New-York tribune., 1891-12-20
TROOPERS HAVE A TOURNEY.
MOUNTED GUARDsMEN IN NOVEL CONTESTS
THE ATHLETIC GAMES OF TROOP A" DRAW

THE ATHLETIC GAMES OF TROOP "A DRAW
BRILLIANT THRoNG TO THE ARMoRY.
The famous tournaments Of Ivanhoes time will seem
tame within few years II the members OF Troop a
continue the pace which they set at their athletic
games In the armory, In West Fifty'sixthst., last
evening. There has been ripple Of expectancy, not
only in the National Guard but IN social circles rs
WE'LL ever since the date for these games was liked
The space for spectators In the armory Is limited SO
only 1000 tickets were sold at I'll each and every
ticket was taken long before the day fixed
for the games. Beauty, brains and weaith were
all represented among the spectators. Everybody
had his expectations strung up to the highest hotch'
and one disappointed. The young men CON-
posing Troop soldiers for tile love OF IL. ana
consequently when they undertake an affair OF this
kind it would be impossible for them to be mediocre
they tried. The feminine part OF the cro"d vi
spectators did not exactly turn down their thumnS
when they thought contestant should be puhished.
but they showed their admiration for bravery and
their contempt for anything approaching cowsdice, In
an mnmistakable manner. II Is nes5ess to say that
they had little or no opportunity to show contempt
Running at heads, the object Of which is to lest
the troopers skill in handling the sabre, was
the first contest. Each contestant rode around
the ring twice at a gallop, cutting at lot OF
leather heads" and the who cut the most heads
won the prize. II. Barry was first, and W. Ii. THUS
second.
In the broadswoN contest, dIsmountcd. Frederic r.
COudert jr, won with six points, against +. NJ
yermilye with five.
The contest known as "pursuing' caused consld-
erabe fun for the spectators. One trooper endeavored
within three minutes TO take ribbon from the nght
arm of another without tackllng his opponent or his
horse There were twenty four contestants, and Ser
geant Howard c. Badgey won, with f. n. nichols
second.
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The horses were bareback The first pull was between
teams composed Of Corporal Fuller, c. G.. Williams
c. s. Bryan and W. T. Eldredgs on one side, and H. H.
Ficken, W. C. Colby, A. Colgnte and H. barry on Tue
other. The aforementioned team won by hve ieet'
The next tug was between teams composed OF Guy A.
Ward, A. Geer, s. NJ Young and NJ. j. s. dc Gafmehdis'
on one side, and J. T. Hoag captain l.. Van Kehsse-
lasr l.. b. Gawtry and J. w. Thorne on the other.
Captain Wards team by six feet. In the maj
pull between the teams capalned by Fuller and Ward
FuIlers men won, pulling the rope seven ieeo in
twenty seconds owing partly to the bad actions OF the
horses on the other side.
In the fencing contests with fols Frederic H.
Coudert, jr., beat L. NJ. Greer by a score OF seven
points to four and j. H. Claiborne beat A. N. Goodby
by a score OF nine to one. In the finals Mr. Gal
borne won against Mr.. Coudert in lively bout by
score Of fourteen to twelve.
In the mounted broadsword contest c. F. Pellew
beat Sergeant Louis V. O'DOnohue, and Frederic H.
Coudert jr beat H. F. Fcken In the preliminary DouVe
In the final COudert against peew with score
Of to 4.
The wrestling match on bareback horses was rare
sport for the spectators Each man tried to throw MS
antagonist from his horse without falling hmseIr ana
several Of the troopers got bad falls which brought little
screams from the feminine portion OF the audience
There were sixteen contestants and the winner was
A. Geer, with G.. A. Ward good second Dr. r. u
Fuller got bad fall and it looked for an instant as
II his horse would prance on him, but lie eScapeo I'll"
hurt. 4 NJ .a. 90
The "melee5 ended the contest. Two squads OF
eight men each ranged each side OF the RUS anu
each man had plume made OF tissue paper Ome
squad was red and the other white M the sisnad
both sides advanced and the red men tried TO
destroy the white plnmes with sucks wtlcn hnst
they carried and the white men tried their Deso
to perform the same operation for the red men The
fight grew fast and furious when the two sides got
together and the sticks flew like shilleahs at n
Donnybrook fight. The reds we're: Sergeant oDoa'
ohue, captain Corporal Knevels, F. NJ Vermye NJ
de- NJ Marcelus J. W. Thorne, Trumpeter Braitnwalte
F. II. Lee and j. T. IIoag: and the whes ps,rS weiS
H. Titus, F. Il. Coudert tr, H. E. Ficken' tsr q; y;
Williams and c. f. Pellew. Tho reds won aiVoF "
fight which lasted four minutes.