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HARDWOOD RECORD 



GROUP PICTURE OF THE PICNICKERS. 



THE AUDIEN'CE I\ THE GRANDSTAND. 



Chicago Lumbermen HaVe 'Big Time 



Picturesque Eavinia Park, a suburban 

 amusement point of Chicago, was the scene 

 of the second annual outing of the associated 

 lumber interests of this city, which included 

 the Chicago Hardwood Lumber Exchange, the 

 Lumbermen 's Association of Chicago, and the 

 Chicago Wholesale Lumber Dealers ' Associa- 

 tion. 



The feeling of civic pride and- the evident 

 desire to make whatever Chicago does as com- 

 plete and pronounced a success as possible 

 was evident not only on the part of those in 

 charge, but also with the attending members 

 and their families and friends, who, in spite 

 of a most threatening morning, turned out to 

 a total of almost two hundred. Their spirit 

 was rewarded in due time, as it was not long 

 before the sun made its first break through 

 the gray-looking sky, and in the course of 

 time there was not a sign of a cloud in evi- 

 dence. All in all the conditions of weather 

 and of entertainment were about as ideal as 

 could be desired by the most exacting. Those 



in charge are surely entitled to a large share 

 of credit, as there was absolutely not a hitch 

 in any part of the program. 



The first event, the baseball game, was not 

 .witnessed by the majority, as it occurred in the 

 early morning before most of the members 

 had arrived. The contesting teams were chosen 

 by Vernon White of Hayden & Westcott, and 

 T. G. LaBlanc. For the absence of a better 

 way of titling them it seems best to use what 

 evidently is accepted as their proper names, 

 the Winners and the Losers. The former se- 

 cured the game by a score of 12 to 10. From 

 a technical point of view the game had no 

 special attractions, but as a producer of fun 

 it was hard to beat, and there were many 

 amusing and interesting situations on account 

 of the slippery condition of the ground. In 

 the meantime some of the older men and those 

 who had not arrived in time to get into the 

 regular game, enjoyed an indoor contest, 

 which was won by both sides, according to the 

 respective captains. 



Of the regular field events a peanut race 

 was the first scheduled. E. E. Skeele, Jr., 

 the young son of E. E. Skeele of the Esta- 

 brook-Skeele Lumber Company, was the win- 

 ner, while P. S. Westcott and D. S. Smith 

 secured second and third prizes respectively. 

 There was a rumor of protest from the losers 

 on the score that some of the early ball 

 players had been forced by the unusual cir- 

 cumstances of violent exercise to stay their 

 appetites by stealing and consuming some of 

 the peanuts laid out for the contest. As a 

 consequence there was not an equal number for 

 all. 



The fat men's race was a source of a great 

 deal of amusing and perspiring effort. While 

 there were ten contestants at the start, only 

 half of that number cro'ssed the finishing line, 

 F. J. Burns being the first to arrive, and being 

 followed by F. L. Brown and S. C. Bennett. 

 "Big Bill" Schreiber was somewhat ex- 

 hausted from his exertions in the indoor ball 

 game previous to this race, and was compelled 



FINISH OF THE FAT MEN'S RACE. 



STRAIGHTENING OUT IN THE SHOE RACE. 



