The San Francisco call., 1897-07-01
COAL MEN GAVE
Full. / EIGHT. | |
Their First Picnic at Shell
Mound Quite Up to
Promises.
At Least. Three Thousand Of
San Francisco's People
Attended.
Games and Prizes for Ala Great Tug
Pluokily Won After a Long
.. Contest, +.

The coal-dealers, wholesale and retail,
had their first picnic at Shell Mound Park
Yesterday Those who had the pleasure
of attending the festivities certainly can
have no fault to find with the arrange
ments of tho committee into whose charge
the carrying out of the programme was
entrusted. These were the officers:
President, j. u Donegan; yice-president,
Terence OiRrieT; ire asurer, Thomas Morton
secretary, E. X. Carson; recording secretary
g: S. Corkery edirectors-Henry Baehr, j. j.
Donegan. Thomas Morton, Thomas Brannani
George Jones; j. E. Mulleni p. j. Casey W. j,
Jones Terence o. Brien,J j, b. Demsrttn1, Mar
Ii Joost, n. C. poft, j. B. Dallas, Peter Kelly
w: II, Wiseman:. f. l:=:S 81. :..@ r..
m mac (chaiIman), A +. L.. Brizzo oIara, "A. G. Camp
bell. Z. K: Carson, j: j. Donegan,J J. F. Mullen.
Reception com mmittee-Js J. Doneg IN tchair-
manI.J E. MacCormac, L.: Ratio, Il; Mekfn-
P. ID aSey, g.. s.. eorkery. E. D. Fell, ]: f. Mul-
LEM c. B.. Classen, II 7. Duffy, .W..J. Jones,
Peter Kelly, NJ W..@O' DonneIl. w, j; Grost,
George Jones' John Stumpf. & 4 1. = #
Comm ttee on Judges of games-J. F. Null
len chairman, Phil MCGonsgleJ Richard
= o, O,Meara, A. Noland, w. II: Wiseman, 4. n.
,Codeg ia, Phil Clark, John. Demartfnt, 81. g.
Byrne, -. T: Graham. NJ W.: O,DonnelL Ter
epce O'Brien, WI. Gallagher; John Stelling,
N. IalIey, r. F.. Lange, L. G Ghielmettt and n.
C. Toft: =: j Fl e:.. IS: ..+ 81 ......
In: addition. TO these there were seen the
handsome supervisor from the Eighth
Ward, Thomas Morton; A. Koerber OF II
and 19 Washing ton street. w: b. Wulls,
collector for George Fritch; f. 6. Mills,
representing r. Dunsmuir d Sons coal
nine; Thomas Morton; Jr., Captain G.
Salam on. OF Dunsmuir & Sons ships; Ser
geant Thomas Bethal, looking out for the
interestof the Police Department and the
peace and dignity of the people at large;
Cavalier 81. Jouett, general manager for
R. Dunsmuir & Sons; II. j. Owens, m n
chant coal-dealer ON Eddy street; Captain
John futile, SIG Haight street, and many
others, all OF W hom added to the pleasure
OF the first picnic of. the association :.
Fully 5000 persons availed themselves
OF theopportunfty. of enjoying day s. sun
SHINE and: fresh air on the other side OF
the San Francisco Bay j. =. !"
After the lunGh-baskeis had been light
ened and Captain j.. Sic be had made it
pleasant for: those who patronized his
popular place ::of amusement, which was
in perfect condition for the occasion, the
athletic g ames commenced and were
prosecuted without interruption until the
final event. With q long list of athletic
prizes TO be competed for: on the grounds
and eigh:y-six gate prIzes .therewer no
complaints regarding the ind ucements of
tered for all who participated in the day s
outing, =: '..-.
The program ma of. games as con sted
for was as follows, with the names of the
winners: = =. !. - =.
Race for boys under IL years (frst prize
81 SO, second prize 81, third prize so eents)-
First; James Morgan; second, Me Hartley;
third, Thomas Goblin: ..<:e}::. :: -
Race for girls under IL years first prize
81 so, second prize: 81, third prize so cepts)-
First, Maggie Motr; second, Grace Flaming an ;
third, Daisy Daniels. :: s.,+:.: . :.
Race for: boys under is years, twice around
the track (nrst prize So, second prize 50, third
prize $1}-Firsti Charles McFadden; second,
Herman Hoyer third; David eastman. 4: : q:
Race for: girls under is years; FIRST prize
49,, second prize 81. third prize Sl(-Fifst,
Eyeline Mohr; second, Teresa Sullivan; third.
Ceenia Ufsen. =. - ;. (: +, : > !
Racetor coal+dealers rs, EN- ployes, twice around
the track (first prize So second prize So, third
prize $Ij-=Firsty DAVID: Cas- hman; second; I.
Kromberg; third, j ohm HAYES. - T. : -
Race LOT MIN bers (. Of al-dealerS'a Associ-
alton of Calitor mia (twice around track)-Flrst
prize. one ton sRoSl lyn coal :; second prize ali
ton Roslyn coal;. third prize quarter ton Ros-
lyn coal. First William Hampton; !; second
W. ]. Jones third, James Canty.$ 81: <:,:.F =:
Hurdle race---Ffrst prize, one ton Bryant
coal second prize, hslf ton Bryant coal third
prize, quarter ton Bryant eoai. First George
Corey; second, c.. Grant; third, Frank Kelly.
Race for married ladies-First prize hall
ton Dunsmuir,s S. W ellington coal second prize,
quarter ton Dunsmuir' s. We tlington coal; third
prize, quarter ton Dunsmuir's Wellington
coal. First, Mrs. Nellie Burns;. second Mrs.
Wancote Coade; ;@tbird, Mrs. Mary Erickson.
Race for young ladies--Fifst. prize, So; sec