The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-07
PATTERSON has A FIGHT ON
TtuWANY SETS UP A RIVAL on
HIS PICNIC DAY.

There were q. 400 ON the Annual OUTING and
the Cheers which Greeted the Might
Parade Held IAttIe Hope for Butcher
Grecncbsup,. who Aspirrs 60 the Throne
Maurice Featherson had his annual politi-
cnl picnic yesterday and the joy Of the 90
c.sion WAS not lessened by the announce
mcnt that he will have to fight at the coming
primaries to retain his leadership Of the
Iventieth district. Featherson, who threw
over Charles +. Murphy some months ago
and allied himself with Mayor Mcclellan,
hos had the undisputed leadership of the
district for eighteen years. The man who
has been selected to run against him il
Toby G~reenebaum. a butcher Of East Eighty
second street, who was for a long time a
member Of the Cherokee Club, Featherson's
organization.
Greenebaum has now for med the Chilocco
Club, at $50 East Seventy-eighth street, and
m the circulars which he sent out yesterday
he declares that Tammany Hall has recog-
nl7ed his club az the organization head
quarters.
\ rose tinted. berry haze hung over the
East River between College Point and the
Cherokee Club in East S~eventy-ninth street
last night just to let the rest of the town
know that II was the day of the clubs
annual outing. From every window In
every fat house In the clubs own street
hung a lighted papef lantern. Once in a
while a little breeze would catch one of
tiem. turn 1t partly over. and the glazing
paper would cause the crowd of children
snd women to gasp The crowd packed
the street from Third venue to First and
beyond.
A group OF a dozen OF so men waited
OIL the- steps Of the clubhouse for the
parade TO come. Some $500 men went
over 70 College Point. 80 IL didn't leave
many to welcome them back. The Cereus
Of tho Iron Steamboat Company took as
many as ii would hold. and the rest went
80 best they might.
The boat made a landing at Eighty
sixth street. n the parade formed in
three battalions. In front, OF course,
was Leader Featherson and the grand
marshal, b. j. German. with his stan. Then
there were two brass bands and a fife and
drum corps. Bombs and red fire and
Roman candles and showers OF fire, and
then some greeted the marchers all along
tho street with a storm centre in front OF
the club.
But the most fun was at College Point
Nneu the Cereus arrived there early in the
forenoon all hands went to work On the
breakfast. Az soon as the ham and eggs.
beefsteak. fried CLAIMS and fish had been
washed down one tat le started a fred eel
eating contest. Yard after yard OF the
cells disappeared just like that. When
somebody brought more beer and stopped
the struggle Chris McCann was in the lead
with three yards and a half inside. Rocky
Moore was just crowding down his third
yard, with Whitley Beasely tucking the tail
of the second eel In his cheek to hide IL.
After breakfast there were really truly
contests with a games committee. a.referee.
IN LA Tl-RA -Aa
being a riot when the partisans Of Frank
~Shaughnessy earned that he would not be
allowed to enter. They had to run the
event in heats az it was, and the judges
said there would be no room for anybody
Frank entered. Joe Horn, carrying 237
pounds, won. with the lightweight Harry
Vaughn, 2le. four beers behind
In the obstacle race many thought the
distractions too difficult. After they had
climbed through hoops. scaled ladders,
Skinned up poles and rolled over barrels,
the contestants found themselves confronted
by a kcg Of beer with glasses right where
you couldn't help but see them. Frank
folger, in the lead, was looking back ward.
and didn't see the obstruction. He went on
and won the race. 1t is said hat the rest
gave IL up.
Then after a lot Of other ev ents and
after John Garry. secretary in the Water
Department, had done an Irish reel in the
pavilion the married men and the single
men shook their fists at one another and
started the ball game.
Right Of in the first inning, a single man
damned a long fly out to centre field. But
it was no good. Max Cramer held out both
hands for il; the ball saw that struggle
was useless and gave up. The game was
stopped long enough for Max's team to
carry him once around the iamon On
their shoulders. and Max retired on his
laurels.
In the ninth, with the single men three
ahead, the married men at bat. two out, and
the bases full. Joe Ruddy knocked the ball
full in the nose Inc it took to the river.
While the outielders were launching boats
four men crossed the plate and h game was
won.
After the ball game the bands played
some more, and the discovery was made
that the supply Of beer was meeting ali
demands. Then they washed down another
meal. heavier than the first, and climbed
aboard.
The turnout was the biggest since Feath-
erson became leader. Greenbaum was not
among those present.