The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-09-05


for the big Bill affair and it was the
greatest picnic ever held by the asso-
citation.
Estimates of the crowd gathered at
the Playground vary. but IT is safe
to say that about four o'clock Mon
day afternoon there were mo Iese
than 5000 people on the grounds
Perhaps ten thousand different peo-
pie were on the grounds at different
times, as there were crowds going and
coming constantly after two o'clock.
Many who had been present during
the afternoon were there for the
evening fireworks, dance and band
concert.
Headed by Bakers band about L.
500 Bills and their friends formed In
line. on Center street and marched to
the background where the program of
races was Immediately started. Bill
Hurr and Bill Nelly were in charge
of the motorcycle and automobile
races which proved to be most in
teresting.
Motorcycle Races.
The first race of the afternoon was
a three-mlie motorcycle event for a
purse of FIVE dollars. Roscoe Evans
won this event with Mervin Sweeney
second, Ralph Mounts. third and
Verne Kingel fourph The time for
the three miles was four minutes and
| fifty-two seconds.
| Perhaps one of the most interest
ing events of the day was the five
mile automobile race. The short
turns on half-mile track are not
.conductive % to high speed but the
| clouds of dust and the evident ernest
ness of the participants made up the
excitement that may have been lack
| ing in speed. This race was touted
as being one In which considerable
heated rivalry existed between a local
heated rivalry existed between
local automobile agent and an
agent from Fleetwood. However, af-
| ter the race had been delayed for
some time and the local man did
not put in an appearance, the race
was started without him.
Four machines tarted in this race.
Elmer Leadly, of fleetwood, in a
Buick, G. Hostetter IN Cole 80 and
j. w. Patten I'm a Maxwell. The ma
chimes finished in the order named
with the two leading machines fun
lap ahead of their competitors. The
time for the five miles was eight
minutes and forty-six seconds. This
race was for purse of five dollars.
Following this affair a match race
was arranged between the Cole 80
and the Leadly Brothers in Buick
The distance was five miles and was
won by Leadly Brothers in eight min
utes and twenty-three seconds. This
race was also for purse of five dol
lars.
The following Bills were officials
In the judges stand for the motor
| cycle and automobile, as well as the
ihorse races: Bill Foster, starter.
| Mlchaelangelo Bill Barret, announce
or; Bill Klinefelter, Nelson Bill Abel
and Bill Hardness, simers. and
Claudius Bill Walters, judge.
| The Horse Race.
Five horses were lined up for the
| free for all trot for which a purse of
| s15 was offered The race was In
half-mile heats, three best i'm five, but
IL required only three heats to settle
the trotting championship. The hors-
es finished as follows and he money
was divided that way! Governor Nash,
| first; Tommy o., second; Hankey
| Rue. third; Edward ID, fourth and
Kilbuck, fifth. The time for the
three heats was 1928 ga, 1919 and
| 1916.
There were but four starters and
three tinishers in the four heats of
the free-for-all pace. which was won
! by r. P Perry's "Dick" William
brakes Bessie D." second, and Grov-
er Kei's Maud" third. Old dan,
owned by j. E. Blaney was drawn at
| the end OF the second heat The time
for the four heats was 1916, 1913,
| 1913 and 1915.
BY this time II was six o'clock and
the thousands Of picnickers hiked to
1.-The refreshment and lunch stands and
| all over the grounds picnic suppers
were spread. For an hour or more
the happy crowd busted itself with
refreshments and then a fine display
of fireworks was started. Meanwhile
| Bill Bakers band began a concert
near the grandstand while the Baker
orchestra furnished music in the art
hall Tor those who wished TO dance,
and there We're many of them.
IT was long after ten o'clock be-
Pfore the last tired, happy Bill had left
the grounds and this years picnic was
the greatest success in the history
of the organization.
| Following Is the committee which
had charge Of the Bill picnic and the
marvellous success OF the affair may
be attributed to their hard work dur
ing the last week.
| Badges-Bill Beatty.
| Music-Bll Bland.
/ Refreshments-Bil Sanders. Bill
McGrdth and Bill Hoberman.
| Check room-iRill Brlgel.
Horse races-Bill Holverstott and
Bill Foster.
Auto races-Bill Nelly.
MOTORCYCLE races-Bnl strayer.
ii Dance-Bill Bland