JULV 7, 1904. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



303 



The New York Florists' Club on its Fourth Annual Outing June 29. 



an accomplished fact, and among tho 

 directors are Messrs. Birnie, Daly, Stein- 

 hoff and Lenker. The ultimate comple- 

 tion of the long desired market building 

 seems sure. Shares are selling at $10 

 each and an over subscription will be 

 the next announcement. 



The wife of jNIr. Moore, of Mooro, 

 Hentz & Nash, has undergone a success- 

 ful operation for appendicitis and is con- 

 valescing rapidly at the Roosevelt hos- 

 pital in this city. 



Florists' Club Outing. 



Notwithstanding a cloudy morning the 

 fourth annual outing was a decide! suc- 

 cess. The threatening weather, the Slo- 

 cum disaster, the absence of many from 

 the city, illness, etc., combined to keep 

 scores away, but a happy crowd cf 200 

 enjoyed the day thoroughly and voted it 

 the most harmonious and delightful of 

 the annual celebrations. The attendance 

 of children was very gratifying. Louis 

 Schmutz, Sr., proved his loyalty lay bring- 

 ing nearly all his children and grand- 

 children, and his youth by running and 

 handspring agility and by winning one 

 of the bowling prizes. It's a pity all the 

 club's members could not make an 

 equally practical show of interest. There 

 should be no limit to the attendance ot 

 this yearly festival, and next year a 

 crowd of less than 400 will be discredit- 

 able. By furnishing the novelty of an- 

 other park selection and a $3 ticket 

 for the unmarried men it can easily be 

 accomplished. 



The prizes were all valuable and 

 worthy of the efforts made to win them. 

 The distribution on the way home made 

 the most hilarious hour of the day. Near- 

 ly everyone of the young folks were re- 

 membered. Dancing at the grove and 

 on the boat was enjoyed by the young 

 people. John Birnie 's children gave 

 their specialties. The time passed too 

 quickly, and not one in attendance ha 1 

 anything but praise for the committee, 



whose efforts had brought about the per- 

 fect arrangements for the day. 



Cleary 's special race for a $35 suit 

 of clothes was the most interesting of 

 the day, with Siebrecht, W. B. DuRie, 

 John Scott, Alf. Zeller, Louis Schmutz, 

 Sr., Jos. Manda, Chas. Lenker and sev- 

 eral other growers in it. The pots were 

 placed five feet apart and covered 250 

 feet of space. Each pot contained a 

 sealed envelope with a number from 

 one to fifty. It was a novel struggle 

 and everybody seemed glad to have 

 Charley Ijcnker win, with a total of 170 

 points. Mr. DuRie received a severe 

 blow on the eye as his share of the en- 

 counter. 



The ball game was a triumph for the 

 married men. If Clarence Saltford had 

 not sprained his ankle the result might 

 have been reversed. Julius Roehrs, Jr., 

 "ran like a deer," or a "dear" the la- 

 dies declared. The champagne prizes to 

 the winners, given by ]\Ir. Nugent, were 

 religiously taken home to be opened. 



Nearly every lady took part in the 

 bowling match, for the handsome prizes 

 furnished by President Traendly. The 

 lady who won first prize this season, 

 Mrs. Louis Schmutz, Jr., captured tho 

 booby prize a year ago. 



J. W. Reimels, Jr., started the con- 

 tests and Harry Bunyard was omnipres- 

 ent all day, as usual, and tireless, hav- 

 ing fully recovered from his illness. 



The handicap fat man's race was a 

 fierce contest. Jno. B. Nugent, 222 

 l>ounds, and F. H. Traendly, 204, finished 

 abreast, the award going to Nugent by 

 a nose. The president won the 175- 

 ponnd special, however, "pulled up" and 

 strong. 



Few married ladies would admit over 

 40, but those who did ran like two-yea r- 

 oldsi There were no unmarried ladies 

 present over 25, so a special race was 

 created for .Tos. Millang's box of candy. 

 It took a score of 81 in five frames to 

 win Jno. Birnie 's fine ink stand, and an 



outsider from Hoboken opened our eyes 

 and secured first bowling prize with a 

 total of 105. 



The following were the prize winners 

 in the various contests, the first, second 

 and third prizes being awarded in the 

 order named: 



ISoys" race under S, Win. Manda, Geo. Lenker, 

 Arthur Guttman. 



Girls' race under S. Marion Hughes, Ellea 

 Igniter. Ethel Donnlilsoii. 



Hovs' raoe under U), Arthur Weston, Edward 

 Manila. Alex. Eihlcr. 



•Jirls' race under lo, Jean Birnie, Cora Lenker, 

 G. Hirsohkln. 



IJoys' race under 12. \Y. Eihler. W. Hughes, 

 Chas. Barnes. 



Girls' raoe under V2, Annie Biruio. Lucy But- 

 tertield. Charlotte Traendly. 



Boys' race under 14. W. Burns, H. Reimels, 

 W Nugent. 



Girls' race under 14, Emma Graham, Belle 

 Reimels, Olive Eihlcr. 



Boys" race under 1(5. G. Harvey, E. S. But- 

 terfleld. 



Girls' race under 10. L. Zeller, S. Zeller, 

 Josephine Traendly. 



Girls' race under 20. .\. Birnie. E. Nugent. 



Ladies, unmarried, over 18, Miss Manda, Miss 

 Kessler. 



Married ladies, over 40, Mrs. Reimels, Mrs. 

 En green. 



Married ladies, any age, Mrs. F. H. Traendly, 

 Mrs. Leonard Barron. 



readies' consolation. Miss Cohne. 



Potato race, Majorie Birnie. B. Du Rle. 



Special 100 yds.. D. Scott, J. Stevens. 



Club members, 100 yds., Julius Ruehrs, Jr., 

 P. J. Kessler. 



Race, 220 yds., C. H. Koch. 



Raoe, 440 yds,. J. Roehrs. Jr., B. J. Stevens. 



Three-legged race, Reimels and Koch, Stevens 

 and Gottlieb. 



Fat men, 200 lbs. and over, J. B. Nugent. 



Mile raoe, J. Curry. 



Half-mile walking match. N. Gottlieb. G. 

 Hlldenbrandt. 



Race, 50 yds., R. J. Irwin. 



Long running Jump, D. Scott, W. Eihler. 



Quarter mile, fat men. 175 lbs. and over, 

 F. H. Traendly, J. P. Manda. 



Press bowling contest. J. A. Shaw. 



Bowling match. W. Holt Theo. J. Lang. J. 

 Votoke. J. A. Shaw, L. Schmutz, Sr. ; strike 

 prize. W. Holt; spare. \V. Holt, four tied. 



Ladies' bowling, Mrs. Louis Schmutz, Jr., 

 Miss Koch, Mrs. Helfrich, Mrs. Barron, Mrs. 

 Langjahr. 



Ball game won h.v Fred I.entz. P. Kessler, 

 P. Sullivan. W. Brogart. R. J. Irwin S. 

 Schenok. J. Donaldson, T. Hahn and G. Hllden- 

 lirandt. married men. 



Over $250 was spent in prizes and 

 dozens of useful and valuable articles 

 were bestowed by the generous and loyal 

 <^o"ors. ' J. Austin Shaw. 



