The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-29
CITY AND COUNTY
EVENT AT LAGOON
Employees Spend Unusually
Pleasant Day at Beauti-
full Resort.
CHASING OF DUCKS
is PLEASANT FEATURE
Immense Amount Of Fun Is
Crowded Into Few Short
Hours.

Employees OF he city and county vent
out 70 the Lagoon yesterday and gars
the hundreds of friends who accompanied
than an exhibition Of how the wheel
Of fun-making is operated. The number
who went to the resort to participate In
the extensive and elaborate programme
which was planned by the Joint building
employees was IN the neighborhood OF
1000, Every person who Is In any way
connected with the city and county build
ing was ON hand with his family or
friends, and o jot1ier and more lively
crowd could not be wanted
Tbs majority Of the pleasuTe-seekeTs
waited until evening to go out to the
scene Of the festivities. and, as far as
climatical conditions were concerned, no
better quality Of the product could have
been presented for such an occasion,
BY the time the crowd reached the re-
sort the sun was well along toward Its
destination In tho west and light
breeze was coming down from the can
yons in the neighborhood OF the resort In
most pleasant and invtsorating gusts.
This was o decided impetus TO the lively
time, as tho relief from the oppressive
conditions which prevailed In the city
was too extensive to keep concealed.
Beginning of the Fun.
In the afternoon at o'clock the fun
began. It was ut this time that the 4
o'clock train from tho city-the ono
bearing the largo majority of the crowd
arrived and the long list OF sports be-
gan The first of tho sports included
races Of several kinds in the lake. Boat
races. swimming races, duck races and
fishing contests were held. The fishing
contest for ladies was won by Mrs. J.
Davidson, who, after two hours OF
angling IN the lake, returned to the
judges stand and reported the enormous
catch OF three fish varying IN length
from three-Quarters Of an Inch to whole
inch,
Mrs. Davidson claimed that she had
bad luck in clinging TO several fish OF
from six inches to two feet In entant-
The remainder Of the contestants In this
event returned with one fish each, Tho
prize awarded was a split bamboo fishing
rod
Chased the Ducks.
A duck-ch proved about the most
interesting event Of the whole affair.
Four ducks were turned loose on the
pond. and two men, G. Shelley and S.
Sindar. started out to catch them. The
two set out after the ducks In a lively
fashion and with good Intentions, but
after about ten minutes. during which
the white peklns circled around their
pursuers, shaking their tails and giving
the men the horse-laugh In genuine duck
fashion, other means were devised, All
kinds Of schemes were used tc land the
birds, but to no advantage. Finally
Deputy Sheriff Steel, Judge Diehl, A. ].
Davis and few other notables set out
IN a rowboat with supply of salt and
soon had all four ducks in box.
Some Other Events.
The boat race for men was won by
c. II. Burnett. and the one for ladies
by Mrs. E. G. Pittney.
A 220-yard swimming race was won by
G. Shelley, after an easy struggle with
J. sindar.
The foot-races which followed the wa
ter events were of equal interest The
results follow:
Fat mems race-Ed Johnson.
Lean mems race-E. J. Kirk
Girls race-Miss B. Heath,
Young mems race-G. f. Bottomely.
Married women's race-Mrs. A E.
Fisher first, Mrs. a. Savier second. Mrs
l. Barker third.
The beginning OF the ball game be-
tween the fat men and the lean men
marked the commencement OF the real
fun II was the kind OF game which is
only seen when two teams get mixed up
to nght for good prize. The prize for
this contest, which was two cases OF
assorted beer, was backed up on the
side lines In wheelbarrow and proved
q great impetus to fast work on the
part OF both teams.
Davis Was Umpire.
A. J. Davis. president of tho City Coun-
Gil. took the role OF umpire, and showed
his skill IN the art OF Judging balls In q
most remarkable manner. His eye, II
Is claimed. was especially keen at detect
Ing highballs and 1t was strongly as
serted by the lean men. after the game
Was finished in favor of the fats, that
he had gone In with the winners upon
Of getting In on the high
balls which stood on the side lines. Tho
contest waged In hot style for five in
nings, at the end of which time the game
cnme TO q sudden close. with a general
rush for the cart on tho edge of the
The leans and the fats d.
vided honors when 1t cume to the squab-
BILE for the beverage, Each player, each
ofbcial and each spectator appointed
himself committee OF one to hels dis
pose Of the thirty-six bottles During
the playing much star work was noticed
by the enthusiastic crowd which gathered
IN tho grandstand. Deserving special
mention WAS Counc!lmen Holiday and