The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-05
EXCITING DAY
At BAYV|EW ON
JULY Fourth
SAFE AND SANE FOURTH" DID
NOT KEEP LARGE CROWD FROM
HAVING DAY OF RARE SPORTS
BOAT AND SWIMMING RACES
AND BAND CONCERT AS WELL
AS OTHER ADJUSTMENTS.

Heavy, threatening clouds which
lowered overhead all of yesterday
morning cleared away for q spell in
the afternoon, which enabled the crowd
of several thousand who had gathered
at Bayview park to witness some fine
exhibitions of water sports of vari-
Gus kinds. There was deal Of spirit
ed rivalry in the contests and the win
ners were loudly cheered as they were
declared the successful ones.
But the water sports were only a
part of the safe and sane Fourth" as
observed at Bayview by Pensacolians.
In spite of the Indictment weather the
early morning cars carried hundreds
to the popular resort. They were de-
termined to enjoy every hour of In
dependence Day and the showers in
the morning did not make them change
their plans. Picnic parties of families,
large and small groups of young peo-
pie, made the park alive with happy
folk celebrating In the most appro-
pirate way Independence Day.
The unfavorable weather did not
mar the events of the day to a large
extent and the program had to be hur-
ried through between the showers.
The celebration at Bayview was order
ly, uplifting and refined and of such a
nature TO reflect credit upon the Play
grounds Association.
Band Concert.
The Pensacola Concert band was en-
gagged for the afternoon and the special
Fourth Of July program was one cal
culated to please all who had gathered
to enjoy the day. The other sports
were made more enjoyable on account
Of the music which f1oated from the
bandstand to all parts of the park
Even the swimmers, those not entered
in the races, and of whom there We're
many, unconsciously moved and kept
time to the music.
Many small boats carried parties of
pleasure seekers to the park and there
was constant line of these boats as
they came and went at intervals, while
a number were moored near the wharf,
the occupants of them having decided
to remain with the crowds in the
park.
Swimming Races.
Prizes for the swimming races and
diving events will be awarded to the
winners this afternoon at the park at
4 o'clock. The winners are earnestly
requested to be present to receive the
honors due them for their victories.
Ali-of the events proved to be very
Interesting and the enthusiasm shown
by the spectators was intense. The
winners are:
Fifty Yard Swim for Girls-Maurine
Meyers first, Gladys Shackelford, sec
ond, Mona Holt third, Mary Pruitt
fourth
Two Hundred and Twenty Yard
Swim-Lester Howell first, Angelo
alexander second, Austin Wofe third,
M. Sullivan fourth.
Long Distance Swim-walter Wicke
first, Lester Howell second John
Keogh third. Herbert Richards fourth.
Fifty Yard SWINE. Greenwood
first, John Keogh second, Herbert
Richards third, Victor Riddle fourth.
Diving Contests.
Fancy Dfving-Lester Howell first,
Mary Caro- second, Mona Holt third,
Adrain Langford fourth.
Dive for D3stance-Wm. Merriwether
first, Lester Howell second, S. K
Gardner third, Mary Caro- fourth.
Canoe Races.
Canoe Race (double)-Wicke broth
ers first, Henderson and Langford Sec
ond, Israel and Caro- third, Gardner
and Ffckas fourth.
Canoe Race (single)-Leo Israel first,
5. K. Gardner second, Adrain Lang
ford third, Leo Finch fourth.
Winners in the bucking bowel con-
test will be given passes to the Bijou
and Pastime picture shows. winners
are as follows: I. D. Thames, ].
Ceruti, G. Mcmillan, NJ Stegal, ].
Hendriks. c. Gavin, V. Ellis, Fred
Ceruti. George Borst
The water baseball game proved to
be very exciting, although the Amuse-
ment Club won from the Wohela Camp
Fire Girls by large margin. They had
to play bali to do it. The feature of
the game was the batting of Leon Bell
Volley ball was an interesting part
OF the days program. The Scouts
were successful in taking two games
from the Wohela Camp Fire Girls by
the close score of Is to 81 and 10 to
81 after a hard battle.