The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-07-06

Running high jump-Fred Olson,
first: Fred PAUL., second.
Running broad jump-Fred PAUL..
first: Fred Olson, second.
Wheelbarrow race. miners only
Joe Mente, first: Henry Meyer sec
ond Rudolph Zoffen, third.
Obstacle race-Fred PAUL., first;
James Gibbs. second.
One-mile race-Sam Dumbolton,
first; Roy Lund, second.
Quarter-mile race, men over So
George Taylor first; Jack Campbell.
second; Peter Steil. third.
Ladies race. Is yards-Helen
Bently. first; Mrs Emma Harring-
ton. second.
Ladies' naildriving CONTESTANTS.
Emma Harrington, first; Mrs. Lena
Johnson, second; Mrs. Johansen, third
Bicycle race. 22O yards. three
heats-Vincent Buttervich, first; Fred
PAUL., second.
One-mile relay race-Hering But
tervich, Wilson and Dumbolton,
first: Wood, Morrow. Cathcart and
Lund. second.
Saturday evenings feature was the
motorboat parade on the river, fol-
lowed by a number Of races. The
parade started promptly at 7:30
part We're the following:
Tom Marquam's new boat, carry
ing the band. which played some
fine selections. took the lead, then
came the Nymph. owned by Al PAUL:
the Gibson Girl Tom Gibson; the
Shrimp John Lonz; the Greyhound
julius Anderson the Dora NJ. Andy
Hoey the Siwash, DR.. Sutherland.
The Dolly Warden, Moore & De
Young, and several others.
After the parade the following
awards for decorations of the boats
ldHlnS pdIt "ele ilduc- IHo A>S hpi'
first prize; the Siwash. second;
Dora NJ. third, and Gibson Girl
fourth.
The judges for the motorboat con-
tests were: E. w. Griffin, Harry
Karstens and E. T. Wolcott
The Put Put won the first prize
on the handicap model boat race
and the Swift came in second. The
two first boats to cross under the
wire were tie Greyhound and the
Dolly Warden, but these were both
disqualified on account OF their hav-
ing broken the records made in their
runs.
The free-for-all including hydro
planes" race did not materialize &C
cording to plans, on account OF the
damage to the Belden boat on its
way up from Chena. A race was
arranged, however, between the An
derson and Rutherford boats for the
5000 cash prize and the Grommes
& Ullrich cup. the former boat win
ming
Willie Pritzkow won the l00-yard
swimming race. and Henry Rowbot-
tom came in second. There were
seven entries in the race.
Walter Fisher and Ed Fawcett
won the first prize in the canoe
race and A. G. Vernon and Len Hea-
cock were second In the stern
wheeler race between the Mabel and
the Dan, the latter won
The wrestling match, which was
! held at the Auditorium a little after
midnight yesterday morning, was a
disappointment to the big crowd that
attended it. The match was between
/ Nels Jepson and Ed. Jern, the deci-
sion being in favor of the former
The contest lasted only "a min
utes, in which time Jepson succeed
ed in throwing his opponent but
one time. 1t was decided that Jep-
son won by using the leg SCISSORS
hold, though friends of Jern insisted
afterward that it was strangle hold.
Jern was unable to rise to his feet
when the decision was made and
when brought to, refused to continue
the contest. The decision gives Jep-
son the title of heavyweight wrest-
ling champion of Alaska
A preliminary bout between Jack
O'Connor and Rod Donaldson was
won by the former with two straight
falls.
Winners of the children's athletic
contests Saturday night were as fol-
lows:
5O-yard dash, boys under IA
Dwight Huckins. first; Clifford Smith.
second
55O-yard dash, girls under IA
Grace Carey. first; Muriel Herring,
second.
50-yard dash. boys under 7
Buster Sherman. first: Roland Gerth.
second.