The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-06
At PARK
FAIL TO ATTRACT
CROWD EXPECTED
Picnics Cut Down Spectators
at Boating Exhibition, Al
though Hundreds Witness
Display of Fireworks.

Several hundred persons witnessed
the display of fireworks at Morton lake
Saturday evening. The crowd In the
afternoon was a disappointment to
those who planned the program OF
races and Aquatic sports.
AS far as could be learned there waa
only one mishap at the park A small
boy threw a firecracker which struck
a little girl on the cheek as it exploded
The girl was burned below the eye
and the eyelash singed. Fortunately
she had winked her eye shut as the
firecracker struck her, and the acct
dent had no serious results.
The public exhibition of fireworks
was a real grand and glorious
Fourth" From the opposite bank OF
the lake, out Of danger, several hun.
dred persons saw the display, the equal
of which has not been seen in this city
for years.
Boats Keep Busy.
The lake was beautiful sight. The
motorboats and the Wild Rover doing
an unusual business, kept the surface
agitated constantly. About .thirty-five
small craft, including rOwboats and
canoes decorated with Japanese Ian
terms, bobbed over the surface while
the passengers watched the fireworks
from the water.
The Chippewa Indians, who were
scheduled to play concert late in the
afternoon and from Z to 8 o'clock in
the evening. were not brought to the
park to play the promised concerts
after the discordant exhibition of their
musical skill at Athletic park earlier
in the day. A fancy drill. by twenty
four children, led by Mrs. Summerfruit
was given in the grove near the band
stand.
The canoe hurdle race, in which nc
paddles are used, and the canoe fitting
contests probably were the most pop
ural of the races. In the hurdle race
the contestant stands on the rear seat
of his canoe. and forces his craft for
ward by pushing the end deep in the
water.
Because of the popularity of the tilt
ing contest, others will be given later
Ten-foot poles padded on the end are
| used as weapons. The object is te
knock the opposing knight" from hi:
canoe or to overturn the craft with
| the knight" and paddler.
Results of Races.
The results were:
Motorboat race for Robinson cuI
anu TOChlIlS CHdlI given VIII ANo
mey First, Quakeress; second
| Mares; third Neva.
| Boys tub race-Prizes, $3.50 and 81
First, Winford Needham; second
Dwight Gard.
Single rowboat race-Prizes, swim
ming suit, given by George Brehm, ant
season swimming ticket. given by thu
bathing beach management. First
| Coil King; second. Robert Tomlinson
! Canoe fitting contest-Prizes, fish
knife, given by Pilgrim. and season
! bathing ticket Winning canoe, Tom
/ linson and Smith.
| Single paddle canoe race-Prizes
racing paddle, given by Lakeside Boa
company, and Richmond pennant. Civ
en- by Nicholson Bros. First, Tom
| linson; second, Smith.
| Canoe hurdling race-Prize, thermo'
! bottle, given by Jones Hardware com
pany. First, Tomlinson.
i Double rowboat race. Prizes, safet!
razors. given by Irwin Reed and Jane:
! A. Quigley, and two swimming tickets
First, Tomlinson and Smith; second
King and Moore.
Double canoe race-Electric stant