The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-20

trees in Camp Foster was perhaps the
pleasantest place of all.
The heat interfered materially with the
athletic contests at the racetrack, where
there were no trees to shade. In fact
several of the men showed the effects of
overheating ,lainly, and in one of the con-
tests-the half-mile race-the winner, K.
B. Hawks of Battery F, collapsed from the
exertion in the sun. There were fourteen
events on the programme, but five of
which were finished because of the heat
The running contest will take place on the
camp grounds on Saturday next.
So far Battery T, in the athletic con-
tests, is decidedly in the lead, the points
being as follows: Battery f, 80; Battery
H, ID; Battery G, ..
In the 100-yard dash the first three were
c. NJ. Heating of F, Budd Hawks of f and
G and Brewer of H, in the order named.
In the 200-yard run the winners were
First, C. NJ Heating, F; second, H.
Brewer. H; third, 4. II. Meinhart, G..
The were seven entries in the half-mile
run: The winners were: First, B. H.
Hawks, f; second, Budd Hawks, F; third,
L. n. Turton. F. Time, 4:17.
In the running high jump there were
five entries and the point makers were
J. F. O'Connor of F, 5 feet inches, first
c. NJ. Heating, T, second; A. Meinhart,
G, third.
Three entries for the mile race, Reed,
McKinnon and Maher, all of Battery II,
who came in in the order named. Time,
9:13
The Second Regiment athletes may try
issues with those of more fame and con-
template joining the State association.
In to-days contests T. H. Rush acted as
referee; Captains Cunningham and
Brewer, judges; A. II. Moore, starter, and
Orme Caldare, announcer.
Colonel n. Z. James, on the Governor
staff, has been detailed to report to General
Dimond for the purpose of acting with
Captain F. L. Darlington in inspecting the
Naval Reserve.
President Fosters family drove up from
their Hopland residence and with Mr..
Foster spent the afternoon in camp. Dur
ing their stay, the hospital corps went
through its interesting drill. Captain Far
rell, who has seen service in the English
army in Soudan, has charge of this corps.
The men illustrate the handling of the
dead and wounded as found on the field,
using the regular canvas-stretcher, litter
made OF two rifles, litter made by cross
ing the hands of the helpers and other
means-such as might be suggested by the
occasion. The carrying of wounded from
the field by four, three, two and one of the
corps excited much applause
There are on exhibition at the colonies
headquarters two handsome trophies to be
won at target practice. One, a solid
silver urn-shaped cup, on base of black
ebony with a target medallion over circle
OF cannon-balls and crossed pieces OF
artillery, was donated by A. w. Foster;
the other was donated by Captain Ober-
meyer, to be given to the best rifle team OF
fifty men in the Second Artillery Regi-
ment. The latter piece is of silver, with
three salver-shaped fruit bowls mounting
a square base with brocade finish. The
blackberry and the grape are shown in the
piece, with fruit and vine in silver. The
piece bears medallion target shaped over
crossed rifles.
The skirmish shooting by the Second
Battalion, Major Huber, to-day, was a con.
tinuation of the drill begun yesterday BY
the First Battalion. The programme in.
cluded 400, 800 and 200 yard tests, dis
tances unknown.
Battery +, twenty-one men, Captain
jerks, scored lis points, hitting the stand
ing target twelve times, kneeling five
times and recumbent eleven times. Bat
terry c, Captain Boxton, twenty-four men
scored 156, making ten kneeling hits, four.
teen standing and fourteen recumbent
Battery D, twenty-five men, Captain Jor.
dan, scored seventy-three points. hitting
the standing target eleven times, kneeline
four times and recumbent five times.
Sent to the Stockton Asylum.
VISAITA Car Iune 1q-Cbristian II