El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-18
BACHELORS PITY
MARRIED FRIENDS
Give a Buffet Supper For
Them; Col. Smith Wins In
door Yachting Contest.

bachelors and REFORMED udtutiyl0 80
tended the Bachelor club free lunch
supper in the Sheldon grill Thqrsday
evening with a program OF Ihuoor
Yachting on the side Inc regatta
began with spirited yacnt race III % q
tank, when Lieut. Col. y. V. Smltn OF
the Sixth infantry and Charles Il. Rus
sell, propelled miniature yachts over
a prescribed course by blowing NOT ar
into the sails. The race was refereed
by Sterling Blackshear, general chair
man Of the regatta Col Smith won
the race by a jib-sail and was award
ed a McGinty trophy cup. The winner
then lectured the loser on prepared
ness.
At the crack of a cap pistol IN the
hands of II. B. Stone, chairman or the
schooner race. the three contestants,
Claiborne Adams, Charles X. Russell
and A. =. Rowlands tackled OF ana
then tackled 10 port again. Mr.. Row
lands was winner, making a recoIQ
time of two seconds He was presented
with a beautiful horn with a mellow
note as a trophy.
The third race was a sculling con-
test between two teams consisting Of
A. e. Rowlands, Norman Walker and
Col. T. " Smith. and W. II. Fryer, II.
b. Fletcher and Claiborne Adams.
Rowlands scored the first in the race
Of team No. I, and w. IA. Fryer N the
race Of team No 2. They were then
pitted against each other and Row
was held in the hall Of the Sheldon,
where a straight course was found
meeting all the needs Of the regatta.
The diners lined the course and
Cheered the teams Rowlands was
then awarded the trophy Of a miniature
slcop- This contest was refereed by
Hope Smith.
Fierce Sea Battle.
The final stunt was a sea battle off
the Aleutian islands between U. 5.
cruiser and a Japanese torpedo boat
e. A. Brann impersOnated the cruiser,
wearing q red military suit and a boat
TO match. while Frank A. Lotus played
the torpedo boat, costumed as a pirate.
The battle took place amid the hurting
o. torpedOes from starbOard and lar
board between the bombs of wit thrown
out and neither vessel absolutely put
out Of commission made their way
toward the galley cracking torpedoes
as they went
Emblem of Order.
That tile Bacaeior club has its seri-
Gus moments as well as its Jovial was
Illustrated by the marked respect that
was paid by the members as the en-
blem Of the order was brought into
the room by W. c. Porterfield, bachelor
inchief. The emblem was a jellyfish
upon a decorated salver and had Just
been removed from ice All the bache-
lors rose and saluted when the jelly
fish came into the room.
As the visitors and guests arrived
they were given slips setting forth the
rules OF indoor yachting me rules
were:
Rules of Indoor Yachting.
Sailors participating in this regatta
must have at least three sheets in the
wind to qualify.
"Tankers are barred, as they have
too much capacity for the shallow YES
sells.
"McGinty schooners are not permit
ted to compete because they draw
two much liquid.
Wind tanners and professional
boosters are barred for fear they Will
start a squall and crab the contest.
Yacht owners who need shippers for
their boats may find surplus supply
in the soda crackers
Because you drive a yacht line jitne
and blow about IL does not qualify you
FOR this regatta. This is for gents.
Chicken ElSiffs are barred, as this is
not a pleasure cruise.
The course, as arranged by the
cI uise master. Is as follows: Sou by
sOu'west on the first leg TO the Lyric
theater. back toward Chicken alley for
the second leg. then huff your mainsl
toward the Sheldon grill for the finish
and port COR sherry II you prefer itl
Dutch Charles QUARTET will sing
The Lighthouse Bell Told on the
Lighthouse Keeper and His Bride
How Would You Like to See What the
Sea Sees IN Summer and The Captain
Left Home Because His Wife Ate Sea
Biscuits in Bed
schedule Of watches Qngersolls
barred)-Two bells. have a beer; four
bells, everyone bend his elbow; six
bells, sing The Heidelberg Stein Song
out Of key; eight bells, everyone arise
and chant in chorus, Just One More
Drink and We VIII All Go Home
"DoclSage for the winter may be ar
ranged in advance at the Kelley Gold
Cure institute, Mesa avenue.
In the event Of storm don't worry
what to do--you will do it anyway"
Portrait Of Founder.
wHa HmE HNmn
portrait of Willie Seaweed Oysterctte.
beloved founder Of indoor yachting
and beneath the inscription: Born
1882, died 1903" The portrait was done
by Miss Ruth Augur and toasts were
drunk to the memory Of the fine old
founder during the course Of the even
ing. Upon each table were decora-
lions OF smilaX and wistaria blooms in
the form Of starfish. with tiny yachts
in the center of each decoration. The
stunts and decorations were planned
by John Regain and his committee.
Guests of Honor.
Alves Dixon. r B. Orndorff
T. Rou,lan6s Kenneth MacCallum
W. H. Fryer. Cbsries p Bussel1
Mason Pollard. r. c. Tresider.
Claiborne Adams. " +. Wilson.
V. r. Stiles. Norman Walker.
w. h. Arnold W. r. Ware.
The bachelors present were:
Paul d. Thomas. Sterling Blackshear
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Hope Smith. Jacls sr -Sil-'sli'
Charles A. Brann Henry b. Stone.
Norman SnodgrassE. j. McQuillan.
A. W. Norcop. James W. Curtis
Breedlove Smith. Frank A Lotus
y. 3. Fletcher. John II. Regan.
J. G. Childs W. S. Berkshire
W. c. Porterfield- Hugh B. Thompson.
Jury Would Drop Murder