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Blind Bay Sports.The sports and dance at Blind Bay on Friday, September 27th, reflected credit on the management. The arrangements for the day were In the hands of the Blind Bay hall committee, consisting of Mrs. Dunne, Mrs. Baines, and Miss D. M. Barnet.Some interesting athletic events filled the afternoon. A spar and pillow contest was won by John Brown, of Celista. For the benefit of the uninitiated it is explained that in a spar and pillow contest two persona sit on a rail about six feet from the ground and indulge in an old fashioned pillow fight, the one who unhorses his opponent being the winner. The winning of this event was a great honor as it carried with it the world's championship.The greasy pole event was won by Oliver G. Freeman. The prize was a bottle of Scotch, which the winner, being a novice in such things, mistook for beer, with results that need not be described.The winners of the obstacle race were: 1st, Ernest Buckingham; 2nd, Stanley Reedman.The first honors in the hundred yards dash went toFlannigan, Reedman second.The ladies' and gents’ four oared boat race was won by Mr. A. and Miss D. M. Barnet.The cigarette and button contest was another championship event, and was won in record time by A. Barnet and Miss Kate Thomson. The lady is equipped with a needle, thread and button, and the gentleman with a cigarette ~.nd match. They run towards each other from points one hundred yards apart and when they meet the gentleman hand the lady the match and cigarette and she hands him the other stuff. The lady smokes the cigarette and the gentleman makes proper use of the needle, thread and button. The pair that are finished first and back to the starting points are adjudged the victors.The performance of the ladies showed the effects of long and careful training. Among the gentlemen some were stale from over training, while others were absolutely green.The dance in the evening was better attended than the afternoon affair, and! \ needless to say, was a success. Fxcel- 1: lent music was furnished by Messrs. t Buckingham, Thomson and Tom Brown, h violinists, accompanied on the piano by j e Mrs. Baines and A. G. Reedman. I d
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Chase Tribune
Chase, British Columbia, CA
Fri, Oct 04, 1912
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