The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-01-03
GREEN MOUNTAIN
CLUB OUTING At
VI. HE'LL HOLLOW
Most Successful Winter Gather
ing in History of Club
WINTER SPORTS ENJOYED
Dinner Was Served and Honors Award
ed for Skill Otherwise Than
at the Table.

The New Year outing Of the Green
Mountain club which took place at the
Hell Hollow camp Saturday proved to
be the most successful winter event
the club has ever undertaken. over
sixty members and friends made the r
way to the camp during the day, the
majority going IN record load on
Walt Hilchey's big truck which left
the Y. NJ c. A. at 10 a. m, In charge
tf Geo. A Mathers OF the transporta.
tion committee.
II was a sure enough jolly crowd
that not only filed the truck TO ca
pacity but left a considerable overflow
clinging TO the side ra Is and on the
rocf Of the drivers coupe, and includ-
ed with the overflow was a glorious
array of skis, snow shoes and sleds
that signified the party was bound for
a place having cooler temperature
and more snow than the name Of its
destination might imply.
4 number OF the members were on
hand at the camp early and had prep
arations all made for the comfort CT
the cutters when they arrived. The
morning was IDEAL and speaks we'll Of
the weather committee Fred n Aus
tin. for providing day jus. comfort
ably cold enough to thoroughly enjoy.
Upon arrival at the camp a snow
shoe party led by w 7, White took
short trip up the mountain toward
Hotchkiss clearing and although the
snow was not 81 deep as to make
snow shoes q real necessity, II was
just heavy enough TO make good tray-
cling and gave an opportunity for all
to make the flst try-out Of the sea-
son and quite number Their first at.
tempt at navigating on snow shoes.
Most OF the attempts, too. we're sue
cessful even though few did fall into
pitfalls by the wayside including those
bearing such titles as Jadge" and
REV eYend."
While the snow shoe party was out
those at she camp took advantage Of
the excellent skiing and coasting and
the SIX s, sleds and ski hebs were kept
busy until the dinner call which did
not need second sounding The fresh
winter air of the mountains and the
out door sports KEYED up all appetites
and the odor Of steaming not SOUPS
and coffee, oozing out the cabin door
attracted all to the lunches inside. BY
the time the FIRST table was cleared
the snow shoe party returned with
even keener appet tes and Mr. and
Mrs Southall of the lunch comm ttee
showed remarkable skill in the culli-
nary art by making the soup and cof-
fee hold out without loosing any Ct
its flavor,
Immediately after lunch the entire
party gathered for a photograph and
at this time C. p. Cooper of Rutland,
president of the Green Mountain club,
Inc made brief remarks and urged all
, members of the club to be present at
the annual meeting to be he'd in Rut-
. land, January 18th. A. O'clock the
afternoon program started " tn games
under the direction Of Miss Anne Wal.
lace and the pig in the Market" and
"Snow Shoe Round made lots OF fun
| and an abundance of exercise for
nearly all present The snow shoe
races followed and created the most
fun CT all--at least for the specta.
, tors. The first was a free-for all and
won by William Braisted with Edward
Ransom second. The mems race was
I, won by Edward Ransom and second
pace taken by f. n Austin
!, The winners of the first two snow
shoe races then entered for the OBJ.
stacle race in which each contestant
, was required to run the course and 60
through a barrel enroute II YOU think
|, Il a hard matter to go through bar
rel W tn snow shoes on your feet ask
= William Braisted. BIZ won the race
The next event was the ladies' snow
shoe race and after witnessing the
headlong plunges of the men in the
free fcr-all that made the snow fly
- like Montana blizzard, the ladies
were rather reluctant in entering but
% finally FIVE of them mustered up cour
!, age and Mrs. w G Towart finished
first with Miss wallace second
The ski races were not so exciting
as might have been owing to tht
, sticky condition of the snow caused
v by slight sprinkle Of rain late il
the afternoon, but it did not damper
- the enthusiasm e the contestants
The ski race for distance was won b!
!, Rhoda Southall with Lawrence Clay
ton second and Kenneth Claytor
tn rd The speed contest resulted il
% Joe Williams taking first place ant
\ Rhoda Southall second with Kennetl
- Clayton coming third The ski rul
on a level course showed Gcrdol
= Southall the best man and Austin
close second. In the ski obstacle rae
through a barrel Lawrence Claytol
made the best time and WoodhIll Hal
ID second. II. T. Southall acted as start
IN er for the races and Brigie Mcclure
s. Il, w. Williams, w. 7. VIII te and !
Il L. Griswold as Judges.
20 During the latter part Of the prC
gram a number Ct the party resorte
to indoor sports and two tables c
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