Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-16
RACES AT ANNAPOLIS.
Farley's Name on Trophy Cup-Annual
Track and Field Meet.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, May 10, 1906
The annual races In catboats, cutters and
sailing launches will be sailed this week
over a triangular course on the Severn
river. The races are for the Thompson
prizes Of binoculars
Midshipman Henry Blerr LIE Bourgeois Of
the second class, Naval Academy, was
called to his home at New Orleans, La,
today by the death of his father Mr. J. c.
LIE Bourgeois. The midshipman was grant
ed leave by the academy authorities. The
remains will be taken to st. Louis, Mo-, for
interment.
Capt. A. ". Wadhams. U. g. N. in charge
of the Norfolk navy yard, and Mrs. Wad-
hams are visiting Annapolis. Yesterday
afternoon Capt. Wadhanls addressed the
Y M. C. A. at the Naval Academy Mrs
Wadhams is the daughter Of the late DR..
Isaac Henderson, former pastor of the
Presbyterian church of this city.
Past Midshipmen Edward Rort and FL
lison are visiting friends here.
Mrs. Cluverius, daughter of the late Ad-
miral Sampson, is visiting friends here.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Melville Small are stop
ping with friends here
A catboat containing three midshipmen
was driven across the bay in Sunday after
Moons storm, and the occupants were land
ed at Kent island. Rescuing parties from
the Naval Academy returned them in
safety.
Miss Howard, the Misses Abbott and Miss
Hoffman, all of Washington, attended the
Naval Academy hop Saturday night.
John B. Voge and r. L. Moore, two cam
didates for the Naval Academy, were ar
rested for turning in a false alarm Of fire
on Saturday night Vogel was assessed
1915, and Moore was acquitted.
1t has been decided at the Naval Academy
that the name of Louis c. Farley of Rowe,
Mass. shall be engraved upon the Col. Rob-
ert M. Thompson trophy cup this year.
Farley having done most to promote ath-
letic sports at the academy.
For the hrst time for several years the
midshipmen will meet a field and track
team from Lehigh on next Saturday. They
were to have met Pennsylvania State Col
lege team In a dual meet, but this team
withdrew.
Exercises Of the most elaborate nature
will be held at the Naval Academy for re-
ception of the body Of John Paul Jones, to
be inferred in the crypt at the chapel.
Pay Director James D. Murray, u. 8. ~,
retired, had an operation performed upon
his hand for a humorous growth on Satur-
day evening last. DIR. Joseph c. Blood
good of the Johns Hopkins Hospital per-
formed the operation.
The annual track and field meet for class
championship Of ST. Johns College was
held this (Tuesday) afternoon on the col
lege athletic field. The officials were:
Judges. Prof. J. c. Johnson, Prof. ]. B.
White, Prof. B. v. Cfssel, Prof. A. w.
Woodcock. Mr.. P. P. Melvin. Mr.. Stewart
Pond; timers. Neville. 90. and Ruhl. 'Oo;
clerk Of course H. Rodgers Care, 05; an
nouncer. B. Duvall Chambers. 'O5: starter.
E. o. Halbert. 'O5.
Lieut. Comndr. John NJ Poyer. aid to
Admiral Brownson, was in Washington yes
terday.
Lieut. J. L. Luby. U. s. N, is visiting
friends at the Naval Academy.
Commander w. F. Halsey was detached
from the Naval Academy today and ordered
for duty in command of the cruiser Atlanta.
The Navy Department has accepted the
resignation of Norton M. McGifhn, jr., of
the fourth class. He entered the academy
last June from Pennsylvania.
Lieut. T. p Magruder. who will be aid
to the new superintendent, Admiral James
II. Sands. acted in that capacity yesterday
during the absence of Lieut.. Comndr. :. NJ.
Foyer who was in Washington on business.
Mr. Foyer will be Admiral Brownson's aid
with the cruise squadron.
Miss WEIGH of Washington, who has been
the guest of Miss Seeligman, has returned
home,