Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-08-08

Never in tho history Of Clan Gordor
has a more successful picnic been helt
than the one At Cherryvale grove OF
Saturday.
More than 1000 people were in atten
dance and everyone had most enjon
able time.
Booths were distributed around thu
park where oatables and soft drink
were dispersed throughout the day
These were in charge Of Chas. Williams
james Fowley. John Paul. Andrew
Brock, John Nicholson. Alex Hanton
William Dickie, William Alexander
William Barclay Jr. John Stewart
James Imlah, William Nelson. Nal
colin McIver, d. Mcknight, James An
derson, Kenneth Nicholson, William
Beattie, Peter Mulch, Alex Anderson
George Aiken and Chas. Mcmillan.
The games began at about II o'clocl
and the events were as follows:
THROWING 16lb. HAMMER.
1st James McConachie "a feet inch
2nd. N. d. Mc1ver 10 feet 8 iuches
3rd. Andrew Young 50 feet 6 inches.
PUTTING STONE.
1st. James McConachie So feet, End
n. d. McIver SO feet II inches, 3rd
James Mclean 80 feet.
nor STEP JUMP.
1st. e. Philips 81 feet inches, 2nd
James Speak kman 81 feet, 31d. n. i
McIver IS feet 5 inches.
RUNNING HIGH JUMP.
: lat. N d. McIver 4 feet 8 inches. IN
James Mclean 4 feet 8 inches. 3rd. 6
! lphnlips 4 feet 6 inches. stai
T 100 YARD DASH
1st. Jas. Speakman, end John Phi
, lips, 3rd Ed. Tob'n.
FAT MANS RACE
1st Geo. Troup, 2nd John Achon, 81
j ohm Brown.
ONE MILE RACE.
list Potter McMurray, End John Phi
lips, 3rd Geo. Seguin.
OLD MANS RACE over 80.
lst Peter Alexander, 2nd b, O. Coz
nor. 3rd j. Grant.
. BOYS RACE 9 to 10
q 1,t Ed. Turner, 2nd Robert Duncan
n 3rd l., Wright.
THREE LEGGED RACE.
@ list John Phillips and J. McKenn
2nd NJ. Martin and G. Seguin, 3rd
e Phillips and &. Downie.
# GIRLS UNDER II.
l. 1st. l.. Lassi, 2nd. J. Doweie. 3rd.
!. Danials.
= APPRENTICE RACE 10 MILE.
1st. William Milne. 2nd. G.. Phillip
Ard. Geo. Downie, 4th. Alex Milne.
MAhhIED lLAbiE' AA''
, 1st. Mrs. Tom Kesson Jr, 2nd. Mi
- Joe Ynle, 3rd. Mrs. Aiox Holmes.
~ n. D. Mclver won the $500 for t
l. most successful competitor.
4 PLACE KICK FOR 5000 PIPE.
A,.x Milne and VIM. Mackie ev
10 t;ed at 90 feet 6 1-2 inches, when IN
licked off the tie A. Milne won WI
OF IS teet OF kick.
I'd While the other athletic events we
ID taking place tho base ball g"mo oe'we
tho Juniors and a picked team 10
place,
BASE BALL
Onn of tho afternoon attractions
. pams of base ball between the ba'
ne Inniors and another team picked up
H. tho Granite City. On account OF
in many other attractions II was ne.os:s :s
,o ..cut it short aud only four inn'r
- were played. ..,s w.s
- The makeup Of the two teams was
- follows o, cr
Barre Juniors: Premier 2nd', 'r'
del 3d., Brown 1st.. Dumprlskl >
stuart c., Miller !. f., Harrington q
Freedom r.f., Petrie p. .,.
Citizens: Williams c., Gau'hier
Loncren lst., Goneo 3D., Wiimont r
us Bishop SIS, Robinson c,f.' Dahoney
on G. Pelrie 2nd. , A., .
< A glance at the score reveals the I
~, ,h.t tLc Juniors were little too last
w. their opponents. r.,
Score, I
re Barre Juniors 8 . y U
D:,;.ors o / 0
:, Perhaps one of the most relnarka
na m things about the game wa, the amU q
g. "f '% damaye done by the ball. Joe v
~ ,;.ms % is credited with having driven
the through , the head of John Angus dr
d. and not being satisfied with that 2 3
Nv lin himself a foul tip in the nose that W.
s'"S Ssc small boy got a bad one in
head and a lady also came into con
,,lv with it. , ,,,o n;ners
en- ,,,,mmers consisting Of George pa'
,ed oa" ~" Mr. Edwards, Eustace klc
ulu Eco George Angus and John shaw ',,ar, al
VI" ucoiS0 ,,J in line and mare