New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-08
r. J. Horner & Co.
REVIEWED BY GOV. FLOWER.
EXCELLENT EXHIBITION By The 1IH.
SHAM BATTLE At VAN CORTLANDT PAEK-oNLY
TWENTY -FOUR MEN Assent.

TWENTY FOUR MEN ASSENT.
Governor Flower had an opportunity Of seeing thu
best Of the National Guard under exceedingly faNor
able circumstances at Van Cortlandt Park Yesterday
afternoon. and he watched tho splendid ,irht no
doubt his conscience troubled him iust a little 70 think
that ne had allowed himself 10 veto the bill dppTo
pfiaine 80 COO for the purpose Of putting the Creed
more rifle In proper shape for the sho"tlh;
season. Perhaps also he Thought about the seal OF
disapprovaI which he had put on the bill
which appropriated $4,000 for the proper main
,cnancc Of the state Camp at I'cch,llll The mcm-
hers OF the National Guard # the entire state owe q
vote OF thanks 10 the 9TH Regiment for the alutary
lesson which that organization undoubtedly taught
tho putative Governor who thus far la. proved hlm
self an active enemy OF the militia
The regiment was ordered out by the Governor In
his capacity as Commander In chief OF the National
Guard for the annual inspection ana muster ~ /"
military affair it fully up 10 the standard Of the
7th Regiment. From the figures furnished 10y In
spector General McGrath II would seem that there
was some lively "husing- TO bring the men from
various parts OF the country 20 the city To have thc
noses counted By the Inspecting officer ont Of The
O5I men on the rolls OF the regiment fo2' were
present. OF the twenty four abscnecs not one Was
officer
The regiment started from the armory at sixty
cnth,t. and Park ave at 10 O'Clock yesterday
morning. The men marched through the transverse
road through the Park 10 the elNy-siNth-Ni station
Van Cortandt Park at about . 80. They had not
been there long when the work Of the day begun
Knap,acks were un,lung and all supcrfnous af
coutrcmcnts were discarded preparatory for Tire"
hours Of hard work In the drill field flTst
there were company drills followed by Tat
TALON and rcgmcntal drills. The recall for
luncheon sounded at l. 30. The officers repaired
70 the Van Cortlandt mansion where luncheon
WAS served Each company had is own caterer
Tn, regiment reformed al 80 TO receive Governor
Flower and hi, staff. who arrived in carriages Win
the Governor were AdlutantGcneral Porter "cnera'
yaran Jenks. BRYANT ana sanford, and 'oIonrI'
uaIscv sloane Roger. Monroe and Davis. The
waving plume Of sergeant Allen, Of the I'd BATTERY
who has acted as orderly fos the Governor on such
occasions from time immcmoiil. WIS seen noitlng
ovcr the Governors carriage The party drove up
Colonel Applctom's men drawn up In Inc to
receive the Com'n1ndcrin Chief. Iy this ume III"
crowd which had been growing larger all the tlnlc.
extended around side, Of the big parade ground
Handsome women were present everywhere ana many
memhcr, Of nearly every National Guard organization
f., hi. city and BROOKLYN present. The Governor
and the other spectators were treated 10 "A splendid
sight Companies q and & were designated a. u"
enemy Company & was stationed on 'hc mn Al
.be north end Of the parade ground ana the member,
~ COMPANY G took "A position behind an enbanh-
,uent 10 The east OF the main BODY. Inc rest oi tc
rcdment WAS then formed in line OF battle and
executed some particularly fine movements The ad
vance wa, made the skrmishcra feeling the way AMI
when they were rcpul,cd the reserves came up ana
finally the whole regiment was engaged. Each man
WAS supplied with box Of bank cartridges anu inc
sborp cracking OF the rife. the smoke covering the
mon and the occasional glimpse which the spectator
~, ~ tbc fro ps made scene which might easily have
bccn imagined 70 be II real battle.
All the officer, and deserve warm praise Tor the
manner In which they conducted themselves through
ont the day II is impossible to spcciiy any par
ticular instance where pIai-c |, deserved There wa,
nothing 10 criticize After the sham battle the men
rcro mustered and then the whole regiment passed In
review before the Governor. The ceremonies or the
dov ended with n rcGimcntal parade While the baEd
sounded Oh the men were compelled To stand Tor a
long time exposed TO the biting wlnd ana h' way III
which they stood the ordeal argues well Tor thcir
hardihood The regiment returned 10 Tie ailhorS ny
the same route that had been travelled o'cr IN u'
INC - orri,.inc there aItr Il ~ m Companies \.
r and G. deserve especial credit, because every H''h
i'm each company present