Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-21
SPORTS OF MILITfAMEN.
First Annual Games OF the Presidents Troop
at Eenning.

All things are now ready for the first annual
games of the Presidents Troop troop 4, &C.
n. c. which are TO be held at the Benning
race course on the S0th slant, commencing at
1p.m.
The program. "a completed and presented
herewith, Is believed to be much more attract
i've than anything ever before attempted in
this city. 1t is as follows:
1. Trotting race One heat. One mile.
Horses without public record. owners to drive.
Entry fee, IS. Prize, handsome set light buggy
harness.
2. Cutting at heads-Open to active members
of the Presidents Troop and troopers from
Fort Myer- Entry fee. 50 cents. First prize,
gold medal: second prize, silver medal.
8. Saddling cOntest-Limited to active mem
bers Of the Presidents Troop. Entrance fee,
20 cents. First prize, gold medal; second prize,
silver medal.
4. Half-mie dash-Mounted. for active men,
bers of the Presidents Troop. riding their own
horses or horses that have been ridden in at
least one troop drill. Entry fee. 80 cents.
First prize. gold medal. donated by 1ir. I. {.
NOyes; second prize. silver medal
5. Pony raee-One-quarter of a mile. for
boys under sixteen: ponies fourteen and one
hall hands high or less. Entry Zee. q. The
prize will in all probability be valuable pony.
6. Bare horse raee-one quarter of mile;
straightaway. Open to active members Of the
Presidents Troop and troopers from Fort
Myer. Entry fee. so cents. First prize, gold
medal donated by Mr.. Ed Appling: second
prize. silver medal, donated by Mr.. Henry
Parker.
:. Mail carriers race-One mile and
half, two changes of horses; cavalry horse
equipments to be used; saddles and blankets to
be changed at each remount Limited to active
members of the Presidents Troop. Entry Zee,
50 cents. First prize. gold medal. donated by
Major Frank Aldrich; second prize, silver
medal.
&. One-miIe fat race-Gentlemen riders;
horses owned in Washington; half-breds. 100
lbs; thorOushbreds. 10 lbs: over weight al
lowed. under Pony Association rules. Entry
fee. 20. Prize, $50 cup; second horse to save
entrance money.
Entry fee. 81. Prize of the value of so Do
mated by Messrs. Littlefeld & Alvord.
10. Jumping contest Troopers mounted fully
armed and equipped; fOur hurdles: start siuGly;
open to active members of the Presidents Troop
and troopers from Fort Myer. Entry fee. 80
cents. First prize, gold medal second prize.
silver medal.
IL. Three-quarter nile fat race-Gentlemen
riders. Entry fee. 50. Prize. cup. valued at
$50. donated by Messrs. Du VIvier Co, New
York; second horse to- save entrance money.
II. Steepleehase-Two miles; open To entries
from members of any recognized hunt club; half
breds, i60 pounds: thOrouShbredS. 40 pounds;
over weight allowed: horses that have started
N an open race within the past year barred.
Entry fee. SO. Prize, cup. valued at SIS;
Ond horse to save entrance money.
Is. Field events-PursuinS contest; time
limited to three minutes; space nifty feet
% square; limited to six entries from active
members of the Presidents Troop. Entry Zee.
so cents. First prize, gold medal; second
prize. silver medal
IA. Tug OF war-1fOunted teams Of eight
men: five minutes pull: anchors only to be
saddled; limited to troopers from Fort Myer.
Entry fee. 30 cents. Medals to members of the
winning team.
time limited To- three minutes: limited to active
members of the Presidents Troop. Entry fee.
80 cents. First prize, gold medal donated by
Mr.. Chas- Jacobson
16. Sword contest-Entry fee 5Ocents. First
prize. gold medal; second prize. silver medal
IL. Boys goat race-In harness; fifty yards;
open Entry fee, 80 cents. Prize, handsome
Set goat harness.
Il. Hurdle -Dismounted; eighty yards;
troopers booted and spurred and armed with
the carblne; open To active members of the
Presidents Troop and troopers from Fort
Myer. Entry fee. 80 cents. First prize, gold
medal; second prize. silver medal.
1s. Greasy pole-Open- No entry fee. Sew
eral good prizes.
20. 2OO-yard charge by members of the Ma
tional Guard. fully armed and equipped in
heavy marching order. Blanket bags to contain
blanket and have overcoat strapped ON top
Entries TO close on the grounds at p. m.
Nav so. Entry fee, 80 cents. First prize. gold
medal; second prize. silver medal.
The following events are all open scratch:
100 yards dash. go yards dash. 40 wards DASH
one-mlle bicycle tOpen). running high jump.
throwing sixteen-pound hammer, pole vault,
one-mile bicycle (nOyice). putting sixteen
pound shot
The medals which are 90 handsome and dis
tnctive design. gotten up by Candidate Sergt''
Eennie, are being mae,e and will be ON exhibi-
tion in a few DAYS.
Work is steadily progressing on the handsome
souvenir program. which will contain numerous
cuts of interesting cavalry pictures. Among
others will be the picture of the troop taken in
rear of the White House. camp of L. 5. cavalry
at Mount Gretna. Pa: battalion of L. s. cav
airy on drill. map of the route which the
troop marched last summer and a drawing rep
resenting the troop crossing the Shenandoah
near Castleman'r ferry. The two latter have
been drawn by First Sergt. Chas. Hudson. This
program, which II intended TO make a
twenty-four-page affair. las been increased to
fifty pages.
Notwithstanding the large number of entries
already made the committee has determined to
permit other entries until Monday next This
has been done so as to give the eleventh hour
people chance.
Some of the numbers on the program will be
novelties TO the general public. Cutting at
heads Is a trick of which every cavalryman
knows something. Each contestant will ride
the prescribed distance at "a gStliop. cutting
With his saber many of the heads as possible.
IN accordance with drill regulations
The winner of the saddling contest is the
trooper who can saddle and bride his horse
according to drill regulations most correctly in
the shortest time.
In the pursuing contest some skillful horse
nilnstnp should be seen. trooper p order
70 win must take. within three minutes, rib
bon from the right arm of his competitor with
out IN any way attacking his opponent or his
horse.
Wrestling is event that usually causes
more than a little amusement as q trooper
struggles with his opponent III his effort to
dismOunt him. Ii also illustrates how difficult
u l. for good horseman To unseat another
The mail carriers race Is a most interesting
event. the troopers riding one and a half miles
changing horses and equipments twice during
the contest.
Perhaps the most exciting affair is the bare
horse race. The horses perfectly bare of
any equipments. not having even a halter ON.
The troopers. standing alongside of the horses.
vault ON To their horses backs at the signal to
start and race to the judges stand as hard as
their horses can travel
High school Tournament
The High School tennis tournament was
brought to an end in singles Yesterday. Hills
defeated Stutz. rs. 6-l. and Leupp. "a. 60