The Portland daily press., 1896-05-27

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holds the record at fit. in. this season
V. A. Putnam, '99, of Dartmouth is
looked upon as a coming man with the
hammer and shot. He never practiced
before this year, and on his first trial put
the shot over 80 feet, and his present fig
ures are it. in. In the hammer he is
high line with O throw of SO feet. Pike,
1913, is pressing him close with distance
of IS #. In.
The officials are as follows Marshal
II. Il. Corson, So; starter, Prof. G. B.
Stetson; clerk of course, j. Colby Bas-
Ifsett; judges of track events, Prof. T. W.
johnson, Prof A. J. Roberts and J. F.
Larrabee; timers, G. Il. Wheeler, Prof.
W. S. Bayiley and T. J. Goodridge;
Escorer OF track events, II. Raymond
'Pieroe, 9S; judge Of fixed events D. p.
aboster and DR.. j. William Blaok; scorers
tof fixed events, f. W. Alden, 'gS and
l e. Fl. Mailing, SO; measures, G. B. Full
4 Ter, '96 and James L. Thompson, 96:
| Judge of walking, tRred M. Padalford, 96
The first race of the season inlRockland
will he held at the trotting park. Juno
l. There will be two classes, $50 and
z. SO, and bicycle race open to all Knox
county riders. The purse are 800 for
the 80 class and 500 for the SO class
Mr.. Berry has had the track put in ex-
eellent condition and the owners of trot-
tiers are beginning to work them out.
! William Perry of Union, in spite of re-
ports. is going to work his horses Blon-
| die, 81, and Nelson, Jr., 26 IA, at this
track. He will also work Otto, s3 IA.
! The Cony High school athletes have
! now gone into training for all there is
in 1t, preparatory for the coming field
day meet in Waterville, next month.
There is some first class material among
the members. The best work is now
being done by Charles May. W. r. San
born, Frank Hewins, Roland Scribner
w. E. Barrows, Jr., Frank Gannett,
jackson and others.
Frank. Hall, city editor of the Water
vile Mall was coming down College ave.
nue. near Hazelwood avenue when the
wind storm came Friday afternoon and
hadfhis wheel blown from undor him.
Mr.. Hall was considerably shaken by his
fall, but was not hurt much Mr.. Hall
said: 81 never saw anything like tina
wind. did not seem to mind it very
much, but it took my wheel from under
me and when got up could not ride
my wheel for it would pe blown away
before I ootlld get on. had to lay it
down and wait for the wind to stop
blowing
The Colbysbaseball team loft Monday
for Vermont to play the University of
Vermont team at BuElin gton, and before
returning will play with the Mid de
bury college nine.
The bicycle craze has disturbed the
quiet of the Il is5orio town of Bucksport.
Tho census shows rs wheels, go of which
were new this season. Jed Prouty's
town is up with the times afte all, and
perhaps a>little ahead of them.
Austin Philbrick has returned from a
very enjoyable fishing trip to Moosehead.
He was one of. "a party of ten and they
lived on steamer and visited all the best
fishing grounds They caught between
$50 and 400. The largest one weighed
T IA pounds and captured by Mr.. Phil
bri ck.-Rockland Star
ScorcIring Home From Saco,
Rather an unusual bicycle feat was &C.
oomplished Sunday byssMr. Walter Jordan
of this city. He rode from the City hall
in to the draw on Portland bridge,
distance of Is Or 16 miles, in just SO min
utes.
A party of IS or 20 wheelmen went out
to Saco Sunday, including Jordan, Soul
ly, Triokey, DR.. Geo e. Dow, his brother
Ed. and other we'll known wheelmen, al.
SO q tandem.
A man who was riding out that way
met these wheelmen coming back. They
were scorching for all they were worth
First came the tandem, going like
streak. 1t arrived at Portland bridge
three minutes ahead Of Jordan, next
came Jordan, chasing the tandem, and
the rest were strung out behind him for
| mile or two.
p. ii. S. Tennis.
The tournament for the championship
of the Portland High school begins today
on the courts Of the Portland Tennis
club, on the corner of Vaughan and Car
roll streets, and OH the Cumberland
Tennis clubs grounds, at the corner of
Neal and West streets. Twenty -one
players have entered in singles. The fol-
lowing prizes have been offered and are
on exhibition at Nelson and Sargent's:
First prize in singles, "a silver cup from
| the Maine Outing, and Sears special
racquet, from Loring, Short and Har-
mon; second prize in singles, a fine
sweater, from Haskell and Jones; first
prize in doubtless. two pairs of tennis
shoes from Center and Mcdowell. and
from the Palmer Shoe company; second
prize in doubles, two fine racquets from
Owen, Moore & Co., and Charles Day.
BASE BALL.