The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-04-19
EASTER EGG I. CONTEST /: i, i Is |, | 4,
Great Sport In tho Y. N. CA. Gymnasium,
Mf last ntght-Novcl Contests.


n last night-Novei Contosts,
Tho gymnasium Of the y. M. g. A.
last night, was tho scene OF one Of tho
most unique and laughablc contests
that ever took place in tho city. Egg
games and contests Of all kinds that hui.
man ingenuity could invent took place,
in which eggs, artificial, colored, plain,
good, bad and indifferent, took nm ac-
tive part. The Growing contest, tho
first event on the programme, was made
extremely funny by, the participants
efforts to initiate ROSTERS. Every
thing from the shanghai to the bantam
ROSTERS crow was Attempted Some
succeeded in giving fairly good, i'm.
itations, but others only'made3 inter.
nittent sounds us thoagh their craws
werofull of corn, while yet others ut
tered sounds that could .only!be rivaled
by tho trombone player Of Leetle
Sherman band, with small boy suck
ing q lemon standing near and making
faces. S'G' r.fI7A 55.9 =
The various races were Interesting.
Eggs were placed in two small rings at
each end OF the hall OH the floor, the
participants starting from the opposite
end and picking up tho eggs, ono ut n
time, while on dead run, and carving
them back to the other end and placing
them within the ring on tho floor with.
out breaking them. This feat proved
somewhat difficult. as a number we're
broken or cracked and tho contest had
to be run over by the leaders.
Considerable merriment was raised
over the egg hunt. When it was an
nounced that only one egg was found,
ono contestant claimed that tho other
had been hid too near the radiator and
had Matched out and the chicken walked
or. Only the second prize was awarded.
In the juggling contest Of two eggs for
two minutes no one succeeded, the
longest time being one minute and two
seconds. The number of eggs broken
in this contest by the boys would make
a produce dealer dance for Joy.
The following programme was rem
dered and the prizes awarded to the
winners named: i.i,g
!. Growing contest-Firstprize, Vardy;
second prize Smith.
2, Egg race--First prize, Brice; second
prize, Vardy.
8. Egg hun Second prize, King
horn.
i. Set the hen-First prize, II. Pros
ser; second, Brice; third, Smith. '.r
.. Egg rush. by two selected teams,
Mr.. Hughs's team winning the event
easily; prize, two dozen eggs.
6. Chew the strinc-First prize, Nc
kown; second, Stevens; third, Brice.
Z. Egg tug, by two selected, teams ;
won by. the team selccted4,by Mr. Iur-
ncr; .prize, one dozen eggs. 'sa"a
8. Juggling OF two eggs-First prize,
Bacher; second prize, Underwood.
8: Egg race-First prize, Turner; Sec
ond, II. Prosser.
The prizes awarded consisted OF candy
and colored eggs OF all sizes and devices.
A largo number Of spectators were pres.
ent, including number OF ladies, who
enjoyed the boiSterous merriment
created by the boys in their laughable
efforts to win the various contests. It
is the intention OF tho association to
give another one on larger scalo,next
year, this being such q complete sue.
cess. Refreshments were served at the
close Of the event to all the spectators
and participants.