The Portland daily press., 1895-07-05
SOUTH PORTLAND'S FOURTH.
A Big 0ldtime Celebration Across the
Ferry.

fantasies, Trades Procession, Bicycle and
Boat Races, Etc.-Bicycles in Costume
Mrs. Everett Pittee aud Mr.. Harry
Harmon Prize winners-Joshua Cook
Won the Dory Race; Eph Webster. the
Tub Race; George Woodbury., the
Swimming Race; johnson and Cook
the Four-oared Dory Race; Fred
Mospon, the Bicycle Race-Ham
Caught the Pork-There Were Other
Contests.
AS early as six O'Clock a. m. crowds of
people were astir impatiently waiting
for the procession of bicycles, fantasies,
trades and hose companies. The process
sion formed at T. 90 sharp.
Chief Marshal Smith rode at the head
and following him came one of the pref
test features of the whole parade. the
lady and gentleman cyclists, clad in bril-
match their costumes. After these,
marched Brooks crack drum corps and
next, the antiques and horribles, some
very wittily gotten up to score local hits
Then came the trades in the following
order: g. W. Cole, grocer, a very pretti-
ly DECORATED wagon; Ellingwood Furni-
ture company, two teams heavily laden
with upholstery and piquant faces; E.
J. Harmon, floral wagon; G. A. Tilton,
display of stoves, hardware, etc. A. T..
i11ta roairtinr nYhihitiOn .
Thompson Bros, grocers, wagon be-
decked with flags; I. P. Dyer, grocer,
delivery wagon trimmed with bunting
Ross Bros, masons, wagon trimmed
with flags; Portland Shipbuilding com
pany, wagon containing decorated boat
two coal teams of VIM. Spear, coal deal
er; and last but not least the South
Portland Fire Department.
Prizes were awarded to the most ele-
gantly attired gentleman and lady cy-
clist, and all the wheels looked SO pretty
that the judges found it no small task to
decide who really deserved the prizes.
Mrs Everett Pittee and Mr.. Harry Har-
mon, however, were the fortunate ones.
Mrs. Pittees bicycle was adorned with
pink and olive ribbons with triple arch
of pink and olive bows over the seat Mr..
Harmon's wheel was draped with yellow
ribbon and festooned with pink and
white pinks The ladies' prize was s.
bicycle lantern, presented by E. S. Pen
dexter; the gentlemen's, ST..
Among the fantasies a prize was pre-
sented to the feature making the best
! local hitgi This was awarded the electric
road COACH designed and driven by Mr.
Eph Webster.
The procession formed in Postoffict
square and marched from Sawyer tc
Broadway. to Pine, to Front, to Dyer, tt
West. High. to. Sawyer, to Front tt
Preble, to Willard village, then counter
marching, proceeded to Broadway, te
Sanford, to East High, to Preble, tt
Front, to Sawyer, and disbanded at the
starting place.
At 9. 80 am. the single fifteen feet dory
race came off. The rowers were Mr.
Josua Cook and Mr.. Geo. H. Upton Tht
race course was from Trott's wharf tc
the breakwater buoy and return. Cool
was the winner. There were two prizes
So and 50; so nobody went away unre
warded.
At 10 a. m. the tub race occurred The
contestants were Messrs. Geo. Woodbury.
and Eph Webster The prizes were s.
and ST. Webster won. Next came the
swimming contest between Geo. Wood
bury and Will Davis. Several other par
ties had entered upon the lists, but failed
to appear. The water was so cold thai
the swimmers had great difficulty in rails
ing their blood to the swimming pitch
but succeeded in putting up good race
Woodbury. won. There were two prizes,
ST. 90 and so cents.
At 10. 80 there was race of three four
cared dories over the single dory race
course. The dories were rowed by Messrs.
johnson and Cook, Webster and Turner
Griffin and Upton. The boats started of
well and babe fair to make the race very
exciting. One boat, however, dropped
out and the other two fouled at the buoy
Each party blamed the sother, butt al
johnson and Cook came in ahead they
were declared the winners despite thu
protests which were uttered. Griffin ant
Upton were second. There were two
prizes, SIS and 81 The contest on the
whole proved interesting, and in the de
bate which followed, gave old and learned
boat racers a chance to air their knowl
edge This race closed the forenoon's en-
tertainment.
About l.. 30 p. m. preparations were
made for the five mile bicycle race ant
at two O'Clock the racers, Chas Dyer,
Herbert Smith, Geo. Tingley, Fred Mos
pom and Geo. Broughton started.
The cyclists rode four times the dis
tance from Broadway to Front, to Pine,
to Broadway, finally stopping at the post