Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-09-15
WO0DMEN'S FIELD DAY
1000 People Saw the Sports at
the Valley Fair Ground

HInsdale Won Ball Game, 10 to 2-slow |
Horse Race In e.45-6rattleboro First |
In Relay Race.
The field day meet scheduled by Brat |
tleboro camp, Modern Woodmen Of
America, for Labor day and postponed
on account OF rain was held on the Valley
Fair grounds Saturday, and although the
day was not n holiday there was large
attendance, not far from 1000 people being
present. The crowd in the afternoon was
much larger than in the morning. The
track events began at 1890 and continued
until the base ball games were taken up
about $3.50 o'clock, with an hour out for
dinner. Most of those who were on the
ground. during the noon hour carried their
lunch, but many bought coffee and
sandwiches, which were sold by the Wood
men in the dining hall. The street cars
made regular trips to the grounds and
were well patronized. A feature OF the
day was the music by the First Regiment
band.
Rexford Benson was chairman Of the
field day committee, and the events were
in charge of S. w. Knight, who also was
starter and announcer c. A Borden, II.
H. Hunter and Sylvester Miner acting as
| Judges. H. r. Lawrence was starter In
| the horse races, the judges being o. H.
Ellis, Thomas Miller and E. NJ Angler.
Richard Howe Of Hinsdale won the pole
| feet He could have added several inches
to that record If he rad been hard pressed.
| One of the most interesting events was
| the half mile relay race, between Brat
| tleboro and Hinsdale sprinters. Ralph
| Allen of Brattleboro ran for Hinsdale as
| only three of the Hinsdale men showed
up. The men were paired as follows, the
first named in each pair being from Hins-
| dale: Richard Howe and Vendall john
son, Ralph Allen and Harry Dowley, S.
| Thompson and Jack Clune, AL Walker
and Dan Riley. Howe, Allen and Thomp-
| son easily outran their competitors, Civ
| ing Walker, OF the last relay, a good lead
over Riley, but Dan let out a few links ana
| soon went to the front. Walker gave up
after running a short distance.
Four West Chesterfield men who have
+, claimed superior capabilities for their
respective horses in the way of speed
fought it OUT in the afternoon. w.
| Bevis's black stallion, Jocko, PAGER,
ought to have won, but Mr.. Bevis was
unable to keep him on his feet. Following
is the summary for the half mile heats:
Rob, br. g., Charles Hill, DIR.
Secret, blk. g.. G. Bevis,
Buck, CHI. g.. r. p Farr,
Jocko, blk. s., W. Bevis 2
Time, 119, 1.22, 1.26&.
There were three entries in the slow
race. The conditions were that no horse
should be driven by its owner and that no
horse should be allowed to go slower than
a trot. The entries were Dandy Jim,
owned by Fred Gage and driven by Wat
son S. French. Jumbo" owned by Fred
Gage and driven by his son, George Gage,
and Baby s." owned by c. s. Stockwell
and driven by Frank Waite. The three
horses logged once around the track at a
snail's pace, Baby s." coming in behind,
Jumbo" second and Dandy Jim first.
"Baby S" won the heat in 6.45. The three
4.
next heat. Jumbo got second money
DANDY Jim third.
Between two of the heats the Hlnsdale
hose company gave an exhibition run.
They covered 200 yards laid 100 feet OF
hose, made a coupling and screwed on a
nozzel in 25H seconds. Hinsdale stood nc
show in the tug-of-war with the Woodmen
team, being pulled twice easily. Two
picked teams played three innings OF round
ball to amuse the crowd while the Brat
tleboro Independents and Hinsdale were
getting in shape. Following are the sum-
maries Of the events
Throwing base ball-AL Walker Of Hins-
dale LIST: James Austin of Brattleboro I'd
S. Thompson of Hinsdale Sd; distance, 10a
yards, feet.
1OO-yard dash-Dan Riley OF Brattleborc
LIST; Al. Walker I'd; James Austin Sd
time, 10& seconds.
Barrel race, So yards-Harry Ely list
| Patrick Doyle I'd; Harold Hennessy Sd
time, IL seconds.
Throwing discuss. Thompson 1st; Al
Walker I'd: Carl Pierson of Brattleboro Sd
distance, &C feet inches.
Running high jump S. Thompson list
James Austin I'd: Richard Howe OF IIins.
dale Sd; height, feet, l inch.
Putting 12-pound shot-Thomas Lynch
of Brattleboro LIST; f. Bigelow of Hins
dale I'd; S. Thompson Sd; distance, 81
: feet 10 inches.
G0-yard backward dash-Dan Riley 1st
James Austin I'd; S. Thompson Sd; time
SA seconds
Standing broad jump-Al Walker LIST
James Austin I'd; S. Thompson Sd
/ distance, 9 feet, inches
Hop-step- and-jump-AL Walker list
James Austin I'd; Harry Dowley of Brat
tleboro Sd; distance 81 feet, 2 inches.
| Potato race-Roy Miner lst; Harr!
/ Robinson I'd; James Derning Sd.
Pole vault-Richard Howe list; ]. S
Burnett of Brattleboro I'd; S. Thompsor
Sd; height, s feet.
Relay race. half mile-Johnson, Dowley
Clune and Riley of Brattleboro LIST; Howe
Allen, Thompson and Walker of Hinsdal'
I'd; time, 1.4Sh
Tug-of-war-Modern Woodmen team
beat Hlnsdale team.
Base ball-Hinsdale beat Brattlebor,
Independents to 2. Batteries, BergeroI
and Brooks; Cooley and Allen. Umpires
Lynch of Hinsdale and Cressy Of Brat
/ tleboro.
| Attractions for the Greenfield Fair Still
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