The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-07-05
GALA DAY AT OUTING CLUB
YM.C BOYS ENJOYTHEMSELV
 1.-THE SHORE.

Morris Cove Resort Crowded With
 Visitors Yesterday-Thc Various Ath-
 Icftc Shorts md tho Ntmners-Ten-
 MlIe Bicycle Roce Was Close md Ex-
 citing-Other Events.
 The Outing clubhouse of the Y. M. c. A. at Morris Cove was one Of the sought for places yesterday and the races and other sporting events were very attractive and witnessed py several hundred people. Chief inter- est centered in the interstate bicycle meet of the various associations, the ten mile handicap road race being the prime event. There was an uneXpect- edly large attendance, tWenty-one wheelmen being present from New Britain, six from Hartford, and Mid dletown, Bridgeport and other clues were well represented
 The sports were the features Of the days programme. The weather was cool and the several contestants felt that they were just in proper trim. Ar ter the arrival of the visiting clups and their reception at the house Of the Outing club there was general season of handshaking and welcome that gave everybody present firm footlng TOT the rest of the day. The basket ball game was omitted because somebody had run off with the baskets. and mo- body could find them.
 There was so much good fellowship at the morning session that II was practically impossible to gather the clans. and finally the dinner bell rang and that settled the chatter. About seventy-fve persons were seated at the boards, and they had the best of ev- erything and lots of it. Several prom nent Y. M. c. A. men were in the company, including Secretary Lotze, who has done so much for the local as- socation, and other officers.
 The big road race, ten mile handicap, was the thing that everybody was most interested in. It was not started until late in the afternoon, but the people who had left missed a very close finish and considerable excitement. The course was for a start on the back road at the Cove, up to East Haven Center, east to the Four Corners, south to the Cove twice over that run and then finish in front of the Outing club house. just ten miles almost to link. There were eleven starters as follows, all New Haven men but Dudle, who comes from New Britain: M, l.. Mar tus scratch; w. T. Minor, scratch; W. II. Floyd, 1 minute; Charles Beebe, minute; F, Smith, 1 1-2 minute; w. Dudle, 1 1-2 minute; R, c. Hopkins, minutes; F. w. Martus, minutes; M. Chase. 2 1-2 minutes; c. Behler, 1-2 minutes; r. s. Bhewer, 3 minutes.
 The timekeepers were w. V. Denman and r. w. Reveley; starter w. M. Frisbie; judges, Robert schurig of New Britain. T. w. Pinches, F. c. Benner of New Britain.
 The race was close and exciting throughout and R. C. Hopkins won the first prize in 29 minutes 45 2-5 seconds; second prize, William Dudle, New Bhitaln; third prize r. Smith; fourth prize, Burt Martus; fifth prize, Charles Behler; sixth prize, w. H, Floyd; sev- enth prize, MT. Chase; eighth prize, M. L. Martus; ninth prize, w. T. Minor; tenth prize, F. $. Brewer; eleventh, Charles Beebe Tn addition there were three time prizes, and they were won by M. L. Martus, William Dudle and w. T. Minor.
 After the bicycle races there was a hot ball game between two picked hines, and some tennis matches which were close and exciting. At 6 D. m. lunch was served and dinner at 7.30. When darkness gathered there was an appropriate display of fireworks, and that wound up a day of full enjoy ment.