Outing Club Carnival

The first annual winter carnival of the Outing Club, held at Hanover on February 10 and 11, marked a departure in social functions of the colleges of the country. During the two days of the carnival, about fifty out-of-town guests were entertained by a meet of winter sports, a dramatic presentation, a dance, and by basketball and hockey games.

The festivities opened Friday afternoon, with the preliminary events of the winter meet. Trials were held over the two ski jumps in the "Vale of Tempe," cross-country runs on snowshoes and on skis, and an obstacle snowshoe race..

Sixteen entries were made in the snowshoe cross country, which was made over a three-mile course, W. F. Jones '12 winning in 25 minutes, 39 3-5 seconds. J. . Day '14 and A. S. Holway '12 finished second and third, respectively.

The ski race was won by F. H. Harris '11 in 24 minutes, 5½ seconds. A. T. Cobb '12 was second, and W. H. Weston, Jr., '11, was third. The obstacle race was won by T. P. Miller '12; second, H. E. Allen '12; third, P. F. Wilson '14.

In the evening, "David Garrick" was presented in Webster Hall by the dramatic club; being the first performance of the year by the organization in Hanover. After the performance, a dance was given in the Commons. The music was furnished by the college orchestra.

The .outdoor events for the second day of the" carnival were opened by a hockey game with Massachusetts "Aggies," on Faculty Pond. The Green players showed an entire reversal of form over the Harvard game, and won 4 to 0.

In the races, A. T. Cobb was the brilliant competitor of the day, winning 100-yard and 200-yard dashes on skis, and taking the ski jump event. F. H. Harris was second in the list of honors.

The first event was the 100-yard snowshoe dash, won by J. L. Day in 18 seconds; G. B. Walls, second; and A. S. Holway, third. Holway took first honors in the 220-yard dash on snowshoes, winning in 38 seconds. J. L. Day and W. T. Jones took second and third places. The 100-yard ski race went to Cobb in 18 4-5 seconds, with E. C. Shallenberg second, and F. H. Harris third. Cobb took the furlong ski race also, followed by C. Shumway and Harris. The interclass snowshoe race was a draw between the freshmen and the sophomores, with the juniors finishing ahead of the seniors.

The ski jump was won by Cobb, with 281.1 points to his credit, Harris was second, 280.7 points, and M. O. Hastings third, with 277 points. Cobb's best jump was 52 feet 3 inches. Harris went 48 feet 5 inches.

Cups were presented to the winners after the scheduled events were. over. The carnival closed with the basketball game in the evening, when the varsity defeated the alumni. The clos-ely-contested outdoor events, ideal weather conditions, and an excellent dramatic performance all went to make the first winter carnival an unquestioned success.