St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-08-24
THE ODD FELLOW FIELD DAY.

THE ODD FELLOW FIELD DAY.
1t was limited in last weeks CAL
EDoNIAN that the Odd Fellows were
to have big time at their field day
exercises on Saturday, the 10th.
They had it. Not so big time, so
far as large crowd is concerned, as
would have been the case if the
weather had been less watery. But
Odd Fellows, like the rest of human
ity, are not "up" in the weather
making business, and so had to get
along with what was given them on
that day. The showers of Friday
doubtless prevented many out-of-
town members of the fraternity from
planning to be here the next day,
and so interfered with the attend
ance to some extent.
Invitations had been sent to Odd
Fellows in surrounding towns to
come out and enjoy the fun, and
there was quite generous response,
Lyndonville, Barton, West Burke,
West Concord and other places being
represented.
Despite the cloudy outlook on
Saturday morning, goodly number
found their way to the fair ground
in season to take in the first event
of the day-a ball game between
Lyndonville and St. Johnsbury mines
made up of Odd Fellows and their
sons. The visiting players had
genuine basket picnic with the local
Odd Fellows and their offspring, and
in FIVE innings rolled up 16 scores
against their opponents seven.
There was great deal of fun over
the harness contest, and the specta-
tors shouted at the maneuvers of six
horsemen who tried to harness six
horses into six sulkies and get once
around the track. George Warner
walked off with the honors, getting
his steed back to the wire first; F. H.
Ranney second, and c. A. Miles
third.
6 about this time, as the almanacs
have it, the Odd Fellows, their wives
,, and sons and daughters felt called
upon to appease the pangs of hun
ger, and the noon hour was devoted
6 to basket picnic, the bill of fare
including any amount Of good things
which were disposed Of with a keer
S zest.
! In the afternoon Canton Crescent
gave an exhibition drill, under com
mand of Capt. Richardson. In Their
handsome uniforms the Patriarch:
made an attractive appearance, and
. went through the evolutions of the
r fraternity drill in way which great
s ly pleased the lookers-on.
. A good deal OF the time after din
ner was given up to horse racing
r which made lots of sport and devel
n oped some startling speed. William
n McLaughlin's sorrel colt took tn,
first race away from c. A. Miles
Monty and DR.. Stiles Colonel. Il
t was half-mile heat affair, and the
best time was 1.23.
The scrub race for green horse:
s was won by Ranney's Grow Hill
y Pet, who went once around tn,
k track in 1877. Jenness' Daisy D
}. came in second. Some Of the greer
n horses were very green, and th
6 crowd was kept on the grin.
The fast bicycle race was won by
8 Harvey Of Barre, who is here on ;
y visit. The slow bicycle race wa
taken by Stiles, and at one stage o
4 the game the wheels went so yer.
slowly as to topple the riders. Th
>, foot race was won by Carpenter il
VI about II seconds.
t. The band was present and CAV
|. the company good deal of nice mu
4 sic, greatly aiding in the success O
y. the day.
IL The rain held off in friendly man
d ner, the clouds keeping the atmos
(. phere cool and comfortable. Th
committee of arrangements ma.
we'll feel satisfied at the way ii
r. which the programme was carried
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