The Ocala evening star., 1910-07-06

races. The foot race came first and a
half dozen entered and Jim Lucius Of
and Tampa easily won.
Prize, an umbrella. The egg race came
next. Eight entered. Each put an
egg in common teaspoon and raced
down the track He who dropped the
egg was down and out. but if he
dropped it and didn't break it he could
pick it up again and resume his run.
The interest and excitement ran high.
The scene was most amusing and after
repeating the race. it was declared OFF.
as no one reached the goal with an egg
in his spoon.
Next came the sack runners. Their
antics were really laughable. but Jim
Lucius landed all right and got a pair
Of gloves. The boys sack race was
won by Master Mass McWhite- A
handkerchief rewarded his efforts.
Next came the fat mems efforts at a
foot race. Entries. Rufe Perry, Sam
Metzger and George Eckstein, the lat
ter two jolly solicitors for northern
commission houses and all weighing
over two hundred pounds apiece Per-
ry sprained his ankle at the start and
fell by the wayside, but NJ. and E. split
the wind for 100 yards, Metzger lead
ing his opponent fully six feet and ac-
cepted the long green to the sum OF
$40. Shouts rent the air and the jolly
drummers' basso profundo notes rang
in with the rest,
The thres-legged race followed.
There were three contestants. Each
pair had their inside legs tied together
and down the track they hoped and
skipped. but CFosswell and Riley
landed winners. a pair Of non-bustable
suspenders. In the boys threelegged
race Jim Riley and Eddie Collins won.
| Price, pOckstknifa.
| The running jump followed and the
contestants in it were Guy and Bob
/ Shaw, Arthur Snow, Jim Lucius and
Don Belcher. Each was given three
trials. After a heated contest. the
judges declared it a draw between
Shaw and Beichsf, Distance sixteen
feet.
| The high jump came next. The en-
tries were Jim Lucius, Guy Miller, BSS
Shaw and Edward Hollins. the last
named who for his years and size did
the finest jumping and slicited MUCH
applause, Bob Shaw won. Prize, a
pipe.
| This ended the running and jumping
tor, DR.. Slaughter and George Eek
stein. The starter, N. NJ. Jones of the
land company, while the announcer
was Mr.. Miller. Those who raissd the
bar at the high jump were Messrs.
Jones and Mayo.
! Then came another game OF base
ball between the teams of the morn
ing, sandwiched in by play OF the
Coleman team that came up on the 2
O'Clock train. It was reported that a
creased pig contest was to follow the
ball game and that Till Taylor, the
local meat man, had the porker In 9
pen. while a number of sporting youths
had a scrub race up their sleeves and
much long green was in evidence on
the equines.
| So reader you see the day was
crowded with amusements and enter
tainment at Summerfields 4th and it
passed off in a manner that was in the
| highest sense gratifying to all who
participated. The weather was ideal.
The sun was partially yelled most Of
| the day. At noon 1t was out in all it's
glory and brought fosth the perspira-
| tion. but tempered as it WAS with a
pleasant breeze and. under shade il
was all that could be desired.
| Mayo's refreshment stand in patron
age shaded the bars Of Carmichael and
| Hogan in Ocala. We saw them lined
up four deep and three walters could
not hand out coca cola and root beer
fast enough and loose shoppers strew-
ed the floor like hail the ground in
downpour of same.
Joe Stapp of Oxford assisted Rufe
Perry in carving the meat. Oxford
| sent q big delegation. A few we noted
! were Hamp Brinson, Gene Parham, J.
B. Waldron. Wsifsdale; Brinson Cog
gins. Stanton; John Pasteur. All of
Pedro and LevOn, while Ocala sent Mr..
and Mrs. Bittinger, Mr.. and MIS-. II. C.
Packham.
Summerfield was decorated as never
before. Old glory foated everywhere,
while cOlored bunting stretched from
the depot to Mayo's store and back to
the land company's quarters. One new
conner, whose name we lost, foated
three flags. He is a satisfied new COM
er and has built very comfortable
cottage to the north OF Mr.. Mayo's
store. We have other Interesting notes
but time and space demand halt
Summerfield's 4th was a red-letter day
and the bird Of freedom is proud Of
the record made there.