The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-15

The Sixteenth infantry will leave Fort
Douglas Thursday on practice march OF
Two hundred mics, going to Logan and
other points in Cache valley, and return
ing October Both. The troops Will go into
camp the first night in the vicinity OF
Cenlerviile, where Quartermaster W. X
Wright and Corporal HARRISON have gone
to select the grounds and the route from
there.
Ine regiment intended to leave today
out mere mas been d hitch in getting ready
the necessary transportation. A telegram
sent TO the chief quarternaSter Oh the
department OF the Colorado Sunday even
ING requesting an increase in the number
or teams 10 be taken or the trip, had not
peen answered at late hour last night
y IdFOIaNe reply TO the telegram would
mean the addition OF fOrty-1lve horses or
mules 10 the supply at the post and an
unIaVorabIe reply Will mean that three
IourlnS OF the ratiOnS required for the
h1teen days trip VIII have 10 DE shipped
Dy ran 10 the nearest station.
Oh the march the troops VIII carry the
blanket roll. consisting Of one blanket
and shelter half haversack and canLeen,
ana TWO blankets Will be allowed in each
roll carried IA company wagons. KNAPP
sacks viii be packed in regulation style
and each man will carry twenty rounds
or liked ammunition in his waist belt
The assistant surgeon, one hospital
steward and q detachment Of the hospital
corps with red cross ambuIances for those
VINO may need them will accompany the
regiment The band will remain at the
post with small detachmentS from each
company for guard duty.
Inc return march of one hundred miles
VIII De made as rapidly as the weather
ana the roads will permit without in the
ieast lmpalring the efficiency of the COM
a record.
The athletic competition to come or
az fort Logan, Colo, eight miles from
Denver next month is all the rage in
the post at present, and promises to be-
come an interesting contest. The Six
teenth infantry competitors are confident
OF bringing home the lions share of the
gold and silver medals offered as first
and second prizes. No purses will be
hung up for any Of the events, as the
competition viii be held strictly under
amateur rules. The athletes who are ia
represent the regiment will go into train
ing this week and will be excused from
the two hundred mile march.
The mile race at Liberty park Yesterday
afternoon between Private Nee, of Com
pany d, and Private Sullivan, of Company
A, resulted in a victory for the former
sullivan, who has been training for the
race Tor week. ran only five hundred
yards and stopped. Nee finished in 500.
The friends of Private Schroeder of COM
pany g regret that he will be unable to
compete Tor the coming events in the de-
partment contest. He is at present on
the sick report, and as the men are to
be selected this week he cannot be en-
tered on the list. Schroeder is the COM
ing champion in the running broad jump
and pole vault, as we'll as the runnink
high jump. He is d new man in the reg&
iment. but has quickly come to the front
q cir he
sports at Garfield beach, where he walked
on with two first and two second prizes.
A letter received yesterday from Robert
a. Howard. recently discharged from
company G. says that he is now ION a
silver basis" in the City OF Mexico and
has the position of head clerk in the
office of the Mexican Central railroad.
He was formerly in the employ of the
same company as locomotive engineer.
Musician Draney of company E has re-
ceived a sentence of six months and sixty
dollars for his share in the phenomenal
score" affair at the close of the target
season. and Private Wales of the same
company got off with three months and
thirty dollars.
The hundred yard dash between Doug
las and Williams on Saturday for place
on the regimental team for the same
event at Logan resulted in a victory for
Williams. Douglas says he will compete
against Nee in the mile race.
Private Angel of company B can dis
lance any runner in the post in the 120-
yard hurdle race, and will very likely
bring back gold medal from the depart
ment competition.
The friends of Private Nee are conf
dent that he will return from Fort Logan
wearing the gold medal for the mile race.
The troops were paid yesterday at 10
O'Clock.
Assistant Surgeon Deshon has been very
i'll at his quarters for several days.
Private Crowley of company G will go
to Fort Logan as the hammer thrower.
Pirate MulIarkey will play left end on
the new football team
Mr. Altree Horace, 5r., of Birmingham,
England, was visitor in the post yes
terday.
The order for the discharge Of Private
Heiat Of the hospital corps arrived yes
terday.
wait until next year" said company
new firing regulations are issued, then
wen see who goes to Denver"
The sharpshooters are not in 1T this
year. For two years they have taken q =,
back seat on account of the change in
rifles and the waning interest in depart
ment competitions.