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leave the saloon, up Elmont Road for Hempstead Turnpike west to Queens Village, Hollis, Jamaica, at John Hatters in Richmond Hill which is also a saloon the boys had lunch then they would start to return. I remember seeing them stop in later years when we had the saloon at South Street and Merrick Road, Jamaica, then to Springfield, Rosedale, Valley Stream, and back to Dad's place, most of the merchants gave money, there was a group of judges appointed by the boys to set up prizes, Dad had a shooting gallery set up in the yard, they would shoot at targets, the one got the highest score got first prize, which was a nice lot of money, even the low score didn't do bad. Mother and several women worked all day preparing for two big meals, one