Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-19
ONE THIRD POPULATION
At PASADENA'S PICNIC
Twelve Thousand Persons Take
Part in Annual Outing at
Long Beach

PASADENA, Aug. 19.-It is believed
more than one-third the population
of this city attended the seventh an
nual Pasadena picnic at Long Beach
yesterday. The crowd was estimated
from 10000 to 10000. Everybody. came
home happy so far as known and all
the committees are receiving praise
for their work and especially the trans
portation committee and Pacific Elec-
trio officials who adhered to the rule
no one should be required to stand on
the trip.
No accidents were reported. The
various attractions on the Midway
seemed to attract most of the people
One of the events of the day was
the presentation of a bouquet by May
or Farley to D. w. Herlihy, as father
of the Pasadena picnic plan. The
bouquet when unwrapped, proved to
be bunch of vegetables. Mr.. Herlihy
was later presented with a small
clock set in a. sea shell as a reminder
from his friends of their appreciation
of his thoughtfulness in "inventing"
the picnic. It was also announced that
yesterday was Mr.. Herlihy's birthday,
but his age was not given.
SPORTS ARE ENJOYED
Never in the history of the day, it
is said, were there so many entries for
the various prizes. No records were
broken. but some good scores were
made. John Horrell punted a foot
ball an estimated distance Of So yards.
Mrs Carrie Jensen threw baseball for
distance estimated at from 10 to
$50 feet. Irving HOLSTER had a float
away" in the aquatic events. He won
three swimming contests and two div
ing events.
Harry Prinz, president of the Mer-
chants association, being hauled in
a wheelbarrow race furnished amuse-
ment for the crowd, and r. d. Davis,
director of the board of trade, lead
ing the fat mems race, nearly caused
the spectators to go into convulsions.
The various athletic events were in
terspersed with a vaudeville perform
ance in which Nellie Montgomery and
Tracey McDermott made a hit. Paul
Braden and Louis Wright, Syear-old
soldiers" entertained with a military
drill. George Braden gave negro
Interpretation of the highland fling.
George Swarthout did some scientific
baton and club swinging and the Long
Beach band furnished music
Mayor Windham and party of Long
Beach entertained Mayor Farley and
the city council of Pasadena at
luncheon at the Hotel Virginia.
THE PRIZE WINNERS
The winners in the various athletic,
aquatic and other events were as fol-
lows:
Sack race, boys under II years
Albert Jannock first, Carl Jannock
second, Remer F6nton third.
Three-legged race, boys under IA
years-William Apple and Earl Leavitt
first, Fred Rice and Fred Woodward
second, Albert and Lester Cooper third.
Potato race, girls under IA years
Zelma Genke first, Eugenia Ong sec
ond, Elma Hounahan third.
Three-legged race, young men of any
age-Leroy MeSsler and G. O. Stock
ing first, Kendrick Johnson and Gard
ner Black second, Frank and Fred Nc
Lain third.
Foot race, girls under 16 years-Elsie
Fabrick first, Dora Cooper second,
Elizabeth House third.
Foot race, men weighing over 200
pounds-G. H. Munroe first, Kenyon
Warren second, Henry Rubo third.
Foot race, men over 60 years-James
Tansy first, John F. Jung second, Paul
Binder third.
7Vheelmarrow race, men Of any age
Leland Newly, hauling Camden Hor-
rell, first; Earl Smiley, hauling w K.
Jeffs, second; G. O. Stocking hauling
Harry Prinz, third.
Shoe and obstacle race, boys under
IA years-HoWard Everett first, Her
bert Edmonston second Stokes Rice
third.
Foot race, picnic committee-Earl V.
Smiley first, r. d. Davis second, Aus
tin Wright third.
Kicking football for distance, men
of any age-John Horrell first, Ned
Chaplin second, w. X. Jeffs third.
Swimming race, boys under IA years
Harold Geohegan first, Elwood Die
ner second, Herbert Hertel third.
Swimming race, men of any age
irving HOLSTER first, Frank Chaffee
second, Walter Thrall third.
Swimming forty yards, breast stroke,
young men, any age-Irying HOLSTER
first X, G.. Ogden second, j. II. Stmp-
son third
Swimming race, girls of any age
Mary Chaffee first, Lucille Kessler Sec
or -, Victoria Taylor third.
Swimming under water for distance,
men of any age-Irving HOLSTER first,
E. V. Snyder second, Harold Gleason
third.
Diving for form, young men of any
age-Irving HOLSTER best, Walter
Thrall second best, j. H. Simpson third.
nancy diving, young men of any age
Irving HOLSTER best, Robert Smith
second best, Clarence Gallup third.
Tub race, young men of any age
r. ]. Ogden first, Earl Smiley second,
Elwood Diener third.
Water polo game-The east siders
defeated the west siders by score
of to 0.
MANY AMUSING EVENTS
The various contests for individuals,
ranging from a baby show to an old
age contest, afforded much amusement
for the spectators. The entries were
numerous and rivalry was keen in
many instances.
John Breslin was adjudged the heav-
lest man in the lot, his weight being
2S2% pounds; U. w Prestige, height 6
feet Az inches, took the tall mans |
prize; James B. Quincy, height feet |
lis inches, carried off the prize for |
being the shortest man. and S. M. Cal
kins age SO years, took the prize for
the Oldest man.
The heaviest woman was Mrs. F. r.
Stevenson, weight 2471a pounds the
tallest woman was Miss May Fran
els, height 6 feet "a inches; the short
est woman was Miss Laura Eddy,
height 4 feet 91A inches, and the oldest
woman proved to be Mrs. Lucy Rhone,
who gave her age as IS years.
In theS pie eating contest for boys
under IA years George Bailey took first