Canadian grocer July-December 1898 . he fact that part of theprogramme was not finished, owing to lackof time. On Wednesday last, these events wererun off at the Exhibition grounds, Toronto. The first race was the bicycle team racebetween the Toronto grocers and the Torontotravelers. The grocers team consisted ofMessrs. Panter, Thorne, Robertson, T. , Manley, and D. J. Kelly, while thetravelers were represented by Messrs. Fare-well, McVicar, Pearson, Burns, Collins andPepall. The first five to cross the tape were Fare-well, McVicar, Thorne, Panter, Kelly,and, as the result of the
Canadian grocer July-December 1898 . he fact that part of theprogramme was not finished, owing to lackof time. On Wednesday last, these events wererun off at the Exhibition grounds, Toronto. The first race was the bicycle team racebetween the Toronto grocers and the Torontotravelers. The grocers team consisted ofMessrs. Panter, Thorne, Robertson, T. , Manley, and D. J. Kelly, while thetravelers were represented by Messrs. Fare-well, McVicar, Pearson, Burns, Collins andPepall. The first five to cross the tape were Fare-well, McVicar, Thorne, Panter, Kelly,and, as the result of the race was a tie forthe two teams, it was decided to give theprizes to these five. The other event was the named bicyclerace (handicap), for members of the associa-tion. The following grocers started : and F. Thome, scratch ; T. Holmes,R. B. Snow and T. Clarke, 20 yards ; Clarke, D. Bell and W. J. Sykes, 30yards ; W. H. Marmion and A. R. William-son, 50 yards. The race was an excitingone, Messrs. Blood and Thorne having a. bad spill, and D. W. Clarke colliding withA. R. Williamson, doing material damageto his countenance The winners were : T. Clarke, 1st ; Williamson, 2nd ; T. Holmes, 3rd ; , 4th ; F. Thorne, 5th. After these events two ball teams werechosen, with Messrs. Boland and Parmenteras captains. Three innings were played,all of which were prolific of numerous runs,Bolands team doing the heaviest stickwork, and winning by a score in the neigh-borhood of thirty to their opponents sixteen. EXHIBITING IN RETAIL STORES. There are many lines handled by grocersin which the consumption might be naturallyincreased if consumers knew how to preparethem properly. Chocolate and cocoa is oneof these. How seldom does one get a goodcup of this delicious beverage ! Actual ex-hibitions in retail stores of the proper methodof preparing cocoa have done much traveling show is generally too Baker & Co., Montreal, have hitupon an effective plan.
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