The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-25

entries We're: Jno. G. Morris, Ad-
lake; Jud James, Columbia B. A.
Brunson. Columbia NJ. w. Costln.
Allard Racer. In this contest the
prizes were won by: first Jno. G..
Morris, silver cup, donated by pope
Manufacturing Company; second, NJ.
W. Costin, $500 cash; third, B. A.
Brunson, $500 cash.
The boys bicycle race came next
With number of contestants. The
winners We're: first, Cuttino Nc
knight on a Reading, $3.50, bicycle
lamp, donated by H. L. Tisdale; sec
ond. Robbie Bradwell, bicycle sad
die. donated by Ralph Hill; third,
Herbert Epperson, lamp and bell.
donated by w. S. Reynolds.
The fat mans race came next and
created much amusement. For a
while it looked as if Mr.. L. I. Par
: rot, who had issued a challenge to
all corners was to get the prize with
out having to race for it. His hopes
along this line, however, were not
to materialize, however for Mr..
James Read, a fat man from Rem
bert, a hustling little town half way
between Sumter and Camden, came in
and announced that he would also
compete with the challenger for the
l.
Mr.. Parrott and beat him by more
than twice his own length.
The hundred yard dash was the
next race. There were several en-
tries, but to Jno. G. Morris again went
the honor of securing first prize, a.
three dollar bill. The second was
won by Herbert Edens who got SO
and the third prize Of 81 went to
Barlow Brunson.
The sack race was a funny affair,
but it showed that the man who tries
hardest and has the most practice
is the man who has the best chance.
Cuttino Mcknight was the success
ful runner, or jumper as he jumped
most of the way, in this contest. He
got as a prize for his efforts SO, while
the second prize of SO went to
The three-legged race was won by
team consisting of Robert Brad
well and Richard Cleapor. They Sc
cured a purse of 81 cash.
The race for non-residents was
contested by only five persons. Her
bert Edens of Oswego got the prize
of 50 cash offered in this race.
Ihere was only one entry in the
contest for the wagon bringing in
the greatest number of persons liv-
ing outside of the 1O-mile limit.
Ihis wagon was the property
OF the Bethel central school and was
one Of the three wagons used by the
school in hauling children to school
every morning. The wagon was un-
der the management of Mr.. j. M.
kolb Of Privateer, although he him
SELF did not ride on the wagon. There
were AZ children slowed away under
the canopy top of the wagon and
these children were as close together
as the proverbial sardines are in a.
box. The wagon showed to the peo-
pie Of the city and Of the country
what was being done in the way Of
getting children to a good school in
Privateer
The bicycle parade was called off
as there were only a few small boys
dressed up for. it. These boys were
given prize each and allowed to
go without the parade.
. To Mr.. Smell, who had to do most
of the work during the day is due
the credit for the success of the day.
He was hard at work engineering
, through successfully the features OF
the program during the day and he
did not have an easy job. Mr.. II. L.
Tisdale deserves some Of the credit
for the success Of the races in the
afternoon, he having seen that all of
the rules and regulations were COM
plid with in these races. Mr.. l.. I.
Strauss acted as starter and Messrs.
e. S. Miller, Geo. d. Levy and l.. E.
LeGrand acted as judges.