, Adler team 15 to 4.
 The teams lined up as follows:
 Strouse, Adler Co.,: Finlin, ss.; Beech
 CT, 1b.; McHugh. 2b.; Madden, rf Ly-
 ons. 3b.; Stebbins, f.; Kinney, cf.;
 Clausen, D.; Platt, C.; Kirby, sub.
 Bay Views; Mcdonald, If; Carter, c.
 Coyle, rf.; Kennedy, of; Noyse, 3b.
 Quinlivan, ss; Conlon, 2b.; Donahue
 h.; Smith, E.; Pickett, sub. Umpire Malone.
 The Winchester avenue team de- feated the railroad boys team 19 to 2.