Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-02-01
FUN AND LAUGHTER At
MIDDIES' GYMKHANA
Big Audience Enjoyed Mock Stunts
in Gymnasium Last Night.
SECOND COMPANY WINNER.
Scored Six More Points Than Nearest
Competitor Contestants Get Shoes
and Other Things Mixed.

Athletes of the Naval Academy
pc erformed last night in their annual
Gymkhana, or mock gymnastic tour
nament, in the gymnasium at the
Academy, and as usual riot of fun
was furnished the crowd of specta-
tors VINO occupied seats in the balco-
nies or on the main floor. The series
of events simply kept the audience in
fitful laughter all the time.
1t was an inter-company event, for
which points were aw Arded tc the
several winners. Scoring total of
81 points, members of the second COM
pany emerged as victors of the tour
narneut. The third company finished
second with l5, and the fourth COM
pany third with ID. The points Sc
cured by the other companies in the
order that they finished were: Sew
enth. 19; fifth, 12; first, z; sixth
and eighth, each.
In addition to the eight regular
events, there were two exhibitions in
which no points were awarded. These
were the human chariot race and the
battle royal, with canes, fencing
exhibition under the direction of AS
sistant Swordmaster George Heintz,
Jr.
The event that probably furnished
the greatest interest as we'll as laugh
provoking situation, was the shoe
race. This consisted of the contest
ants removing their shoes, sweaters
and jumpers, placing them all in a
pile, then running a certain distance,
returning and getting the articles
and placing them on prope rly. And
such a complication there followed.
f a midshipman happened to pick up
any article not belonging to him, he
did not hesitate to toss it high in the
air, just to get it out OF his way, and
it was not surprising that one or more
Of the contestants were seen hunting
about in the balconies or in some nook
and corner for his missing garments.
The race was won by Wallace GEAR
ing, an Annapolis boy, member of the
second or winning company. The
sack race was, as usual, a hum of
laughter, as the contestants frequ mt
ly tripped over their casing and fell
to the floor. Wood, of the second
company, was victor in this. The
human wheelbarrow race also was a
sidesplitter. This was won by Col
lins and Bates, both of whom dis
played remarkable agility in getting
over the floor, the tread" of their
hands being not unlike the step of
lively trotting horse.
The summary:
Obstacle Race--Won by Jondreau,
third company; second, Neiley, fifth
company; third, 'Halpine, first COM
pany.
Shoe Race--Won by Gearing, seven
tn company; second, Sampson. sec
ond company; third, Davis, third
company.
Relay Carrier Race--Won by second
company collins, Bates, Pennoyer,
Hill. Lewis); second, third company !;
third, eighth company.
Sack Race--Won by Wood, second
company; second, Gillian, fourth COM
pany; third, Walker, eighth COM
pany.
Horse Relay Race--Won by seventh
company team ADdllGYs w NlIUCTE,
Berky, Cecil Kirtland) second, fifth
company; third, third company.
Tunnel Ball Race--Won by fourth
company team (Maguire, Rosendall,
Jones, Harrison, Marron, vaide,
Manley, Snelling; second, second COM
pany; third, first company.
Human Wheelbarrow Race Won by
Collins and Bates, second company
second, fifth company; third, fourth
company.
Potato Race--Won by Richie, fourth
company; second, Wicks, second COM
pany; third, Earl, first company.
Chariot Race --Sev sntA company,
| (Witers. Alexander, Watson, Adams)
won from eighth company.
Battle Royal with Canes (exhibi
tion) Cochran and Arnold, first com
pany; Krez. second company; Mar
veil, third company.