Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-10-05
TH|RD EDITION.
The warren Gymnasts.


for the purpose of practcing healthy re-
creation tor the development of muscle.
The club meets in the second story of
the Washington Steam Fire Engine
house, where they acticeperformances
with dumb bells, Indian clubs, lift
heavy weights, climb ladders, and prac-
tice trapezs performance, and ON the
parallel and horizontal bars.
That the community might know
there was such an association and the
purposes for which 1t was intended, the
club determined upon public exhibit
ton last Saturday afternoon, In the
Union street base ball grounds.
1t was the intention OF the club To-
have had several entries from the Penn
sylvania University, Southwark, Nor.
ristown and Chester, Pa, Baltimore,
Nd, Patterson, n. j., and several Other
places outside OF Wilmington, but Il Q
iuclemency of the weather the first part
of the day prevented the arrival OF The
expected participants, and the home
club had to bear the brunt OF the day
and night nob,y did they perform their
part.
Toe attendance was unexpected ~
large, showing the interest manitested,
and amongst tho audience were aoout
ole hundred ladies, who occupied the
grand stand. The Who'll, attendance
WAS estimated at about 100.
The exercises commenced after
O'Clock with MIR. W. q. Philbrook as
manager, &. +. Clayton acted az star
ter, James II. Cameron and Joseph
Simmons, OF last years wilmington
base ball club, acted as judges, john
T. West reteIee AID Walter l.. Butter
timeReeper.
The frat exercise was an amusing
one, in which eight persons had volun-
teered TO engage in an egg and spoon
racs, bat when the starting time came,
only w. j. Lee and Georse W. Barney
were on hand. The contestants were
each 10 carry an egg ia a spoon bO
yards, and the one who reached the
end of the course in the shortest time
without dropping the egg was 70 be
declared the winner. Lse csme In first
Wit his egg, with Barney close On his
heels.
A 100 yards handicap race was the
next event of the attern 1on, IN which
there We're II entries and seven starters
The first prIzs was god medal Tit
second a silver medal.
j. Shipley, c. l.. Schatfer and L. ID
Frock started in first heat, Frock win
ming in eleven seconds, Schaif4T CONT
IN second. In he second Leat L. 9
Barton, &. c. kur 2, W. Bo,r and W
A. McNeal started, Bo,I taking IN
lead anu keeping il to the end, Kurt
coming in second. Tune, IL zee
onds
The final heat followed with only II
FIRST and second men In each entering
Twas nip and tack beJwee Frock an
Bot, the latter winning in 1928 SCI
oDds.
During the interva between the hea
Messrs Barney. DlIlmau and 5. H. "a
kins gave a superb exhibition OF gyu
nastic skill upon the horizontal ba
which elected enthusiastic Applause.
The hall mile race first pr u was VIC
by j. BALDWIN IL . minutes and s st,
onds.
Toe one mile Licvcle race VI
anxiouslv aTat.,d no the sn.cfa,o,
There we're ~ rn,ri',s tut only OF
star.er anuearad "A Eahlor. IF n
Pennsylyanla A to5..jc Ohm. VIII 70,
the mile TN - and was given Il
cum Su6.,',54,ltr q u bnI.anne
of the GL,s;,-e# f. ,5..I. Climb. and h
Curtis of ,,.,s.t. DJ,E.re sunoAr
nnon HE Jr,r,.d D. ~ 80
anew weFn ,,,.-.a ~ rnIt.st
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u u oNo u'i''S "eie petlotideo oet"e
.h9 $50
Jun NieN5y NoA vac handsome &c
anu s.IE,i tiaEFtS image W raising
pounu "'i2nt - times aooNe
neal nv, "t.nou. oI1i ping II
INC oohtess loV ,We Elchsng prihe
Gonnueu ~ y ~ pp'tlhah' H.
anu ". II. Ghktr, II
oiooA WI ing anu tAh'Lg the sll
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~ iHIne.' "n1Gn 10 CoAa'uefee reha
ap!Y hlen KICK
very nae Xu!oi.loh OF acrob;
petioFinahc59 looh pace. Iartlclpa
IN oy Gteiher' j ii "a klns,J. LIE
and W Jones
Inc Tug OF war between the /. ues
WhiIes OF the nome cub Was
e4cltlhg contest between Isaac Druk
george W. Sasse, George Barney
i. oaihoun ana Benz AMIN apenc
one slne, and john LDcEard,
nam II. BAKER, d a.. Hail. H..
stevens and II. F. Noilme' on
other' the first named OF each
actlhe as an anchor, AROUND whom
ehds OF S'rGns rope were wound.
war consisted ~ tGch party Try in
gain Inc rope by Iuane
In the w. y@ra hurdle raHs the
loving wee tne opLte-tants
d. Ii ench, ~ the Chester An
cluD j. ". ohei!, OF the penu-y "
university Athlhtic Club, and q.
bornan, =. r. hotlerman, OF
warren Atnietlc club. The race
won by j Il Sleli in p s"co
in rid utt