The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-09
STOWE CARNIVAL
HAD GOOD START
Various Events Were Watched or
Participated in By $500
People.

| Stowe, Feb. 9.---Stowe is in the midst
Of snow and ice carnival, in which
sport reigns supreme; and the festWi-
ties will continue through the remain
der of the week. The events opened
yesterday with $500 people present to
see the varied program of the second
annual winter carnival, given under
the direction Of the Stowe Civic club.
The weather was perfect for the
events and the day was great sue
cess. A special trolley car brought
people from the direction of Water
bury and the Burt Co. tractor hauling
three sleds furnished transportation
from Morrisville. The village school
and the stores were closed for the day.
Under such holiday conditions, the
events of the day opened at Il o'clock
with junior ski-jumping competition,
with Bing Anderson of Berlin, N. H.,
and r. f. Maxwell and w. f. Dan
iels of Dartmouth college acting as
Judges. The contestants were local
boys between the ages of IL ard is.
Edward Godfrey was first, Walter
Gibbs second and Allison Pike third.
In the competition for boys under IL,
Max Straw was first, Roy Barrows
second and Milton Wedge third
Main street furnished the course for |
the Junior and senior ski-joring events. |
The junior event was won by Roy |
Barrows over quarter OF mile |
course. Shetland ponies. furnished /
the motive power. The senior ski -jor
ing was won by Harvey Beauchemin.
The ski obstacle race was won by
Richard Straw, with John Record sec
ond and Max Straw third. /
The log hauling contest furnished
change OF scene, there being five teams
In the contest, and the Judging being
as to the manner in which 900 feet I
Of spruce logs were loaded and hauled
4 distance of 40 to so rods. RI. r.
shaw's team, driven by Herbert Pratt
and with Jim Cram as helper, was de
,lared the winner, with Shepard Bros
cam second.
The club competition in ski jump.
ng for silver cup offered by the
Stowe Civic club was won by the Nan
zen Ski club of Berlin, n. H.. with
100 points. The Dartmouth Outing
,lnb was second and the Montpelier
)uting club third. Bing Anderson,
syeren Knudsen and Dewey Curture
we're the Berlin representatives, r. E.
Maxwell and W. r. Daniels the Dart
mouth men and the Oleson brothers
md Christainsen the Montpelier
men. The best jump was "A feet by
anderson.
In the individual ski jumping con-
est Knudsen was first, Maxwell sec
nd, Courture third and Daniels fourth.
u another feature, Maxwell and An
erson executed a double Jump sue ,
essfully. The judges Of the ski jump
ng were DR.. VI. ". Brock and Chand-
II Brown 81 Montpelier and Dave
forey of Middlebury. {
After the ski Jumping Mr.. and Mrs. !
.ynn Hill Of Northfield gave an ex 1
ibition of figure and acrobatic skat u
az. d
AT the ice palace, which was an at
ractive place. r. p. Billings and p. $. il
User had charge of the sale OF coffee, I
sndwiches, hotdogs and ice cream. \
The l200-foo toboggan chute was +
excellent condition and was in con Il
nual use all day without charge. The a
dies OF the community furnished din I
,r and supper to the visitors at the o
anquet hall m
Scenes of the day are expected to be n
produced ON the movie film, as W
of the Fox film and f. el
Houston of Montpelier took photo
.aphs of the various events on ski jc
,ggan HILL t.
As a finale to the day of enjoy tl
ent, a minstrel show was put on sue er
ssfully last night and viii be re- Of
ated tonight, the proceeds of the ii
ow going to pay the expense of the l.
rnival.
Friday has been designated as le
day and guides will be eli
Tnished for those who desire to take ba
snowshoe hike up Mount Mansfield. ar
well as for shorter trips. an