The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-20
FIRE PARADE
TERMINATES BIC
SPORTS CARNIVAL
Bennington's Venture into Cold
Weather Games a Success
AWARDS BY JUDGE HOLDEN
Effort Has Proved More Elabor
ate Program Possible for
Next Year

Bennlngton's first winter carnival
came to close Saturday evening. A
parade Of carnival participants led
by the band and lighted by fireworks,
began tie program of the evening
Following the parade Judge Il. H.
Holden presented the pr zes to the
winning school pupils who had con-
tested in the carnival events. The
fast skating contest for girls under
~ was won by Grace Bent who re.
ceiyed a pair of skis. Agnes Grif.
fin, who won second prize, received
pair Of wool gloves. The fast skat.
ing contest for boys under 12 was
won by Clinton Wa dron and for this
be received a pair of skis. Second
In this contest was Joseph Gunshan-
non who received a scout knife.
Catherine Burt won the girls fast
skating contest in the II TO Is class
and for this received a pair of skis
while a pair of wool gloves as second
prize went to Catherine Teller. A
pair OF skis as first prize went to
Franklin X. Hyde for winning the
fast skating contest Tor boys u to Is
while second prize, a scout knife.
went to Wilfred Seymour. Fancy
skating contest for boys u to Is was
won by Homer LeBarge and ..ie prize
was PAL OF skis; second prize.
scout knife, went to Victor Mattison.
Edward Hollister received skates. a
hockey stick and puck for winning
the ski contest for boys under twelve
Breard Hawks won second prize, a
scout knife. The ski contest for
boys in the Il to 10 cass carried
pair o. snow shoes as first prize and
was won by A. L. ElWell; second prize
scout AK was won by J. Drohart.
The contest for high school boys was
won by Richard Hall and he received
toboggan; Fred Grant won second
prize in t1's contest and was award
ed a pair of skates
The wood chopping prizes, a pair
OF snow shoes for each man In the
winning team, went to Frank Rous.
seau and Annie LaFlamme. The
wood chopping contest was a close
one until the trees were feled when
the failure of the saw used by the
Whites, father and son, left the con
test a wa away for LaFlamme and
Rousseau.
The Hockey game between Ben
nington high school and Hoosac
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The score was two to nothing in
ayor Of Hoosac school
Pre- ribbons for best women's
winter sport costumes were also
awarded Saturday evening Marion
Baldwin received first prize and Jea-
nette Perkins received second prize.
After the prizes were all awarded
the band played several old fashioned
songs and everyone joined in s'ng-
ing. South street was closed 10 trat-
fic for tie evening and the coasters
with s'eds and double runners finish
ed out the evening at this sport
The first event Of Saturday after
noon to start, was the trap shooting
contest. THIS was between two
teams 1st team consisted of Trenor
Gregg, Harry Warren, Clarence Hol-
zen, Leonard Lawrence and Ray
mond Resseguie; second team,
Tarrant Sibey, Harry Cof in Ed
ward w, Dewey Marcus Burlington
and S. b. Hawks. First prize went
to team number two and second pr ze
to team number one. The score OF
team number two was 50 hits in a
possible 125 and the score of team
number one 40 hits in a possible 1925,
The highest individual score was
made by Edward w. Dewey 19 Il IS
in a possible %; the second individu-
al score, IA hits in a poss BILE 20, by
Treror Gregg After the contest
Captain Richard OF The Winchester
Repeating Arms company, who iudg'
ed the contest, took part with
team OF four in some exhibition
work Captain Richard never missed
a target cough he stuck to his earl
Ter statement that he wouldn't take :
off his heavy fur lined coat II he
missed them all. Shooting conditions
were bad, the wind was blowing
hard end was cold enough to make
one suffer when standing as still as
trap shooting requires.
re high school ski.iump ng con-
test was won by Richard Hall with
good work done by Fred Grant and
Robert Holden Practic'ng on the
ski-jump by boys Of all ages kept up
and this feature proved .
interesting and amusing to the
crowds of spectators. The toboggan
chute was working continually and
all enjoyed the sport If more snow
arrives this feature and the ski-jump
will prove OF great value and inter.
est during the remainder of the win
ter.
Bennington's 1922 winter carnival
has proved an unqualified success.
First started by Miss Johnson the
Welfare association recreation in.
structor, who called a meeting to con.
slider the matter about three weeks
ago, It had to be hurried because of
the lateness of the season. While
we often get plenty of winter after
I,Na 10 l.