The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-06-25

6.15 a. m. found the expedition returned In
safety to Camp North. ready for breakfast.
Friday was Tournament Day, eagerly looked
forward to by the Knights who were enter
ed for the yousts. The morning was given
to marking out and clearing the track and
o'clock the voice of one of the judges call
ing through the megaphone summoned the
contestants to the yousts. Visitors from
Liberty came in a launch to witness the
events. Each event was hotly contested.
They were as follows:
100 YARDS DASH.
Open to Knights under fourteen
1st, Alton johnson; End, Dana Southworth
3rd, Harlie Godfrey. Time, 10 seconds.
HURDLE RACE.
Open to Knights over fourteen.
1st, Linwood Jones End, H. Heath; 3rd, II.
Small. Time, 16 seconds.
RUNNING JUMP-HANDIcAP.
Open to all.
LIST, Alton johnson; distance, 10 feet, 81
inches. 2nd, Harlie Godfrey; distance,
Is feet, inches. 3rd, Henry Starrett
distance, 15 feet.
$50 YARDS DASH-HANDICAP.
Open to all
1st, Linwood Jones 2nd, II. Small 3rd, AL
ton johnson. Time, q seconds.
TUG OF WAR.
Best two out of three pulls.
Winning team, Small, Mudgett, Southworth,
II. Jones, Bowker, Waterman. Three pulls
were necessary to decide the contest.
THREE LEGGED RACE.
1st, Godfrey and SouthwOrth; End, Fl. Jones
and Alton johnson 3rd, Clement and Star
rett.
1st, Alton Johnson; 2nd, Frank Waterman.
A number were disqualified in this race
through failure to finish in the sacks.
PUTTING THE SHOT-HANDICAP
1st, Linwood Jones; distance, Al feet, 4
inches. 2nd, Alton Johnson distance, 45
feet, II inches. 3rd, Dana Southworth +:
distance, 35 feet, 81 inches.
BOAT RACEs-300 YARDS.
1st race won by L. Jones time, minute, 45
seconds. End race won by A. johnson
time, minute, 81 seconds. 3rd race won
by Ii. Starrett; time, minutes, second
Alton johnson won the greatest number
of points, his score being "a AS memento
of his prowess at jousting he is to receive a
beautiful K. 0. K. A. emblem, to which is
attached jewel signifying his rank in the
Castle Linwood Jones was second, with
score of seventeen points, his nearest oppo-
nent being Dana Southworth, with eleven
points.
All went for plunge in the lake after the
contests and back again to late supper
The feet then sailed away for an evening OF
song on the lake. "Upon King Arthur's
Throne Tonight" "Tenting Tonight on
the Old Camp Ground,' ''The Bonnie, Bon
ME Banks of Loeb Lomond" and numerous
other songs rang out across the waters. For
some unknown reason the annual visit OF
the "Lumk umsluch,' the famous wild crea-
ture of the woods, was omitted. He US
ually comes to camp to be introduced to
those having their first experience, much
after the fashion of King Neptune boarding
vessel as it crosses the line. The Lum-
kumsluch is accompanied by "Qruqrums,"
Sde-hill-winders' and other such weird
creatures of the woods. That he should
have omitted his annual visit is passing
strange, as FIVE ''frst campers" looked for
him night after night with fear and trem-
bling.
Saturday morning after breakfast and de-
votions, we broke camp. Seneschal rode
away on his horseless carriage to take the
train at Thorndike. Many went for last
dip in the lake, and after dinner we board
ed our buck boards for jolly ride home, ar
irving at the Parsonage at $50 O'Clock.
Camp North, 1908, was thing of the past
and some of US began to look forward to 1909
and St. Georges Lake.