The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-07-28
SPORTS ON THE BEACH.
Portland Merchants and Employees
Frolic at Old Orchard.


Nearly Five Hundred of Them Took In the
Annual Picnic-A Good Dinner and a
Programme of Athletic Contests, Mu-
sic and Dancing.
Many q Portland household got along
on short rations yesterday, because the
family buyer had neglected to stock up
with provisions Tuesday.
All the grocery stores, fish markets and
provision stores were closed, their pro-
prietors and clerks taking day off and
participating in the thirteenth annual
picnic at Old Orchard. There were about
450 of them in line when they marched to
the Union station, and took a nine
O'Clock special train for the Beach.
Chaucey W. LON bard was chief marshal
of the parade, and his staff included,
Aids F. A. Blossom, George Barrows, B.
L. Johnson. E. E. Moultou; Standard
Bearers Philip Silva, Walter Marshall
Moulton.
Merrimans band accompanied them to
the beach and furnished melody at inter-
walls during the day.
Arriving at Old Orchard, the excur-
sionists betook themselves to the wide ex-
panse of smooth beach and started in on
an interesting programme of sports. First
came a baseball game between teams
selected from the grocers and produce
dealers. The produce team won by a
score of 10 to 4. The prize was ten sacks
of flour contributed by Brown and Josse-
Ign. The other sports resulted as follows:
Rope pull, prize, 100 pounds lard, from
Maine Cold Storage company, III. Vose,
agent, won by groeers.
One hundred yards dash, As years and
over, prize II pounds honiny from the
H: o. company, won BY 4. r, Brown
Two hundred yards dash, 200 pounds or
more, prize gold headed cane from Port
land Beef company, won by Simon Cum
mings.
One hundred yards dash, 10 years or
under, prize one box candy from g. e.
Sawyer, won by H. Walsh.
Throwing hammer, prize 100 pounds
ketchup from Milliken- Tomllnson COM
pany, won by 0. S. Elliott.
from l. S. Bean s. Co., won by b. Hooper.
Three legged race, prize dve pounds
coff ee and silver spoon. from Q. A. Cross
g. Co., Boston, won by ]. E. Mitchell
and w. r. Griffin.
Potato race, prize five pounds of coffee
from O. A. Cross & Co., won by ]. A.
Hayes.
From 11.3O to one O'Clock the excur-
sionists devoted to dinner, half of the
company being fed at the new Alberta,
and the others at Hotel Everett.
At $50 another game of baseball was
played between East and West..End teams.
The East End team won. Then the gen.
eral sports were resumed, resulting as
follows:
Hop, skip and jump, prize 100 pounds
mixed pickles from Heinz Pickle COM
pany, won by 6. Allan.
Pole vault, prize umbrella from j. W.
Trefethen, won by Il. A. Harmon.
Standing high jump, prize umbrella,
from l.. B. Griffin 81 Co., won by A. r.
Bishop.
Running high jump, prize one case
devilled ham, from Armour q Co., A. A.
j. CheHery. agent, won by c. Gribben.
Standing broad jump, prize ice cream
freezer, HUH h6ullttll ualUASJt WOu NY
L. Daily.
Ball game, prize one key mixed pickles,
from e. D. Pettingill & Co., won by
East End team.
Running broad jump, prize umbrella,
from J. W. Layill & Co., won by W. T.
Brown.
One hundred yard dash, free for all,
prize one case tea biscuit from Kennedy
Biscuit company, Harry Thomas agent;
Nj hau 11Jnnh From a.
& X, bakers, won by W. A. Grant and
A. Morrison.
Throwing baseball, prize one case Van
Houten's cocoa, won by G. Harvey.
Fifty yards dash for ladies, first prize
from Schlotterbeck & Foss; second prize,
punch bowl won by Miss IL. +. Chip.
man.
AIS p. m.-Climbing CREASED pole, prize
10 one pound cans coffee from H. W.
Spur & Co., won by P. A. Gribben. +
Two hours in the latter part of the
afternoon were devoted to dancing. A
prize of silver water set. offered for the
best lady Walter, was awarded to Mrs.
W. L. Gribben, and second prize to Miss
Belle Foye. The prize to the Oldest grocer
attending was awarded to W. L. Bios
som, aged IS; to Oldest grocer's wife, Mrs.
A. I. Hall; grocer attending with most
children, j. e. Owen.
The committee who successfully ar
ranged for the affair were as follows:
Chairnan-A. T. Hall.
Secretary and Treasurer-E. M.
Themes. -
Committee on Sports-F. W. McConkey,
John Church, Morris Dunn, B. L. john
son, G. f. Tibbetts, f. A. Blossom.
Committee on Transportation and
Dinner-Perley Chase, Chauncey W.
Lombard, George G. Barrows. Ernest
Cole, W. II. Goodwin, G. E.. BARTLETT, d.
B. Kiley.
Music and Dancing-Chauncey W.
Lombard, E. NJ. Themes, Morris Dunn,
Edward Illsley, Geo. Berry, W. johnson.
Finance and Printing-Perley Chase,
e. NJ. Themes, j.. A. Nc Kinney.