New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-06-10
WEST POINT EXAMINATIONS.


DRILL.
IFRoW A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBUNE
WEST POINT, June 9.-Just at present the
pretty girl is ubiquitous West Point and 1t IL not 100
much that size playing sad havoc win tue pre-
sunaby self-sacrcing resolutions when tue ehoISo
sodiers have made TO devote their lives to tEc couh
Try. One could hardly wish to see a gathering
OF loyrlicr girls You meet them on the
funny little fcrry-bOat that IuAs from IArI
sons 10 West Point You see them strolllng over 'nc
beautiful green sward known as the parade ground
You Will find them chatting and laughing uhdrr Ino
trees from which coIgnes Of vantage they commah"
view OF the smoothly flowing Hudson ana the noun
tains that surround the Point IN the cool OF the
early evening they stroll h,tlcssly along the Nlhr
embowcred lane called Filtration Walk. AT parade
they cluster before the officers quarters
and gossip pleasantly about the favOllteS III Vio
corps cadets On the rocks and cragS that Shlrt 'c
river they are to he found reading novels. one RUS
across them sitting beneath the shade of huge guns III
curing inquisivey anout the batteries ana iortS' III
the evening while the dancing is going on ians
Of quaint device aud gay cOOrs pay all Hn'
pnrtnut part in the festivities. Quet hooks
are sought out and always found, ana 'h'
gallant young soluers prove that they are adopts not
only IN ordnance and III the dry natural sciences o"
also in the lar more agreeable art OF flirting.
Them too Fort Put" as tho Revolutionary f"rtulca
ton overlooking the Point. aud named alIer I"'-
man, is iroverenty called. Is iavoritr resort lor
those who pride themselves on their aOlIN III WIKI
ers 1t il not far away road Is fairly good ana the
view to be obtained delightfully."- picturesque There
mr., many other pleasant walks; hut wnt revcr one
may he meets pretty girl-and always WINS spruce
loohing attentive cadet rs her cavalier ne hns i"r'
gotten the dun routine work ana drudg"fy Ol Tue lhSl
ear and at present blnshing rose-nnd from ,lr
lIvcr displaccs all thoughts OF future military glory
and renOwn, or possible Punishment 10 All'k"'
THE EXHIBITION Drills.
So far as the visitors are concerned the exhibition
drills naturally o; far more interest than the eXa
nation OF the poor fellows" vino are being dragged
one by one before The professors ana the Board OF X-
alnncrs, in order that test may he made Of the
thorOuchness OF the last years instruction.
Que Of the most exciting OF these drills took place hS
morning at the ring aca iclnl anu Wa' Watrhcu WIN
great interest by ia Boar OF Visitors y"nns lalrs ana
officers. The r1lIgIa Is large birH-lkr hrurI mr.,
with two little galleries from Which the liui..k
can be seen Thu ground eO''r ,hirty T5un
the frs class m'n went gallopmG anoni under IN"
command OF Captain Godfrey was perfect circus;
After mounting their horses, the cadets rode around III
single file pracscd great variety 0i sabre trusts
and strokes at imaginary foes. The RIDING ~
good, aud the slIsling WAS vigorous aHd fknIuI
linen two frames from which non iihE7 wee
suspended placed on opposite SIDES OF the nay,
aud near the corners, upon some racks on Aultape
height. placed some leather heads which the nriS
hacked most vi Iousy ns they went Gail"rli% "l"n.
on the ground conpl" more balls Then the cadets
went daSllu. around by tw"S ana inrt's ~ oplo,u'
directions uynG 10 pierce tut rug MIN ''l' 'lurS
then draw tncr pistols aud hlo" on the un"u Ad'hH
woOdru.uail's head finally L. Civ" tue poor nah ON
the ground siasllns thrust me Sp"il WhS h"'l ~
CIting aud the horse pistols Mcft hl'u on III
stopped mp thcir ears ana utn'cu W hIIS"'i '"I -,
the very quick and would ~hr'''d ia E.uE
through al tn naHWIYIes IN RAPID sucr'rs"I lhc
same then Repeated after Tvs" "ohrad-
icd huid.cs had ben put some of the haiky lu'es
caused considerable ailuNrmrllL
SINFUL HuIsEM lNsIIP.
After the sadd e had been taken oil the horses the
second part Of the programme WAS hrgnn A. iIs one
half 81 tho walked by tno side "f the other
half, who mounted. SuiIrniy III"
horses broke into gailop and the
order t. mount gwen. immediately
each horse had two riiers This Practice {" l"nlns on
and of of Il bareback H. r~' wa, cont .uurd sumo
umc To the rnt OF the audir' &C. Then k4r Lu ir'
brought J" again. ava Tue 'A'llr III ias'u.
Elch cndc' had ID morse. ana aS a. c'mr 10 th' nntn
ap in. May Of cadets d.d this WY gracefully an
showed great skll ana plHck III clnSnS To- i""i I'r
Md cAHIecrs. Sonnet mns the horse would refuse tU
Jnmy, and ~. AT conIueIou woId follow. The " rnE
nasiris," ihcy were face 'us called, ~i"od WIN
VIII ps hdLd to Icmlud The balky hoiSr "i TIE
dauLrr Of stopping.
their rOiscs WINE II tul rprcd ana Then irhlS c'hi
over nrr bnrSs and then ON TO 'hll n4c"s htI,n H.
e moor boyr" There were some niriuw r-cIp~,
from accdcnis. ana many ldughap.r sc"nrH A. tur,
however, mo riding was cNcrncui ana showed TIA! the
cadets thorough mas 'cis ~ h":N Mhslll- Man!
cXprcssiuus ul admiration wCr. heard and
consdcraDr applause AT the exceptionally daring cats
WORK FOR HE BOARD OF VISITORS.
The Board 81 Visitors has SAD S idrd Itself INTO the
following committees:
Tirs'-EnldngS aud Grounds, n"!ulns Water sup
ply aud sc"ag+: General Van Nncl. the Hon j. L.
Phillips and lir. Aultman.
Srcgad-Tnc Coi- of Cadets the relations ~ the GOV
eminent Iust ur;O Of thr Institution To The Ca
sen rora Edmund4 and Garland, aud General Wilson,
Ihird-D.acpiur including ann hnd p'llc"; Coi"nrls
Picriou aud Clark, and lie Hon. w HAM H. fiction.
EOurih-Educat:On ANA The hpnuy; Gcucrd wilson.
Senator Llmund,. and the Hon. William Nc X nrJ j..
Ii0a-EXumiuHtion OF cindlc airs To-: admirHion: Inc
Hon. John r. PHilps, Gcnrru Van Nhtt' ana COLONEL
SiIfi- Fiscal affairs Including conmH,,ary AMI mess
and hospital supplies: slaior Garland, CooncI C.lK,
and the Hon, Nlndm II. FELTON,.
Senators Edmunds AMI Garland and Representatives
FELTON,, Philips AMI Mckinley, Jr, viii make thor
port to Congress next DtCcmhcr
THR COLORED CAuEr-A TONTOON DRILL.
The second these committees cVhnil--
five examination al the vcXcd problem " the ncrI"
West Pulut. They Discussing whether
l. udicous appoint coorr cadets 10 West Point ana
whether, u they sent here, they proirctrd
Tho members the committee have hnd several m
tcTVlcws with WHITAKER ANA are ldv0rahy Impressed
with II II conceded /, however that there iaH strong
case Of clIcuIh7ihl'ia evidence against nm Yet,
AaiI one Of the members Of the CrInmItirc to-day,
have seen innocent nrn cpnv cicd on etroi grr
of crcumsi anial evidence" Thr committee MS no n.
hOriiy report upon The inrTits OF the Wn'tac case
nnl 'G" W 1 T "'o the Ee'r" q"''''o" oil the
Whitaker WIN be examined in Philosophy tomorrow
Al hafpnsi 3 tins evening there was ronroon drill
the rvtr and large crowds OF spectators gathered
! on the banks ~ Orlcr 10 watch the cdu,t,
| There were between thirty aud forty mem
| command OF Captain EaymOnd aud Lieutenant Tay Der
OF the corIs Of cngn"rls; Ihc huge hat botomrd. I'M
Wlcdly OUElug pOnOUn boat, cd INTO puHiiiOn
aud the roadway WAS laid VITA commentaries aiacrJ.
! 1hc work was strong aud well done. Whitaker was
i one Of thC cadets engaged IN this dnll.
A BRILLIANT PYEOTECn[lC DISPLAY
This evening OF thu IaOs enjoyable OF the display
drs-tbe mortar dril-toOk place, and WAS brill ant
| spectacle. The tix ciehiInrh aud tcn.nch mont ara
arc placed behind the Siege guns, ana the
shells were thrown into Crows N,st
! Mountain. In the darkness the sight WIS
! n peculiarly picturesque enc, nnd was watched
with much interest by scores of cadets aud their
| friends. The shells described graceful curves, and
tho train ot fire formed brilliant sprr-
taclc against the dark sky The pyrUtechnIc display
when the shells exploited vcII fine. 1hc shells
| were flllcI with cc0rcd fire which was thrown IN All
| 1IrrrtIous while the glrll were uipt IA tIc ,ir