The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-24
A FINE EXHIBITION.
Gnsnby Y. M. c. A. eymnaslc TuplsUnder o.
leoIloloi iE. HeIber'.

The annual gymnastlc exhibition Of
the Providence y. NJ. G. A.. which was
given on Friday evening last. was a
most successful affair in every particu.
l,,f. and reflected the greatest credit
upon Mr.. O. J.. Herbert. the physical
director OF the association, who was In
charge OF the exhibition. There were
IL numbers on the program. and the
events included relay races between
teams from the Boston and Fall River
Y. NJ G.. AS, three from the local AS
ISOLATION the Providence English high.
classical high. Hope street high, Man
ual Training high and Friends schools.
The large audience waxcd quite enthu-
siastic over the excellent work done by
the young athletes
The various drills with Indian clubs,
dumb-bclls end wands and the fancy
marches We're excellent features. ana
this was followed by some very clover
tumbling. The pyramids by the junior
class and the drill with the parallel and
horizontal bars and long horse showed
wonderful muscular development. one
of the finest events on the program was
the drill OF the Naval Reserves, the
work with the guns being almost per-
feet. The sabre drill by Troop \, firse
battalion cavalry. was another splen-
did feature the work being far above
the average.
The relay races were all that could
be desired. and the Providence Y. NJ 6,
A.. which had three teams AT work,
were victorious in all but one OF tnell
races. DR. q. w. Cutler and G. r.
cobb acted as Judges; Dr. w Louis
Chapman served as timekeeper ana W.
!. Buckl ~, Jr.. as starter. The entire
affair was an excellent proof of tho
value OF the work of the Y. NJ. G. y.
gymnasium, at which the total attend
ance i'm the physical department has
been 1882, which means shat thar
number has been directly benefited.
Sixteen classes. with Ga divisions, ara
held every week During the year past
four indoor athletic meets and three Ia
dies nights have been held. and the
interest I'm the work of the gymnasium
has been most pronounced.
The complete program OF the events
was as follows: March and Indian club
drill: parallel bars by class OF Juniors
and seniors; angle march and dumb
bell drill: relay race between Boston
and Providence Y. NJ. G. AS, Boston
Jackson, Tanning and Taylor. Provi-
dence-Whitney Lind, Short and Me
kenna, won by Boston Y. NJ. &. A., time
tumbling by Messrs. Grant and Merrill:
pyramids by junior members; relay
race between Fall River and Providence
Y. NJ. G.. \. -. Fall River team-R. Rey-
nolds, II. Reynolds. Dumas and At
wood. Providence team No. MAX
well. Simons. Holmes r.. c. Cook. won
by Providence Y. NJ. G. A., time 1:24 As:
sabre drill. Troop A, First battalion
cavalry, II. !. NJ, Lieut.. Dexter COM
manding: relay race between Manual
Training and Englinsh High school
teams. Manual Training (colors Grim
son and white)-YorkS Everett Dealey
and Bowen. English High (colors brown
and white)-Lenzen, OHara Delaney
and Sayles, won by Manual Training
High 1926 3-5; horizontal bar and long
horse by senior members: flambeau
swinging by John Schurun: artillery
drill by Providence Naval Reserves ar
tlllery company; relay races, Classical
high school vs. Hope Street high school
teams. Classical (colors purple and
white)--Dunns, Phetteplace. Sherwood
and Frost: Hope Street high (colors
blue and white) Bannigan. Gray. Ost-
by and Thurber: won by Hope Street
high: time 1:25; Providence Y. NJ. c. A.
team No. | Ys. Manual Training High
srfr77ui teattf-Y-sfi -eatiin-ln place of
Everett) Dealey and Bowen). won by
Providence Y. NJ. G. a.. time 1925;
Friends school team, DunleaVy. Tobey,
Phillips and Brooks, VS.. Providence Y.
NJ. G. \. team No. 3-Young. Paddock,
Lewis and Holmes. won by Providence
Y. NJ C.. A.. time 1;22; one mile race,
! entries. Cook. Smith. Lind, Grant.
| Doughty. Geddes. Bowen-hrst gold
medal, Doughty. time 4:40 4-5; second
(sllver medal, Bowen; shird (bronze
medaD. Qulrk.
A word IL due 60 the very artistic
program which was distributed TO the
spectators. which geographically and
| I'm it's illustration Is a souvenir well
worth preserving.