The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-06-13

10. John S. George and Co.
10. Fort Montagu Beach Hotel.
20. British Colonial Hotel.
81. Moseley's Book Store and
Songs of the Island and Para
disc Beach.
%. D'AIbeoras Agencies.
%. Cookie Shell.
"a. East Bay Service Station
and Charles E. Carey and Son.
rs. Nassau Daily Tribune.
e. ACME and Bahama Pack
erS, Ltd.
81. Combined Float.
%. ESQ Standard Oil.
20. Phillip Kemp and Bethel
Robertson Co.
80. Ebenezer Church Youth
Group.
Prizes were awarded as follows:
Cookie Shell, first; Chas. Carey
and Son and East Bay Service
Station, second; Bethel Robertson,
third; Carver Garden Club, 4th.
Government observation-disclosures
Lands, first; Recommendations,
second; Public Works Department
third.
THURSDAY - The sun shone
brightly. The Fort Charlotte
Grounds harden up quite suit
able for the athletic sports.
Thousands of spectators; the
largest crowd to watch athletic
sports, was present at 1890 when
His ExceIency declared the sports
meet opened. We will give you a
full report on the sports meet
later.
On Thursday evening the Boys
Organizations went over the top
when the Boys Brigade, the
Troops of Boy Scouts and Sea
Scouts put on torchlight pa
rade. Thousands of people lined
The route of march from Union
St., now Elizabeth Avenue, to Fit.
Charlotte Grounds and cheered
the boys as the spectacular pa
rade passed in full military steps
10 the tone of their drums and
bugleS and fife and drums each
scout carrying a different color.
Yes, this cOlorful parade illum-
mated darkened spots as the boys
marched by.
The drills and demonstrations
at the Fort were really something
to see. It was really a Corona
ton pageant.
FRIDAY - The week long COR
onation celebration was brought
to a close on Friday with deco
rated boat parade down the har-
bour and aquatic sports at Mon
tague Beach in the afternoon and
fire works and community sing
ing at Fort Charlotte grounds dur
ing the evening. Hundreds of
spectators lined the water front
or watched from boats as the
decorated parade passed through
rough seas. Captain Harry
Knowles alexandra" won the
prize for best decorated boat,
while Mr.. Charles Carey "Bally-
hoo" won the prize for originality.
The smack boat race sailed over
a three mile course was won by
Frank WITHHELD, Allan Cart
wright, second and James Hep
burn, third. In the out board race
Graham Martins Thunderbolt,
first and Basil Albury, second,
Eckio Lowe, third.
The first speed boat race was
won by Sunny Carey with Sid
ney Brown second and Reginald
Lightbourn third. In the second
speed boat race Roy Ramsay, first
Lester Brown, second and Robert
Murdoch, third.
The swimming race was won
by Anthony Kemp. Bernard But
Ter was second and Ricardo Rob-
ertS, third.
After a hard struggle which
amused the spectators, Bobby Ell
don took the greasy pole prize.
After this event His Excellency
presented the trophies and med
ais.
Fit. Charlotte Grounds was
transformed into a fairyland on
Friday night when the spectacu-
Lar fire work climaxed the coro-
nation festivities. The largest
crowd ever to assemble at any
function was present and gazed
on in wonder as the rockets burst
into the clouds Illuminating the
sky and Fort grounds.