The Jersey City news., 1902-09-11

er part OF the trip.
Piper Hennessey was ON board and
furnished music for the ''ould laddies."
Colonel Robert G. Smith, President of
the Association anG. Grand Marshall of
the parade, although out for good days
pleasure. didn't appear contented until he
saw that everybody ON board was COM
Portable and happy,
AT THE GROVE.
1t was about IL o'clock when the boat
tied up to the dock at College Point. In
a few minutes everybody on board was
marching up to Donnelly's Grove, where
the day was spent. A picture was taken
on the baseball field. This over, benches
were sought and dinner to be served at
2 o'clock was awaited.
When that hour was close at hand the
entrances to the three big dining rooms
were crowded. When finally the doors
were thrown open there was a grand
rush for seats The dinner was an ex-
cellent one and comprised all the
delicacies of the season. During the
meal, James Basker and ex-Assembly-
man Benny urged that contribu-
tions be made to help the striking miners
in Pennsylvania.
THE GAMES.
After dinner the athletic field was
sought and a list of games were conduct
ed by the officials:-Timer-Dr. o. II.
Albanesius; Judges-Thomas Aughney,
Mike Egan, Phil Cahim. Clerk of course
% L. Fribourg. Master of ceremonies
Joseph Quirk.
The events were as follows
& 1O0-yard dash-First heat won by H.
B. Smith, Ed Guffen second Time 11a4
seconds.
Second heat won by P. Nugent, H.
Gross second. Time-11 3-5 seconds.
Third heat won by Gormley, Scanlon
second Time-11 3-5.
Fourth heat won by Benedick. Kane
second. Time IL 3-5.
Fifth heat won by w. Hurley, O'Mara
second. Time II seconds.
Semi-fnal heat won by Scanlon. Time
Ii 3-5.
Final heat won by p Nugent, " Whe-
Ian second. Time 10 3-5 seconds.
Fat Mans Race-First heat won by
Joe Kennell
Three-legged Race-First heat won by
Coleman and Smith, dead heat for second
between Curtis anu Nevins and Leary
and Reilly. Time IA 2-5 seconds.
Second heat won by Madden and Hes
fer. Renedict and Mackin second Time
-1G 20 seconds.
Third heat won by Brown and Mackin.
Carlton and Leary second. Time-13 3-5
seconds.
Final heat won by Carlton and Leary.
Coleman and Smith second. Time IA
Is seconds.
Policeman's Race-Won by Tom
Lynch, Tim Hearns second. Time ~ 1-5
seconds.
Prizes were awarded the first and Sec
ond man in each event
DEVERY ARRIVES.
About 5 o'clock County Superintendent
G. P. Smith and ex-Freeholder John
Heating, who had gone over to Witzefs
Grove early in the afternoon to visit the
William S. Devery Association outing,
drove back in a carryall and brought the
'Big ex-Chief" along with them. There
was wild rush to get look at the
man who is trying to down Goodwin and
Sheehan in the Ninth District of New
York. A thousand or more crowded
around the stage and kept yelling,
Speech "Speechw When order was
restored Devery alighted from the car
riage and was introduced to City Collec-
tor Robert Davis by Mr.. Smith.
II came over to see you," said the ex-
Chief as he critically scrutinized Mr..
Davis from head to foot. After hearty
handshake, Mr.. Davis escorted the New
Yorker into the reception room, where
the weather and other things were dis
cussed over some refreshments. As
soon as he came into the open
again Devery was called upon
for speech. He tried to get out of
it. but found he wouldn't be allowed to
leave the grounds unless he said some
thing.
DEvERY'S ELOQUENCE.
Mounting the rear steps of the stage,
he cleared his voice and said
You'll have to excuse me from talk
ing much, because my throat is not in
very good condition. / am delighted to
meet you Jerseymen. | guess | was in
Jersey before great many of you were
born. That was thirty years ago. And
it was barren place. Now it is a mass
of buildings, and all due to such men as
Mr. Davis, or Bob / think you call
him. They call me BILL Thirty years
ago worked for man whom you may
have heard about in Jersey Bob Hall.
He was in the meat business and I
worked as his butcher. was in jersey
City at the time Of the big dynamite ex-
plosion.