The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-10

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ished.
Once year the people of Great
Diamond Island set apart day for spor1
and gaiety. This they call their Carnival
and it has become one of the most en-
| joyable events of the year among the har-
Dor people
On Saturday the day was perfect ror
such an occasion. The warmth OF the
sun was tempered by delightful breeze
| from the west. The evening was partlo-
uIarly soft and mild.
The forenoon was given up chiefly to
athletic and aquatic events, which were
witnessed by all the islanders and their
friends. In the afternoon occurred the
ball game and the clam bake The whole
entertainment was most exccllently man
aged from beginning to end, and was
credit as we'll as delight to the island
| ers
The results of the athletic and aquatic
| evsnts were:
| The potato race was won by Charley
Chapman. Burlin Brann and John
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The ons hundred yard dash was won
| by Daniel A. Rollins. A. j. Brown and
! Harold L. Hanson were contestants.
The three legged race was won by John
Stevens and Ed Body.
The running broad jump was won by
Daniel A. Rollins Broun also entered
| this contest.
Mr.. Charles E. Flsgg had charge of
| this portion of the entertainment.
The toy boat race was a very interest
ing portion of the exercises. Berlin
Brann entered model sloop boat, about
self. A second boat was entered by Frank
lin Lawrence. This also was a sloop,
about 20 inches long The sails were set,
the helms fixed, and the little crafts set
| forth. They passed over a course OF
| about 200 yards, the Braun boat coming
in little ahead but the Lawrence boat
| winning on time allowance.
| In the tub race the entries were Alex
ander, Chapman, Thaxter and Rumery.
Chapman won. This race was enjoyed
greatly.
In the swimming and diving contest,
Alexander, Rumery and Thaxter entered.
| G. W. Alexander won the swimming
race, the distance being about rs yards.
In the diving Ralph Rumery won.
| This exhibition was particularly fine,
| both the swimming and the diving call
ing forth loud praises.
There were two classes in the sailing
races, the sail boats and junior boats.
| The sail boats contesting were the cat
boat Diantha, Miss Alexander; the
sloop Kohinoor, Mr.. j. Fl. Day. In the
junior bouts there were the Nautelus,
Mr.. Lawrence; the f. and s., Walter
Stafford. The boats all started together.
The winners were the Kohinoor and
the Nautelus.
In the tennis tournmenr the entire
| for the singles were: Eben w. Free
man VS.. A. S. Woodman.
Charles J. Chapman, Jr., vs.. Arthur
Wood.
| A. j. Brown VS.. j. L. Horne.
Edward Bryant VS.. r. Chapman.
Ralph Rumery VS.. Harry Fabyan.
Harry Hanson VS.. Arthur Brown.
Mr.. Tappan VS.. George Libby.
Noyes VS.. Mr.. Cocks.
In the first set of the singles Woodman
withdraws. Broun won from Horne
Ro bert Chapman from Bryant; Fabyan
from Rumery Arthur Broun from Han
son; Japan from Libby; Cocks from
! Noyes.
| In the second series of the singles Rob-
ert Chapman won from Horne and Tap
pan from Cox. This is as far as the
singles went. 1t will be completed Mon
| day morning. The entries for the doub-
| les were E. Chapman and Arthur Wood
vs.. Ralph Rumery and j. Brown; Wood
man and freeman VS.. Fabyan and Brown
Tappan and Cooks VS.. Horne and Bryant.
The only contest yesterday was won by
Horne and Bryant over Tappan and
| Cocks.
Probably the doubles will be fnishd
Monday morning.
Mr.C. e. Woodside has charge of the
contest.
Nothing excited greater interest than
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two teams were very evenly matched,
and victory, which hung all the after.
noon in the balance, was doubly precious
! when finally declared for the Diamond
Island team by score of 10 to 10. The
victory was celebrated with song and
cheers. The teams were as follows:
| Diamond Island FabyaD, @; A. +.
Brown. 1b; Rumery, 3d. Bryant, 2b;
| Rollins, p; Chapman, CT; A. J. Brown,
| IF; Horne, ss; Hanson, If.
Mystios-B Brown, Winslow, Carrigan,
Davis, Mitchell, Seymour, Donnell,
| Crawford and Hatch.
Umpire-George Edwards.
Soorer-Clifton Hooper.
While the sports were going Oh, Mr..
Lamson had flying high in he air above
one of his great kites This was not
one of the least features of the entertain
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