New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-16
NATIONAL Guard AFFIfRS.
DATES FOR THE PEEKSKILL ENCAMrMENT-
THERE NAY BE \ MILITARY ATHLETIC
ATION


June 10 by the I'D Regiment OF Brooklyn. The
following week The 9Th Regiment will 90 mp the river
ana thc rest OF the season the posi- VIII BE- occupied
by the following regiments the dates named
June - 10 July L. the 47th Regiment Of Brook
Ign. and the 9th, 9th. l4th. 18th and lihl separate
Companies.
July TO = the list Regiment and the lst an.
/ 10Th and 47th separate Companies.
July 10 II, the 10Th Regiment and loih BATTALION
| Of Albany.
July IL 10 %. The sth Regiment of Nrw-Yorh
city and 74lh Regiment OF Buffalo
/ July 30 to 30 the I'D Regiment
Within the week just past three somewhat notable
athletic meetings have been held by military or IAN
zatons in this city one week ago last evening the
eth Regiment Athletic Association held its closed
games, and those who saw them agre" mat they
were equal or superior 10 any Indoor games which
have been held I'm this city or H. vicinity in long
time on Monday evening the 10Th Regiment Ath
lctic Association held lis open games. and on Thurs
day evening the 2.d Regimen, Athlcti, Ass lciaton
held its closed games All three Of these events
proved II proof we've necessary. that the military or
CARNATIONS have an exceedingly strong hold on the
athletes IN and about Ncw-York city "he 18th
Regiment games being open 10 those outside the rrei
ment wer III" largest Of the three mentioned ani
that fact shows that athletes who ar" not members
OF The military organizations are Interested in the
which held IN the nimOrirs
All OF This Is apr0pos of tIe revlving talk Of
strong military athletic association. 10 hold mc"
ings nj Crecdmoor. The wellrecognfcd fact
that the military organizations In this city ana
rrooklyn hold exceedingly large majority Of the
successful indoor athletic games each winter ought
10 ne strong enough. proof ha' such an crranlzt
lien would only be strong enough 10 sustain it'.
but also that ii would b. too strong 10 ALLOW sic
cessfu competition with II. The experience Of IA"
military athletes With the Amateur Athletic Union
has not been pleasant In the Of The
9TH Regiment for example. the controversy T. still
unsettled The action Of The union In that instance
particularly aceravating HE 1lh Regiment
Association holds games 10 which members Of ia"
regiment tnly arr admitted. Consequently man
must enlist 10 serve the State for five year, IN
military capacity before he can compete In these
games And yet the officers OF the Amateur An
lcic Union went hight into the armOry. 10 all prac
teal purposes, and attempted 10 dictate la TIE
soldiers what they should and what they shoulc
not do Without admitting that thr officials
would have been hight In Interfering had the
games been open 10 outside athletes. still They
might have had color OF justification
in that case. Although almost all OF those who
familiar with the facts uphold the 9Th Regiment
men In The stand which they took. stn the fact
remains that the athlete, who disqualified tlemsclvc,
bv competing In these games hay" been considerably
embarrassed In several ways by IN. union. This con
dillon Of affairs ought not to exist. and f. woud
not II the military association should be formed.
TO act. and consequently nothing has been done.
There seems To BE- chance now that all the talk
which has been heard for several years VII b"
crystaiyo into something definite before the present
season is over.
a less modest man than captain George W Rand.
OF company +. 1th Regiment might De- afrogntly
proud Of the record which the company lie commands
has nude IN TIE season just past. IAr Zig
sixth" won the State prize for the First Brigade for
attendance and maiksman,hlp nj Crecdmoor last fall
and the company room IN the a-mOry l. literally fun
Of trophies which have been By IA" athletes and
shar shooters Of tie company in the season Of 80. 3
The picture Of Captain Rand. which i printed this
week. taken from The Easter Itnb-r Of the
seventh Regiment Ganette,7 In which Journal he Is
surrounded with excellent pictures Of the trophies
which III" members Of his company have Won.
The Buffalo campaign last summer demonstrated
several weaknesses In the i,ld equipment Of the New
York regiments and OF the recommendation Of "A
jutHnt General Porter Governor Flower Jnnuary 4
convened IL board consisting Of Colonel samuel VI.
WEIGH. jr, Gjth Regiment Colonel Francis Y.
Greene. list Regiment; Major Robert W. Leonard.
18th Regiment Major George u. Cochran. 18th Regi-
mcnt and Captain Charlie, +. Roe. Troop \. 10 con
slider. examine and recommend tents blankets. rub
Der blankets. or ponchos. cooking utensils ana mess
ks suitable and proper for held service, aud 10
make such recommendations In regard to field equip
ments II deemed advisable.
Tile board recommended for adoption and on
field service the conlcal wall teat complete fur
nl,hcd by the United states Government bu, iron
instead Il wooden tent pins with sibey tent stove
and The necessary stovcplpcs. The Army blanket.
+. feet Inches by u feet weight. , lbs. =
The Army blanket ovcrcoai. rubber, Two sizes. two
Of which VIII MAKE shelter tent. The blanket
roll support. haversack and havcrsack strap In
vented by First Lieutenant Charles Dodge. IT,. Al
infant 24h United STATE, Infantry, Ia taxi" the
place of the knap'ack. The Army campaign hat.
lrnt Army I,pfd Fine lr,..
cnt waist belt and cartridge box to b. continued In
Use until II new arm b. issued. tn" Army cintrrn.
~ there Is nothing better thln III" latter 10 b"
found The personal mess hit consisting Il III"
Army meat ration can, an iron or steel dinner XIII"
with wooden rivetcd handle. an iron steel three
prOnged fork with wooden ri,etcd handle:
mtdlumsizcd tablespoon Of heavy tin. to be carried In
the hnvesac and block lin quart cup. handle Tcicd
on edge. turned over, United -tacs Army pattern 10
b. carried outside and attached 10 havcisa,k e KNAPP
sack The Euzzncott oven. and TO De- :clrd IN It
two butcher knives. two long handled iron ks with
wooden handles. six long handled iron spoons. Two
large carving kIye; Of two sizes. Two large carving
forks, bread knives, one cleavcr. one meat
saw. two large Tin dippers two TN pepper cans
TWO Tin salt cans 4 srnc. two crate. TO 20 e, WIN win
sizes. largest six gallons' on" nest OF four 10 90
win zach oven The issue Of each regm"nl and and
hatchei on" spade. one pchaXe: aud TO each com
haicheis. Two spades two pickaxes.
Company H. 1th Regiment. gave an exceedingly |
ENJOYABLE and amusing entertainment nt the Bcrke
lev Lyceum Thursday, Friday and saturday even |
ings Of last week. The lille OF the play presented |
The autaor Of "poncc De Leon which wns pre-
scented by the COMPANY last year. The char
aciers In the ln,t act which included all those III 'h |
cast were follows:
neity WALKER with dusty PROSPECTS needing A. his un
ArtD" tppineton. who mink. H.. sen su,,,
F. Forrest Jynka.. esq., "Dir.cteai.sncner ,u,
rosy dcectIvc.Ne ciaimns sys5ytaIns Gin
iiPp I seldom rHreled : r LcClairc Jaqmes
Bragg a. Do,her. dealer in 'futures' ~ .. ,,.,.
colonel \. strlyshot 4ta Artillery win stpy , |
CAPTAIN Winchester March, decidedly Drw'id ,,,
lang man IA Teton Is. Little |
Lieutenant Mortimer Remington. who t. a "iegu.
lar swell FREDERICK H. 'iafy
the British M,nl;tsr who dplot rhir s,lev
ne te,nsn Mmist"r matcally silent a. G. postcy
L,ench gentleman who spe ks no English