Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-23
With Headquarters at
H o t el Maranacook
Grounds Party of 1877
NJ a k e S Saturday a
Continuous Round of
Pleasure Are Guests
of w. H. and G. P.
Gannett

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Inc. 1877 strong. picnicked at the Hotel
Maranacook grounds at Lake Maranacook
Saturday as guests of W. H. and Guy P.
Gannett. Special cars and a specially
chartered steamer carried the party to
the grounds and the day was packed full
of ball games and track and field events.
The opening event was ball game be-
tween the "Old Building and the New
and was played with five girls and four
team. managed b. Skip Lsshus and cap
tanned by Miss Dorothy Farnham, was
the winner. Score to B.
The second event was a relay race be-
tween teams repre- 5enting various depart
ments of the bulding-siX in all-and
proved a desperate contest with the Ad-
vertising- and-Typing Department four
dorothy Farnham, Catherine Carey. Ed
ma Brewer and Miss WescotO winner by a
narrow margin. The team captained by
Mrs. Matthews was second and the Stem
Gil Vault quartet third
The sack race was run as a double
header. The men ran first and Ernest
knight was the winner with Harold Shaw
second, in a race notable for the ground
and lofty tumbling Of Joe Grener The
sack race for girls went through without
upsets and Valmo Boivin was the win
ner, with Mrs. Matthews second and
Mrs Ruby Durham third.
The tug-ot-war between the Writing
Room and the Vault teams was short
and sharp, with the Vault winning in liz
time. The one-legged race for youngsters
went to Gertrude Hopkins in a canter.
This ended the field events Of the morn
ing and the aquatic events were next put
on. The boat race, with a girl rowing
and man padding, proved a desperate
affair On the first attempt Mrs Mat
thews and Charles Getchell were the win.
ners. but the event was run over, owing
to the fact that some Of the contestants
rounded the barge while the rest rounded
the steamer. The second. attempt saw the
whole field straighten away in a close
and exciting contest replete with thrills
ana crab-catchng. Once around the
stake boat three crews battled brilliantly
in a nose-and-nose finish, in which Miss
Alice Scott and Harold Shaw barely man
aged to slide in ahead of Mrs Matthews
and Charles Getchell who were second.
and Miss McKeen and Leon Lewis third
The fitting event proved fine fun and
spectacular, with every canoe bottom-up
and every contestant in the water at the
finish The winning team was made up
OF Jack OConnell and Joe Bolger. with
r K. Lord and Charles Sampson second.
The swimming race, free fer all. wen.
TO Paul Mcclure. with Keith second and
Bernard Damren third.
After lunch the program opened
with marshmallow eating contest.
which was easy pckings for Miss
Irene Hunnewell. while Monroe Getch-
ell carried off tho boys prize
The nail driving contest for girls
was spectacular and resulted finally
in tic between Miss Heath and Miss
Perkitsky. The run-off was won by
Miss Heath in sensational time.
More than 80 aspiring ladies took
but all We're outdistanced BY Miss
Farnham and Miss Boynton. After a
series of throw offs, Miss Farnham
was UeCldTSU a winner DE a close mar
gin.I The throwing was exceptionally
good.
The three-legged free -for-all went to
Simpson and Grenier. after the first
heat, won by Matthews and O'Connell,
was thrown out on a technicality.
The relay race, Fats vs. Leans. went
to the Leans. after false start, re-
sultiny from misunderstanding on
the part Of the Fats as to the exact
( nature Of a relay race.
The final field event was peanut
race for girls. won ultimately by Mrs
Chapman. In the first heat Mrs.
Chapman won, Miss Harrison was sec
ond and Mrs. Barrett. third. The next
heat was among the youngsters and III
the final event Mrs. Chapman was
again the winner.
The day wound up with a mellon
eating contest (won by Joe Grenierl
followed by dance in the pavilion
and ride home by boat and specia
\ car.