Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-06-10
BLUEHILL TRACK MEET.
Stevens Academy and Capt. York of
Bluehill Team Win.

Bluehill Team Win.
Bluehill, June 8 Especially The
fifth annual district track meet was
held at Mountain Park, June l..
Stevens academy entered powerful
team in both track and field, and
ran away with the meet from the
start, taking ten firsts, tying
another and scoring in every event
Final score was: Stevens acad-
envy, IS; Brooklin high, "a; Sedg-
wick high, 6; Surry high, 2. Clark
high of Penobscot did not score
York, captain of the Stevens team,
won the individual championship
cup, with II points, breaking the
records in both half and quarter
mile, tying with Staples of BROOKLYN
in the high hurdles and scoring
second in the low He was hard
pressed for the honor by his class
mate, Fred Owens, with 16 points
Victor Owens was third, with IA IL,
and Staples fourth with a.
Fifteen sprinters toed the mark
and faced a stiff wind for the century
dash. Fred Owens broke the tape in
II is seconds, winning by inches
from Dow of Brooklin, with H. Duffy
| of Bluehill third. In the first half
of the mile, the field was we'll
| punched, setting a slow pace. r..
| Duffy of Bluehill took the lead at
the three-quarter mark, and was not
headed, winning easily in the rather
slow time of $40. Anderson OF
Sedgwick ran second and Grindle OF
Bluehill third.
Richards, Bluehill's best bet in the
weights, won the shot put with tine
toss of SO TT. 2 u in. Earls, OF the
same team, took second, 35 it., p
in, and Staples of Brooklin third,
35 it., 2 in.
1t was all Stevens in the quarter
mile, York lowering the record to
521a seconds, followed by F. Owen
and w. Gray The pole vault was
also an all-crimson event. Victor
Owens clearing the bar at s IT., + in,
with Ward, Snow and F. Owens tied
for second and third places.
The high timbers was a holly
contested affair, Staples and York
running a dead heat in " seconds.
Staples won the toss for the first
place medal. Oscar Candage Of
Stevens took the remaining point.
AS expected, Richards broke his own
record with the lib. hammer, with
great heave of "a it., 21a in.
Staples and V. Owens won second
and third.
Mcfarland of Brooklin flashed in
the standing broad jump, winning
over V. Owens and H. Duffy. Best
Jump, 8 it., 3 in. York paraded in
the half mile, and incidentally cut
the track record to 2.13 Id. He
finished under wraps, saving himself
for the relay. His team mate, Snow,
paced him in, and Anderson OF
Sedgwick took third.
Freddy Owens ran a sensational
furlong from gun to tape. He was
clicked in "a sec. fiat, clipping l 1-5
seconds from the old record made by
Marks. H. Duffy and Staples were
in the other points.
The high jump went to Victor
Owens, Candage of Bluehill and Gas
par of Surry tying for second and
third. Height, it., 8 in. Staples
repeated in the low hurdles, with
York less than step behind, in
2934. Duffy and V. Owens split the
remaining point.
Mcfarland of Brooklin was easily
best in the running broad jump, with
a nice leap of II it., 1 y in. Clapp
of Brool1lin runner-up and F. Owens
third.
Three teams faced the starter in
the half mile relay, always regarded
as the blue ribbon event of these
1T,,, tnD
drew the rail, and set a terrific
pace, opening a wide gap, which VIC
Owens increased. Duffy, number
three on the team, also had the edge
on his competitors and passed the
baton to Fred Owens at anchor, who
went after the record. Tearing
down the stretch in splendid form,
he was caught by the watches in
1.4S, a record which will probably
last for some time, and compares
favorably with the school records on
cinders and boards. Brooklin, who
has won for the past four years, was
a bad second, and Sedgwick was
third.
At the rally in the town hall in
the evening, the medals and cups
were presented by Harry Hinckley,
and the schools cheered each point
winner and school. The entertain
ment was furnished by Neil Pater-
son, Scotch comedian and bagpipe
player. A feature that delighted the
crowd was an original poem that in
Guided the names of all the officials
and winners. Fogg's orchestra played
for the dance that completed the pro-
gram.