The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-13
YESTERDAYS PICNIC.
More Than Three Thousand People Came
Down From Butte.

Down From Butte.
The second annual picnic of the en-
ployes of the Boston & Montana and
Butte & Boston Mining companies took
place at Mountain View park yesterday
and was attended by more than 1000
people. OF this number more than 500
were residents of Anaconda, who had
gone to take in the baseball game. 1t
took Al B., A. & p. coaches to convey
the large crowd of Butte visitors.
A large number of picnickers came
down on the early trains and stopped
in Anaconda before going to the park.
An interesting programme of field
sports was carried out, the competitors
being employees of the two companies
only. All the events were closely con-
tested and very exciting. One of the
features of the programme was the
tug of war, each team being composed
of II employees of the two companies.
1t was closely contested and the two
teams were greatly encouraged by
the applause of their friends. After
the regulation five minutes work the
Butte & Boston team was declared the
winner by three feet. Each man will
receive S. as his prize. The b. & 3.
team was as follows: James Hooper,
Frank Butori, Tom Johnson, William
Mcleod, Charles Poustairn. John Bun
yon, H. E. Emerson, Ole Amundoin,
Charles Goyman, Edward Grimes and
Max w. Ramsay.
There was a keen competition be-
tween the two companies, as it had
been arranged that in addition to the
prizes, 10 points would be given WIN
ners of first prizes and five points to
winners of second prizes, and at the
close of the days sports, the points of
the winners of the respective COM
panies would be summed up and the
company receiving the largest num-
Der of points would be declared the
winner of the day. The largest num-
Der of points was secured by the Butte
& Boston company.
The results of the field sports were
as follows:
Hundred yard race First prize, SIS,
won by James Grimes, B. & NJ, time,
liz seconds; second prize, $40, won by
c. f. Williams b. & B.
Running high jump-First prize, $40,
won by NJ. Murphy, B. & B., height
7 feet inches; second prize, s., won
by c. E. Williams, B. & B., height 4
feet inches
Putting 16-pound shot-First prize,
$40, won by James Hooper, B. & B.,
distance "a feet p inch; second prize,
s., won by T. f. MITCHELL B. & NJ,
distance 80 feet 1112 inches.
Hundred and 20 yard obstacle race
First prize, SO, won by NJ. Murphy,
r. & B.: second prize, $3.50, won by
James Grimes, B. & NJ
Running broad jump-First prize,
SO, won by c. E. Williams, B. & B.,
distance Il feet 10 inches; second prize,
S., won, by James Grimes, B. e. NJ,
distance Il feet.
The famous Boston & Montana band
was in attendance and rendered the
following programme:
March, "Activity". John H. White
Overture CequesD. Fest" A: Leutner
Waltz, "Estudiantina" ..... Waldteufel
Grand selection, 'Ernani" ........ Verdi
Cornet Duet Concert polka), die
Waldvoglein" -. Sebastian Mayr
Medley, Medley Selection" L. Conterno
INTERMTSSION.
Grand Fantasia TequesD, Ken
lucky Home".... ...:........ Dalbey
(D Two Step, "Whistling Rufus"
% Intermezzo "Honora". Bidgood
Paraphrase (requesD, "Loreley'
........ -. 49,. ........ Nesvadba
Grand selection, "Guglielmo Tell
............ ........a $50. Rosslnl
In the evening dance was
given in the pavilion, the music being
furnished by Haaman's lady orchestra.
The dance was concluded at 1880
o'clock last evening and at that hour
the picniCkers returned to Butte.
The officers of the day were: Mas
ters of ceremonies, Frank KlepetkO and
C. S. Batterman, and their aides,
George A. Chase and John l.. Heron.
Judges-H. p. Benson, Joseph p.
Welsh and G. j. Parrot.
Starters. r. White.
mekeepeTs-Charles n. Gosman
and w. f. Kane.
Tapemen-Bert Hawley and I. o.
Henderson.
Recorder--H. A. Bowman
General committee-B. H. Dunshee, J.
H. Vivian, Ben Sampson, d. w. Ray
mond, John II. Miles. Fred Rowe,
Fred Green. A. A. Abbott c. r. Buck
ley, H. A. Bowman, L. o. Henderson,
Carl r. Davis, F. ]. Brule, John Roch-
ester, Frank G. Chess, w. c. Thomas,
NJ. S. Burns. William Wrath, John
Alexander, William Williams, S. r.
White, Thomas Tretheway, w. f.
Kane, Charles n. GOsman, j. w. Rod
gers. Ed Finegan, Joseph j. Arm
strong and A. f. Robinson.
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