The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-06-28

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thousand. Premiums to those that
find the largest number.
For the little folks
Children's games to be in charge OF
a committee OF ladies.
Boys Of eighty pounds or less
Fifty yard dash. relay race by
wards, to be run on hands and knees
about fifteen yards and return.
Standing broad jump.
Running high jump.
Sack ace.
Boys up to ninety-hve pounds
Fifty yard dash.
Seventy-fiye yard dash.
Running broad jump.
Running high jump.
Running hop, step and q jump.
Free for ALL
~Seventy-five yard race.
One hundred and twenty yard race,
Tug of war contest by wards.
Standing broad jump.
High kick.
Obstacle race.
Mutt nj jeff baseball game. three
innings. In this game short fat men
will play against tall thin men.
Fake blindfold obstacle race. Men to
be blindfolded while obstacles are still
in position. They are left to believe
that the obstacles will be there for
them to run over. After blindfolding
while instructions are being given the
obstacles are quickly removed. The
men run expecting to find them, but
fail.
Dress race. A straight away u of
200 yards and return, removing hat,
coat, collar, tie, and shoes after start
ing and putting them on before the
finish. These articles to be all mixed
up by the officials in the meantime,
without the former knowledge of con-
testants.
Cross country race. Four teams of
four men each. One man from each
team to start at each one of four
given points, four to six miles from
the city. That is four men, one from
each team starting from each Of these
four points. Object to see which team
can get the lowest rank, on totaling
the order in which its men come in in
their respective groups.
Open to adj boys
Pushmobile contest and race Home
made toy auto wagons. Boys to en-
ter in pairs or boy and girl together.
One to steer and to push.
Balloon contest, Toy hot air bal
looms to be sent up the last thing On
the programme with reward cards at
tached. Premiums to the boys who
find the balloon and return the cards
by 8 p. m.
Platform stunts and contests
Nail driving contest open to ladies
only.
Folk dancing, Italian, Russian, Nor
wegian, ETC., Hawthorne school chill
dren.
Banana eating contests for men.
Cracker eating contest, girls under
seventeen.
Tumbling and gymnastic exhibition,
by X. M. G. A. boys.
Bedmaking contest for men,
Pie eating contest for men.
Presentation of rewards.
Note: All individual events to have
at least first, second and third prize.
The ward events to count points, per-
haps 100 to the winner, fifty to sec
ond, and twenty-five to third. Or in
case where preliminaries are run off
the winner 100, last team to meet de-
feat fifty and those in semi finals
twenty five. The ward scoring the
highest total number of points to Sc
cure a fine banner to be kept by the
school of that ward. This could be
made an annual contest and would
work better in succeeding years.
No person is allowed more than two
prizes.
Other events
In the boys baseball game, two in
nings will be played.
Twenty-Five yard dash, girls under
thirteen.
Throwing baseball, for distance and
accuracy, 10 to 16 years old.
Boys under 80 pounds, fifty yard
dash.
Girls under 10 years old, potato race
by wards.
Men standing broad jump.
Men tug of war, by wards.
Gymnastic work.
Announce souvenir hunt.
Eighty pound boys, SAGE race.
Throwing basketball, ward contest
by girls 10 to 16 years old.
Banana eating contest by men.
Boys UP to eighty pounds, relay
race by wards, on hands and feet.
Eighty pound boys standing broad
jump.
Boys UP to n~inety-fve pounds relay
by wards on hands and feet.
Running high jump.
Folk dances, by four boys of eighty
pounds.
Folk dances, by boys and girls.
N~inety-five pounds, three legged
Ninety-fve pounds. boys running
broad jump.
Boys under II years Of age. seven
ty-fve yard dash.
Mems seventy-five yard dash.
Boys under II years, wheelbarrow
race.
Ninety five pound boys running
high jump.
Girls under II years. cracker eating
contest.
Men and boys obstacle race.
Fake obstacle race.
Mems dress ace.
Mems 40 yard race.
Boys under IL years, pie eating con.
test.
Presentation Of rewards.