Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-21
MINERS OUTING
Thousands of Them Come Down
From Butte.
BROUGHT THEIR FRIENDS
Everything Was in Readiness and
All Had a Pleasant Time--The
List of Prize Winners.
BROUGHT THEIR FRIENDS

The largest and best picnic of the sea
son in these parts was held at Anacon-
da Lake park yesterday, and was at
tended by close on to 5000 people. The
day opened with a bright sun, but be-
fore noo changed to many showers. ac-
companied by considerable wind, which
at 6 o'clock turned into a terrible gale,
but an hour later it cleared up and the
night, with it's bright, full moon, was
ideal. The park was black with people,
who, had the day been pleasant, would
have had an excellent time. AS it was
they entered into the spirit of the day
and made the best of the bad weather.
Several times the women and children
we're driven under cover by the
rain, but they at last remained out, rain
or shine, and seemed to enjoy it. The
boats on the lake, swings in the groves
and all other amusements We're we'll pat
ronized. 1t was a novel sight to see
some of the miners, accustomed to ham,
mering, trying to row a boat, but they
enjoyed it just the same. Anaconda was
never better represented at a Butte pic
mic. It was an even exchange, for the
Butte people came into town BY the hum
dreds every hour, and put more loose
honey into circulation thar the old town
has seen in the past twelve months,
which is the cause of Anaconda people
favoring the lax park.
Fully 200 families in the city enter
tanned as guests for the day some of the
picnickers. The order at the grounds
was good and the management excellent.
THE SPORTS.
The event of the day was the football
game between the United Rovers of Cen
terville and the Irish Americans of Butte
for a purse Of $50 and for the Champion
of Montana. The game was gov
United Rovers-P. Flatley, captain; NJ.
.heehan, g. Downey, F. Crilly, NJ. Sulli-
van, M. Lyons, P. Downey, T. Leary, T.
Riley, d. Sullivan, j. Murphy, Jim Leary,
John Sullivan, Frank Breen, Jerry
Lynch, Con Lynch, Pat Sullivan, P. Con-
nell, P. G. Sullivan, Pat Leehan and ]. F.
Lynch.
Irish-Americans-Ed Long, captain;
Jerry Quinlan, Maurice Tierney, Con
Tierney, Peter Dempsey, P. Birmingham,
M. Condor, John Keefe, John Doran,
James O'Donnell, job Powers. p. Mon
ahan, Nick Long, John Henry, Dan Hou-
lahan, Jerry Seaman, Pat Boland, Mike
Rock, j. Cronin, Pat McGuin and Tom
Barry.
The field was by far too small, but the
teams were evenly matched and the
game was a crackerjack on the space al
lotted them. About the time the game
started several feet of the high board
fence which surrounds the grounds gave
way under the load of people who had
climbed upon it to better see the game.
Fortunately no one was injured, but one
man, who chung to the fence, fell into
the creek and received a good ducking.
The football players We're often chasing
the ball among the spectators who stood
on the outer edges of the field during the
progress of the game. The game was
awarded to the Irish-Americans on one
goal.
A game of baseball vas played between
Butte and Anaconda. The PLAYERS were:
Butte-Ryan, catcher; Griffin, pitcher;
Hannafer, first base; Lafontise, second
base; Drinkwater, third base; Dolan
shortstop; Sullivan. right field; Hannafer.
left field, and Mcfarland, center field.
Anaconda-Dwyer, catcher; Lynch,
pitcher; Sicily, pitcher and shortstop;
Kilcoyne. first base; Sullivan, second
base; McHale, third base; Pratt, right
field; Dawson, left field, and Chambers,
center field: Atchison also played second
base. The score stood 9 to 6 in favor of
Butte.
Best Lady Walter, afternoon-Miss
Ieary of Butte.
Best Gentleman Walter, afternoon
Frank Hughes of Butte.
Mike Lynch of Anaconda won the first
prize putting the 50-pound shot. and
Tony Harris Of Butte won the second
prize.
Throwing the Hammer-First prize.
George Livingstone: second prize, c.. J.
Allen, both of Butte.
During the time the base ball game
was in progress the other games were
not far off. A contestant at.
tempted to put the shot, which struck
among a crowd of women and children
Were it not for a mar who saw the ball
and pulled a woman out of the
she would have been instantly
No other damages Were reported. !
Fat Men's Race-Prize $40, won by
Thomas Dagnan.
10o-Yard Free for All Race-First nrize |
$40. won by w. T. Atchison; second prize,
IS, won by s.. f. Emmons of Anaconda. !
Potato Rice--Prize $40, won by Charles |
Reynolds.
Three-Leeged Race-Prize $40, won by
James THOMPSON and p. A. ellis.
1C0-Yard Race for Members of the
Butte Miners Union 0nly-First prize. |
E1O. won by James Roberts; second prize,
F5, won by Thomas Dagnan.
Standing Jump-First prize. S.. won
~ NJ. ]. Lynch of Anaconda; second
,rize. shirt. won by Hugh Laird of Ana
,onda.
Sack Race-Fihst prize, SIS, won by Phil
sreen: second prize, 100 cigars, won by
ConnOEs.
Married Ladies' Race-Prize, rocking
won by Walter Gallagher of Ana
onda,
Running High Jump-Prize. IS. won by
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