Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-25

sm1ieo Denlsniy upon every event OF
the third annual State OF Maine Win
ter Carnival, which was concluded Sat-
urday night after three days of won
| derfll weather with crowded programs
OF snow and ice events, and the mon
ster Carnival Ball on the second night.
The closing event of the three days of
celebration was the dinner dance at
the Augusta House, which was attend
ed by nearly 200 couples. and which in
its brilliance was a most fitting end
ing to one Of the most successful and
enjoyable observances of the kind ever
held in Maine.
King Winter kept his unruly ele-
ments well in leash throughout the
carnival days, after dumping many car
loads Of clean snow into the city and
on the contest fields the day before
| the program was officially started.
Probably more Of the Capital City's
own residents and visitors from all Sec
tons of the Pine Tree State partici-
pated in and witnessed the many events
| this year than ever before. With 20
schools. representing all sections Of
the State. contesting for the Maine Sec
ondary school championship, and teams
| from all four of the Maine colleges on
hand, the Augusta Carnival remains
supreme as the official State of Maine
Winter Carnival.
Saturdays Events
| The events of the concluding day,
| Saturday, were even more interesting
| than on the preceding days. with the
college competitions. the Maine anna
teur ski jumping championship. the
hockey clash, the Kennebec valley trap
shooting congress, the ice races and the
stellar exhibition by the fancy and &C.
| robatic professional performers on the
steel runners.
The wearers Of the garnet from
Bates College, Lewiston, by entering
| a we'll balanced team of snowShoe and
ski athletes took the Governor BoXter
trophy away from the L. of NJ, who
had two legs on the cup and only need
ed to win this year to retain the tro-
ply permanently. The Lewiston collie
gans rounded out their successes by
nosing out the Colby icebirds in fast
and closely fought hockey game on
the Williams Field rink Saturday aft
ernoon by a 3 to l tally.
The blue jerseyed athletes wearing
the white bear insignia from the State
University finished a tie for third
place with Colby, with Bowdoin in
the position. There were several sur
prises and as many thrills in the
finishes Of the college ski and snow
shoe events, and in the ski jumping,
Ma tsunago. q Japanese athlete, wear
ing the pine tree and circle insignia
Of Bates. won handily over all other
contestants.
Great Program at Williams Field
Besides the hockey clash there were
several other attractions on the Will
liams field ice surface Saturday at
ternoon. which gave the railbirds and
real winter sports enthusiasts full
afternoon of pleasure. The women's
skating events were closely contested
and spectacular to n degree and elici-
ted hearty cheers from the followers.
Carlisle and Bourke the splendid
fancy skating team from Boston
Arena, and Harry Flemming, the
skating comedian, again exhibited on
the ice, and again entctained the big
crowd with their clever stunts.
The exhibitions Of Miss Laura Jean
Carlisle and Jimmie Bourke, were
without doubt the finest ever seen in
this section of the state. Their act
was gorgeously costumed and their
performance singly or together was
entirely satisfying.
A Credit to Capital City
The third annual State of Maine
record of success in providing enter
tainment and opportunities for par
ticipation, that will be difficult to
equal by any other community In any
section of Maine or New England.
From the opening carnival parade to
the concluding dancing party, the
events We're run off with commend
able precision and adherence to
schedule. and aided by the splendid
weather conditions unqualified sue
cess crowned the efforts of the COM
mittees and workers who had the ar
engagements in charge. Credit is due
the citizens Of the Capital City as
we'll for it was by their cooperation
and interest and enthusiasm that the
great demonstration this year was
made possible and proved to be a
wonderful achievement Of community
endeavOr.
Bates Wins Baxter Cup
Bates college won leg on the
Governor Baxter trophy, Saturday In
the inter- collegiate snow shoe and
ski meet, which was held as part of
the State Of Maine Winter Carnival.
when they took the meet by a strong
margin. The final standing Of the
colleges was Bates %. Bowdoin s.
Colby 7. University Of Maine Z.
This is the third time that the
colleges have competed for the cup.
which must be won three years for
permanent possession, and University
OF Maine has won it at both Of the
other two contests.
Bates brought strong aggregation
Of contestants to the carnival but
showed up especially well in the ski
tyrv fc vIo Gycf
in the jumping. first in the $50 yard
ski relay and taking all three places
in the five mile cross country ski
race. Wills was the only man on
the Bates team to place in the snow
shoe events, he coming in third In the
three mile cross country snowshoe
race.
Surprise in Cross Country
Laughton Of Colby sprung a sur
prise in the three mile cross country
snow-s shoe race. by finishing first
with a lead Of about fifty feet over
Patten OF Maine. who was looked up
on as q sure winner. Patten has !
been in thirteen cross country events |
in the past two years and 1t is I'M
derstood that this is the first time !
that he has not crossed the line first. !
Laughton came in in fine style and |
although Patten tried hard to over |
take him, he could not make the !
grade.
Laughton ran the race with great
GOODNESS and deserved to win. A
short time after he started he found !,
that one Of the straps on his snow
shoe was loose and that his foot was
slipping, cutting down his speed and
making the going very hard. After
careful elaboration ne decided that
he would do better to stop and. fix