The record-union., 1891-04-14
T" LADIES' NIGHT. !"
A Charming Entertainment by the
Sacramento Athletic Club.
Dancing, Gymnastics and Presenta-
tion-Highland Filings and Balloon
Ascension-Arnold Honored.

Standing room was at a premium at the
Sacramento Athletic Clubs gymnasium
last evening.
The occasion was one of the clubs
popular ladies nights" and the ladies
turned out en- masse. The entertainment
was given by the club as testimonial in
honor Of Arthur Arnold, the clubs crack
gymnast, who is to leave Sacramento
next week for the East, to be gone several
years.
The programme was a superior one in
every respect and had the one great
feature of not being too long. Neither
were there any Of those long waits pecul-
lar to amateur performances, and every
thing showed good and thorough manage
ment. President George Clark, John
Heany and A. L. Ripley were most active
in carrying the programme through. and
deserve great credit for their services.
SOMERSAULTING.
The entertainment opened with leaping
from the batout board by Arthur Arnold
joaquin BulSlay. Adam Bergman, j. G
Mansfield and Master Monte Newbert
After this Professor G. Godefrey, teacher
Of athletics at the club, gave splendid
exhibition with the cannon balls. Al.
hlelnSOrge next won round after round
OF applause with his fancy cIub-swinging
and general gracefulness.
After the club-swinging came the box
ing, and 1t was rare treat. The first set
to was an unusually clever one between
Charley Bauer and Ed Kay. two of the
clubs best feather-weights. The skill and
agility shown by these two gentlemen
was wonderful. Next came bout be-
tween William Johnson, the champion
amateur middle-weight, and George Lit
tleheld, with blackened gloves. 1t was
an intensely amusing affair, and at the
same time a clever exhibition of the
manly art.
Dexter Dunphey, the boneless man,
twisted and contorted his body to the
intense delight of the audience, and after
his number came a very clever exhibition
on the lying rings by George Slusher
and Fred y. york. Although these
gentlemen had never before faced an audi
ence and had only been practicing a short
time on the rings their performance was
one of the features of the evening and was
one Of the most literally applauded.
LEGS AND ARMS.
Masters George and Monte Newbert
danced highland fling to hagpipe music
furnished by Master Renwick, and did
splendidly.
The entertainment concluded with a
bars by Arthur Arnold, the hero of the
evening, j. G.. Mansfield, and Professor
Godefroy. The latter was irresistibly
funny as the clown, particularly in his
balloon ascension. The bar work of
Messrs. Arnold and Mansfield was well
received. At the close of the act, and as
the performers were heading for the
dressing room, Thomas w. Humphrey
and President George Clark intercepted
Mr.. Arnold. Mr.. Humphrey said he
had very pleasant duty to perform, and
after complimenting the blushing young
athlete on his accomplishments, and the
invaluable services he had rendered the
club, presented to him on behalf of the
club, an elegant gold and diamond locket.
appropriately inscribed.
Now that the athletic portion of the
programme was over, President Clark
invited the guests into the next room
tthe skating rink, where provisions had
been made for d dance.