Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-31
THE PRESIDENTS TROOP.
Admirable Program at the Benninr Tr.ck. =
Event. and Their Results.

Admirable Program nj the Benninr Tr.ck.-
Events and Their Results.
The popularity Of the Presidents Troop
Troop A. ID. c. y. CD and the admirable char
acter Of the program presented by that crack
organization were attested Yesterday by the big
crowd which went out TO Benning to witness
the first combination Of military and civic
, sports ever attempted in the District. From
start 30 finish the meeting was a success. tins
interest OF the audience in some Of the novelties
being intense. In every way the troop was
encouraged and IL is . sure thing tina; the exhi-
bitiou will be an annual affair. growing in
importance and popular favor until IL outranks
any other days amusement in the local sporting
calendar.
| EVENTS AND WINNERS.
| Events and winners are as follows.
one-mile bicycle race, novice, gold and silver
medals. Won by John T. Mount Time, Sl5.
James T. Hunter second
l00-yaris dash Won by +. c. Quackenbush.
Y. NJ. c. A. Time, 0.l0 As. W. b. Chiches-
ter. c. A. C., second.
Cutting at heads; gold medal. first; silver,
second. Won by Lieut.. Eiker. heads. Private
John Linney. heads second.
One-miie bicycle; open. Won BY Harry
Ward. \. NJ. G. A. Time, SIG Is John I.
Mount. c. B. C., second.
saddling contest; gold medal 10 first silver 10
second. Won by I. VI. Herman. sergt Rennie
second.
22o-yards dash wop BY ". p. Chichester,
! CAC. Time, 0.2L Z. C. Quackonbush. Y.M.
| CA. second.
Throwing ls-pound hammer. Won by Bouio
clark, l.MC.A.. LOG feet 8 inches. J. T.
hanler, GAG, second. l04 feet II inches.
Pursuing contest gold medal TO first. silver
second. Won by Private J. II. Lewis in three
minutes.
Trotting race. one heat: one mile; Sc, Of
light buggy harness Go winner. Won by RUBY,
w. T. Walker, owner. Time, 249. Minnie,
| William Woody. owner. second
Half-mile dash. fully equipped trooper rid
ing troop horses; gold medal TO first. silver 20
second. Wen by Private Cassidy. Time, l.OI SIS.
| Private ElllcOtt. second.
Running high jump. Won by Royce Hough.
{. A. G.. 5feet "a. inches W. II. Middlebrook,
y. VI. c. A.. second.
Pole vault. Won by J. NJ. Dashicli. c. A-c.,
feet; j. A. Rose. Y. NJ. &. A.. second
Pony race; boy riders under sixteen wears,
ponies IA hands high and under; prize. a sor-
Roxy second.
Extra beat for ponies unjustly disqualified
frlze, gold medal Won by Little Dick. Time,
Wrestling on bareback horses: prize. gold
medal. Won by Swsrtz. Time O43
| 4i0-yards dash. Won by Rovce Hough C. A.
{. lime, O56 2-5. Griffith johnson, {. A. C.,
| second.
Sword contests prize. gold and silver medals.
Won by Sergt W. II. Meiiach from Private j.
W; Conard. five points to ahree.
Putting the i6-pound shot. Won nv Martin
nayi9r, {: A e., "a feet 81 inches. L. Warren
| Day, \. NJ G. A., second.
One mile; fiat race stlemen riders: horses
owned IN Washington; tosx1reeds. i60 pounds;
thoroughbred. 40 pounds overweight allowed;
under Pony Association rules; prize, ESQ cup:
| second horse 90 save entrance money DANDY
| 1 INIT
Mail carriers race; one mile and a half; two
| changes OF horses; cavalry equipments used
and saddles and blankets changed at each re,
mount; gold medal TO first; silver TO second
taken.
Three-quarters OF n mile: fat race; gentle
men riders; catch weights; cup TO winner; sec
ond to save his entrance fee. Dandy fret.
lime. %. Wanderer III second.
Bare-horse race, one-quarter Of a mile.
straight away gold medal 10 first; silver 20 sec.
ond- Won by Hewlett. Time, 026I. Linney
second.
Mule race; one-quarter Of a mile; prize. Gao
medal Won by W. /. Walker. Time. SO 2-5.
Hurdle race; eighty yards; dismounted troop
ers; booted and spurred: armed with carbine;
gold medal TO first. silver to second. Won by
Sergeant Shepherd. Time, obs 2-5. Private
l Buchanan second.
Jumping contest; troopers fully armed and
equipped; four hurdles and start singly; de-
cision on form. Won by Sergeant J. T. Shep-
perd- Private Shane second. Gold and silver
| medals.
steeplechase; two-mile course: cup to win
ner; second 10 save his entrance fee. Won by
MeCauley, on Ranger. Time, 43s Adams. ON
Tramp, second.
REFEREES AND JUDGES.
In charge of the military events were the fol-
lowing named:
Referee-Aaj. Daniel McCauley, u. C. n. q.
Starters-Lieut. A. W. Perry and A. c. Ner-
! HAT. Z. s. A.
Judges-Col Oscar +. Long. Mai. Frank
Aidrieh. Maj. ID; L. NJ. Peixotto, VIM. y. Wood
and Henry Buscher.
Inspectors-Maj. John G. Turnbuii. U. s. A.;
| Capt l.. ). Bonus, L. \. A.: Capt NJ B. :
Hughes, U. s. A.. and Capt. II. q. Forsberg.
The non-nilitary athletics cared for by:
| Referee-Howsrd Perry. c. &C
Track Judges .w. Stinemetz. IL. NJ. Wilson.
| c. A. C.; W. A. Wells. Y. NJ e. A.
Field judges-Mark Dyer, G. L.; E. ID. seweli,
c. A. G; W. Z. Mooney, c. A. c.
TimekeePer-w. b. Hibbs, C. A. c.; Jerrs
Elliott. W. Z. Pierce.
Starter-John L. Crossley. C. &C
Clerk of course. u. Elder, c. &C
Announces. i. Goodwin. Y. NJ. C. A.
Marshall-John 4. Rainier. c. A.C.
nsPectors.Prof; J: W; simms, Y. NJ. C. A.
| VIM. ii. Lewis, Y. NJ. c. A.
Bicycle referee-George s. Atwater. c. A. G.
scorers-John H. Doyle, T.. A. c.; E. Dyer,
c. A. &.
| judges OF horse racing were Senator Black
burn. senator Ransom, Representative Benton
Mcmillan, ex-Representaiive Phil Is. Thomp-
son, jr.; DIR. L. h. Goldsborough and Dr. Guy
Whiting. Mr. John 2. shepperd WINS starter.
COMMITTEES.
The committee on miscellaneous events was
composed of Capt. l.. A. Littlefeld, Thomas ].
King. VIM. L. Wells, J. W. Thomns. Washing
| ton Nailor, Vim. III. Mohler John E. Sioussa
Capt. II; s. Barbour was director of events.
Capt. l.. II. Neumeyer vice director and
| the following named were assistants: Lieut.
| John I. Eiker, Lieut.. A W. Ferguson, Sergt
Peter Rennie, Sergt. W. ii. Meiiach Corp.
Frederick springmann, Corp. f. b. Libbey,
Irumpeter G. G. Topper, Z. A. keyser, Henry
| Parker.