New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-09
SOLDIERS SHOW THEIR SKILL
ANNUAL GAMES OF THE 7TH REGIMENT.

ANNUAL
THE CONTESTS ENJOYED BY A LARGE CROWD AT
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY BIS MEN
WIN FIRST PRIZE.
Despite the unfavorable weather last night, from
300 TO 5000 people attended the twenty-sixth an
nual games of the 7th Regiment in the armory. at
Sixty seventh-st. and Park and Lexington ayes IL
was a gala night for the regiment and gave the SOL
der boys who compose 1t great opportunity 10
show their fair friends and others what advance
ment they had made In the cultivation OF athleucs'
From the applause which repeatedly Followed 'neir
efforts the spectators enjoyed the trials OF speed
and the exhibitions Of agility and strength made
nv the contestants. The bicycle races and the sack
races appeared to be the star INCIDENTS OF 'he
evening although there was much enthusiasm
shown over a number OF races in which the finishes
were extremely close
Among those present were Captain A. l." keher'
Major A. p Montant Captain W. O. Sprague. OF the
list Regiment: Colonel f. A. McAipn. Heheiai
Emmons Clark. General Louis F1tzgeraid' MAUI
H. H. Kipp Major c. II. Coven. Captain hoe' OF
Troop A; Lieutenant w J. Underwood. Major ID.
II Johnson Capt ain Dunville and many others.
The games were begun promptly at O'CLOCK
and there was delay throughout the entire pro-
eramme which was long one
The officials were: Referee Colonel Daniel Apple
ton. Track judges Captain Augustus W. CohoVel'
Company A: Captain Charles +. Lydecker' company
II. Captain George w. Rand. Company F; captain
Willard c. Fisk Company ID. Field judges, AoJu-
tant Francis q. Landon. staff; AdJutant ShHS ~
Appleton staff: Lieutenant Walter 5. WILSON, 'o''
pany f: Lieutenant II. c. Du Val, Company l. III
spectors Captain Waldo Sprague, ex-Compahy I,
Sergeant Theodore Guerra. Company - Oo' po'
Thomas E. Tripler, jr. Company G Corporal WIZ
lam b. Miles. Company II. Judge OF Walking o u
Austin. Hanicapper. John T. Thorh'oh' eN-Oo
pany C. Starter. A. +. Camacho TimeKeepers. W"
for A. p Montant, ex-Company X: Corporal r. W.
pany C. Scorers. Lieutenant James f. ochusiei'
Companv b. Corporal Thomas j. Conroy. Company
A; Louis F. Eggers Company c; John y. hsa"'
Company B. Clerk Of the course. Charles r. nos.
wick Company b. Assistant clerks OF course ~ 49,
Prngle Company G.: John d. Thees. jr' company
b. p r. Irving Company X Announcer r. W.
Burns.
The time made in many OF the races was eN
tremely good and the armory record was wa. o0N0"
by Cove In the niss,s he prizes we're
awarded the winners. The regmenal tTS S aan
scored 6 points Company d was second and Co'''-
pahfy the Contests we're over promenade con-
The summary Of the contests is as follows;
;sratch-F dd, heat w second ny j s
crmst's COMPANY Dp b. third Tme-lo sec.
S "a
, sRiss f Timee@5s =! = s Sec
Haif-me walk sca,chwOn BY G McAlpip s sOn.
Psny HI & ,hi Hodf T So' %H 81 3
run = 3 asws Company Sx 40
Company d 40 yaius o5die r. Company go YARDS
;; Si7a r ssGsna min = a 4s So C..
1tasS m COMPANY d. e Lonsdae Company " second
Times min. ~ S-5 sec ,,
Won by Foet, Company ya Mes g COMPANY Dn
g. Company ,, {, yaT Time sfsSn Sec
Hafm scratch for oGes sgBWSn oy second
1eeI' Art SSp Company third fine % s'
Hafme walk hardicaPWon by o. F. FaTei som ssc
, T,@sd M e % t - sSc '"'' -
rny-yara scrateSwSn By sco5a sof 4
s ssoneSack Company B. third Times sec.
sack ,s ussSn BY COMPANY P g
YARDS second n a. soch. Company d % yards third
one-mile safety bicycle race han6cap-Won by J. ~
Ccvel Company 1scatSn a. ~ K'ke aS YTs third
fTi ime 8 min min IL sec
% la ,gn an French By
p parSs, h ii garai se3" sec A. o''"
Two-mile safety bicycle race. handcap-won by J. H
covell, Co: F. scratch; A p Rker Co. geo yards,
min. ii
44Oyard run. scratch-won by g; F IacSey. Co B. ;
4 Tm n Mann min 60 Is ' seS A. l. 0''''' % ~
Potato race .cra,ch-F!nal heat won by Il: r. cayerly
third r RI e sG'i min II is sec e.@''''
nd and ,wsn.yysrd hurdle rae.
second; D. Ferguson. Company A. third Time-s2 20
One-lap three-legged race handicap-Won by r. A.
soich and r. A. X Harper. Company . 20 YARDS; T.
J. Fowler and J. McCintock, Company 90 YARDS sec
ons; L. Snedeker and H. Ii. Morreli, Company
tscratch). third. Time-24 2-5
Eight Lap relay race teams Of four men. each man TO
run two lare-Won by Company ID: Company F. second
Company b. third. Time-2 min 81 a-5 sec
Putting the 16-pound shot, handicap-Won BY T. A.
Ball. Company (scratch "a IT., II in: q. g. McAlpin
Company Is feet. second - IT, IN in F. a. Morgan
Company g feet). third. 80 IT.. in.
Running high jump handicap-Won by c. W. Sturges
Company a inches): @. Richardson. jr.. Company
a inches) second +. NJ. Edwards, Company scratch)
third.