The San Francisco call., 1908-07-20
GAELIC DANCING
DELIGHTS THRONG
Clever Performers Win Prizes
at the Picnic of the
Original Club
In the Field Events Ollie Snedi-
gar, Has Things His
Own Way

The sweet melody of The Dear Lit
tie shamrock" and similar airs dear
10 the heart of the Irish people
echoed through the groves of Shell
MOUND park yesterday and brought
back memories Of the old sod to
the 5000 persons present. The oc
caslon was the second annual field day
and picnic of the Original Gaelic dane
ing club, and headed by Joseph P. Kelle-
ner the amusement committee left
notnlng undone in the way of making
the day an enjoyable one for their
guests.
Irish and Scotch dances were given
on the platform in the big arena. and
the best performers on the coast were
on hand to display their prowess. To
the strains of the bagpipes, played by
Flper Lemon. R. NJ. Murray, D. NJ. Nc
henzle, Clara Coyne and Frances
Dougherty danced the reel o Tulloch
with vim sufficient to assure them
an encore There was a dance for the
championship of the coast between
Lemon and Murray. The Highland
hlng was the event and both men
trlpped the boards like champions. The
Judges decided in favor of Murray.
Joe Kelleher, Dan Cotter Miss Dough-
erty and Miss Coyne gave a pleasing
exhibition of the Irish dances, and Miss
sophie Guilbert danced the Highland
fling.
WIN DANCING PRIZES
During the afternoon three dozen
lads and lassies in kits entertained
the crowd with steps, and about the
same number of wee Irish lassies gave
an exhibition of jigs and reels. In the
championship contests M. Lane was first
IN the mems event and D. Cotter sec
ond Frances Doughtery proved the
pest among the ladies and won the first
prize from Miss Sophie Guilbert In
special event Miss Mabel Pratt gath
cred the first laurels with Miss Mae
woods second, and Miss Arena Taube
third.
t. Keating and J. .Coffy were first and
second, respectively, in the special
event for men, and Masters Dave
OConnell and montague Barton were
awarded special prizes for their clever
footwork.
j. Cummings supplied the Irish bag
pipe music and Professor Mcmahon was
the fiddler in chief
EASY FOR SNEDIGAR
The main features of the days pleas
ures, however was the big track meet
held under the auspices of the Pacific
athletic association. The field events
were a gift for Ollie Snedigar. the
olympic club man, and the way he out
dlstanced his competitors would indi-
cate that he was not sufficiently handi-
capped. Snedigar won the three
weight throwing events and went right
down the line, capturing first place in
the broad jump, three standing jumps
and tied for first place in the high
Jump. The total points in all of the
field events counted for the gold medal
offered and Snedigar had things all his
own way.
In the weights the Olympic champion
was first; Bromley, Olympic second
and Nunan, Irish-American, third
Snedigar won the field events with is
points against Baumbaughs and Lit
tlepage's 4.
WINNERS OF GAMES
The games resulted as follows:
176 yards, scratch-J. S. Doiy Burns r r.
hrst; A. Crossheld, U. c., second; f. McNa.
mara, U. e.. third.
feet inches. ~
% $40 yards. handicap-James Bloch, W. A. c.
NJ. JOY, Irish Americans, thirdX Time, ID. 'Nu'
$50 yards, handicap-S. Richardson q7 yards
hrst; a. Rowe, o. G. (35 yards, second. Time
One mile, handicap-s Soldier King (scratch),
wo mei a. Q 9H Yards second
first; W: Garyin, o. c. go yards, second
club second -'''' -ii'ii' "a Il" CT lcan
Flftysix pound weight-snedigar first. MeCar
thy second. Distance, % feet s inches.
Forty-two pound weight-Snedigar first. Nunan
second. Distance. % feet inches.
Sixteen pound weight-Snedigar first, Bromley
second. Distance. A. feet inches.
High jump, handicap-Snedigar tscratch), and
G. Iattlepage, o. c., tied at feet inches
Broad jump, handicap-Snedigar first O'Con-
nor second, Sullivan third. Distance 21 feet 1si
inches
Hot, step Tor hop) and jump -Baumbaugh us
inchesl first Rogers (22 inches) second Snediger
scratch third. Distance. 42 feet sla inches.
Three standing jumps-Snedigsr (scratch) first
Mcnamara 15 inches) second, Baumbaugh Is
inches) third. Distance, 80 feet 1015 inches
Wrestling contest-Herbert Duncan threw Null
ton Rapp in two out of three exhibition bouts.
The following officials had charge of
the games: Referee, Frank 8. O'Kane;
starter, Robert Weaver; judges. c.
Nealon, William Minihan, t. ]. Fitz-
Kerrigan; clerk, Joseph r. Hickey
The committees in charge of the out
ing were as follows
leher, Dan Cotter. F. McKenna P Cotter. ].
Walsh, Dan Clifford. Ed Manning. J.. Mulcairn,
P J. Kelly. Tim Lynch. Ed. Farley. I. Keating.
J. Walsh, floor manager; Z. ]. Kelly. first
assistant: F. McKenna second assistant.
Floor Committee-Dan White, T. Heating, ].
]. Gallagher. James Rush. Dennis Creedon, p.
Ed. Farley.
Prnting-James Barry. Ed. Farley.
Press-Joseph =. Kelleher. Dan Cotter, James
Games-Joseph P. Kelleher. chairman; Dan
Cotter. J; Mulcairn, Dan Clifford. D. Forbes.
Reception-D. Fitzpatrick, James Barry Ed
Jerry Manning, P. Sheridan. jeremiah Sullivan.
Eugene McAuliffe, D. Fitzgerald. Thomas Cronin.
William Mahoney, John Sullivan. Ed Moss.