The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-09-10

out of town guests enjoyed the outing to
the limit of their capabilities. The mem
| bers cat hered in the club rooms at 10 a.
M, and behind the First Regiment band
marched through Main street to the bridge
where two special cars were III waiting to
cdrry the delegation to the grounds Upon
their arrival ranks were formed again ana
the stars and strip had been unturled
the procession marcl ID to the grandstand
where a short speecl was made by Presi-
dent f. B. Putnam, Then the festivities
were on.
While there was regular program Of
athletic sports majority of the members
spent the forenoon in playing ball within
hailing distance of the refreshment tent.
Those who did watch the track, however,
saw some close contests, ID. 7. Thompson
won the 50-yard dash open, with Il. L.
March second and Alfred Jordan third.
The dash for men weighing 200 pounds or
over went to C. c. Fits, who barely beat
out Clifton Fox T. B. Putnam fms
third ahead of II. c. Bacon. Martin Aus
tin easily won the dash for men over 4O.
NJ. J. Moran and J T. Moynihan being
second and third respectively. The hop,
skip and jump went to Charles Stolte with
d. p. Thompson second and A. B. Jordan
third Jordan won the 5O-yard backward
dash from ID. ?. Thompson with c. H.
Thompson third. while the lO0yard handi
cap was captured by G. H. Senter of Mont
pelier with W. w. Robertson of Hinsdale
second and H. E. Whitney third. The 500,
ward relay race between teams captalned
bv Jordan and l.. H. Miller was one OF
the most exciting events on the program,
Miller's team winning by a few feet, Inc
victors were Miller, March, Stolte, WHIT
ney, Edwards, Bingham, Moran, Reed,
Boyden and Austin. The losers were Jor-
N1I,r Son+o, II ThOmpSOn T..
Thompson, Piper, Tasker, Trendall, A.
Wilson and Dr. Greene, d. 2. Thompson
was given the cup for the man winning
the greatest number of points IN the
athletic events
The bake itself-a triumph of culinary
achievement-was served soon after l
o'clock and if anything was, more deilc-
iously palatable than its predecessor OF
wear ago. 1t was prepared by the veteran,
LORENZO Leach of Gulford, who had as
able assistants w. O. Cooley, Houghton
Seaverns and J. p. Ferriter of the eXecu-
five committee This was followed by a
wrestling match between two professionals
and several impromptu matches, one OF
unusual excitement between d. p. Thomp-
son and G. r. Crosby The former won
and was Immediately challenged 10y Kaiph
Allen. who held the Bellows Falls member
About this time the roundball game be
tween teams captained by Pr, +. II, O'Con-
nor and H. C. Rice was called; After four
innings the has beenS under the doc
tors guidance were declared vlctors over
the never vases" by score of I to 4.
O'Connor and AIcRae and Rice and Fer
ritter were the batteries while the umpires
were ]. II. Estey and w. P. Jones. After
the ball game the drawing for the piano
took place, r. c. Bacon with lucky num-
Der tx winning the beautiful instrument
At the close of the drawing parade was
formed again and portion OF the mem
bers marched from the grounds to the hos
nital Tor rather. point near it, where
cars were taken for home.