St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-05-31
ACADEMY FIELD DAY.

The seventh annual field day of st.
Johnsbury Academy was held at the Fair
Ground Friday afternoon. The attend
ance was quite large and three records
were broken-by Arnold and st, Clare in
the three legged race, O'Malley in half
mile run, Richardson in stretch kick.
The officers of the day were F. S.
Smith, referee; DR.. c. F. o. Tinker, A. F.
Walker, and l.. N. Smythe, judges; G.
H. Paine, DR.. T. X. Stiles and c. w. Nc
Laughlin, timers; F. S. Smith, starter ;
F. T. Gilson, clerk Arnold, Ladd and
Rood, marshas; S. B. Jones, scorer +;
Beckley and Chesley, measurers. The
directors of the association are Chas. P.
Graham, '95; Chas. w. Johnson, 95; NJ.
W. Crane, 90; S. Hatch, 90; ]. NJ.
Greenlaw, '97.
Following are the events and winners
Throwing ball, Tinker, 291 it,, 10 in. !;
Crane, 2S2 it., 7 in. Prizes, silk umbrel-
la, Lougee Bros. & Smythe; watch chain,
F. "A. Field.
Standing broad jump, Tinker IT,, 7
in. st. Clare, 8 it,, 2 p in, Prizes,
straw hat, E. D. Steele & Co. cuff but
tons, A. c. Harvey.
Fitty-yard dash, O'Malley, 6 a seconds
Crane, 6 12 seconds. Prizes, fountain
pen, T. c. Spencer; razor, F. G. Landry.
Throwing hammer. .Bagley, 73 it,. St.
Clare, 60 it., II in. Prizes, fly rod,
Boynton & Eastman; lbs. candy, P. A.
Roach.
One mile bicycle race, Stiles, 2 m, SO
seconds; Abbott, min., SO 2-5 seconds.
Prizes, cyclometer, 6. H. Paine; bicycle
pants, ]. S. Meigs,
Hundred-yard dash, Stickney, II sec
onds; O'Malley, II As seconds. Prizes,
cup, J. H. Lutz, Jr.; base ball shoes, E.
Michard & Son.
Three legged race, Arnold and St.
Clare, I6 1-5 seconds; Clark and Will
liams, 16 2-5 seconds. Prizes, one doz.
oranges and one dollar; ]. O. Drouin; 4
dox. bananas, Ranney & Potts; six
sodas, ]. E. Cowling.
Half mile walk, Rood, 4 min., 40 sec.
onds; Drew, min, Al seconds. Prizes,
collar and cuff box, c. c. Bingham
waste basket, Hall g. Stanley.
Half mile run, O'Mallev, 9 min.. II %
seconds; Wood, 2 min, II As seconds
Prizes, duck pants, ]. A. Moore; Republic
can for one year.
220 yard dash, Stickney, 26 seconds
Crane, 81 seconds. Prizes, cuff box, E.
N, Randall; alarm clock, Scott & Under.
wood
Putting shot St. Clair, 81 feet; O'Mal
ley 20 feet. Prizes, pocket knife, a. V.
Andrews & Co.; two pounds candy, D.
Freshette & Son.
Stretch kick, Richardson, #. in
Galbraith, 7 it. Prizes, yachting cap, E.
c. Pierce & Co.. dinner box, H. J. Good
rich.
Quarter-mile run, OMalley, rs 2-5 sec
onds; Graham, 70 seconds. Prizes, gold
pen and pencil, F. o. Clark; half dozen
photos, F. A. Balch.
Two hundred and twenty yard hurdle,
Graham, 81 1-5 seconds; Greenlaw, 80
seconds. Prizes, fifty soda tickets, Stand
ard Drug Store pocket knife, c. P. Car
penter.
Pole vault, O'Malley, 8 #. in. Stiles
s it. Prizes, team, H. E. Moore; lbs
candy, L. F. Gaskill
High KICK Galbraith, s #. in.
O'Malley second. Prizes, tennis shoes
F. G. Bundy; hair cut and shave, James
Gaffney.
Standing high jump, Stiles, + #.
O'Malley, 3 it. II in. Prizes, hair cut
A. J. Roy; shave, a. J.. Roy.
Running broad jump, Greenlaw, Is #
9 iu.; Wood, II #. in. Prizes, dozen
photos, w. M. Kellogg; cup and saucer,
F, N. Brown.
Two mile race, Stiles, min, 16 1-5
seconds; Jones, min, 16 SO seconds
Prizes, s X 10 photo, Hastings Studio
pocket book, A. {. Randall.
Running high jump Galbraith, 4 feet
OLE in.; Greenlaw, 4 1t. 8 in. Prizes,
sweater, E. &. T. Fairbanks & Co.; 3
pounds wanuts, VIM. Daniels.
One mile run, Wood, min. 2S1a sec
onds; Williams, min. Prizes, team
Gray & Packard; shoes, o. S. Abbott.
The team race was won by the class
of 90 Prize, so soda tickets by A. F
Walker.