New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-15

A scheme IS on foot from which both officers ana
men expect get both pleasure and profit dniins the
summer. Each division has appointed committee
NJ three TO arrange for the building If four large
navy cutters. capable Of carrying twenty-five men
each They will be- provided with oars and sails, ana
each will carry tent and camping onht IL ID III
tended 10 raise volunteer crews during IN" summer
10 go of for day two az n tim" ana camp out
The men will be- instrudc led In tn" handling Oh 'ne
cars and the management of the boat under SAIL
target practice will DO INDUCED In and the waters OF
New. York and it, vicinity Will be- thoroughly ex-
plor,,l The boats are TO be built by private sub
.crrtlon and will cost about $3.50 each, with !loo
NOR, for equipment. IL Is not anticipated that there
Will be- any difficulty in finding volunteers Tor 'heS'
excursions The idea WA, suggested by Lieutenant
" lillian H. -tayton. one Of the most devoted naval
militiam.n. Lieutenant stayton enlisted rs seaman
Oh Nav = leD2 June Is he was appointed IA boat
SWANS mate: On July ) h. was elected lieutenant
Of the First Division and last Thursday evening Tic
was chosen By the petty officers ana me" as lieutenant
commanding Of the Fourth Division. Lieutenant
stavton Is valuable addition 10 the Naval Mhl'lo'
having been graduated at the United states Naval
Academy Annapolis. and having served IL an orer
for ten yeais In the United states Navy. lie was
horn I'm SMYRNA. Delaware. March -, iS6i lie
entered Annapolis June II. lo11. and was grad
nat. on June TO- lssl with the rank of mdsiipinan
He was ou sea duty for about six years Nv" years
at hem. stations boIrd the Tennessee and Despch
and nearly four years NJ III" racine H'auon vi p'utd
the Hartford and Monongahea. In 1857 he Pc
turned fom II cruise the Hartford, and was ap-
pointed Assistant Judge Acknowledgement ut Washing
tom lie won an envlablc reputation in this capacity
his bcstknown effort perhaps being his prose-
cution Of Commander Bowman II. M'tnlh VINO WIS
tried and convicted by court-maral for cruelty ana
Illegal measures when he was In 'ominhhn OF ue
Enterprise Lieutenant Staxton resigned from the
Navy ON July |. 1901. and has since pnctlsed law
II, lark himself largely naval law.
lie will assemble his division Thursday evenings FOR
In. present at No. 81 West TwcntysiAth-st for In
strnctlon and PICTURES concerning their duties on board
ship.
Twenty four members Of Troop won ,harpshooier's
medals last year. aud hftyfve more won markSIlan ;
bars. The captains prize for pistol prctic" for the
winter Of 1901 o. was BY Private f. y. Thorn
son. The Gonld cup for 1892 won by Sergeant
A. NJ Jacobus both for highest and highest
average
The following enlisted received prizes for
| having performed 100 per cent OF all military dulles
| between October I. 1891. and October ]. lo92
| Captan Roe First Lieutenant Brhgman, First Ser
gcnnt IIalpin. Scrgcants bndgley, Williams ana
Jacobus. Corpomls vermilye, Bralthwae. PrivaieS
rcken. Knapp Ryrr sus. Stone, Colby, 1itu-. Ever
| est Barry and Williams
| The annual games of the Troop A Athletic AsSo-
| citation will be held In the ring Of Dichcls Riding
! Academy on February IL Entries Will close on
| February 7. The programme includes Running al
| heads the object Of which IS to test the SIKH OF
Thu, trooper in handling the sabre in actual combat
| potato race: pursuing and wrestling, horses with
| blanket and slrclnge only one trooper endeavor'
within three minutes lime TO take RIBBON from tue
right arm OF another without restrictions. the oDJect
being TO get the ribbon; mounted ugolwar, teams OF
folr facing toward each other In column OF trooper
pulls three minutes each trooper ENDORSED mas the
privilege OF remountlng but will be disqualified If he
| ,,nb horse.
| bareback bouts limited to three minutes Judges u
soIect fnur men from winners Of preliminary bouts
| two winners Of second bout to compete In finals.
| T. IT, Dalch. r. G. sus L. VI. Greer and 5. 7,
| Clifford are the committee In charge Inc foowihe
arc thc subcommittee: on prizes, frvat"s Mar
sellus Patterson and Knapp; on properties, quarter
| master sergeant ODonohue and Private p. &. Sus
reception committee Sergeant J. l. Holly. chairman
| A sumner will be served In the arnlory after the
| com.s for members Of the troop only.
! In preparation for these games drills are being
| hal, on Tuesday aud Friday evenings. Two squads
Of shorpshooers have been organized. one under Lieu
tenant Drdgmnn and the other under sergeant
Iocobu, These practise with the rife Mt the l2ti
Regiment Armory the second Tuesday evening oil
! o,cb month. II Is the intention To make ina
hooters as familiar with the ride as with the
carbIne and perhaps compete with other organizations
for trophies at Creedmoor and elsewhere.
4 theatre party has been arranged by the enter
| taInment committee OF Company IT, 'th Regiment VI
| which william NJ. Ballard Is chairman. IL VIII oe
| hed nj 1arguns Theatre on January 20. ana
| snpp,r will he served afterwad at Clarks
| Friday evening, January -. the ON tesihirm'
| Cadet Corps Will give their annual exhibition lril
and reception at the armory. In which The following
corps win participate The ia regiment ne pa 1ar
Cadet Corps. OF this city; the All Regiment Cadet
Corps. of Jersey city. and the l4n Regiment tnaei
| cor,r of Drooklyn, under The command OF ColOhe
rlls, Dudley. There will BE- dress parade. quart
| mount. review and presentation * medals; me
| -, uOl Ia reycWcd by Thomas Il. tllrOy, Mayor
| The music Will be- furnished BY Crowley's 9Th Reg
mcnt band