The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-05
May Hundreds Passed
the Holiday at
the Shore.
QUINSIGAMOND PARK POPULAR.
Picnic of the Ward 3
Club Well At
Attended.

~ al the lake. NOt only was LIN
coin park thronged with tremendous
crowd during the afternoon and even
ing, but at the various club houses
members and their families turned out
in unusual numbers. The weather was
OF the ideal kind for holiday and
everybody was out for sport, and to all
appearances they enjoyed themselves to
the top of their bent.
In the line of sport, the most import
ant event was the picnic of the Ward 3
Naturalization club at Quinsigamond
park. There were all sorts of field sports
at this outing, together with a number
OF exciting base ball matches and horse
races, ON which plenty of money was
wagered.
Old-tire conductors on the CONSOLE
dated street railway say that seldom
WITHIN the range of their recollection
nave they carried such crowds as head
ed for the lake Yesterday. The road was
taxed to the limit of its accommoda-
lions, and from early morning until late
at night there was a continual stream
OF humanity going 20 and coming from
the shore
The combined theatres of the city
could not hold the numbers of people
that Witnessed the show at the Lake
side rustic theatre in Lincoln park. One
of the policemen doing duty there made
an estimate that there must have been
at least 5000 people gathered about the
theatre. The seating capacity was in
adequate to the demand, and there We're
far more people standing up than sit
ting down during the two performances
The boat liveries did what Deb Bemis
and George Henderson at Coburns
united in calling "a staving business.
From morning until evening the men
at the liveries were on the jump with
scarcely time to grat more than a sand
wich. The surface of the lake, dotted as
it was with craft of all descriptions,
presented q pretty picture to the eye.
An old-time Nipmuck would have
feelings akin to those that animated Rip
Van Wrinkle, only intensified thou
sand fold, could he be recalled from the
grave for just brief visitation.
When the Nipmuck was lord of crea-
ton around these parts, only an &C.
casional birch bark canoe cut the
waters, and instead of the voices Of
merry picnickers, no sound broke the
stiffness save the warWhoCp of the saw
age or the calls of the forest birds.
Hundreds of people who did not fire.
quent the clul, houses or attend the
sports at Quirsigamond park, strolled
along the shore picking wayside flow
ers or selecting quiet hooks where they
enjoyed homely basket lunches with the
zest Of epicures at Delmonico's.
Coz sidering its size, the police said
that it was the most orderly crowd that
ever visited the lake. There was a
marked absence Of intoxicated persons
and rothing that could be called q
ecrin1p7age. For the most part the peo-
pie were on their good behavior and the
few that were out looking fer trouble
received but little encouragement.
The management of the picnic of the
Ward Naturalization Club has reason
to feel elated with the result of their
18th effort at outdoor entertainment
While no estimate could be given last
night. it is certain that there must have
been fully 5000 people at Quinsigamond
park. 1t was a crowd, too, made up
for the most part of young people who
came to get the full measure of en-
ioyment out of the opportunities pre-
scented, and that they succeeded, their
voices raised In song last night as boat
after boat took the merrymakers back
to Lincoln park demonstrated.
The French citizens know how to en-
terrain, and the ward three club, espe-
cially never does anything by
halves. A man who would kick for his
money back, would find fault with a
deaf and dumb mother-inlaw.
Yet there We're picnics within this big
picnic, for numbers of old-fashioned
fathers and mothers brought their
families down in buses and huge truck
wagons, and they enjoyed quiet little
lunch parties, undisturbed by the tur-
moil that was going on around them
The days fun began at 10 O'Clock in
the forenoon, and the first man at the
park was J. A. Marchessault, the gen
eral director of the program.
The morning was taken up with a
lively program of sports, including Il
croquet match, 100-yards' dash, fat
mems race quarter of mile rum race of
so yards, with hurdles, 50-yard dash
for women. race for boys, womens bot
tie breaking contest, and womens nail
driving contest.
These events furnished any amount
of fur for the spectators. The winners
weTe:-
Croquet, prize croquet set, given by
F.. p. Oliyer-E. H. Cote.
100 yard dash, prize gallon of wine,
giver by Felix P. Norway & Son-F.
Raymond.
Fat mans race, prize shaving set,
given by G. E. Harbour-H. Harbour.
Quarter mile run, prize dozen pho
tographs, to be taken by N. r. Hilbert
IF. Raymond.
Hurdle race, prize SO, given by Ed
mond Paquette-Urgqel Paquette.
50-yard dash, for women. prize a gal
Ion Of wine. given by F. Goyette-Mrs
f. Raymond.
Boys race, prize SIR. Leboeuf.
Women's bottle breaking contest,
prize a silver plate given by Joseph
Lajoie-Mrs. A. Poirier.
Women's nail driving contest, prize
half a ton of coal given by Bay State
Coal Company-Mrs. f. Anger.
In addition to these events there were
two base ball games, one between the
married men of st. Josephs parish and
the Garde d'Honneur. which was won
by the latter by a score of 81 to 20, the
second between the st. Josephs and the
Orients, which was won by the St JOS
ephs with a score of 16 to Is. Thes%
were hot contests. and the closeness of
the score on both occasions kept the
partisans Of the clubs on the qui vive
of expectation to the very last moment.
At noon a clam and fish dinner fit for
king was served.
The ball game of the day was at $3.50,
between the Hilsides and the Cres-
cents This was for a prize of $40. |
given by the naturalization club, and
purse Of $50 put up by the two
Mines
The Hillsides won by score of II to
A. The grounds were fenced in by a
living oval of humanity, and consider
able money was wagered during the
first few innings when the Crescents