Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-21

| first and second prizes in the sack race,
although no one witnessed the aactual run
ming. Mr.. Woodward received a box of
clear Havana cigars. Every one of
| them had been 50 we'll tested that only
| the butt was left. Mr.. Guide received the
| Smokers Delight, large lead pipe
with faucet attached at the end,
fashioned by some expert plumber in
| the District.
| Only members of the board of directors
were allowed to participate in the fifty
| yard dash, bona tide race. Despite the
| strenuous efforts of Capt. James F.
| Oyster to be the first to dash across the
| pavilion floor, he was outstripped by
Thomas c. Moves. who, on the return
| trip. was presented with a highly polish
| ed and weighty brass medal as a souve-
mir of his abilities as a Splinter. B. H.
Warner, who remarked tat he was sorry
that he did not even witness the race,
was given the second prize, an empty
card case.
Crowd in the Potato Race.
There was so many entries in the po-
tato race that it had to be run off in
two heats. Commissioner Rudolph won
| the first prize, a handsome silk UNI
brella. on which only a few threads of
the silk were left 1t had a good handle,
however. and also a good cover, which
would enable 1t to pass muster on any
-
| wine. which incidentally was empty, was
given as second prize to W. A. H. Church,
who, according to the judges, gathered
up more potatoes than any other person
except Commissioner Rudolph
William A. GUIDE and E. G.. Graham
We're the successful contestants in diving
for apples. Just where they dived was
not specified, but Mr.. Guide got the pocket
knife, which was the first prize. and Mr..
Graham a musical instrument which has
laSSjfied
scarfpin, appropriate for horse blanket,
was won by Capt. Oyster as 1.-The best
soaked bubble blower. "A useful book
was presented to ]. Harry Cunningham
as the second best soaked bubbler of the
board Scott c. Bone captured first hon
| ors in the swimming contest, handsome
| punch bowl
| The tug-of-war was one of the most
! exciting contests pulled off in the pavil-
| ion. 1t was brought to an abrupt termi-
nation, however, by the breaking of the
| three-inch rope. which had been sliced
nearly in two by one of the judges, who
with a knife made mark on it to indi-
cate the middle. When the rope broke
Ralph Lee got the hardest fall, which. in
| the eyes of the committee entitled him
to the first prize.
This Contest Was Genuine.
There was lots of fun over the pie
eating contest George Washington Jack
son ana Sidney Mudd Johnson, two di-
minutive colored boys. were the contest
ants. Placed back to back in the center
Of the pavilion, they went after the
lemon pies if they had had nothing
to eat for week. In attempting to
aid one of the youngsters to win the
prize a member of the board got most
of the pie upon the boys face. whereupon
| the other contestant dropped what was
left on his plate and ran out of the pa
vilion. To compensate the boys for their
pie-stained clothing and faces a liberal
collection was taken UP from among the
SPECTATORS and each of the pie eaters
was given more money that he had ever
had in his life before
.,hen the prizes were awarded on the
boat coming home the colored pie eat
ers were not to be found, and the first
prize in the contest a StetsOn hat, made
of straw, to ut doll, was awarded to
Maj. Z. II. Neumeyer. Judge Charles
Bundy voted by the committee to
! be the second best pie consumer, and
received a reward quarter OF
| dozen coat shirts.
J During the intermiSSion between the
various events in the pavilion. popular
! and harmonious music was furnished
| The airs were catchy that several
| of the younger members of the board
| started to dance around the pavilion.
| They failed to take the hint conveyed to
| them that dancing was not on the pro-
| gram and would not desist until the
| judges and members of the committee be-
| gan pelting them with the potatoes that
! had been gathered up in the potato race.
Capt. Oysters Six-Shooter.
| Capt. James F. Oyster, armed with a
| six-shooter, did excellent work as the
starter in the various events. When,
one one occasion. the spectators failed
| to come to order to receive the next
announcement, Capt. Oyster, having no
gavel or desk to rap upon, commanded
| silence by blazing away in the air with
| blank cartridges in cowboy style. Even
| in the fifty-yard dash OF the board OF
| directors, Capt. oyster refused to lay
| aside the shooting iron and, gun in
hand. he followed on close second
| with Thomas c. NoyeS.
| Maj F. II. Neumeyer, chairman of the
| committee on dinner, was the recipient of
| many congratulations on the excellence of
his bill of fare. J. Harry Cunningham,
E. c. Graham. Adoiph Loehl, John H.
| Miller and Louis c. Wilson made a great
/ hit as walters
| The awarding of the prizes in the va
| rious events was the principal. feature Of
| the return trip on the boat. Gen. George
| H. Harries, president of the board, made
| the presentation and each recipient was
| compelled to undo his package and hold
! w
| ment of the spectators. 81 call you gen.
| tlemen, because it is customary SO to do
| said Gen. Harries in a humorous intro
ductory address. In the second place
| because you are members or guests of the
! Washington Board of Trade AND as such
| could not be otherwise than gentlemen.
Gen. Harries 'Fesses Up.
| AS each prize was presented Gen. Har-
ries spoke Of the special qualification of
| those who received them and on several
occasions stated openly that it was the
vote Of the judges rather than actual
success in the contests which decided the
winners.
After the distribution of prizes a cir
cular containing songs entitled Sing Up.
Boys," was passed around among the
members of the board who for half an
hour sang popular songs in chorus.
BABY, Dear. Listen Here" Has Any
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