The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-05
ISLAND CROWDED
WITH VISITORS
-
Horse Race Proved to Be
a Very interesting
Feature.
A SAIL BOAT CAPSiZtD
And the Yacht Race Was Compelled
to be Called Off--Large Crowd
Witnessed Bicycle Races on
the Beach.


seashore The sun beamed down up
on the earth like hot ball of fire, and
1ht pleasure seekers were glad that
it was the Fourth and they would have
an opportunity of spending the day
out of the city. Brunswick was al
most completely deserted by the citi-
zens, and every boat leaving the city
for st. Simon was well crowded There
the ocean breeze was enjoyed to the
very fullest extent. St. Simon even
seemed to put on a gay appearance
for her many visitors, and all who
went over returned last night report
ing a Yleasant day.
The surf suited for bathing in the
afternoon, and was taken advantage
OF generally, and at one time, near the
pier, several hundred people were in.
The water seemed to have a pleasing
temperature and many remained in
for an hour or so.
The program of sports for the day
was very well carried out and was
thoroughly enjoyed by the large crowd.
The boat races, the horse races and
the bicycle races were all entertaining
AT night the younger set took charge
and held full sway dancing in the pa
vilion. A majority of the ladies and
children returned on the six o'clock
boat, giving way to the dancers, who
remained on the island until the lat
boat
Bicycle Races.
The first amusement on the program
was the bicycle races and they at
tracted considerable attention. They
were pulled off in he forenoon owing
to the fact that it was low tide. The
races resulted rs follows:
Local championship, three heats;
four entries. Elliot Moore, first; Eu-
gene Marlin second.
Quarter-mile dash, three heats, for
boys under 1G years of age; seven en-
tries Paul Morton first; Mumford
'Tison second All prizes were gold
medals. 81
The mile handicap. open to all, was
called off
Unknown Capsized.
The sail boat races, in which only
two beats were entered, ended in an
accident. The Unknown and the Ro-
.chelle we're the only two boats in the
race. They were sailing along at Il
good peed, when, in coming about,
the unknown, in command of Gustave
Anderson, capsized. There We're five
in the crew, all adorned in duck cloth
ing, and they received genuine good
ducking. The Rochelle, seeing that
the Unknown was in trouble, headed
towards her and picked up the mem
bers of thecrew. The boat was righted
and towed to thecity later in the day.
LiILlS GduICnES hSCGs
The race between the motive power
boats proved to be one of the most in
teresting events of the day. Three of
the little craft were entered, the Daunt-
less, owned by o. N Taylor; the Eula,
owned by Dan Devereaux; and the
Vivian, owned by w. w. Greenfield.
The race was close and exciting over
the entire coure, the Dauntless coming
in first, with the Eula close second.
A Lively Horse Race.
Considerable interest was mani
tested in the horse race, which occur
red late in the afternoon Five fast
horses were in the race, and the nun.
dreds who lined the beach thoroughly
enjoyed the race. W. II. Davenport
crossed the line first, with Arthur Wa
tiers a close second.
1t is understood that the owners OF
the horses in the race, have already ar
ranged another race to occur in the
city sometime in the near future.
General Good Time.
Tntil u o'clock last night the pa
v!lcn was crowded with young folks