Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-27

The outstanding event among Sc
ries Of features at the fifth annual
State Of Maine Winter Carnival
which will be held in this city on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Feb.
4, 5 and 6, will be the annual compe-
tition of the Maine Interscholastic
Winter Sports Association to deter
mine the schoolboy championship of
the state in winter sports. This is q
competition such as no other state
in the union boasts of, it is thought,
and the many events are always well
fought and the field of contestants is
large.
Lee academy of Lee, Me-, sent q
strong aggregation of snowmen to
this city last winter and wrested the
Maine winter sports crown from the
South Paris team, winners in 1924.
1t is understood that the Lee acad-
envy which will compete this year
will be composed Of the same mem
bers as last year, and with such a
group of contestants in the race any
other secondary school that attempts
to win first honors will find the sled
ding very hard.
The officials Of the Maine Inter-
scholastic Winter Sports Association
contest will be: referee, Superinten-
dent Fred w. Burrill of the Augusta
public schools; clerk of course, Hoyt
II. Mahan, physical director at the
Augusta Y. M. C. A.: assistant clerk
of course, Philip Churchill; judges,
Raymond S. Grant. boys work secre-
tary at the Augusta Y. NJ. c. A.. AL
mon B. Sullivan, Robert B. William
son; custodian of prizes. Aide ms.
Hichborn; timekeeper, Charles S.
Brown.
The smaller school children. those
of grammar school age, will also
compete in a series of snow and ice
events, these being held on Friday
and Saturday.
A fine hockey game has been ar
ranged between Cony high and the
Portland high boys and between the
local team and the Colby freshmen.
These two games will give lovers of
the sport a chance to see some real
hockey. Those whose taste runs
more to horse racing will see some
exciting brushes on the Kennebec RI
YER above the dam on the first after
noon of the carnival
On the evening of Thursday. the
Grand Carnival Ball will be held at
City Hall with several feature acts
of vaudeville and general dancing.
This is always one of the features of
the carnival.
On Friday ovopipo q = & osolooly tba
officials, councillors and interscholas-
tic contestants will be the guests of
Governor Ralph o. Brewster at a
banquet which is to be held at the
Augusta Y. NJ. c. A. This is an an
nual event and is a most enjoyable
one for the contestants. The coro-
nation of the carnival queen, a DEM
onstration by an Eskimo dog team,
skating races for men, women, boys
and girls, a mammoth bonfire, a
band and prizes for the hest fancy
skating costumes will add to the en-
joyment of the skating party which
will be held at the Cony High skat-
ing rink at 7.90 on Friday night. A
dinner dance at the Augusta House
will be the final event of the carni-
val this taking place at o'clock
Saturday evening.
The program for the three days Of
winter sports is as follows:
Thursday, February 4.
200 P. M.-Horse racing on Ken
nebec river above dam.
$3.50 P. M.-Hockey: Cony VS. Colby
Freshmen, Cony High Hockey Rink
500 p. M.-Grand Carnival Ball at
City Hall-Dancing and Vaudeville
Friday, February 5.
D.. A 10,
Jumping Contests, Ganneston Park.
1000 A. Nm. /. w. S. A. snow
events, trials and semi-finals, Win
throp street opposite Lithgow Library
100 P. MN. I. w. S. A. snow
events, finals, Winthrop street. 100
yard snowshoe dash. 100-yard ski dash,
1-mile snowshoe race, 2-mile ski race
400 P. M.-Opportunity for dele
gates to visit Blaine Mansion, the res
idence of the governor. Grammar
school ski jumping. Ganneston Park
800 P. M.-Governors banquet to
officials, councillors and interscholastc
contestants at Augusta Y. NJ. C. A.
7.30 =. M.-Evens at Cony High
School Rink; Coronation of Carnival
Queen; Demonstrations by Eskimo
Dog Team; Skating Races for Men,
Women, Boys, Girls; Mammoth Bon
fire; Fancy Costume Prizes; Band
Saturday, Febsuary
900 A. Mn. I. w. S. A. Skating
Events at Cony Rink: Trials and
Finals; 440-yard Dash: 440-yard
Backward Race; SS0-yard Race: One
Mile Race-Grammar School Snow
Events-opposite Cony High School,
1000 A. M.-Grammar School
Skating Events-Cony Rink.
230 p. M.-Hockey-Cony VS..
Portland: Demonstration by Eskimo
Dog Team-Cony Rink.
100 2. M.-Dinner Dance at Au-
gusta House.