The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-08-04
Athletic sports at Fairview Park

ct Fairyiew Park, Saturday afternoon, to
witness the athletic sports and ball
games. There were large list of
entries In each class and everything went
off without hitch. The sports began
promptly at 2:30. with d. A. Haig and
X. /. Patten acting as judges and l.. A.
Anderson as starter.
The first event on the program WAS
standing long jump with two prizes.
The first, 81, won by NJ. Il. Holmes,
distance IT,; second, 81. by Charles
/ Williams, distance II. il in.
! Next came the hurdle race Of $50 vds.
NJ. K. Holmes won the first prize, s.
I harles Williams second prize. 81.
The one mile bicycle race followed
next, David +. Cluckey, winning first
prize, s.; Arthur Morrisette second
prize, 50; Luther Emerson third prize,
So
Next came the sack race Of Is yds.
with prizes of 81 and 81, first being won
by Geo. Donaldson; second by Hugh
/ Bringan.
In the three legged race which follow
ed next there were three entries; the
first prizs, 81, was won by Geo. Donald
son aud Hugh Brngan; second prize. 81,
won by F. w Thomas and Fairbanks,
the latter substituting for {. V. Thomas.
The next event was 100 yd. dash for
the championship of Somerset County.
There were eight entries and it was run
IN three heats, the first and second in the
first two heats TO enter the final heat
Geo Donaldson and Charles Williams,
and NJ. r, Holmes and Wallace Booth
won ia the first and second heats and
entered the final. NJ. K. Holmes won
first prize, s.; Wallace Booth second
prize, 50; Charles Williams third prize,
81. The best time made in any heat
being II sec.
The tug of war, with three entry
teams comprising seven men each, were
evenly matched in both heats. The fire
department and Sampson teams pulled
first, the former won in about fifteen
seconds. The second tug between the
fire department and Dewey teams was
also won by the former giving them the
purse of Sc,
The running hop step and Jump fol-
lowed next and the first prize, So, was
won by NJ. r. Holmes, distance SO #. IL
in; secoud prize, 81. won by Charles
Williams dictapnp az ff
The obstacle race of 120 yds. which
followed, furnished amusement for the
crowd. The obstacles were net to
crawl under, suspended barrels to crawl
through, two fences and a netting of rope
: to Jump over The first prize, So, was
Won by Hugh Bringan; second prize. 81
won by Jos. Vigue; third prize, 81, won
by Geo. Donaldson.
The last on the athletic list was put
ting 10 Id. shot. The first prize, 81, was
won by Alec Fourier, who made a
throw of 80 #. II in; second prize. 81,
bv NJ. X. Holmes by a throw of "a fl
IL in.
The name OF Holmes was protested as his
: home was not in the county although he
came from Fairfield, and it was de
cided that he was not entitled to the
money.
The ball game between a picked nine
, from North Vassalboro and the SkoN he
l gans began at 3 lis with Russell and
Hilton as battery for the home team and
} Allen and Ware for the visitors. Daddy
Leach acJinA as umpire The game
was uninteresting and after five innings
t and the failure of the visitors to score
while the home team had been crossing
the plate regularly, the game was called
The second game between the North
. Vassalboro team and the Skowhegar
high school was much more interesting
? and was won by the latter in five in
nings by score of to 2.
All the sports with the exception Of
J the ball game, were evenly contested.
} and only the failure to get better bal
4 team caused the committee to select the
: Vassalboro at the last moment.