Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-22
TAFTVMLE
Annual Field Day of the Pinochle Club Brought Out Big Crowd and Much Enthusiasm-The Prize Winners.

Enthusiasm-The Prize Winners.
 With a larger crowd than last year and with a better sporting programme than previous years the Taftville Pinochle club, one of the leading so- cieties of the village, held their an nual field day on the Providence street grounds Saturday afternoon. The weather was not as favorable as might have been desired as the clouds hung heavy throughout the afternoon and more than once there was threat ened downpour. Neither the specta- tors nor the contestants in the various sporting events on the well arranged programme seemed in the least af- fected by the weather conditions. The grandstand was crowded as were also the grounds and it was only with dif1- culty that those in charge made room for the contests. The greased pole, erected directly in front of the grand stand, provided laughter in plenty for all. A number of small boys made fruitless attempts to reach the top and secure the dollar bill fastened there, but few reached the half way point and they were forced to slide unWillingly downward. After persist ent efforts George Peltier. assisted by a clothes prop, at last gained the top and carried away the prize in triumph. The Poyerd brothers who were among the competitors were given a half dol lar each as a prize for their excellent work
 The first event of the afternoon was the 100 yards dash F. Normandin onds and was closely followed by AL bert Aberg. The prize, a handsome shaving set, went to Normandin.
 In the high jump Aberg was first with a jump of 4 feet inches and c. Benjamin was a close second with a iIIT,o f 4 L0y Aberg was awarded the prize, an um- brella.
 The 220 yards dash was called and no prize was awarded by the judges because Normandin and Aberg fouled just after the pistol cracked. In spite of the foul the runners finished, Nor mandin first and Aberg second.
 In the boys half mile race there were a number of entrants who manifested much excitement and enthusiasm. The prize, watch, went to William Nolan. Patrick Donahue was second.
 Pole Vault.
 The pole vault proved one of the attractive features of the day. The entrants, six in number, were, W. Gley, A. PeloQuin, W. Benjamin, c. Benja- min, A. Aberg and c. Amllehessereau. In this event there was some delay owing to the breaking of the cross bar which snapped several times. Finally the bar was abandoned and piece of string substituted. Three of the entrants had dropped out by the time the foot hole was reached Gley and Peloquin were about evently matched and after both he'd cleared feet inches the excitement grew intense. Gley cleared g feet , inches and Peloquin was so close that 1t was difficult for the judges to decide the winner, but the prize, clock, was a Tn Inf that the contest was so close the judges decided to award Peloquin a prize also.
 Two Mile Race.
 The chief attraction of the after noon was the two mile foot race. The entrants in this event were J. Nolan, G. Generous, c. Volkman, William Murdock, A. Amllehessereau, A. Eur ner, A. Clark, G. Seidel and c. Nor mander. William Aberg was entered was one eighth mile around, making IS laps for the entire distance. Mur- dock dropped out at the end of the third lap and Normandin dropped out in the fourth lap. Nolan and Generous pulled ahead of the other runners and led during the remainder of the race. At the end of the first mile Nolan had continued to slowly gain. finishing over a lap ahead of Generous Both Nolan and Generous kept up well and f1n- tshed almost as fresh as at the start. The prize, a silver tea set, went to Nolan.
 Tug of War.
 The tug of war was the next event. The teams were as follows: Team No. 1-John Daley, Mgr. (did not pulp, John Cransky, Joseph Shengue, Frank Dempsky, Anthony Dempsky and Will liam Dempsky; team No. 2, P. Mar caurele, Mgr, Omer Teller, E. Mfchon, L. Marcaurele and A. Marcaurele. Marcaurele's team proved too much for Daley's team and after strenuous pull of 45 seconds the latters team gave way. The winners were awarded stock pins.
 There were several other events, but experienced they were given up.
 The Committees.
 The committees in charge of the days events were as follows General committee, James Wilson, chairman; Andrew Frohmander Chris Hedlar, Henry Tetreault, Fred Hasler; sport ing committee, James Wilson, chair man; Warren Holland, Andrew Froh- mander, Henry Tetreault, Fred Hasler: aids, Albert Beardsley, Torrance Han lon, Samuel Marcil, William Kendall and John Seddon; judges, William Bailey, Bryan Hanlon, Alexander Reeves and John D. Nolan; starter, William Chamberlain; scorer, Fred w. Stone.