New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-07-31
THE monte OMERP LIGHT GUARD

MOVEMENTS OF TIE GUARD--COMrETITIVE DRILL.
competitive drill between Company f of
the 18th Regiment y. G. S. y. y. and the Montgomery
Light Guard of the companies of the 9th Regiment
MISUNDERSTANDING which has long the taps,was
attempted yesterday afternoon the Tompkns Parade
Ground Before O'Clock the square surrounded by
dense crowd OF persons, who kept the outskirts
of the park by the Seventeenth Precinct Police force
under the command of Capt Mount The drlll wa" wa
announced to take place ut o'clock, hut at that hOu
none of the militia had put in an appearance The l2th
Regiment, under the command OF Col MaIu pt Tho
10 the Astor House from which place they escorted inc
Montgomery Light Guard 10 the Parade Ground Mhen
the troops arrived on the ground there were i1o st
10000 persons surrounding the square me o S7r
side Of The Parade Gound had been reserved ioI
Army officers and invited guests, who Mere more p,U
vded with tckcis There were proDapy, OILERS moI
than 1900 tickets presented, inc eit side
of which were requested to form hue on me West hoj
entered me onare the invited guests pushed forward 70
the center, where they renamed s' ILL., throngh the
OH the outskirts becoming censeu' Do ,ifycd with
lines that had been formed by the police ana nAeu VIII
the guests The entire parade glonhu, W ac%s The
of 100000 square feet was nov s'n n'OilwoTd and
crowd were continually suIsing o SSra a line
forward ana it was T sSmG the united efforts Of
t6@ entire i2th Regiment and police force OF 20 men 10
small space Of the gr amd several persons were IN,
inTed by being tranpled under foot After Huiet naa
been somewhat restored was ioui Of '""t the lines.
Nil of whom claimed the privilege o i
6einc there This exclusive assembage consisted
NJ ioo Aremen $50 persons who represented themselves
ber of the press $50 citizens whose heads sur
ed
t%1o the lines The representatives Of the five lead
ng daily Journals hustled about very uncerenOn-
1sI nct beinr allowed 10 remain inside of the lines on
account OF their mOdesty The order was again
we're rrasped where their clothes hung loosely and
hurried along in donbe quick time Looking from the
rear the angry turbulent crowd clubs might be seen
darling above the heads OF the mob like many snakes
and some of them down on heads producing very
unpleasant sound. If not sensation. To add To the gen
eral confusion the sodery became very inuch excited
and several Of them made very iWndclouS use
after the time announced for the drill to com
mence. Company f. of the 18th Regiment
arms II evident that this part of the programme
was not their specially The movements were quick but
fusion in all parts OF the ground Those inside of the
lines ordered TO stoop. that they ON the outside
manual Of arms there were several evo
lutlous in line executed The marching "a
frequent rounds OF applause. The company movements
were executed under many Disadvantages. The crowd
flank movements gave them any space in which 10 ma
newer At hi, juncture. the military and police made
were smashed and lost. and clothes torn the silver
fingered" gentry were present IN large numbers an(
and breastpns that were missing, they
must have worked" the crowd very successfully.
the referees the crowd acted as If they were about {,
witness prize fight Wagons and hacks crowded To SUI
/ location drove into the crowd the struggling mas
stretching their necks to get within view Of the eNhh
ton. At o'clock numbers began leaving. thorough!
Disguised with the afternoons performance. The dcult!
an originated from the Issuing OF the large number
tickets To invited guests who crowded INTO the center
the parade ground thereby engaging all who were in TN
Had battalion OF the 18th Regiment been sen
ground early In the afternoon TO assist Capt Noun
in keeping the lines intact. the drill would undoubtedly
have been success a. 1t was everything was confusion
and disorder.
AT the conclusion Of the drill Company Of the 1911
Regiment declared the vicOrs IN the friendly con
test and the Referee presented them with the champion
nag. Both companies then marched off the ground IL
the evening the Bostonans were entertained at stump
tuOus banquet by their conquerOrs Another contest ""
probably take place.