Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-18
THOUSANDS EAT
GOOD THINGS AT
HUGE BARBECUE
CHEF JOSE ROMERO 0UTD0ES
RECORDS AT ARCADIA
FIVE TONS OF BEEF ARE SERVED
FROM MAMMOTH PITS
Crush Proves Great at Meal Time, but
DisagreeabIe Features Were Few
In Comparison with Num-
Der of Guests
WHINING in the homo
AAI e+re+cb over +be 1Ou0 route

WHINING in the homo
w stretch over the long route
" after a grueling endurance
contest, the thoroughbred ELK
won yesterday in a driving finish
over the highly touted Fatigue
and captured the Arcadia stakes
in one of the most stirring runs
ever seen on the familiar Lucky
Baldwin ranch. The winner was
owned by the B. P. O. E. stables
and carried the royal purple
colors.
o. B. Jolly rode the winner
and piloted him to the home
stretch without ever being head
ed, and Fatigue" was never a
contender.
Translated for the benefit or
non-racing persons, this means
that tremendous representation
of Elks from all parts of the coun'
try packed the environs OF Ar,
cadia race track yesterday and
showed that Elks possess, in COM
mon with their many other com
mendable attributes, great pow
ers Of endurance.
Tt would have been as easy to enum-
crate the separate and distinct water
drops which compose the turbulent tor
rent of Niagara as to count the lndl-
vidual members of the great clan which
gathered at Arcadia to witness the
| sports and games or to partake or the
barbecue Sufficient to say that more
people were served a the monster
'hand out" than was anticipated in the
liberal provision made by the manage
ment AL.
The food was prepared in ten mann
moth barbecue pits, with lOOO POUNDS
: of meat in each, and 6OO0 loaVes oi
broad, chilli con carne by thes-tou, anu
friioles in corresponding propt sssr,y
prepared under the direct supervision
of Chef Jose Romero, who was en-
gagged to superintend the preparation
of the food served for the visiting cpl
cures. .,
The crowd was served on tables with
2. frontage of one and one-half miles,
capable of seating $500 people at one
time. It was the plan of the direc-
tors to serve 1900 people every thirty
minutes. but the vast number who an
swered grub call with enthusiasm
changed the schedule, and more people
to the half hour were supplied than was
intended Select and carefully prepared
food was distributed in plenty, but the
main trouble was experienced IN get
ting near to the purveyors or noullsh-
ment Thousands packed themselves
| in seemingly endless lines and strug-
pled TO get near the distributors of good
things. who were installed at twelve
different stations.
MANY humorous incidents occurred in
the frantic scramble for food, and the
crush at the entrances was at times
| suffocating.
Painting Dodge Was Worked
Some women took advantage of the
chivalry of the men, and after one eldeE-
lv female had feigned faintness ana
been passed through the vast packs by
considerate males, many others SUD
denly became afflicted with the same
SYMPTOMS, and for a time 1t appeared
that at least 100 representatives OF the
fair sex were engaged in the process
of faintilS.
lam attendant upon the disbursement
Of the food a burly man OF sinister
countenance insisted on showing sew
eral sorely pressed women against the
fence ratings, while he struggled to
supersede them in the line of waiting.
a
whose meek and timid gray. eyes gave
no warning, spoke to the insistent one
who failed to maintain the standards
of gentleman.
"Cut that business out, pal" said the
gray-eyed one. as he noticed the hog
like struggles of the invader Don't
lean on the women; they have all they
can support" continued the spokesman.
The burly person sneered, and then
replied: "WeH, perhaps L had better
lean ou you"
He was about to suit his words to
action when the first spokesman quiet
ly remarked: "All right. lean, but be
careful of your weight"
AS the smaller man spoke the wind
blew back his coat lapels and disclosed
a star which bore the legend, Chief of
Police, Bakersfield, California"
Made a Rapid Escape
The formerly aggressive person
caught one glimpse Of the star and its
inscription, and then eXerted superhu-
man efforts to free himself from the
crowd. and upon his separation from
it dashed for the first car back to Los
Angeles. AS the formerly militant per-
son disappeared in cloud of dust.
James McKamy, man catcher and gun
man. who is responsible for the capture
of many a Kern county and San Joa-
uuin valley desperate, smiled blandly
and begged a Boston consumptive to
grant his pardon for being forced to
crowd in the line.
The food served was direct from the
fire. and many persons who secured
cardboard platters heaped with good
things to eat, were sorry for their
temerity when the burning heat pene-
trated and scorched their hands while
en- route to the women of the party.
The purveyors of Dutch Disturber"
reaped rich harvest, for the Spanish
food whetted the palate for Teutonic
delights, and the sale of beer was
enormous In spite of the liberal dis
tribution Of alcoholic refreshment, no
one was noticed as being the worse for
wear, and the entire gathering was or
derly throughout. few impromptu
choruses were formed, but the whisky
tenor, beer bass and mixed drink alto.
were surprisingly lacking. In spite OF
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