New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-27
NATIONAL GUARD AFFAIRS.
TO PRESENT THE BELMONT TROPHY FOR THE
LAST TlMT-PHYsICAL EXAMINATIONS.

LAST TlME-P PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS
In addition to the presentation Of marksmcns badges
to the members Of the list Regiment who are cntiueu
TO Them which will take place at the TN Regiment
Armory on the evening Of April >. another interesting
ceremony viii also take place In the shape OF the
presentation Of the Belknap Trophy to Company Tor
the third time. By the conditions under which III,
tronhy was presented 70 the First Brigade by Colonel
Robert Lenox Belknap II is the property OF tom
pany g. II Is peculiarly equitable that Company i
should have this trophy for the reason that mas ho
only won it, but paid for the trophy also Inc com
pany had The statue In its possession IN us 'oos -
Harlem when the rooms and all their contents were
burned The statue went up with the rest OF the thgs
in tho rooms and IL was not Insured the company
had IN import trophy AZ its own expense ""' "'
a cost of over 300.
The trophy was presented to tho FIRST bIleh'e p'
Colonel Robert LenOx Belknap in lr-3 when h' "a'
assistant adjntan, general The conditions were '~'
tbc pby wa, 70 be held f,r yea" by The company
I'm the First Brigade which shoul have the hfs' re'
for the previous year in the matter 81 recruiting 90"
the attendance al drills. The company "h'h "o" At
for three wears not neceSarily consecutive was -
keen II as It's property Under these conditions 'oii
many T. Of the 7l.t Regiment. will now Keep me
trophy The trophy Will be presented to the company
Ly Brlgadier General Louis fing"rah.
Tho tronl,y was won IN ls-i by Company +, o. the
12th REGIMENT: in 1s-5 by Company b. Of the "a
Regiment; in ls.6 by Company y, Il Inc I'm i'et'
Inent: in 1-s7 by Company y, OF the ISL h'rl'e"''
IN 1ss- hv CoDpaYy y. = the list Regiment IN l07'
bv Company f. # the GOD Regiment, in l-'o 'A'
,ronhc was not In existence, havtrS been burned up
In the meantime. aud it not awarded 70 any one
I'm 1a91 il was again won by Company j. ana q .'''
ing to the provisions Of The circular whch was Se '
when the trophy presented 1t now becomes "c
property Of Company IT, 81.
ARRANGEMENTS have a. last been maze loF c"''
,,r,,v ornory for The list Regiment during the Time
min IN. now arnory will be completed The Arn ~
uoord al the meeting last week decided u rent u'
rink AT one hundred and seventhst. ana L'AI'-'''
oye Al an annual rental Of $4,000 Inc mehpc'9 %
the regiment are well pleased Will Inc ~"'p"'''
quarters Tic dHu floor Is an exceedingly large o"c'
Icirg fnJIy 100 Ly 300 feet. The lease Is Tor one
wear from May next, win inc piI'Iicsr VI '0
il at the end OF that time.
SAMPLES Of a number Of kinds OF stone Tor inc ne"
armory Of hi, Organization have been S"DiI'7' -
the school Of Mines Of Columbia College 70 ue'c""'
which j. the most durable - go,
The Naval battalion will have an eXmbiuoh dF.l III
castle Garden on April .. ON that occasion an 'h'
til, ceremony will be witnessed. Sand Of color
yin he presented on behalf Of the female friends 'l
,he members OF the battalion and the ple'eh'"lIo"
will be made By the wife OF Commander hl'c,' ~
fo,,olon is now drilling in the new naval ticu'S 1h'
Che officers OF the Brooklyn Navy YARD nave tNe"
the battalion the use Of four ho"lzcrs ior u''i P"'
poses. ,o,o, on AnriI "A bV
go Grant and on that evening the ngservico
medals and marksmen's badges VIII be dis'iio"'" "
+boss who are entitled 70 them a.,
Wa bae gone forth also TINT there VIII ne INC
greatest Dutch" record at the ga Regiment '"'''
on April %. .-..,, -, comnanv
pbnin : Tllden was elected captain OF 'onP'n'
u - Tho 7Ist REGIMENT, on Wednesday night. h'
was recently elected captain in the oth Regiment
Formerly ne was the adiutant OF the 'Is'' -.
There = n rtlrnor that the National Guard OF 'h'
city will not parade on Decoration Day ,o.,
The match for the armOry championship OF u'c -
Regiment will be shot on the armofS rang W 'an.I
.n,rc tbe winner receiving the Macauley golu ihea'
C,.i, vacaulcy presented -four silver medals TO e'oH
oorv I'm the regiment for excellence III iihes"oO'
toc and the winners Of these medals VIII co"P''' "
tho championship and god meom at t''e si''0 -
.dutaut-Gene.s Porter has issued a'o'no' - 49,
r..pectipg physical examinations Iof lccf"'' VIZ
mobiles The onfihai III '"P"'"
other things the order 5ays' , . -,
o' ,. ,,oa.urcmenC' less than 80 inches at Inc
.o.,,na,ion Of normal eApilaton shoud reject
adherence between expiration anu '''
NJ los than inches should ROGET - .,.,.s -,
In ,e,,tion to chest measurements ana u'e "'s' -
,,,s q O No "a. series OF 1891, VIII DC construct
T., accordance with the following communication o ~
.rrgeon General. al iorciby impFessei WIN W 80
49,, ua,v of the results OF measurements Haue "' inc
.,,at,o, nj the acts OF expiration, ihsp'I''"'' wv
- oncusivcIy that O number OF medical omcers 40 ho'
coo1uct th, part OF the yh'slcal examination WIN
s.o of care and forcthought which IL Is Justly e""'
~ ,sce,ve at their hands. frequently ei'fihg inco"
.lsencies appear in the recorded sNenS u o%n,enco
tn,,ions indicating tho comparative uheIo"oo
=, ucasurements betwee n chest oIeuh'e'oH''
and in,ulraton In The same recruit IA ser"
,s,arces anIy onehaf inch difference IN u,rc
"n'' , "a recorded This result is nSnifcstIy
a. IL proved by the limit OF expiration IN thrse
sasos which is from three inches less than te
49, circumference II appears obvious 20 me that the
.an,,esot unintenuonsly and perhaps uncohsciouSY
.swes up to such degree when me cns'' efsueiss'