The Newtown bee., 1891-03-27
STRATFORD.
THE EAGLES ATHLETICS.

Stratford may we'll be proud of its
Eagle athletic club. The club has been
practising of late and some notable rec
ords have been made. A few weeks ago,
the Glib began series of handicap con-
tests for prizes and the last, the fifth of
the series, was held in the Town hail. last
week Thursday evening. Previous con-
tests had been held at President Rus
sells, bnt there were no accommodations
for spectators and the last contest was
made public in order to give friends of
the club an opportunity to witness their
skill and agility. Five cents admission
was charged and a number of ladies, as
we'll as some of the older men of the
town, were present. The first event was
the standing broad jump. This, like all
other events, was warmly contested and
resulted in a victory for X. 5. Brakeman,
whose record was feet inches. Then
came tug of war between two teams,
the blues captained by Ed Wells and the
reds captained by John Booth The tug
was won by the blues, IL inches. To
many, the prettiest part of the evenings
exhibition was the standing high jump.
The bar was placed at three feet, then
raised until it reached four feet. But two
cleared it there; at four feet three, w.
M. Wheeler jumped alone. He won cas-
lily, breaking his record and clearing the
bar when nearly as high as his arm pits,
with ease and grace. In the running
high jump, w. NJ. Wheeler again broke
the record, his score being four feet
eleven. The blues and grays tugged at
the rope and again were the blues victor
ious; seven and half inches. Though
not down on the bills, there was a high
kicking match, in which w. M. Wheeler
proved the champion, sending his toes
eight feet three inches skyWard. Then
the reds and grays, both defeated by the
blues, engaged in fierce tug of war. 1t
proved decidedly the best of the three
and was won after great eXertions by the
grays, six and a half inches. This con-
cluded the events of the evening the con-
test of putting the 12-pound shot being
deferred until Tuesday, as it could not
be held indoors. l.. III. Russell and w.
M. Wheeler jumped off their tie on points
for standing high jump, Russell winning.
Sterling Bunnell, the scorekeeper, dis
tributed pretty ribbons to the tug-of-war
men and then awarded the handsome sill
yer medals presented the club by George
A. Fairchild: Standing broad jump, r.
S. Brakeman; standing high jump, l.. A.
Russell; running high jump, R. T.Wheel-
err. The medals are charming souvenirs
of the occasion; on one side are the init
ials E. A. c., on the other the contest and
date. The standing of those who entered
the various events was as follows for the
series:
Running high jump, R. T. Wheeler II points,
w. M. Wheeler TO- G. Taintor 8 ~, r. s. Blake
man 8, l.. II. Russell IL; standing broad
jump, Il. s. Brakeman l6 IL, l.. II. Russell Is,
c. e. Beardsley and Il. T. Wheeler 10, W. s.
Curtiss 6 IL, John E. Judson and l.. Burritt 5,
Ed Judson 2, G. Carey / shot putting deterr-
ed, e. Judson and r. s. Brakeman s; standing
high e jump, /. f. Rqssell, w NJ Wheeler, RS.
1t should be stated that, although r.
II. Wheeler received the medal for rum
ming high jump, it was obtained on
points; his brother, w. M, not only
broke his own record but has record as
good as any in the State, conditions
equal. Wheeler is now in the high school,
but is to enter Yale, where he expects to
do notable work with his heels as well as
his head. The Eagle athletic cub, which
has been in existence little over year,
has membership of about SO, with l..
III. Russell rs captain and George Carey
secretary. The club contains much good
material and it is a matter of regret that
the town has not a building for gymnast-
ic and library purposes.
Sorry to report the illness of Mrs s. A.
Barrymore, efficient principal of WASH
inEton school.
About SO members of Co. X, including
the Bridgeport contingent, were prompt
ly Oh MAUI al biic lHtctluS, ido1 WCCh
Thursday night, to elect captain to sue
coed Lawyer Stiles Judson, Jr. The
meeting was harmonious. George T..
Jewell, who has been first lieutenant and
has, in the absence Of Capt Judson, as
sumed command of the company, was
chosen captain, a position he is well quail
flied to fill w. b. Bristol is first lieu
tenant and w. Fl. Fryer second lieuten-
ant; both admirable choices. The new
officers will make the company an honor
to Stratford.
Reserved seats for the entertainment Of
Co. X may be obtained, a few days in adj
vance, at the post office, for 35c; ordi-
nary admission, %. The company will
be assisted by the Red Cross chapter Of
Bridgeport, who will give the drama,
ssAbove the Clouds The entertain
ment, which Is for the benefit of Co. X,
Is to be given in the Town hall on the
evening of Thursday, April 8. There
should be good house.
Samuel w. Fairchild Of the New York
firm Of Fairchild Bros. Il Foster, son Of
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