New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-24
NATIONAL GUARD ATHLETICS
A LONG-DLSCUssED PROJECT TAKES DEFI
MITE SHAPE.
TIE REPORT OF A SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON Arn-
LETIc CONTESTS IN THE NATIONAL GUARD

THE REPORT OF A SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ATn.
LETIc CONTESTS IN THE NATIONAL GUARD
OUTLINE or THE PLAN.
state Camp, Pceiskill, n. Y, July 80 GpeciaD.-TM
much discussed athletic association OF the National
Guard took dcdDite shape to-day and the initial meet
InQs will be held this fall This decision Is the out
come OF tire proposition made year or more ago 70
have big athletic meeting OF National Guardsmen at
Crecdmoor every fall to compete for prizes oerd by
the State After much discussion this plan was given
nm as Improbable. 1t easily seen TINT many
men in the National Guard who might be good athletes
would not be able 10 attend meeting at Creedmoof
because the place Is so far away from their homes.
They could neither spend the time nor money 10 20 to
such a meeting. That scheme was finally abandoned
and last January the National Guard Association ap
pointed special committee 10 consider the whole mat
ter OF military athletic association and formulate
report on the subject This committee was composed
OF officers from each Of the four brgafes In the state
They were General George w. Wingate. chairman
Colonel G. G.. Fox, Of the 18th Regiment; Major T. o.
Rosselle Of the Third Brigade staff; Major Henry
Chauncey jr. Of the sth Regiment; Captain Charles
H. Luscomb. Of the 18th Regiment; and Captain
Nathaniel b. Thurston, OF the 22d Regiment. The
committee has had a number Of preliminary meeting
and discussed the best methods Of forming assOc
tiOn and finally each member was delegated to make
a report of his views on the best way 10 attain the
desired object.
The fnel meeting Of the committee TO adjust all
these reports and bring scheme out Of all Of them
was held In camp to-day. All the members Of the
committee were present except Major Rosselle, and
his views we're on paper in the hands Of the other
bers OF the committee. As will be by the report
which follows the scheme Is radically different from
any heretofore thought about discussed Instead Of
all the contests being held at Creedmoor they arc
to Take place at the most convenient place
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for each brigade awarded by the state but as yet no
ARRANGEMENTS have been made for meeting Of the
brigade champions TO decide who is the champion 81
the State The conditions for qualifying have been
made comparatively easy because it was thought best
to make them easy enough to induce tie man OF aver
age physical training TO take an interest In them
Under present conditions at the athletic games held by
the different regiments few trained athletes carry on
all the prizes and the average has not the slight
est chance of winning anything. For this reason hs
soon loses interest in athletics and becomes poorer
athlete than he was before Under the rules adopted
by the association the average man can, by training
reasonable amount win the state decoration the sams
he wins the badge for rife shooting each year, al
though he may not win prize in match IAe end
toward which the committee has worked Is TO get the
average man interested in athletics. The report which
the committee adopted says:
To be an athlete man must be regularly enlisted
lowing record in fatigue uniform without belts, with
cap. blouse and trousers ANY kind Of SHOES may %
seconds running broad jump, l3 feet running hgh
Jump, feet 3 inches; mile go-as;yo'.- pleas, =
mile run, light marching order, rifle equipments,
bayonet I'm sheath, haversack canteen and overeoas
To qualify athlete must qualify IL ' ~
out Of the seven contests. Any one quahying IN az
| shall be eligible to compete for the championship o.
ms 6gaae ON the tn ali pc nm TO be- held
on level ground. In the First second anu Eyuaa
nusly nominate a day and place Wien the different
competitions for their bngades shall take place. 10
be he'd at such times ard pisges not exceeding three
as the brigade commander shall direct, but tle com
| pace, Connections in each brigade shall be under
the supervision OF the brigade commander WHO IS au
lie meeting TIRE compe itioGs shall be ccndncef a.
cordlng t. the rnles Of tho Amateur Athletic lnoa "a
regard 10 contests OF this description medal VIII
be presented by the state TO each qualified atcte slq
o. bar Tor each subsequent qualification and also to
all regulations established by the various brigade con.
manders shall be submitted 70 the Ad!utantGeneTa
| for IFS approval
General Porter has been active worker in bring
| ing about this plan, although he has not been an
official member of the committee 1t was, OF course,
| through his cooperation that the Nanohai GUAM
Association could guarantee That the state would oer
the prizes The first meeting will be held some una
in september but the precise date mas not YET pen
| fixed. - limo, -. g.. ,,uv
! bv = premature discharge while salute was De.9s
fired in honor OF Governor HILL VIII go nome Win INC
| ragiment on saturday He will be taken 10 III: boa
in the camp ambulance and made comfortable during
the trip Upon the arrival of the boat IN New-lorS
Reid will be taken 10 Bellevue Hospital III an ambu
lance lie will remain in the hospital unuI ne mas
| fully recovered. . -, ,,s..
| Companies F. II, I and d, Of the sth Reglnen,
commanded respectively by Captains knlght Hei'ei:
Philip s. Tilden, George Chase and j. NJ jarvis "sst
out on the mountains TO-DAY 70 be Instructed IN the
duties of grand guard Colonel Phisterer Wen a!7ng
| as Instructor. The expedition WIS closed WIN "a .
| rather tame sham battle. The only accident 70 re-
cord was an injury which sergeant received by lali
Yearly all the officers OF the 18th Regiment witnessed
the manoeuvres and 1t is proposed tonight 10 take tho
| whole 74th Regiment out a similar expedition To-
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