St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-05-22
ACADEMY FIELD DAY.


successful.
ACADEMY FIELD DAY.
A fair crowd attended the annual field
day sports at the fair ground Wednesday
afternoon. Two school records were
broken, one by McLam and one by Ned
Stiles.
The officers OF the day we're Referee,
F.S. Smith judges, A. l., Hardy, Capt.
Griswold, L. n. Smythe; timers, o. s.
Abbott, DR.. Stiles, c. W. Mclaughlin
starter, S. A. Moore; clerk, William
Kicker; marshals, Boright, Lewis, Job;
scorer. Downer Newell measurers, Tinker,
Cameron.
Following are the events, winners and
prizes:
Throwing base ball, Crane, 273 feet,
inches; Abbott, 269 feet. Prizes, silk
uecktie. E. 6, T. Fairbanks & Co. hair
cut, Cobb.
Standing broad jump, Greenlaw, o feet,
pa inches; St. Clare, 8 feet, "a inches.
Prizes, candy, L. F. Gaskill; shave, II. A.
Massey.
Fifty.yard dash, Blount, 524 seconds
Burroughs, second. Prizes, 20 soda
tickets, A. F. Walker collar button,
Field.
Throwing hammer, Arnold, 80 feet, 7
inches Moore, so feet, 4 inches. Prizes.
2 dozen bananas, Ranney & Potts; hair
cut. II. A. Massey. Former record was
"a feet, 9 inches, made by Marshall, '93.
Mile bicycle race, Stiles, 3 minutes, 55
seconds; Abbott, 3 minutes, 57l2 seconds.
Prizes, wheelman's peri shoes, F.
G. Bundy; pocket shears, Scott & Under
wood.
howard dash, Burroughs, II 1-5 sec
onds; Stickney, II 2-5 seconds. Prizes,
cup, ]. A. Lutz, .Jr.; l dozen sodas, {. {.
Bingham.
Three legged race, Arnold and St. Clare,
II 1-5 seconds; Clark and Williams, Is
seconds. Prizes, gold pen and silver
holder, F. o. Clark; dozen bananas, A.
|. Blake. The distance for this race is so
yards and return.
One-haIf mile walk, McLam 8 minutes,
Al seconds; Drew, minutes, so seconds.
Prizes, knife, Kidder & Son. waste bas-
ket, Hall & Stanley. The record of 4
minutes, As seconds made by Rood, '95,
was beaten.
Two hundred and twenty yards dash
Stckney, 25 As seconds Burroughs, 26
seconds. Prizes, sweater, S. A. Moore
sodas, c. {. Bingham.
One-half mile run, Clark, 2 minutes, &c
seconds; Barnum, 2 minutes, 2O2a sec
l.. + Mnnre
sodas, c. c. Bingham,
Putting shot, Abbott, 33 feet, l inch
Washburne, 81 feet 9 inches. Prizes
straw hat, A. c. Harvey; umbrella
marker, H. A. Belknap,
Stretch kick, Goss, 6 feet, 6h inches
Greenlaw, feet. Prizes, hair cut, Benoit
shave. Benoit.
Ouarter-mile run, Hatch, minute, /.
seconds Clark, l minute, ~ As sec
onds. Prizes, plate and engraved
cards, Caledonian; wheel for one day
Boynton & Eastman.
Pole vault, Stiles, s feet, ga inches
Greenlaw, s feet, 5A inches. Prizes
comb and brush, F. G. Landry; poun'
of coffee, P. A. Roach. Record, s teet,
inches made by O'Malley, '95, broken.
Hurdles, 22O yards, Greenlaw, 80 sec
onds; Arnold, 33 seconds. Prizes, 2
soda tickets, A. F. Walker; dozen ba
nanas, F. A. Scott.
High kick, St. Clare; Arnold, Prizes
pipe, w. R. Atwood; photographs, Balct
Standing high jump, Greenlaw, feet
inch; Stiles. Prizes, pair night shirts
Lougee Bros. g. Smythe; hair cut, A.
Roy.
Running broad jump, Greenlaw,
feet, 6 inches Somers. Prizes, bicycI
pants, Wilson G. King; bottle of perun
cry, a. c. Randall. Record OF Is feet,
inches made by Greenaw, 81, broken.
Two mile bicycle race, Stiles I mil
utes, 50 seconds; Abbott, minutes, So
seconds Prizes, dozen photograph
Clark pair OF toe clips, 6. H. Paine,
Running high Jump, Greenlaw, 4 fee
inches; Stiles 4 feet, Slg inches. Prize
nanas, F. A, Scott
Mile run, Clark, minutes, 4 second
Barnum, 6 minutes, 2 seconds Prize
engraved prize cup, T. {, Spencer store
Republican for one year,
In the team race 90 men the 80 SOC
tickets presented by the Standard drl
store, with 9S second and 81 thr
Time was 249l2.
Academy Notes.
Friday was given the Seniors for
preparation of essays and orations
commencement.
Allen, who has been absent on accor
of the death Of his father, returned
school Monday.
The base ball team went to Franco
Saturday and won another game fr
Dow Academy by score OF 10 to 7.
The Junior class held their first ann
reception Friday evening, An unusut
large introduction committee was
pointed, who did faithful work, and
decorations Of the hall were very tas
The entertainment consisted of sevt
musical selections an address by Pr