Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-11
THE DISTRICT NATIONAL GUARD
Inc senate Provide. for Camp o. Instruo-
ton Next Year.

CAVALRY FIELD DAY-cAP- poN-R's COMPANY
fREPAEISG ron THE DELL AT oMAHA-Hov
THE wAExLNzS ARE GETTING ALoxo-RrrLr
RHAcrIcE-SoTEs OF INTEREST.
Organizations in the District National
Guard have endeayored at various times and
with widely separated degrees of success to
entertain and amuss the public, but none of
the many companies in the brigade have eve.
planned anything half SO elaborate as the treat
which is now interesting those who wear the
blue and yellow - members of troop A.
There arc numerous good reasons why the
troop should come before the public on its own
account at least once . year, and being con-
Sinced OF the validity OF these reasons Capt
Barbour's command will make its debut an
amusement caterer on May 80 next The prop
osit;on, a perfected. will make the affair 'the"
outdoor social event Of the season. Many
very many-prominent Washingtonia are in
terested In this effort of the Presidents troop
70 lnaugnrate an annual day of sport which
snail eclipse all other days Of sport in the Dis
trict calendar
As was announced in The STAR some time
ago program for the first of these occasions
has been prepared; it is now made public for
The FIRST time II was decided to designate the
entertainment The military and civic exhibit
ton OF the Presidents troop" The events will
come of at the Ivy City race track. commence
Ing at ?. m on May 80. There ought to be a
large number of entries, for the prize list is
worth at least 81 600 at this time.
THE PROGRAM.
The program Is as follows:
MOUNTED EVENTS
Troop drill
Bare horse race-One-quarter mile straight
way Qimited to active members Of the Presi-
dents troop.
Mail carriers race-11z miles; two changes
OF horses; cavalry horse equipments to he
used; saddles and blankets to be changed at
each remount- (Limited to active members Of
the Presidents troop.)
Half mile dash-For active members of the
Presidents troop, riding their own horses or
horses that have been ridden in at least one
troop drill.
Saddling col.test-Gimited to active men,
200 yards.
Cutting at heads-(Open to troopers Of the
National Guard and regular army.
Jumping contest-Troopers fully armed and
equipped, four hurdleJ: one-fourth miles start
slESiy. (Open to troopers of the National
Guard or regular army.)
Pursuing eontest-Time limited to three
minutes; space fifty feet square; six entries.
Sword contest
Tug Of war-Fort Myer troopers; teams of
eisEt men; hve minutes pull; anchors to be
Wrestling contes.-Bareback; three minutes
running race-Two miles; weights l65 pounds
(over weight allowed); gentlemen riders
Irottlng race-Best two in three; one mile;
gentlemen drivers
Running race-One mile free for all; catch
Welghts, gentlemen riders
Steepiechase-Two miles Open to entries
from members of any organized hunt club.
Steepieehase-Iwo and one-half miles, free
Tor al; gentlemen riders Horses that have
started IN open race within the past wear
from
Mule rsee-One-quarter mile, free for all.
IRONY race-One-Guarter mile. for BOYS under
sixteen Ponies fourteen hands high or less
riders
Boys goat race-In harness. fifty yards.
DISCOUNTED EVENTS.
These are unt.er the auspices of the Amateur
Athletic Union.
iVoyards dash. 220yards hurdle race. 100 yards
hurdle race for troopers booted and spurred).
quarter mile race. pole vaultng running high
Jump. shot putting. sixteen pounds; hammer
throwing. sixteen pounds.
BICYCLE RACES
One mile open and one mile novice.
Entries for the different events may be made
with Capt Ed H. Neumeyer, 1924 street
northwest. Candidate Sergt p. Rennie l406 a
street northwest, or Mr. John Rainier. Columbia
Athletic Club Entries close May Is The
committee reserves the right to reject any
entry.
THAT BRIGADE CAMP.
1t looks just row as though any one might
safely bet on there being brigade camp mex.
year A week ago The STAR showed the easy
probability of favorable action to that end bv
the Senate District committee and the predic-
non worked out very nicely. The committee
recommended an appropriation Of $1,000 to
defray the expenses of a camp Of instruction
The amendment was agreed to by the Senate and
hal haA n.
conference There 1t may be stricken out but
the chances are all in favor of its retention in
the bill The conferees are friendly toward
the proposition, all of them realizing how
necessary camp Is this year. Moreover the
appropriation was promised last year, SO
after all the question resolves itself
into one of good faith and equity.
where the camp will be no one now knows
Perhaps Fort Washington may be available
but the chances are it will not few guards,
men talk enthusiastically about Colonial
Beach, others advocate BAY Ridge and a biz
multItude rather like the idea OF going to Sea
uE'. n D. Inc latter proposition meets with
serious stumbling block in the matter of
transportation Each man would have to paw
his own railroad fare, and as q natural sequence
would feel as though he was out on a holiday
Ior winch ne had paid This would result in
cinerences OF opinion as to discipline. More
probable than any other location is the Sheri-
Jan iolnt reservation, Immediately opposite
fort Washington This property is now owned
" ne NIlstu states, ana II Is the intention of
the War Department TO make there a perma- |
nent camp for the District National Guard |
1he place Is easy of access. A good horse with |
an ordinary rider can reach Alexandria in fortv-
nve minutes The brigade could easily pro- |
coed to Alexandria on the ferryboats and from
thence march to camp.
WORKING FOR oMAHAs GOLD.
The Fencibles are going to Omaha Eyery-
body who Is on speaking terms with a member
OF the company knows that-has been told 40
Mt least several times But going to Omaha ia
nos all; in fact il Is less than half The Pencil
bles propose to come back again. bringing with
them the 5000 cash prize which is the main
attraction at Omaha next June. There are
other prizes. of lesser value but on none of
these are Capt Doriers eyes "sot" Some
companies Will necessarily be content with
e2.OoO or even $1,000. but Capt. Doner insists
that company c, second battalion has a first
and exclusive lien upon the s.. 600 and eyery-
thing else which goes with it Tie winning Of
that So.OOo prize Is not going to
be a very easy affair. All the crack
southern companies and quite a number
Of the prominent western organizations
will compete and as nearly all of these have
made n specially OF drill work Cat the expepse
OF the most important duties of a soldier) the
Fencibles will have to do exceedingly well II
they bring home the principal honors
1lurstay nlght the