Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1908-08-27
ANNUAL EVENT At
GREAT cHEeEAoUE ISLAND.
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Monday Afternoon Events.

The announcer's call by magaphone
semblage on the diamond seemed
larger than ever. when the obstacle
races were called. These races were
new here this year and consisted of a
hundred yard circling run at every
five yards of which the runner had
to climb a saw horse or hay rack. or
| crawl through a barrel The girls
races were the first to be called and
resulted as follows:
Girls Obstacle Race: won by
Isabelle Wust Of Brooklyn, cottager.
time As seconds: Ruth White Of Rox-
bury. Hill Crest. I'd; Mildred Fleming
! Of Brooklyn. cottager. and Edith Haw-
kins Of Springfield. cottager tied for
third. won by Mildred Fleming on
draw.
Boys Obstacle Race. This was a
pretty race and was done in remarka-
bly, quick time as the obstacles were
| almost unsurmountable seemingly.
Won by Frederick Sweeny of Newton
Center, cottager; time. 81 seconds:
Stanwood Hanson of Portland. cot
| tager, I'd: Dick Ellison of Philadel-
phia. cottager, Sd.
Mems Obstacle Race. This was
II ehoA oStCih[Cu w SOulc
and was an interesting feature of the
day. j. A. McGilvray and H. w.
Caldwell tied for first: time 33 Sec
onds; Raymond Hill of Athol. Camp
PeQuoig, I'd: "a seconds: L. Hill and
William Royce of Camp Pequiog and
| Bellevue tied for third: time 35 Sec
| onds.
Ladies' Obstacle Race. This was a
very popular event with the kodakers
and was another much enjoyed race:
won by Miss Sadie Penfield of Spring
field, Bellevue: time So seconds;
| Miss Louise Harrington of Allston.
Hill Crest, and Miss Alice Perkins of
| Springfield, Bellevue. and Miss Helen
Taft Of Allston. Hill Crest, were tied
for second: time 50 seconds. The
| draw was won by Miss harrington.
Miss Perkins taking third place
so Yard Dash for Ladies': entered
| by 20 speedy young women represent
| ing every hotel and the cottages and
camp: won by Miss Sadie Penfield.
Bellevue; Miss Helen Taft, Hill Crest.
Cd: Miss Louise harrington. Hill
| Crest, Sd.
| Exhibition Events.
The exhibition of pole vaulting was
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| noon and was the center of interest
Henry w. Caldwell of Portland. j..
A. McGilvray Of Cambridge and vii.
| liam Royce Of Boston were tied at
fl. 6 in. No points were awarded
| on this event
Bowling.
The bowling event at $50 Monday
| evening at the Chebeague Bowling
Alleys was productive of much friend.
ly rivalry and the four teams entered
| competed for prizes and also for
! points for their respective houses.
Each team was made up Of two ladies
and two gentlemen, while the judges
occupied seats near the foul line and
at the pin end of the alleys. Two
| string totals counted for the final
score and great excitement prevailed
among the hundreds of spectators
until the last pin had dropped. The
highest team total was made by Hill
| Crest, 649: Bellevue was second with
63S and the cottagers third with a to-
tai of 500. Mr.. Clarence III. Lunt of
Beverly. Mass, on the Cottage team
made the highest single string of the
evening. SO. Mr.. G.. II. Taft of Ais
ton. Mass. OF Hill Crest team made
the best string total. 1872. Mrs. o. F.
Sage of Hill Crest made the highest
two string total of any lady on the
| teams, rolling 100. Mrs. o. III Burk.
hardt, also of Hill Crest, who has
won number Of prizes this season.
| got 142 pins on the two strings. The
points counted were first. second and
third places. Summit House being