The Portland daily press., 1897-06-26
AT WILLARD.
Sailors and Officers of Fl. NJ. S. Pallas
Entertained With Clam Bake and Sports.

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The second days programme for the
entertainments of the officers and crew of
III. NJ. S. Pallas, was CARRIED out yester-
day afternoon at Willard Beach.
The races and contests announced We're
the first attractions and these were fol-
lowed by the clam bake and later in the
evening by ansinformal dance.
Special cars were run at frequent inter
walls between the regular trips SO that
by 4 o'clock, the hour set for the exer-
cises to begin, over 20u0 people had ar
rived at the beach.
The guests of honor, the officers and
crew of the H. MS. Pallas We're brought
from their anchorage in the harbor on
their steam launch and were landed at
Fort Preble. The sailors and marines
formed in line and were escorted blythe
soldiers of Fort Preble to the Casino.
The officers of the PaNas were then taken
in barouches and driven over to the
beach. Upon their arrival salute of IL
guns was fired by Mr.. A. P Morrill, for
the electric railway company in honor of
the officers.
The following is list of the several
races and contests, and the names of par
Elephants and the results:
100 yards dash-Pender, O'Brien, Con
molly, Brandt, Monroe, Smart, Quimby,
Cummings and Ebbesen Won by Kelly
Time II is seconds. Prize, lamp do
mated by Mr.. Geo. ID. Loring.
Egg and spoon race-Hadzor Cum
mings, Chase, Broughton,. Won by Had
zor; Cummings, second. Prize, a souve-
mir spoon donated by Superintendent A.
S. Macreadie.
Brandt, Connolly, Pender, Hadzor,
Deyaney. Won by O'Brien; Devaney
second. Prize. q silver cup, donated by
Merle S. Griffith
Tug of war by teams composed of the
sailors of the Pallas and the second by
Fort soldiers and employees of the electric
car company The following was the
line up of the elevens:
: FL. M. S. Papas-Kidney, Hall, Stone,
Bowman, Hawkins, Blaine, Applin,
Steptse, Weodley, Sealon, Henderson.
Fort asad Elecrtics-Locke, Devaney,
Rohbacher, Deloury, Donovan, Ebbesen,
Kel,dsen, Harding, kennison, Smith
Barn.,
The prize was a box of cigars don ated
by Randall < McAllister
The rules for the contest were that the
winning team should win two out of
the three trials. Prize won by the Fort
and Electric team.
Potato race-Cummings, Broughton,
BY Haley of the Pallas. Prize, Queen S
jubilee cub, donated by Manager Mcleod.
Putting. the 16 pound shot-Coombs of
Brown Uniyersdty; Broughton, Devaney,
Connolly. Won by Coombs with record
of 80 feet and Z inches. Devaney second,
q feet, inches. Prize, silk umbrella
donated by Mr.. f. "A. Little.
All of the, races were interesting and
some of the participants made good rec
ords..
Superintendent Maoreadie gave an ex-
hibition of the hop, step and leap, and
made for himself his usual record of 81
feet.
The event of supreme interest was CEN
tered in the tug of war, and a right, royal
battle it was. The knights Of the bell
punch and the controllers of the motors.
assisted by Uncle Saan's men of the KNAPP
sack, were too much for the sailor boys
and victory perched upon their banners
The sailors started in well, but worked
to disadvantage as they were not used to
the American rules.
At the close of the races the officers and
crew with invited guests adjourned to
Willard restaurant, where clam bake
was served.
From 7.30 to $50 dancing was INDUCED
o. the. Casino, after which series of
stereopticon views were thrown upon the
canvas stretched across the hall.
The views were all of high order and
were highly appreciated by the large
number of people who gathered to wit
ness the exhibit.
During the evening another series of
special cars were run from the city which
brought nearly 1000 more people. At 9
o'clock occurred the pyrotechnic display
which lasted for nearly an hour.
The Examinations were good and m any
of the latest novelties in the line of fire.
works were exhibited
! AT 10 O'Clock. the people began to re-
turn to the city and the exercises of the