The morning times., 1895-11-17
DISTRICT SOLDIER BOYS
One Weeks News and Gossip
Around Local ArmorieS.

The Cycle Corps has at last made all IL
| arrangements for the relay to New York
| IL will start from this city at Z O'Clock Mon
day morning, December l. The postpone
! ment OF the date was unavoidable, but fiDa
decision has been reached.
| Gen. Ordway viii issue orders making
the run an official affair. He viii also
write the dispatch which the messengers
win carry. 1t is to be delivered at the
headquarters OF tue Eastern Department o
the Army at New York.
In setting ON December 1 as the date fol-
| starting, the cycle boys had to bear In
mind the moon. TEey must havemooD-light
for they viii be out all night. The PAGERS
have all been arranged for, SO the start
| Will be made rain or shine. or course II
i heavy SHOWS should fall the run will not
| come Off, for that would make it an i'm
| possibility.
IL is the first run ever attempted in
the winter time and for that reason it
will be watch ed with much interest.
Heavy rains would not stop 1t. but would
make the run i slow one.
The ability OF tue riders TO stand
cold, however, will be thoroughly tested.
Tile time scheduled is twenty-three hours.
The distance TO be run is 249 - niics.
The riders, posts, distances and time are
to be as follows:
THE RELAY RIDERS.
First relay, Virgins and Durfee, Wash
iDgton TO Columbia, 20 LIZ miles, three
hours; second relay, Gather and Moulden,
Columbia to Baltimore, 20 1-2 miles,
two hours; third relay, Atkinson and Franz,
Baltimore to Bel Air. 81 1-2 miles, two
hours; fourth relay, Bel Air to Havre de
Grace, 20 miles, two hours; fifth relay,
Michael and Gibson, Havre de Grace to
Glasgow, 16 IL miles, two hours, sixth
relay, Willis and Bennett, Glasgow to Will
mington, II miles, 1 IL hours; seventh
relay, Ball and Alexander, Wilmin gton to
Philadelphia, % 1 2 miles, two hours;
eighth relay, De Silver and TreCh, Phila-
delphia to Trenton, 80 miles, three hours;
ninth relay, Pryor and Tierney, Trenton TO
New Brunswick, 80 miles, three hours;
tenth relay, Libbey and Pitkin, New Bruins
wick to New York, 30 miles, three hours.
Total, 249 2 miles in % hours.
The time schedule is as follows: Leave
Washington, a. M; Columbia, 10 a. m;
Baltimore, IL M; Bel Air. p. m; Havre
de Grace, p. M; Glasgow, 6 p. m; VIII
mington, 1:30 p. M; Philadelphia, $50
p. NJ; Trenton, IL midnight; New Bruins
wick, a. M; arrive in New York a. m.
Washington unattached riders will pace
the first relay. AT Columbia, Baltimore
riders will meet the cycle boys and pace
them to Bel Air. Pei Air boys will pace
them 10 Havre de Grace. Here members
OF the Wilmington Bicycle Club will take
charge and set the pace TO just outside
of Trenton, At this point Keystone wheel
men will take the riders and guide them
through TO New Bruins wick. Mercer county
wheelmen Will pace them almost to New
York. The last few miles of the last
relay Officers from Fort Hamilton will
Set the pace. Lieut.. Stevens will he in
command OF the party. The boys hope
to break the record and even beat the
schedule as it now stands.
THE THANKSGIVING SHOOT.
The department of rifle practice at
its meeting Tuesday night arranged a
match to be shoton Thanksgiving Day which.
will give every member of the National
Guard an opportunity to have good days
sport, and ut the same time fix the requi-
site scores to qualify as marksmen or
sharpshooters- In addition to this match
turkey shouting and sweepstake matches
may be arranged by those who desire To
shout.
The following rules are To govern:
Qualification and sweepstake match open
from 10 a. IN. to 3 p. m. Thanksgiving
Day, ten shots at each distance, two,
three, four, five, and six hundred Yards
This match is open to all members of the
Guard.
First. For the qualification of such
members as have not had an opportunity
to complete their regular practice.
Second. For those who are short of
qualification and desire to improve their
scores.
Third. For those who wish to indulge |
In the closing shoot of the year. Scores |
made at these matches may be certified.
The entrance fee will be 25 cents, and |
in each class is TO be divided into three |
prizes of so, 80 and 20 per cent. The |
division is made as follows: TIE first
class viii be present and former members
and aIternates OF the brigade team; sec
Dnd class, members of regimental teams.