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Ninth to twelfth tied : — 

 John J. Rafter, Sharon. 

 H. Arthur Standish, Middleborough. 

 Edgar M. West, West Tisbury. 

 George C. & William C. Wilkins, Plainville. 



Thirteenth to twentieth tied : — 

 Lewis F. Blossom, Fairhaven. 

 Everett A. Bowen, Lakeville. 

 Melvin 0. Bradford, Acushnet. 

 Michael J. Conway, Taunton. 

 John Olson, Raj^nham. 

 George Parker, Sandwich. 

 Jose Pontes, Swansea. 

 Harry 0. White, New Bedford. 



Twenty-first prize, John J. Lemaire, Taunton. 

 Twenty-second prize, John B. Souza, Taunton. 

 Twenty-third prize, Benjamin W. Shaw, Weymouth. 

 Twenty-fourth prize, Almon S. Tilton, Chilmark. 

 Twenty-fifth prize, Charles R. Neagus, North Dartmouth. 



Class 1 (b). Juniors. 

 First prize, Leonard F. Lemaire, Taunton. 



Class 1 (c). Hired Help. 

 First prize, George D. Paige, Hanson. 

 Second prize, Harry D. West, West Tisbury. 

 Third prize, Edward Quinn, Kingston. 



Fourth to sixth tied : — 



Charles C. Bichterman, Middleborough. 

 Charles H. Hilliard, Sandwich. 

 William S. Taylor, Needham. 



In the case of the sweepstakes prize of $100, five persons 

 were tied for jBrst position; therefore this prize could not be 

 awarded. Upon recommendation of the judge, however, the 

 money was equally distributed among the first four contestants 

 of the western district and the first one of the central district. 



The prize of $125 for the largest number of entries was 

 awarded to the central district, and the money was equally 

 distributed among the contestants ranking 26-50, inclusive. 



