The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-23
THE CAMP TROD INTO DUST.
VIGOROUS WORK AT PEEKSKILL M
THE sIITr-NIS7H AND TROOP A.
a Cool Breeze Kuis the Heat bat Fiiis the
Tents with Dnst-The ReE'nent Doisg
Work for tho Eutire National Guard.

a Cool Breeze Kiiis the Heat bat Fills the
Tents with Dnst-The WeEimeut Doiu9
Work for tho Eutire National Guard.
srArE CAMr. PEEKsE1LI. Juno %. Clean
and bright the mon o! the si1ty-ninth Regi-
mont and tho troopers OF Capt Roe were out
again this morning tramplng the drill nelds
Into dust as they m oved about nsthodically In
M apparent tangle OF confusion. From day
70 day the morning scene gets more interest
ing as q picture. with troop and infantry both
at work. tho battalion drills get moro attrac-
tive to the military student, and the evening
show Rreater. Many visitors como to the sun
ret exhibition, and they are richly rewarded.
even II they value only the prettiness OF tho
thing. for Troop A has Its second drill at the
hour when the Sixty -ninth is out for their
reglmcntal parade.
At the morning hour when tho battalions
drill the troopers are all transformed from
nerce-looking slayers OF men to a company Of
uniformed stablemen In brown canvas blouses,
armed with nothing moro offensive than the
smell Of tho horses and a brush and curry
comb Every horse has q chance for roll in
tho dust before he Is cleaned. and II tho Jer-
seymen's idea OF tho value OF horses is
correct. tho lot are not very valuable.
Tho Jersey saying Is that II horse
can't roll all tho way over he is
not worth 500. However that may be.
somebody thought there was enough In the
lot to be worth stealing. and IN attempt was
made night before last to cut out some Of the
naes from the picket line. The picket line is
Just a row OF tall posts with stout rope run
ming through them. and the horses arc tied
head to head along both sides of this rope.
Ono horse was got out OF tho line and the
thieves wero maxim. OF with him when the
stable guard discovered what was being done.
NJ, 4 IL. TO
A couple OF street lanterns have been added
u the picket outfit since then. and these are
kept lighted all night.
Two minor. accldcpts occurred this morning
Incident 10 tho Dlood-chi!ing heartiness With
nsy ssnona rush IS in Inst
pnon tho un,Hiiendng poiEt Of rocks, at tho
sabres and Indian yeis frightened n team OF
horses into t:ie woods. and startled ono Of the
voluntary somersauits down the hillside.
This morning they repeated this perform
ance on the upper Held, where lot OF
the Sixty-ninths companies were. Capt
Hugh Coleman, who has been commando
ing tho. battalion that these companies
tile drills. His horse made bolt for the stone
wall Gut. stopping short threw Capt, Coleman
Int err hs es not E fell in the
OF a Majors life have proved to be too much
Tor the veteran Captnin and he has given it up
company, as his rank gave him the right to do
Lieut.. Col. Moran took command OF tile bat
TALON at to:day's drill. and his greater ex-
National Guard this weeE Many points in I'll" the
In practical work. and they are icing tried
now What seems to be settled to-day may be
and >. ,n hey or turn Win MAKE tie
camp this year have been officers who will !
have to command battnlons. and they have |
Austin A. Yates of tho Thirty.sixth Separate |
LoIrlgan OF tho Ninth Regiment were here
:. The .llrst real bit Of discomfort was felt to-
day II was hot enough to lay out one man
scanlan. but a half gale that beIliei out the
tent hios until the camp resembl lied a yacht
feet with balloon ibis set. keIt the heat within
mischief. The upper drill field torn by the
horses and worn by the marching soldier was
ried in binding. dust clouds into the camp.
some day Superintendent Rarnie expects to
ct TIKI field l., &C, covered with good grass
ball cranks. and they got to work with Capt.
j. Thurston for umpire. It was supposed
ninth. At the end Of tho second inning. an |
anxious Sixty ninth man asked one OF their
nine how the score stood.
They've got ten"
None. Wo are only giving them little ex-
The final score was p to at the end OF 1--WE
nninEs The winning zine was composed OF
J. L. Hoag. 4. V. Braithwatc. II. j. S. De Gar
nendia;, A. Geer. ". D. Clark. a. p. Emmcns
= A. Thomson. A. S. Vosburgh. and ". p
FULLY. In tn" games for to: morrow there will
20 some closer contests Gen. Porter has or
Tered the = r. NJ. officers school discontinued
or that day to let everybody have q chance at
we're expected. the West Point cadets have
'een invited to be here then.
Little has been talked in the camp recently
,xcept tactics and politics. and politics have
~ ,e, call The sixty ninth is so per cent. for
till. In the troop the announcement OF Eddie
iould's engagement, to Miss shrady was
roop when they wore in camp two years ago.
md he took his turn ut stable duty and stand
ng guard with the rest and was popular.
lie left the troop about eighteen months
Igo and he has been Inspector Of kne Practice
N the staff OF the Seventy first Regiment since
March. 1891. He is remembered here us a
|uiot unassuming young man who did his
luty and was as much Of q good fellow" as
mo can be who docs not drink or smoke. He
lid not stint his stores to his own plain tastes,
.oweyer: and always kept open house. Ills