Arizona republican., 1912-06-21
B|G JOy DAY
 FUR CLERKS
Coming Thursday Holidays
 Will Be Reminders of
 Greatest Events in East
 lakes History; List of Prizes and Winners

The clerk picknickers almost too full for words, streamed out of Eastlake Park yesterday evening after day of glee topped by close score ball game and spreading to their homes carried the tired but happy remembrance of the best time they ever accumulated in one afternoons outing.
 The stir commenced soon after mid- day when crowds began to collect on the down town corners The Indian school band arrived with their joy- noise and the frOlicsOme clerks started imprOmrtu parades headed by banners and flags. When the picnic reached the park tho stewards who had been over worked all morning preparing the re- past dealed out huge supplies of re- treatments of every hot weather va rlety; and so well prepared were they to handl@ the demand that the good things did not run out until the last holiday seeker was satisfied several times over It would take 'rithmetfc sharp to figure just how much sand wiches, ice cream and lemonade was consumed
 The hosts distinguished by ribbons. organized the races and contests about two o'clock. Perspiring but happy competitors began to now down the lists of prizes in the most enthusiastic manner. Ladies as we'll as other eag- CT ones from small boys to very much grown men spraddled along the diff ferent courses or entered contests of skill and capacity until you or anybody else couldn't rest; no one was there to rest anyway.
 Phoenix and Tempe ball teams ent- cred the diamond and fought stubborn ly through nine innings of that brand of baseball best described by the score to 1. That epic is recited elsewhere
 And when they had run out of ma teriaI for more publication everybody decided they had been doing it enough and the crowds boarded car for town fully realizing that the day had been wrung '1ry of all it's possible amuse- ment.
 Here is a list of the prizes for which the strivers kicked up the dust of the race course and shed gallons of per spiration in an endeavor to get ahead of the other fellow. 5O yd. foot race for boys, suit from Goldbergs, won by Sam Drew.
 Fat mans race-1st prize Manhattan shirt from The Huo won by O'Dan- ieI. 2nd prize Box cigars from Frank Connolly, won by Fred. Krauch.
 Ladies race 50 yds.-1st prize, hand bag from Herzberg Bros, won by Miss Edith Hagmoir. 2d prize hand painted vase from Nickel store, won by Miss Bessie Peck.
 Free for all race 90 yds-Box of ci- gars from Baswitz Cigar Co. won by Frank Shedd
 Elderly Gentlemans race-s5.00 pair trousers from McDOugaI & Cassou, won by MT. Williams
 Fat Ladies race-One Ham what am from Armour's,'' won by Mrs. Helen Guillum.
 Hurdle race-$1.5O knife from Talbot X Hubbard. won by Jack Johnson, Jr.
 Egg race for ladies-$3.5O shoes from Diehl Shoe CO, won by Miss D. Peraz- 20. .
 Pie eating contest-$5.OO boys suit from New York Store, won by Fred. Thompson.
 Three legged race-s5.O0 straw hat from Boston Store and Vic Hanny won by Forbes and Scott.
 Naii driving contest for ladies- pair hose from Goldwater's won by Miss B Johnson.
 Potato race for boys-$1OO cash, won by Frank Stewart
 Catching greased pig-Prize the pig, won by Raymond Scott.
 Pitcher for the winning baseball team F doz Holeproof hose from Fly der Bros. won by Smiley.