The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-31
MEN OF THE GRIP DINE
CONNECTICUT COMMERCIAL TRAY. ELERS' OUTING AT SAYIN ROCK.

ing of the Connecticut Commercial Travellers association was held yester- day at Savin Rock. Nearly seventy five drummers were in attendance, coming here from all over the state. The trains arriving about nine o'clock brought in delegations from Hartford. Meriden and Springfield. Soon after endorsements arrived from Bridgeport and the western section of the state.
 A committee, consisting of Milton Well, w. A. Bradley and E. G. Blake. met the visitors at the depot and at 9:30 special electric cars chartered for the exclusive use of the drummers started for Savin Rock. Last year the association held it's outing at Lake Compounce. The affair was a success. but the majority of the members were in favor of holding the outing this year near the shore, and Savin Rock was se- lected.
 The first thing the drummers set about was to have some fun, and fun they had It was the first day with out rain for long time, and they pro- ceeded to take advantage of 1t. They adjourned to the ball park and started the sports. There was much enthusi- asm over them and each event was hot ly contested. The winners and prizes were:
 One hundred yard dash lightweight Won by Carl Rosenthal; prize, two @nt, l 1n4s One hundred yards dash (heavy- weight) )-Won by A. N. Trott; prize, a cut-glass vase.
 WheeIbarrow race--Won by B. c. Bo- garth; prize, fancy cuspidor.
 Potato race-Won by E. H. Beers: prize, ash receiver.
 Kicking football-Won by F. H. Beers; prize, match safe.
 The tug-of- war contest was won by the Waterbury representatives, with A. N Trott as captain. The members of the team were each presented with glass eggs because they laid so we'll y A baseball game was played between a team of New Haveners and one rep resenting Bridgeport. The latter city. however, found 1t no easy thing to make up a, team of players and there fore borrowed several of this city s players. New Haven was rewarded for her generosity by being defeated after game of four innings. It was harder ! work to run bases than sell goods, and the catchers and pitchers were almost I disabled by their unusual exert1on. Each player of the victorious team re- 1 ceived as 8 prize small red-rubber ball.
 The sports lasted until about 1:30, af- ter which the party adjourned to the hotel, where they sat about the veran- l das exchanging stories and reminis- cences until 2:30, when Landlord Speh announced dinner, to which all did ample justice, as their violent exercise and the bracing sea air had done much toward sharpening their appetites.
 The menu, which was one of the fin est ever served at the shore, was as follows:
 Little Neck Clan1s on Half Shell. Steamed Clans. Clam Chowder. Broiled Bluefish, with Clam Fritters
 Broiled Lobster. | Soft-Shelled Crabs on Toast.
 F'illet of Beef with Mushroom Sauce | Chicken Salad. Lobster Salad. Cold Broiled Chicken on Toast. 1 Sweet Potatoes, Mashed Potatoes, Fried Potatoes.
 Green Corn. Green Peas.
 Banana Fritters.
 Sliced Cucumbers. Sliced Tomatoes
 Ice Cream, Cake.
 Watermelon.
 Mirth and good fellowship enlivene6 the dinner, and when Jerome Mays stringed orchestra played-and that was nearly all the time-groups of ban, queters here and there would join ir and wait the strains of My Gals . High Born Lady out to the crowt waiting on the lawn. The drummer irrepressible weakness for funny sto ries found qualification at this time and outbursts of hearty laughter broke fcrth repeatedly from every quarter oi the big dining room.
 Secretary l.. H. Bates, in the name of the association, very neatly and fe licitously presented President John F Mcfarland with a huge basket O o6duty roses. MT. A1CHdrlldnQ re sponded feelingly
 After the dinner the prizes were pre- sented to the winners of the sports by F. c. Bushnell. His humorous allusior to various things, and his efforts to SC cure quiet brought down the house Ex-President Major Frank Cowles, tn, founder of the associa ton, was called upon for 8 speech. He spoke of tn, I,beginnings of the society and tn, initial meeting, nineteen years ago, a Mantle. Three rousing cheers wer given for the major as he took his seat Secretary Bates then announced tha a photograph would be taken outsid on the veranda, and thither the com pany repaired. As usual there wa much horse-play at this performance a great crowd of spectators havint gathered in front of the hotel The drummers now went off il groups to Miller's Casino and the va.ri ous other attractions of the grove. / number went sailing or bathing, bu most of them had great sport in tn Casino, where a large number of peo pie were dancing.
 The Connecticut Comercial Travel CTS association was formed at Nianti in the summer of 1878, with sixty mem bers At the first meeting Franl CoWles of Hartford, who was the prim mover in the forming of the organiza ton, was elected president by a unani