New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-08
THE MILITIA At REST.
PRrvATEs AND OFFICERS TAKING THER
VACATIONS.
THE NEW AND OLD ARMoRIEs-UNDERGRoU
RIFLE RANGEs-CLAPPE's BAND


RIFLE RANGES-CLAPPE'S BAND.
At This time of year thero is a conspicuous iack OF
activity in the armCrles Of the National Guard ouo
of the usual drills Is inflicted; most OIL inc oHo'a
ara out of town. and tho soldiers, like students ol
the unlversities arc waiting for the fall acuVV "
begin All the regiments that have done Po''oI -
service at tho State Camp are sailsheu WIN ~
military exploits for the warm season. anu 'lo'o
whose turn comes next year have had 'heH 0o.'F""y
ricnics and excursions, other rauohal sPo'" "'N
amusemens to fill In the rather long vac"uon Iroih
military duty. Already in their minds eye n'oii'.i
~ these regiments are counting on tho joys Vi ulo
camn less than twelve months hence. anu soino Vi
tbem ara mapping out entertainments tor tne "'n''
months. .,,,
The Goth REGIMENT is restless about its prospective
new armory. It VIII require an Act OF me Ccslsa'ui0
TO condemn the alley which Is known as hat rIa0o'
mining from Sixth to Seventh sts, and winch Pr~
,on,s tho oxnansloa of the building toward the east
card Members think the Commission Is decMeuly
slow in attending TO the matter, and say tha'
the interests OF the regiment arc Sun
ing on account of IT, Tho Officers or
members Of the Goth Regiment resent WIN onPHa''
an attack ON Colonel Cavanagh which they say
appeared in a recent Number OF The Guaru9llAl
1t charged him with lack OF business quahuo'' an
sought to cast blame on him for delay with respect 10
the arnory An officer Of the regiment said &c"
evenings ago that the attack must have arisen lOi
personal spite, It exactly the opposite OF inc
truth There is u good deal OF indignation oVer ulo
affair."
CAptaln Morgan Of Company II, who has been
making toar OF Europe, is expected homo this
week ,-u,...
The officers ard members Of Company c are laying
their plans to give military ball at tue Metropolitan
Opera House early In the season
The god Regiment has done nothing since returning
from the Camp, but expects t. begin serious "orA
in a few weeks. The new armory at sNty-eighth-St'
and tho Boulevard IS nearing completion, and the
regiment will probably be able to move into 1t within
the next year. Work will then De- begun on the site
of the present armOry at Fourteenthst and SXthaVe
In preparation for the new quarters OF tho 9th heSf
mont the members Of which will rejoice when the
day for leaving the rookery they now occupy IN
West Twenty-sxth-st
A committee Of the It'll Regiment paid VISIT 70 the
armory Of the 18th Regiment tho other evening to
inspect tho new rifle range there. Il
s fitted up in most respects ike
the underground ranges IN the other new armories'
hut has ono appliance which the others lack namely,
a power fam and an immense galvanlzed-ron tube ior
carrying of the smoke caused by the guns ms con-
tryance was highly appreciated by the visitors from
the 7th. who were shown that It worked admirably
Its success VIII lead to its use In most OF the other
armores as the smoke hes been great nuisance In
tbo underground ranges The affairs Of both these
regiments are at a standstlll at present. At the
armory of the 9TH It thought that as soon as
Adtutant Rand receives his commission as captain OF
Company F, First Sergeant r. \. Powers would be
elected second lieutenant Of that company, and j. d.
Ford would take his present place II IS also thousHe
to be settled that Lieutenant Willard u FISK VI
Company \, VIII be appointed ad!utantt' l., +iI nm
In Vermont but Is expected back III week OK WI
The regiment is particularly happy during mes Jun
days over the success of Arthur A. Clappe DS Spa
witch was organized for the regiment Iog goS 80
aGn The leader Is at present musical director az
West Point but has not enlisted IN ue 10y Win
marked success In Mt Morris Park, and mas inaao
several engagements for the west du.nS ~ GIt
ber the first being for two weeks n SoA M ,
Iowa Fifty players Will 60 IN their Dran[hcW uiIF
forms which are now being made, and tcy are Ia
yited 10 visit Omaha, Chicago and othef to%hs u III
inc the trip In November they are To play ao VIC
Exposition in Atlanta, and Will tender a se Ia
IRE '- Cantain Francis says thai CIappes band VIII
soon be recognized one Of the best n me stae' u
otb Resiment viii be held in tho armory, in West
T%entysxth-st., on September %. IV kets VIII ooSt
90 cents. The games viii consist OF oo anu oasn'
handicap: 44O yard rum handicap l-me run nani
cap; 1mfe walk handicap Entrance zee % ru1oI
var teams of i've mon Entrance foe, 30 cents per
man. Prize of silver medal to each member OF WIN
of Rational Quart $40 10 first. SO ~ second, ana -
to third. equivalent IN silver. Enr1IchS zee; g
ner man The entries will close on september 10
Rifemen in all the regiments are much gtau1ed ~
the unexpected success Of the New-Nork tean N onS
contest a. Sea Crit, ana the liedet has -" tSDd
renewed interest I'm the approaching matches az Cre.u,
moor These matches Will he begun on FHdaY, anu
the state and First and Second Brigade trophies arc 70
he competed for The frs OF these is now held Dy tni
28d Regiment Of Broolhyn, as Is also the SeIuI ii
brigade trophy and that of thu First Brigade IS hen i
by the 10th Regiment It is expected tta, teams VII
be sent by tho 18th, 10Th, 18Th 22d ana - IN
ments and probably two others, Du me n nt
hers OF most of them not yet dcsignaleI lnNH
viii be settled upon at Creedmoor on tn LAY, proD
abiv The team Of tho 13th Regiment VIII he com,
nosed about as follows Captain Of team u,comD, VI
Gompany riaemen Morris. Of Company MoNo' ~
NJ q &. Lott, Company G. Constable l"nputtN =;
lane, Company A; Harvey. COMPANY G hr. "Ii
Wcnor Company II Fecvan. Company r. fahhsloch'
Connanv + and Austin. Company G. reserves;
WcSeott Of Company IL Robinson OF Company n anu
General Robins with his aldo, Captain Thurst9n'
vii he Ar Crccimoor Tuesday to arrange inc ue-
The only llfc displayed about armores IS that pro-
drced nv The preparations Of the rtnemcn.