The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-26
SOCIETY IN BLOOMERS.
Their First Athletic Exhibition at the
Multnomah Club.


Portland Oregondan: The lady mem
bers of the Multnomah club gave their
first athletic exhibition in the club
gymnasium yesterday afternoon. in the
presence of at least 400 spectators.
There were 20 participants in the exhi-
bition, the first OF the kind the ladies'
have given, and in their trim dark blue
gymnasium suits they made an attract
i've sight as they went through the va
for something else besides looking pref
ty. and before they had concluded their
entertainment, which ended with
game of basket ball, they had opened
the eyes of the sterner sex present,
that there were no mean athletes
among their number, Notwithstanding
the handicap of their sex.
The gymnastic part of the exhibition
consisted of a dumb-bell drill. chest
weights and parallel bar exercise, rope
climbing, balance movements, club
swinging. jumping and marching.
All-around medals were given for all
OF the events except the high-jumping,
which had a separate medal. All of the
contestants showed remarkable agility
and skill in the various exercises, ccm-
bined with grace of movement which
charmed the spectators, but Miss Fail
Ing and Mrs. Cole were easily first.
Mrs. Cole showed exceptional clever
hess in the club drill. In the other
events the honors were so close be-
tween her and Miss Failing as to cause
the judges. Messrs Oviatt. Krohn and
Judge, some difficulty IN reaching a de-
cision. The marching was especially
pretty and well executed by all, but the
steps and movements of Miss Hewitt
and Mrs. Buffum were especially grace
full
The rope-climbing feat was easily
won by Mrs. Foster, who climbed AZ
feet. Mrs. Cole climbed 3s feet, Miss
Goldsmith 80 feet Mrs. Buffum 26 feet.
inches and Miss Failing IA feet.
The judges awarded Miss Failing first
place in the all-around championship
and Mrs. Cole second place. Miss Gold
smith and Mrs. Buffum tied for third
place. and Miss Hewitt was fifth
The high jump was an exciting con-
and tied at feet and 10 inches. 1t was
jumped off and Miss Nice won.
The basketball contest which follow
ed was, as one young man who saw the
game said, "a hot game" and before
the end of the first half was reached
and her hair disheveled. The teams
were divided into reds and whites. the
players wearing proper colored ribbons
to designate their sides. The game was
in two halves of 10 minutes each with
a 5-mfnute intermission. and before the
emu the young men VINO WdtcneQ the
game from the gallery were worked up
to such a pitch that they yelled as II
they were on a football field. The reds,
under Captain Nice. made things inter-
esting for their opponents In the first
half; but, unfortunately, Miss Hewitt,
one OF their best players. was injured
and Obliged TO retire TO the side lines
and a substitute put in. Thus weak
ened. the reds lost heart somewhat in
the second half. and the game result I'd
in a victory for the whites by a score
of 2 TO l.
The teams were as follows: Reds
Miss Nice (captain). Miss Hoyt. Miss
Goldsmith, Miss Hewitt, (Miss Ar
buckle), Miss Ainslee; Whites-Mrs.
r. w. Wilbur (captadn). Mrs Cole,
Mrs. +. Harlow. Miss Gilliland, Miss
Curtis. The exhibition was such a sue
cess that the lady members are think-
ing Of repeating II.