The San Francisco call., 1908-07-05
ENTHUSIASM MARKS
HIDERNIAN PICNIC
Five Thousand People Attend
Annual Picnic of Order at
Schuetzen Park

SAN RAFAEL. July with its GUS
tomary snap, vim and gayety the An
cient Order of Hibernians held its an
nuaI outing and picnic at Sch9etzen
park today. over 5000 persons being IN
attendance
The crowd overhowed the park,
Iunched under the trees and entered
into the spirit of the day with good
nature and enthusiasm. The event was
something more than picnic; IL was
a grand reunion Of the members Every
member who could possibly arrange II
was there.
The fun was varied and interesting.
There were athletic contests of every
description, the events proving or un-
usual interest on account OF the eN-
ceptionaIly good form shown by many
of the contestants.
The enthusiasm manifested on the
occasion was exempliied by James c.
Nealon. one of the judges in the ath-
Ietic events Nealon intended to &C
to the picnic in an automobile, but
at Ell Campo the machine broke down
He had no other recourse but TO walk
TO Tiburon, and this he did, nnalIy
arriving at the picnic SrouhuS Trims
tired, but on time.
The games were called at 2:3O sharp.
Beside the athletic events tRere Were
gaelic dancing for boys ana girls
special prize for boys and girls m
Irish costumes; a young mems reel. JiS
and hOrnpipe dancing Cash prizes
were awarded the winners
One of the pleasing features OF the
athletic events was that every one or
the contestants was a bona f1de anna
teur IL has been the custom OF many
professionals to take part in events at
outings of this character and capture
many of the valuable prizes. On thlS
OF
| took particular pains to see that no
professional competed. Every man who
entered for an event had 10 show
card from the Pacific Coast amateur
athletic association
/ The spectacular athletic event of the
day was the running hop, skip and
/ lump of Thomas Rogers of the Irish
/ American athletic club, who broke all
club records in this line. He covered
distance of As feet "a inches, and had
I the surface been more favorable he
would have made the distance As feet
\ The following is the summary of the
athletic events:
100 yard dash-Thomas Rogers Grish-Ameri-
| cans. first; Dinan lSiapamat Indiansl second
44O yard dash-T. ReaSdon Nrish-Amereans'.
$50 yard dash-Dinan tsiaplamat Indians.
one mile race-Riiey Grish-Americansn. first.
Two mile race-Won By Irish-Americans.
~ pound shotput-Edward NoOnan Irish
Americans first.
Discus throwing-P. HoOlihan Qrish-Ameri-
Run. hop. skip and jump-Thomas Rogers
Irish Americans, first; d. Buckley lrish-Anler-
! ieansl second
Broad jump-Thomas Rogers. first; Dinan.
| second
Sc pound shot-D. Buckley, first; E. CreedOn.
second.
Relay race-Won bv Saplamat Indians.
! Wrestling match-WOn by Duncan.
| Boxing match-Won by Matthew NOonan
The msin officials in charge of the
sports included I. p. ODOwd. j. c.
/ NeaIOn Matthew McManus and j. j.
Barry NsIniam Boyle was chairman
of the picnic; Cornelius Herlihy secre-
tary and George J. Lowe treasurer. The
committee on arrangements was as fol-
I lows:
r. c. COnrOy James Flanagan
J. j. Barry Charles J. Collins
[ James j. BrOsnaban NJ. j. Pierce
r. Tyrrell Thomas Doyle
\ 2. b. AahOney Charles Warden
Dan Barry William Bowie
\ T. P. O'D0wd j. j. Johnston
! George J. Love ;. MeCue
Captain Martin Griffin Con Herlihy
/ c. B. Flanagan
The athletic committee follows:
/ T. T. O'DOwd +. r. Mahoney
/ j. j. Barry B. j. SILVER
| George J. Love j. j. Johnston
/ D ROrIan Captain Martin Grifa
/ DecIan HurtOn Michael McElHcOtt
I James Herlihy John CreedOn
/ Thomas Regan Thomas Rogers
| ID. Buckley