Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-08-23
CAMP SKATER.
LADY VISITORS DISTINGUISH THEM
SELVES AT BASEBALL.
The Mysterious Sea-NIonster Unveiled
Target-shooting and Other Pas
times of the Camp.

Especial Correspondence OF the REcoRD-UNroS.
CAMP SKATER, August 81, 1889.
The flag is raised at last, and from the
top of sixty foot mast Old Glory floats in
the breeze. The work of setting up the
flag pole was witnessed by many, and a
grand hurrah went up when the work was
completed.
At the beach this afternoon the attention
of ali the spectators was attracted to De.
culiar looking object floating around in the
water some distance from the second raft.
Some said porpoise, and others sea elephant,
and eager eyes were strained in the dlrec-
ton of the whatever it was" 1t came
nearer and nearer the shore, and some one
with keener eyes than the rest shouted.
"Why, it's Captain Cook !" Sure enough
it was, but some could hardly believe their
senses.
Targets have been put up on the hillside
back of the camp, and the men are prac-
ticing in shooting every now and then dur
ing all the day. Some good scores have
been made, especially by E and G men.
The regulars under Colonel Skater will
be here tomorrow morning from Mon
terey. They will camp to our left, and the
men here delight in the assurance that they
will be our neighbors for a few days.
A baseball game was played here to-day
between the ladies of the camp, assisted
by Piccinnini, the colored mascot of Com
pany B, and a nine under Lieutenant
Ormsby. The ladies surprised everyone
with their playing, though they allowed no
rules to be in force" while they them
selves were at the bat. Not alone running,
but sliding was in order, and tine decisions
of the umpire were not regarded, when
| they did not conform to the wishes of the
female aggregation. One of them mis-
| judged high fly ball, and instead of the
| sphere lighting in her hands, it shot in a
"bee line" for her head, and she couldn't
get out of the road of it. To square mat
| tiers, the men allowed the ladies ten runs
the male aggregation, proved to be such a
poor thrower that he was ordered on the
bench by the umpire, but still he PLAYED
an important part in the game while in
that position. The ladies won by a score
Of 81 to 5.
This morning nearly one hundred ladies
and gentlemen came over from Monterey
and Pacific Grove on an excursion, to pay
our camp visit. In the number Sacra-
mento was well represented, and some of
her handsomest young ladies were here,
among whom were Miss Mable Massey,
Miss Edith Lindley, Miss Nellie Siddons,
Miss Daisy Siddons, Miss Mamie Lindley,
Miss Leila Thompson, Miss Annie Dray, the
Misses Lewis, Miss Lucy Epson. There
were also Mr.. and Mrs. Will Marvin, Mr..
and Mrs. L. L. Lewis, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Sheppard, T. NJ. Lindley, Eugene Stevens
Harry Wood, Mrs. S. c. benson, Mrs
Boyle, Louis Breuner, Mrs. Hurd and 9TH
ers. They arrived here just in time to
witness the ceremonies of guard mount
and, of course. they were delighted with
the music of our fine band.
Two solid hours of drill is gone through
every morning here, and most of the boys
are about dead after it.
Lieutenants Kay, of Company B, and
Stearns, of Company G, alternate in acting
as Adjutant, in the absence of Captain
Wiseman.
Captain Seymour of Company B is
most attractive swimmer, and when he
and Captain Cook 60 in the water huge
waves begin to come in, and the surf be-
gins to swell.
The band is now playing new and de-
lightful music for dress parade. Brigadier-
General T. w. Sheehan and a number of
his staff arrived at camp this afternoon,
and in his honor a salute of thirteen gnns
were fired. Tonight reception and a
Jolly good time will be held at headquar-
tiers, Colonel Guthrie having placed every
thing at the Generals disposal. There
will undoubtedly be many visitors from
town, and the affair tonight promises to be
the event of the camp.
Captain Seymour of Company + is drill.
ing his company for all they are worth.
He is bound to have those wheels exc
cuted properly.
Some of the ladies who were kicking
the football to-day were undoubtedly not
aware of the fact that the photographer
was taking instantaneous pictures during
the whole of the kicking exhibition.
Some of the boys are beginning 10 get
worried because they haven't had chance
to go to church since they left home.
The powder being used in firing off
salutes in the cannon is of very poor
quality-so says Captain Cook. The sound
is something like the crack of a rifle, but
the rumble is the same as usual.
Acknowledgement Orion has just arrived,
and salute is being fired in honor of his
presence in camp. General Orton's COM
ing was not expe, tie and was quite sur
prise. He was accompanied by his wife
and lady friends, and their presence will
materially add TO the good time to be had
Tonight.
Piccinnini, the colored mascot of Com
many B, is as black as coal. He says :
4" Youse people don't know I'm sunburned,
but lem me tell you feel it on dis yere
jaw and cheek.
Uncle John Douglass thinks he is being
treated very shabbily and threatens 10
desert if there is not change. He is
worked to death, he says, but as yet no one
has seen him miss meal.
Major Kennedy conducted the dress
parade this evening and went through the
ceremonies all right.
Here's some of the funny terms for the
eatables, which the boys make use OF,
| though Just for fun "Start that axle
grease this way" meaning the butter !;
'slide up that gravel train" meaning the
sugar now for that jerked quail" refer
ring to the corned beef.
Company BIS colored mascot is the sub.
| ject of lots of fun. Every evening after
supper he takes out squad which is called
the wood brigade" from the fact that
each man carries huge piece of timber.
His sonorous voice and the commands he
gives create no little amusement.
EMS.