The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-07-07
MONSTER CROWD
ATTENDS PICNIC
OF Fish And Game Association
At The Caves
NOT A MARRING FEATURE
In the Biggest and Best Outing Yet
Staged by the Association
Program Of Sports Big
Feature of Day
Winners and
Prizes

OlC IlOubcthN, hNO GU D6Oplt
consumed eight hundred pounds of
luscious fish at the third annual out
ing of the Knox County Fish &c Game
association, held under most delight
full auspices, weather and otherwise,
at the Caves on the Fourth of July.
The day was perfect in every re-
spect. There was not single MARI
ing feature from the time the crowd
assembled early in the morning un-
til departure was taken late in the
afternoon.
Secretary l.. z. Rawlinson added
139 new members to the association
as the result OF the picnic, the major
ity being among residents of the east
ern and southern parts of the county
The special train running to the
Caves from Mt. Vernon left on sched-
uled time and returned without de-
lay. The railroad had only guaran-
teed six coaches, but when the train
pulled in, nine were attached, so that
there was ample accommodation for
the 400 odd people who went to the
picnic resorts by this means of trans
portation.
At the Caves, there were hundreds
and hundreds of automobiles parked
and for this reason the ball-throwing
contest had to be abandoned, as no
space could be found which was large
enough to permit of this.
The picnic was unhesitatingly pro
nounced the best of the three in the
history of the association and the
splendid reputation which the asso-
citation already bears among the farm
ers of that section of the county was
only strengthened by the Fourth OF
July affair.
A representative of the Remington
Arms Co. gave an expert exhibition OF
trap-shooting which was thoroughly
enjoyed by the sharpshooters of these
precincts.
The association and it's guests had
to forego the pleasure of foreign
speaker for the occasion, owing to the
fact that General ]. G. Speaks, state
game warden, is busy with mobiliza-
ton of troops in Columbus, while the
substitute speaker, from the state
agricultural commission, was sud
denly called to Michigan. President
William l.. Robinson of the associa-
tion gave very interesting address,
outlining the objects and purposes OF
the association and explaining the
benefits to be derived from member
ship in it.
The program Of sports was capably
handled by e. G. Fleming and assist
ants. There were many humorous
little turns to the events, chief OF
which was the difficulty encountered
by women in the egg race. None
crossed the tape with the egg, "a
small stone) in her spoon until the
affair had been run off three times.
The tug-of-war between married and
single men also furnished a few
laughs, One of the married men
slipped forward and caused practi
cally his entire line to fall, with the
consequent result of defeat,
The following is a list Of the sport
ing events, together with the prizes
and the winners:
Race for Boys and Girls under
years-Howard Chinn, first, 81 wash
suit by Rosenthal company; Anna vii
son, second, pair barefoot sandles by
Parker shoe store.
Egg race for girls and women-Mary
Stats, first, 81 box candy by Candy
land; Maude Robinson, second, bottle
toilet water by w. F. Allen.
Young ladies' race = Mollie Engle
first, pair $3.50 silk stockings by
Johnston-W Walker-Mc Crackin Co.; Mary
White, second, set glass tumblers by
Woolson company.
Needle and thread raceZMrs. Roya
Staats, first, 81 in money by Knox Sav
ings and Loan association; Mary
White, second, one-eighth barrel Cen
tury -four by Eagle Mills.
Mixed shoe race-George Dunmire
first, ball glove by Bogardus and Co.
Troy Loney, second, tennis shoes b!
Everly Shoe Co.
Largest fish caught-Sidney Ramsey
bamboo rod by Bird Bros.
Sack race-Thomas Whitney, frs
81 in money by George Wisner; Leo
zeisloft, second, 81 reel by Frank XII
by.
Three-legged race-Charles Mile
and Carl Petry, first, hats from Lewis
and Porter's; Thomas Whitney an
Carl Nethers. second 2 hair cuts apiec