Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-14
H. BUCHNER VISITS
THE PACIFIC FLEET
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When in use, poles are set in each
end and canvass stretched between
them.
The torpedo fleet was under COM
mand of Lieut.. Com. L G. Richard
son, and consisted of U. S flagship,
. S. tender Fortune, the Gold
sborough, Rowan. Fox and Davis
torpedo boats and the Troxton. Perry,
Paul Jones, Stewart and Hopkins,
torpedo boat destroyers The sub
marine boats, The Grampers and Pike
we're under command of Lieut.. j. P.
Oldring. Cert 'uly respectable
fleet watching southwest corner of
the United State,
had dinner on the Fortune, a
regular old fashioned boiled dinner
This was to my taste and I took on a
good load. 1t was so different from
the cafeteria food I generally had to
swallow. 1 certainly had a splendid
| time.
After dinner, the major found me
and suggested a trip over to Coronado
Beach to attend a polo game.
While going over when the major
raised two fingers, on street car, ferry
boat OF polo grounds, we were passed.
Had we been in Schlitz Palm Gardens
at Milwaukee, or John Schmidt's ranch
at Lancaster, the raising of two
fingers would have brought different
results.
When we entered the polo grounds
a green badge was attached to my coat.
which bore the legend Guest,
Herman Buchner, Coronado Country
Club. ;"
A polo game is combination of a
horse race, long handled golf stick, a
three inch white painted wooden ball,
a large field, quarter by half mile,
with a goal similar to that used in
football on each end. Four mounted
players on each side, armed with long
handled golf sticks line up in the
center of the field. The referee or
timekeeper throws the ball among
them and the contest begins. The OBJ
Ject, lis in football, is to drive the
ball to the opponents goal. Unless a
goal has been made horses are changed
every fifteen minutes.
1t is an exciting game, especially
when the ball is driven fifty or sixty
/ xJo r1o no Of oil III ~
after it. I like the game much better
than football. There is not much to
football, except kicking at the ball or
kicking the other fellow, or bailding
a pyramid of players to squeeze the
wind out Of. In polo there is an ex-
hibition of horsemanship, but in foot
ball there is more danger to life than
to q matador or toreador in a bull
fight.
After the game we went to the
Hotel Coronado. where we found
Adolph Nathan engaged in a game Of
skat He invited me to dinner, and
[ accepted but felt rather out Of place
when [ found the guests dressed in
evening suits. Adolph showed a great
deal Of tact in not dressing up for
dinner, for he knew I had on travel
ling suit. As we passed up the
middle aisle, all eyes were turned
upon US, especially upon me, the
trailer. I spent several pleasant
hours with MIR. and Mrs. Nathan.
After leaving the Nathans, had to
wait ten minutes for the car. During
the wait I had my hands full lighting
mosquitoes. The coming of these
pests surprised me for had heard that
there we're none of them in California.
Next day I went to Tia Juana,
Mexico, Of which [ wrote before.
When returned in the evening, Mr..
Perrin told me that Captain Johnson
wanted me to come over to Coronado,
as he had arranged to give me a dip
in one of the submarine boats Mr..
Perrin had also arranged for the days
following to show me other parts of
the country.
My trip to Mexico disarranged all
these plans. 1t was necessary for me
to get to Los Angeles the next day.
Some time [ may tell him why I
thought it was necessary for me to
leave SO suddenly.
The major was certainly a splendid
Entertainer. and friend Of whom any
one could be proud. I am certainly
under many obligations to him. He
is one of the many young men why
left Lancaster and made a success of
life.
Lancaster should be proud of all the
splendid young men that it has turned
out. AS judges, lawyers. bankers
and successful business men, they may
be found in all parts of this great
country. They are honored and res
pected and their counsel is respect
fully accepted by the capita ms of
| commerce and industry