Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-18
Augusta Carnival
Continued from Pace One)

the shoulders.
Noticed in the parade were the
champion ski jumpers who arc to
appear this Saturday. They too,
were joining, whole heartedly in the
spirit of Carnival.
The line of parade was up over
Rincs hill, up Green street. to State
street, down State street. to the
hockey rink in Capital park. where
the Augusta and Portland Country
club hockey game took the center of
the stage.
Everyday common trucks were
converted into carriages of state, for
large numbers of sport followers,
they all taking their places in the pa
rade. Then there were automobiles
the kennebec school meet, found
conspicuous place in the line.
Red lights We'd with green lights
III the fun of the evening. Gee, it's
great to be well. happy, full of pep
and vim" and one grandfather
slapped another grandfather on the
back.
The School Meet
A real cold shoulder was shown
by the weather man. with the mer-
curry lowering near the zero mark,
Friday afternoon, when the Kenne-
bee County High school ski and snow
shoe meet, six events. started the
fun in the Winter Sports Carnival.
But its welcome from the $50 boys
and girls of this city, Gardiner,
Hallowel and vicinity. was never
theless, warm, enthusiastic and very
cordial.
The half dozen events. which con-
stituted the afternoons fun and
! which drew a large audience of boys
and girls. with red noses and tingling
toes. were run off briskly, under the
able leadership of the ones in charge.
The wide expansc of snowy field az
the Capital Park afforded ample op-
portunty for the events, including
the miles on skis and on snowshocs.
the yard runs and the obstacles. There
was no grandstand, but the larger
number of spectators gathered on The
lower end of Union street where they
could watch the fun all along the
course.
The only cold feet were the ones
which the weather man forced upon
the spectators, because the events
tal,a oil int
and the boys were chccrcd and urged
on from the side lines.
In the mile cross-country ski race
there were seven entrants. The boys
started off at a good clip in bunch
and for the most part Kept that way
through the whole mile. But Hildreth
of Gardiner, who came in first, was
several laps ahead of the other six
men, 1t was easily his trophy and he
ran away with the honors with lot Of
snow between him and his followers.
1t was another Gardiner mans duty
to carry off first in the mile and half
cross-country snowshoe race. The
boys took advantage of the ample
space and spread cut as they lopad
along over the fields. Barnard Of Car
diner came in first. although he ha1
a very close second in Cram of Gar
diner. The boys both made jump
for the goal line, both falling in their
tracks, but the honors went to Bar
nard. This was a Gardiner laurel III
tact, as Williams of Gardiner was the
third man.
In the 200-yard ski race Hildroth
of Gardiner logged off another prize
in coming in first. He was ahead most
of the time in his race
Barnard of Gardiner got first in the
o00-yard shnowshoc race.
The real laughs of the afternoon
from the spectators viewpoint. came
in the 2O0-yard snowshocs obstacle
race. The style of obstacles were the
product of the brain of widea"ake
young man in the city who saw INC
like in the movies. The boys VINO
took part in this race bravely attacked
their obstacles. The sawhorses, Whic1
were first encountered in their run 10
glory, were easily clambcrcd over.
There was no hurdling, as many VINO
saw the progress expected.
But the barrels in the obstacle were
the Waterloo of the boys. They GOT
down on their knees and they started
to go through the beheaded barrels
Some of the boys went in head frst
and their snowshocs got stuck on inc
ether end of the barrel. Just as quick
as one shoe was unstuck. announcer
snowshoe got the same way. Bradford
of Cony made a clean Journey through
his barrel and came out first IN thc
obstacle.
The 440-yard ski relay race was also
another exciting event. The boys goc
along fine in the first sprint of the
game. but in the final squirt both run
ners fell fat, thus slowing up the
time but increasing the excitemene.
Gardiner High won the cventA
THE RESULTS.
Events, first. second and third men
and time are given in order.
1-mile cross-country ski race-Hii- |
dreth. Gardiner; Mcdonald. Gardiner;
Skomro Winthrop. 6m. Is.
13-mile cro.s-country snowshoe race !
Barnard. Gardiner; Cram. Gardiner; |.
Williams. Gardiner. SIN. So.
200-yard ski race--Hildreth, Gardi-
ner; Rollins, Winthrop; Hayden, Cony. |
SIS lbs.
200-yard snowshoe race-Barnard,
Gardiner; Bradstreet. Cony; Cram.
Gardiner. 4S ass. -t-
2o0-yard snowshoe obstacle race