The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-20


Dickerson. Ford; Dave Horsley. Buick,
and T.. ". Wilson, Ford. Only retail
groccrs were allowed to participate. AS
Dickerson S machine was much more
powerful than the others entered it was
decided to award him the first prize
without running the race. The prize
was fifty-gallon can of gasoline. while
it fell to the lot of the other particl,
pants to carry home all the borrowed
articles used in connection with the
celebration.
Catching Creased Pig.
Then came the real fun of the after
noon. A stalwart hog. with decidedly
healthy lungs and good legs was
we'll creased and turned loose in the
arena Of the motordrome, The feat to
he accomplished was that of catching
the creased pig. The contest was open
TO all boys under the adult age, and
the successful youth was TO receive the
weIl.fed hog as the reward for the trick
Nearly a thousand confident. excited
Youngsters swarmed INTO the held
eagerly awaiting the signal to begin the
chase AS President Weight exclaimed
"Go!'' the small army Of boys surged
forward, and there ensued a battle
roval between man and hog. Squeak
ing as though it were suffering all the
tortures the Imagination could frame.
the terrified hog successfully slipped
through the clutches of Its clamorlng
hunters for many minutes. 1t lodged
this way and that, upset many whose
personnel was by no means confined
to the boys, slipped between many legs
in surprising fashion, and caused many
parents to look with chagrin at the
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occasion. The chasingh throng surged
UP and down the field, by-standers went
scampering out of the path of the chase
and clouds of dust arose as the battle
progressed But either the hog could
not stand up against the odds or the
grease wore off, for he was eventually
caught and claimed by S. Potts of 81
Rosella avenue, who was hailed as the
hero of the hour.
Bail Game and Races.
Then followed the baseball game be
tween the wholesale butchers and the
retail grocers Watson pitched for the
first named team, while Roy Papworth
officiatcd on the, slab for the whole
salers. The clash resulted in a victory
for the wholesale butchers by a score of
II 10 3,
While the ball game progressed dash
along the main walk at extreme
eastern end Of the resort The length
of the courses varied from 30 to 100
yards, according to the ages of the par.
ticipants The winners. their ages and
the prizes won. follow: Alice Rosen-
lund, l540 South Sixth East street, 8
years, purse; Elizabeth Nesbitt, 10
years, 2062 East Twelfth South street,
purse; Marie Rosenlund, 1540 South
Sixth East street, 10 years, brooch; /;
Wealthy Atwood, l3 years, 216 West
Fourth North street. brooch; Melba An
derson, IL years. 2s4 West Eighth
Brown, II years. 151 South Tenth East
street, knife, r. NJ. Holt was starter,
A. Aldrich was referee and President
Weight was the awardcr of the prizes.
Barbecue Chief Feature.
At $50 o'clock came the big barbe-
cue Seldom has there been such Il
feast of beef and other cdibles. A large
corps Of butchers served the repast to
the thousands congregatcd. Ten large
steers were roasted at Heller & Co, s
esta blishment and sent to the grounds.
Five thousand loaves of bread were
used and five casks of pickles, to say
nothing of the mustard and appurte-
nances. The pavilion and its basement
was mass of hungry humanity that
more than satisfied itself, and the en-
tire resort presented a scene of happy,
fcasting cutters.
While the barbecue went on swim
ming contest was held, the course be,
ing across the big lake. The entries
were D. Westoby, Frank Hoagland and
Harry Haarne. Westoby won first
place and Hearne second, the prizes be-
ing $50 IN cash and bathing suits,
The rest Of the evening was given
over to enjoying the concessions, spe.
cial music and dancing. At a late
hour the merrimcnt still went on and
it was not until the tired throngs Of
sa atisfied pleasure seekers realized that
! their last ears were standing ready to
move that the joyful celebration broke
up after the most successful gather.
ing the local butchers and grocers have
ever undertaken.
Where Credit Is Due.
Following are the names of those
who were responsible for the success
of the outing and barbecue. and the
committees to which they belonged;
Chairman of directors, 8. w Price
| President of the association and Mar
snail OF the day. f. II Weight.
TransDortation-F II. Weight c. J.
Fouiger, F. NJ Castleton, w. J.~Hcck
! man.
! Purchasing and Cooking OF Beef-T. S,
Davis. T.. NJ, Blackmarr, William Strong,
John Kirk James Houston
Bread. Pickles. Salt and PeDper-Bert
/ Milan. Il. II, Olson, Frank w. Wilson.
Closins-A. Hudson. Edward Wright,
John Andrews.
Finance-F. II. Weight. T. S. Davis.
Bert Milan, a, Hudson. r. NJ. OLSON. C
NJ Lees. Il. Z. Rich. Jr.. S. w. Price.
F; w Wilson. William Murdoch. L, NJ
Dlackmarr. ID. W. HorsIey
/ Amusement-B n. Olson. John F.
Kirk. VIII Murdoch. Thomas Brimlcy A
r. Brady.
Adycrtising-C NJ. Lees. e. r. Esli.
Serving UtcUsils-E. r. Rich. Jr., II
PhilllDs. II. r. Nielsen.
i AT Entrance-FoulGer Wilson, Heck
man. EEl.
Piates-WrIght Birkinshaw. Baer
} Castleton.
Brend--Condic. a. b. Nelson. w. H.
Strong. Heaps. Cowan.
Meat-kirk, Wilcox. Peck 4 T.. poul.
ton Giroy, j. y. Cowan. HoslsIsson
PicklesLGIbbE. Brown. Henry. Deck
Phillips. fMurdock. Rose Cardwcll
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