Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-03
Whale of a Program
Planned for Augusta
Winter Sports Carnival

AAAAAASS S~ASAASA6 oAOA6 III $40
or snowshoes: grown folks speeding
on the same contrivances: profession
ais leaping yards through the air:
skaters doing fancy stunts on the ice
and energetic young men whangins
the rubber puck around in a hockey
game-that's cross section OF what
Augusta Winter Sports Carnival is
going to be when it is held on Feb.
II and Is.
The carnival committee held more
Of their busy meetings yesterday and
as result the complete program. as
it has been made up to date, was put
into shape and is now announced.
Winter sports, as cooperative
proposition, are something new for
Augusta, but after the carnival this
year it seems certain that no winter
m the future will be complete with
out an event OF this kind. More than
that, the other places in Maine that
may be holding carnivals will do well
if they can keep up with the pace set
by the folks in the Capital City.
Beginning Friday afternoon. Feb.
II, and continuing for the rest of tsat
day and the next, there will be some
thing doing pretty much all the time.
The following is a schedule of the
events:
FRIDAY, FEB. II.
2 P. M.-Capital Park. Kennebec
county high school ski and snowshoe
meet to be participated in by teams
from Cony. Hallowell. Gardiner and
Winthrop High schools.
Cross country ski race. One mile.
Three-man teams.
Cross country snowshoe race. One
and half miles. Three-man teams.
! Ski running. 200 yards One entry
f. from each school.
Obstacle race on snowshoes. One
: entry from each school.
Relay race on skis-44o yards, 110
| yards to lap.
P M.-Capital Park. Open snow
shoe relay race OF 440 yards for men.
| Four-man teams.
Open ski relay race. 44o yards
| Four-man teams.
8 P. M.-Skating rink. Exhibition
skating and public.
$50 P. M.-Hockey rink. Augusta
vs.. Portland Country club.
SATURDAY
9 A. NJ. Muster field. Augusta
grammar school ski and snowshoe
meet. Finals.
Junior events-50-yd. snowshoe
dash. Boys 9Th grade. 50-yd. snow
shoe dash, girls 9Th grade. 50-yd. ski
dash. Boys 9Th grade. 5o-yd. ski
dash. Girls 9Th grade. 60-yd. snow
shoe dash. Boys 18th grade. 60-yd
snowshoe dash. Girls 18th grade.
9.45 A. NJ. Muster field. Senior
events. lloyd. snowshoe dash. Boys
Sth grade. 75-yd. snowshoe dash.
Girls sth grade. 75-yd. ski dash.
boys sth grade. lloyd. ski dash.
Girls Sth grade. so-yd. snowshoe
dash. Boys 9th grade. S0-yd. snow
shoe dash. Girls 9th grade. Obstacle
race. Boys and girls 9th grade
10 A. NJ. Muster field. SSO-yd
open ski run.
1880 A. M. Muster field. Ski and
snowshoe meet of the Outing clubs of
Bates. Bowdoin and Colby colleges
and the University of Maine.
Cross country ski race, one and a
half miles. Three-man teams Cross
country snowshoe race. Two miles
Three-man teams.
II A. NJ. Ganeston Park. 22-yd.
ski dash. One entry from each col
lege.
Ills A. NJ. Ski Jump. Open ski
jumping including exhibition jump
ing.
ct. NJ. Skating rink. Exhibition
skating.
go p. NJ. Capital Park. Outing
clubs of the Maine colleges. Obstacle
snowshoe race. one entry from each.
Ski relay race, four-man teams, 800
yards to lap.
2.45 P. NJ. Hockey rink. Inter-
collegiate hockey.
3.45 P. NJ. Capital Park. Open
snowshoe relay race for ladies. 44O-
yards. Teams Of four.
4,30 p. NJ. Augusta House. Tea
dance
p. NJ. City hall. Carnival Bail.
Entries for the open events are de-
sired. Those intending to participate
in these contests should notify the
committee by mail on or before Feb.