The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-16
Y. VI. C. AS GYMNASTs.
cave a Most Interesting and Credit
able Performance at Their Hall.

Gave a MOST tnNeFeAunE ana IRE att
able Performance at Their Hall.
The Y. NJ. c. A. gave most creditablc
exhibition of athletic work last night
before a crowd of spectators so great
that not only did it fill every available
foot of space reserved for guests, but
even encroached on the space reserved
for the gymnasts.
Rosenfeld's orchestra played the open
ing overture, and also played appropri-
ate music during the programme. The
first number was a grand march, in
which both the Senior and the Junior
classes took part, the two together fur
nishing about 70. gymnasts. The excel
lent training was noticeable, even in
the march, which consisted of a num-
her of intricate figures which were done
almost perfectly.
The long wand drill by a class of 30
members of the Junior Glass then fol-
lowed. This, too, was extremely we'll CIV
en- and was warmly applauded by the
spectators, with whom the youngsters be-
came immediate favortes. Another drill,
fencing, given by the senior class, like
A feature not previously used in these
exhibitions was the tug of war, In which
two teams of seven men each, under the
captaincy Of Mr. Rudolph Hohenstein and
Mr.. Harry Harden, took part. The men,
who were given braces against which to
pull strained every muscle, in their eff
forts, but in the one minute during which
they pulled the rope was drawn only an
inch or two in the direction of the Ho-
han IL sxgxv l..
cision. In second pull, the last number
Of the programme the Hohenstein team
again won, pulling its opponents nearly
off their feet
One of the most amusing features of
the entire evening was the potato race
in which Harris, Walton and w. ]. Elton
took part. The race consisted of trans
ferring each from one box on one side
of the hail to a similar box opposite, II
potatoes, one at time Elton won The
work on the horizontal bar, which fol-
lowed, was one of the best parts of the
entire entertainment. House, Hohenstein,
Rousseau, Harden. Elton, ]. H., F. Lyons
and Blake were the performers. Though
all did creditable work, that of House
Blake and Rousseau was undoubtedly the
best. In fact House did a double somer-
sault on a fiy-away from the bar, which
Is a trick so rare that it is seldom seen
outside of strictly professional performers
Nine men took part in the spring board
dive for hight. They were Cuorvoisier
Lowell, Harriss, Dunlap. shackleford,
Hayward, Elton, ". ]. Quinan and Ell
ton T. The dive was started at about
five feet, but as the cross bar rapidly
rose higher the men began falling out
After it reached 6 feet inches there
were only three or four of the divers still
in it, and these dropped out until only
'ourvoisier was left. his dive was 2
feet inches
More clever work was done on the
mats by House and j. H. Elton, whose
leafs wero all done with such neatness
ana grace that they quite won the spec
tAtors who applauded most warmly. 1t
had been intended to have some work
on the flying rings, but in one of the very
Hrst movements one Of the rings broke
SO mat this feature of the programme
had to be omitted
'lever work on the German Horse was
performed by Lynes, Blake Courvoiser
dtio hunt, and this was followed by tug
VI war between teams from the junior
lass under the captalncy Of Adams and
"n' Wits team won.
rousseau, House. Hohenstein, Blake,
anu Lynes were the exemplars of the work
On me parallel bars They did very well
Hnneed' especially House and Blake.
TWO Youngsters, Masters Lynch and
ol.Va' in acrobatic work on the mats,
"e,e the next attraction. The boys are
Hsnt' supple, and daring. and with the
assistance of Director Blake, did most
credtable work
ME this exhibition is the last that
wHi De given this season, the classes OF
the gymnasium will be continued for some
,'rhe yet-in fact, until hot weather SETS
~. II Is more than probable that last
,usht exhibition will have the effect Of
oilnSlhg INTO the association several new
members, as in former years. after each
exhibition there were large accessions to
me association.