Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-18

chat we are Just more than delighted
with the splendid way we are being
treated here" said II. G. Osborn, the
genial Los Angeles man who is secre-
tary of the Southern California Whist
association. speaking to The Herald
this evening This appears to be the
general opinion of the forty or more
whist experts from Santa Barbara, Po-
mona, Los Angeles, Long Beach and
Ventura who are guests OF the Pasa-
dena Whist club for the annual tourna-
ment. The beautiful private dining
room of the Hotel Maryland has been
given over to the three days session
Of the association and here three times
day the devotees Of the game play
for championship honors. Between the
games the minister's gather on the broad
verandas or drive or automobile about
the city. Thus far the meeting has
been admittedly one of the best in the
history of the organization. The first
two matches were compass matches
with four prizes in each. The win
ners were as follows: First match, Mrs.
II. r. Hertel and Mrs. King, repre-
senting the Pasadena club, and DR.. and
Mrs. c. B. Thomas, representing the
Los Angeles club; second match, tie
between z. r. Armour and L. N. Baker
of Pomona, and Mr.. and Mrs. Boards
lee of Pasadena, and T. G. Morrison
and d. ]. Reece Of Ventura.
Practically all of today was given
over TO team matches, twelve prizes
being hung up for as many winners
The following teams entered the con-
tests: Hamilton club of Los Angeles,
represented by Mrs. A. L. Buckler,
Mrs. Alice Waterman. T. S. Newby and
H. C. Osborn; Cosmopolitan club of
Long Beach, represented by F. ]. Os-
z % =
and r. d. Richards; Los Angeles club,
represented by J. w. Hendrick, ]. L.
Merrill, NJ. J. Beardslee and James
Foord; Pasadena club, represented by
H. R. Hertel, Peter Orban, B. L. Rich
ards and F. c. Cook; Maryland club of
Los Angeles, represented by Mrs. F. L.
LOTUS. Mrs. James Foord, c. z. Linzee
and n. H. Mullison: Pomona club, rep
resented by E. E. Armour, P. NJ. Glib
bings. F. A. Snyder and L. n. Baker.
These team matches are for the asso-
citation championship and the possess
sion of the challenge cup now in the
possession of the Los Angeles club.
None of the results of this team play
was announced until the close of the
last match at nearly II o'clock tonight
The final official figures of the days
play are as follows: Pasadena club 36
points; Los Angeles club, 331a; Long
Beach club, 321s; Hamilton club of Los
Angeles. 3115; Maryland club of Los
Angeles, Is; Pomona club, Is. These
were out of a possible 60 points.
Pasadena, therefore, gets possession
of the challenge cup and the whist
championship of Southern California.
further prize is a 24-set of whist
boards filled with cards. This cham
pionship is subject to challenge once a
month up to the time of the next stated
tournament in six months.
The playing tomorrow is in pain
matches alone, and with the annual
business meeting in the afternoon,
brings the tournament to an end.
Could Not Lose Them
A curious story is told of the sure
footed burro trains which are in dailv
use on the mountain trails to the north
of Pasadena both for transporting
freight and passengers up and down the
mountains. A few days ago heavy
fog hung over the valley and stretched
half way up the mountain side obliter-
ating the mountain trail wherever it
lay. Through this heavy fog a tender
foot driver urged dozen burros on the
way down from the summit of Mount
Wilson. The train moved slowly and
the driver could see only portion of
his charges. the fog hiding the fore
most burros from sight. Finally the
train came to a stop, the animals stub
bornly refusing to move on. The driver
slashed and pushed the burros nearest
him. Finally there was an awful crash,
chorus of snortS and an avalanche of
stones and gravel somewhere in the fog
ahead, and the driver, feeling his way
along the trail, discovered that two of
his burros had evidently fallen down
the side of the mountain and into the
canyon below, he had no means of
knowing how deep. His imagination
conjured up pictures of the faithful ami
mails lying a thousand feet below.
crushed and dying, and he sought des-
perately to discover the extent of the
injuries the fall must certainly have
caused.
Finally in sheer pity he hitched the
remaining burros to some stunted trees
along the trail and hurried back up
the trail toward the summit to bring
help. In an hours time he arrived at
the stables at Martins camp and told
his story breathlessly, only to be greet
cd with screams of laughter. The sta
bleman took him by the arm and led
him to the stables where he found his
two burros safe and sound, contented-
~ cheming the alfalfa of comfort and
clear conscience. The sure-footed
little animals had indeed taken a bad
tunn bic over the edge of the trail in
the fog, but had righted themselves
before going far and then had deib-
erately crept along the dangerous slope
and back to their quarters. When a.
burro gets hurt or loses his way on
his native trails the wise ones tell
the story for long time as a thing
hardly to be believed.
Need New Auditorium
The recent action of Fire Chief Cliff
Iord III closing the Lowe opera house
until its owner shall have complied
with the city ordinance of last January
relative to fire escapes and other FIRE
protection. is proving rather embar-
RAISING TO the faculties of Throop polv-
technic institute and the high school
The commencement exercises of both
institutions have always been held I'm
this opera house. the only suitable
place in the city, and now that n is
closed for good-Prof Lowe showine,
no signs of making the required alter
ations and the fire commissioners in
sisting that the ordinance must he
obeyed-immediate steps must be taken
to obtain another auditorium. super-
intendent Graham jocuarily an
nOunced this morning that the Long
Beach auditorium would nroha hI,, ~.