New-York tribune., 1910-06-20
ROUGH RIDERS TAKEN IN
Sad Tale of a First clambake
Unfoloed by High Private.
CLANS PROVE TOO FILLING
No Room Left for Other Good
Things-Then the colonefs
Voice Was Faxed.

FoltC ~ N'O = -H-ASc-S
It takes pretty good ones to fool the
Rough Riders but they were sure taken
off their guard twice yesterday.
TT was the goldurndest take-in you ever
see said J C. Goodwin, Of Tempe, Ariz--
mine miles from Phoenix, but get The
Associated Press dispatches for breakfast
and supper Hkevise''-as Mr.. Goodwin ex-
planned.
Mr Goodwin said he was 4 member Of
the Legislatu that helped the good roads
movement in Arizona uore'n little after
heap of argument. He said he consid-
cred his record in the Legislature sone-
thing TO be proud Of, but nothing at all
compared to his record with the famous
Rough Rider regiment
IT am he said, Hone Of the few privates
left in this here organization, which amt
all. 7 have the distinction Of never hold
ing any official position under the Roose-
Welt administration, and that puts ne IN g
class by myself as fur as this regiment Is
involved. I've held no official position ana
never been in jail The rest has been either
one thing or t'other-leaStWise sos IL been
stated Combine all Of them things and
find another man as can produce equal cre-
dentials for conspicuous mention. and the
drinks is on yours truly
But how were the Rough Riders fooled
tc-day?'' ar. Goodwin was asked.
'Bad-thats how" he replied. TT wa.
the zoldurndest surprised lot of soldiers
you ever see In the furst place. they amt
heap of US from the Western country that
has had much experience with clams-least-
wise not In their native hents. Them IS
gets out our way Is in alright connpart-
nents. an, speaktn' generally. the people
are not strong for 'en-puny would be
mere like II.
Ciar1bake Discoveries.
We'll. sir. when the invite come fron,
the New York Athletic Club for all Of Us
fellas to join in on a clambeke we reckoned
we'd not be backward. So we all went
troopin' down 10 Huckleberry Island this
afternoon and set down at the tables. when
by and by in come a plate for each man,
piled high UP with baked clans and sea-
weed. Seems they use seaweed IN the East
in helpin' cook CLAIMS. They was the best |
goldurn eattn' that in my several years of
galavantin' 'round-an' ] amt been what |
you might call a sedentary critter-it has
ever been my good fortin for TO meet. An |
all the fellas thought likewise All you |
had to do was TO look at the way they |
honed VI for a hand in the game to make !
sure of that fact They didn't none of EN- |
leave room for 2. reasonable doubt on that |
score. Likewise, they was shy on room |
for more in the shape of victuals- An !
right there is where they were fooled some. |
You see, we had all figgered that clam
bake meant clans an nothin' else. We |
didn't even include the seaweed. An SO, |
right enough from the standpoint Of bein' |
we all ct all them clans, abbrevistir only |
when It come to the seaweed. an was some |
fatigued when we see that the next course |
was fish. the same all boiled in seaweed.
Mo Next Course" Needed.
I'VE didn't expect there was goin' to be !
no next course, an then after the fish next |
come lobster, boiled in seaweed, same as |
heretofore-a whole lobster for each man |
and then come chicken and potatoes, and |
then watermelon, coffee and cigareets-the |
last bein something I pass Up, terse like, |
from habit. but the other victuals bein
took by me reg1ar and the other feIlas
the same
""You said something about the boys be
ing twice taken by surprise" Mr.. Good |
win was reminded
Correct and I stands by the remark"
he replied
While we was 4 layin' in that supply OF
-lambake. some chap SAYS sweetlike he
has got something Of z surprise for the
boys, an then he up an makes the aston
shin announcen1en that Colonel Roose-
veIt was there, all ready for TO speak to
the BOYS An sure enough. he did. There
he was ta1kin' TO Us in q voice We all
knows an loves so well. shakin' his
head an 4 shown US his teeth in that
vaT that nobody. least Of all his own
-roops. can't find it in their powers to for
get, an we was some heated up with pride
an several pounds OF that there clambake
IS had preceded
That was the second occasion in one day
when the Rough Riders were detected TO
oe short Of several cards. The tenderfoot !
hat initiated Teddy IS no anatoor.