Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-08
OAK GROVE. GARDINER HIGH.
SPORTING NOTES.

Bath defeated Lewiston S to l at polo
Tuesday night at Bath.
PrOteus. Nine and Joe Lesser were the
winning favorites at the New Orleans fair
grounds track TUESDAY. Proteus was run
UP $500 and bought in. The weather was
cloudy and the track fast
The Calumet Club of Lewiston is to be-
gin billiard, pool. whist and Cribbage
tolirna ment at the club rooms next week
The winners will be chosen to represent
the club in tournament with the Ken
neDec Yacht Club of Bath.
On account of the lack of snow the
Lewiston sleighing carnival which WAS
postponed to Thursday and Friday Oh
this week has been again postponed to
Feb. il and rs. There will be racing on
the river Friday and Saturday afternoons
of this week.
1t is estimated that over $4,000 will be
distributed in money and plate at the
Boston Horse Show this year. The prize
list will contain many novel features and
the show to be held in Mechanics building
April Is to u, inclusive, will be more at
tractive than ever.
At the annual meeting of the Wollaston
Yacht Club at Quincy. Mass. Tucsday
night the following officers were elected:
William NJ Chase. commodore; DIR.
Franklin {. Dawes. vice commodore,
Treas: Edgar w. James, executive com
rittcc for three years; \. r. Robbins.
executive committee for two years.
At a meeting Tuesday night at Port
land the Portland Power Boat AssOca
ton decided to challenge or invite the
power boat owners OF the Boston Yacht
Club TO take Fart in Il long distance ocean
race from Boston to Portland in conncc-
ton with the annual cruise of the Boston
Yacht Club to Portland next June. Tbs;
Portland club will offer q fine silver tro-
ply or trophies. 1t has rot yet been de-
cidcd whether to offer 4 trophy for TIN,
winning, boat in each of the various class
IS or one hiy trophy to the club winning
| the greatest percentage of points.
Representatives of the Athletic Associa-
,, at New Haven, &C. Wednesday to dis
/ cuIsS eligibility rules and athletic mat
| ters In general with Il view Of reporting
| back to the associations any suggestions
| for changes in existing rules affecting
contests between each other. Walter
Camp was present for Yale. Prof. RI. s
White for Harvard and Prof. II. r. Fine
for Princeton. There also was in attend
ancc from Yale in an informal capacity
Cant. Morse of the football team, Spencer
s-y of the faculty committee on athlet-
les and Henry L. Sargent of the faculty.
According to the Biddeford papers
George +. Wentworth of Saco has accom-
riSiIcd the feat of looping the loop on
roller skntcS. After a little preliminary
practice in Sacc n full sized stand was
rcctcd IN Portland and for some weeks
the driver has been practicing the fca:.
At first he did not have the incline steer
enough, but that has been remcdied and
he goes around the loop like creased
lightning. He has taken no bad tltmblcS
as yet. although in the early stages of
the game he received a number Of head
crs that bid fair to disio"ate his collar
bone. At present. however. he loops the
loop without a fall and believes that h"
has mastered the business so that there
is no likelihood IF failure. The feat Is
said by those who have seen It TO b"
really thrilling and almost of rs Sensa
tional n nature as looping the loop on I,
bicycle.