St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-1920, 1920-09-08
FAIRBANKS MEN
HAVE ANNUAL
FIELD DAY
Rain Prevents the Ball
Game, but Other Sports
Were All Run Off

Ihe fOurCh annual neld QdV OF tne
employees of E. and T. Fairbank;
and Co., and their families was helc
on the aFirground Labor day anc
nearly 1000 people mad most en-,
joyable day even if there was some
rain in the afternoon. The events
were we'll contested and were much
enjoyed by the crowd. The events
started at sharp 10 and were run on
schedule time. Excellent music was
furnished bv the st. Johnsbury Band
and during the afternoon vocal selec-
tions We're rendered by James Sar-
gent. Richards orchestra also fur
nishcd music for dancing in the big
pavilion. Following are the winners
in the various events:
100 yard dash, Burrows and Day,
committee. A Yarno, first; C. d.
Lord, second. Time, IL sec. Prizes,
gauntlet gloves and a cap.
SO yard dash, Twombly and Wad-
leigh, committee. %Elmer Eastman,
first; Paul Piper, second. Time 7
sec. Open to boys from 10 to ID
years. Prizes sweater and two ties.
so yard dash, Barnet and Gauthier,
committee. Agnes Burke, first, Lena
Lavignc, second. Time seconds.
Prizes, strings of beads.
Tug. of. -.War- between Finishing de-
partment and foundry. Holloway, A.
Beck, Somers and Hall, committee.
Won by the foundry in 1 11-16 sec.
Running Broad Jump. Dean and
Carr, committee. c. d. Lord, first,
feet, 10 inches. Prizes, shoes and tic.
Relay Race Gallagher and Ayers,
Is it., inch. O. Garno, second, IA
committee Fairbanks A. A. VS.. Fair
banks shops, one-half mile. Won by
tho F. A. A. in 1 min., SO and rs
sec Members of the F. A. A.. Har-
rington, Collins, Remick and Gorm-
ley Members Of the shop team, Gar
no, Heath, Lynch and Martin.
Running High Jump. Dean and
Carr, committee. Lord, first, a it.,
~ inches. Garno, second. Prizes,
fountain pen and a clock.
Ladies' mailing contest driving
six nails), Lavigne and A. Comfy.
Daisy Strong, first: Bernice Sherman,
second. Time 1 min. Prizes, fruit
1ish and dresser set.
Three legged race. Twombly and
Wadleigh committee. Burrows and
Rathbun, first. Smith and Carrow,
second. Time 7 is sec. Prizes, boxes
Of cigars.
Tug of war. Emery rooms VS.. the
machine dept. Holloway, A. Beck,
Somcrs and Hall committee. Won
by the machine shop in IL min.
Ladies' potato race, Twombl'- and
Wadleigh, committee. Vera Brown,
first, Bernicc Sherman, second. Time,
IA min. Prizes, umbrella and plate.
Half mile race. Gallagher and
Ayers committee. Ora jerks, first.
Time, 2 min., 80 sec. Prizes, shoes
and pipe.
aBrrcl race. Lavigne and Comfy
committee. Vera Brown, first. Les
lie Coty, second.
Hoop race for ladies'. Turner and
Mcpherson, committee. Mrs. r.
Smith first. Lottie May Smith, sec
ond. Time, Is sec. Prizes, umbrella
and bon bon dish.
Pipe smokin~ contest. (Pipe to be
lighted before start of 100 yards
dash.) Russell first. C. Burke, sec
ond. Prizes, Pipe and box tobacco.
Horse race, onchalf mile. Roberts
first. Perue second. Time 1 min
II 2-10 sec.
Final tug of war between the
machine shop and the foundrr Hol-
loway, A. Beck, Somers and Hall
committee. Captain of the foundry
team, John Holloway. Captain of the
shop team, Walter Hall.
Won h. the machine shop team.
Prizes boxes of cigars.