Evening journal., 1912-08-10
CHANGERS WIN
PRIZES AT SPORT

The sporting contests held at Della
ware Oranges picnic in McFsrlan's
woods on Thursday before the rain
interfered, nad many entrants and
the prize awards. donated by mer-
chants in Wilmington and vicinity,
We're well worth struggling for.
In the baseball throwing contest
Victor Long won the first prize for
boys under Is years, a necktie do
mated by Frank gO'Donnell; Walter F.
Snyder, the second, a box Of candy:
and Henry Lester the consolation,
consisting of four passes to the Red
Moon moving picture theatre. For
girls of similar. age, Harriet Lester
won the first prize, two gold pins. by
d. Herman Stassfort, and Ruth
Draper the second, a Japanese doll.
For girls over IS years. Elizabeth
] Sterling won the rug donated by the
Smith-Zollinger Co, and J. P. Gray
the pocketbook offered by Joshua
Conner For the older boys, A. J.
Stockley won the straw hat offered
by Hill and Brother, and A. F. David
son a similar prize offered by the
James H. Wright Co. W. H. Mccoy
won the consolation, a necktie by n.
Snellenberg and Co
The nail driving match which fol
lowed was the most explosive and
clamorous of the entire series of con-
tests. The entrants were each re-
quired to drive ten nails in board,
the one finishing first to be proclaim
ed winner. In the womans class,
Mrs Hance won a porch rocker offer
ed by the Foord- Massey Furniture Co.
and Mrs. W. II. Mccoy the consolation,
a tack hammer In his class E. Long
won the penknife offered by H. W.
Vandeyer Co. and w. Cranston the
consolation, a box of tacks.
In the whistling contest for women
only. Mrs. i. Greenwalt prevailed
and was awarded a box of writing
paper donated by the Charles T.
smith Printing Co Mrs Harvey Ly
nam took the consolation, a whistle
The shoe race for men exclusively
came next The contenders stood IL
a line and at a given 81 pal divesteS
themselves of their peda equipment
then ran to a point decide upon. an'
returned to where they had started
only to find their shoes had beer
mixed into confused tumble. Th'
person first getting on the shoes h
had removed was the winner G. l.
Snyder won the first prize. glass
tobacco jar, offered by S II. Dur
stein and w. Cranston the consola
tion.
In the egg race only women enter
ed. Each racer had to lug an egg II
spoon and run a given distance
without breaking the egg. Thos'
predisposed to hysteria and tremu
lous affections were naturally luck
less. Mrs. Clarence Craig was suf
fciently iron nerved to win the frs
prize. a MILDLY blouse offered by Mil
: Ter Brothers Company, Mrs. Liste
. won an egg beater-
The following prizes will be con
tested for when Delaawre Caring
meets I'm Newport Monday evening
Rocking chair. by the NJ. Megar
and Son Company; box of cigars, b
E Harry Kenyon; salad dish. by Rec
{ and Son; gold scarf pin. by BaynarC
Banks and Bryan; pair of scissors
by Alfred Peoples fern dish, b
Joseph Kern.
At the picnic last Thursday mem
bers of New Castle. Harmony, Dia
mond State and Hockessin grange
were present. The committee i
charge was composed of Mrs. e. 7
Weer, Mrs. c. Craig. Mrs. ]. Lester
G. L. Snyder and William II. Nc
Coy
Mrs. r. Meyers was chairman {
: the sports committee, and she wa
largely instrumental in making tina
phase of the days, program success
Mrs William n Mccoy brought
Z large party to the picnic Thursda
lin q wagon filled with straw. tn
Iparty came from State Road