The Jersey City news., 1906-09-06
GREATEST OF
LOCAL OUTINGS
Between 5000 and 1000
Democratic Voters Parti-
cipated In That of the Da-
Wis Association at Donnel-
ly's Grove Yesterday
TWO BIG STEAMERS CROWDED

GREAT CROWD HOME-SCENhlS
AT THE GROyE-LOTS OF EX-
CITING SPORTING EVENTS.
As The News has insisted all along
there would be. there We're between six
thousand and seven thousand members
and guests of the Robert Davis Associa-
ton at Donnolly's Grove, College Point,
Yesterday on the occasion of the Associa-
tion's annual outing. 1t was a glorious
day for Leader Bob Davis and FOR the
Hudson County Democracy. When the
committee in charge of the outing found
that the demand for tickets was greater
than the carrying capacity of the two
big Iron Steamboat Company's steamers
they had chartered, one of them had to
be dropped and a larger one secured.
The Grand Republic replaced the steam
er that was dropped. Heretofore the
Grand Republic has conveyed the asso-
ciation and its guests to the grove on
such occasions. When she left the pier
at the foot of Grand street crowded to
smoke stack yesterday morning to go out
in midstream and await the filling of the
steamer Sirius the Democratic host was
still marching in parade. When the ST.
rius left to join the Grand Republic she
was so crowded that. many were left on
the wharf and had 10 go to College
Point by way of Manhattan and the
Ninety ninth street ferry. The Sirius
herself is one of the biggest of the fleet
of the Iron Steamboat Company. Real
ly the whole affair was serious After
the two boats rounded the Battery the
Sirius showed the Grand Republic
clean pair of heels" and beat her to the
grove
The Grand Republic was loaded to the
water line. Both boats wore large signs
inscribed with the name of the associa-
tion and teoting of whistles of the vari-
Gus craft, by way of salute in passing,
was ineessant all along the route. At
College Point there seemed to be no one
but Jerseymen. They spread all over
that section of Long Island. 1t was said
that at least three hundred went to Wit
zels Point View Grove for dinner in or
der to avoid the crush at the dining pa
vilions of Donnelly just before the last
steamer left the wharf Mr. Donnelly was
asked by a News reporter how many OF
the participants of the outing he had fed
and his answer was: .Fifty-seven hun
dred and eightyfour, and they We're still
pilng into the dining pavilions for dinner
when | left to come to the wharf
This means that there were more than
6,000 members and guests at the grove.
The outing had overtaxed the seating
capacity of the dining pavilions.
The Grand Republic was given a big
start on the Sirius and the latter had to
be lashed to the former at the pier on the
arrival home in order to discharge her
passengers The crush was tremendous
and it required a strenuous body to sur
yiye it. But everybody aboard the two
steamers We're strenuous and the major
ity succeeded in getting in line for the
great night parade.
And what a great parade it wasl No
such great political demonstration has
ever been seen here. The outing parades
of the Davis Association have always
zen noted for numbers and spectacular
effect, but that of last night eclipsed all.
1t seemed that all the women and chill
dren of the city had massed themselves
seven to ten deep along the street eurbs
all the way through the long route of
the parade. They crowded the roadways
so that files had to be broken. Through
out the route houses we're decorated
They were brilliant with bunting, Lam
terms and electrical displays that eclips-
ed the sea of fire through which at least
five thousand Democratic voters waded
in solid phalanx under arches formed
by ineessant firing of rockets and Roman
candles.
The News yesterday gave the politi-
cal slate. After this had been made up
the participants of the outing gave them
selves aver to pleasure and recreation at
the grove. While politicians old-timers
and new-timers hob-nobbed with each
ether on the hotel sward the beautiful
level stretch of green sward on the other
side OF the road was filled with athletes
participating in various games While the
uncovered grand stand was well filled
with spectators
There were several events that tool
place III the lower part of the field that
could only be witnessed from a distance
by the spectators on the seats of the
grand stand One of these was a foot
bali match between the McGlones and
the McGarrys. The McGlones won out
by a score of one goal and three points
to the McGarry's one goal and two
points.
The spectators were edited by a three
round boxing contest between Kid Kill
roy and young chap who gave his name
simply as 'Pittsburg Phil The kid
got the decision and Phil" was sore moi
only over his defeat but about the jaw
Still he and the Aia were chums 4oB
the balance of the day and it is suspected
that they divided the cash prize
The 100-yd. dash was won by Lang
don Hackmann. Time, / / % seconds
Dohrmann Won the shoe race. William
Heffermann won first prize in the potatt
race. Burke was close second. Jack
Moran took first money in the sack race
There We're other events over the win
ners of which there were disputes bul
adj We're eventually satisfied james
Gallagher acted as referee, JOSEPH
Quirk as starter and handicapper. Geo
donaldson as judge at the finish and DIR
Albanesius and George Siefert as time.
keepers. The athletic committee was
comlssed of Joseph Quirk. George Don
aldson aud john Mcknight