New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-01
THE STH IMPROVING.
,,ro ACCIDENTS LEND EXCITEMENT TO
CAVALRY DRILL


..,o,rrRS PLAY AT RASEDALL-THE FIELD DAY
CONTEST FOR TOMORROW.
,.,,sru n. v June So.-Squadron attracts
-, If the fair visitors, who get TO camp In the
or,nc and while II is always exciting to see so
~ horsemen going through the evolutions OF
snred cavalry drill. the occasion was tribe more
=, ,h,s morning. two of the troopers having been In
,red during the manoeuvres. Neither was seri-
,s,v hurt the injuries TO both men resulting from
,.rg kicked by the horses of other troopers Inc
ars, ,rooner injured William 5. HILL or Troop
4 The hospital corps was sent for ana they TOOK
him +, his quarters after he had been examined
and his injuries ascertained
shortly afterward Corporal J. Hoag, or Troop
Isl met with a similar accident He was also taken
:, his quarters Both men are better this evening.
qN,a general health of all the men in camp Is eX-
o,a,. There are a few cases in the hospital. but
,bev do not amount TO much The worst perhaps. Is
snraned ankle There is also case OF bron-
chi;is
When the duties that claim the attention OF the
e,,aris for the first hour or So OF the afternoon
we're over ball mines from Troops lst and I'd OF the
s,,asron crossed bats for honors in the National
game Five spirited innings were played. and much
ling power was expended In cheering on favorl'e
n,ayers but the game ended in victory LOT Troop
q with the score of II TO against the sturdy
br,hers of the other troop The Troop EDS battery.
,,a, sid much 10 bring the honor of winning. were
y s Hutchinson OF the Staten Island Athletic
,luh pitcher. and Spaulding de Garmendia. catcher
The battery for Troop lst j. e. clark, pitcher,
and Paul Bonner. catcher. Captain y. p. Thurs'on.
.9i Reslment Inspector OF Drills at the camp, was
umpire and Captain Brideman. OF the squadron
i. kept score. .s
This afternoon there posted on the squad
,ons bulletin board the list Of the contests for their
fed day Thursday afternoon. These will consist
Of 2ayard dash on foot: wrestling, mounted:
notato race on foot. hurdle race. mounted; low
resch at sallOp, and mite run on foot me Com
mann Corporal Joseph fre.inshuysen and ORD
S SonTse vii be Corporal Horace Barnard clerk:
signal sereean. 7. "; II; tiSken; starter and an
The Sin and separate companies batta.ion, are
keeping right on with their very excelient wor TX
Improvement in ceremonies and sentinel duty Is
H The evening parades have been very beautiful.
with the cavalry drawn up at right angles win u,
company front has been noticeable for the good
,as becH ocsy detailed here as an instructor
The Of M NEE Who %et TO Albany
this morning. returned this evening and resumed
The. officers Of the day TOMORROW VII be Cap.
tain jarvis NJ Mason Company A, sth kesiW1 end
Of the 18Th Separate Company ana Second Iieuten-
ant J. ". Scribner. OF the 18th Separate Company.
General McIewee's dog is in camp again. and has
lost none of his fondness for military display. He
makes the tour OF the camp with his master. snns
AMI snuns about in the company streets in a wise
and knowing way and WIEN eve en- s parsae tme
though he understood the function.
special State Board of Examiners viii meet in
camp to-day to examine the OF Leutepant
Arthur c. CLAYTON, OF the list Regime 1t Is said
that his resignation had been called for by Colonel
Greene. but that he refused to comply with MS
colore.s request. The consequence was that at the
suggestion Of Colonel Greene General McApin APP
pointed the Board. which consists Of Brigad,er-
General Louis Fitzgerald. Colonel Henry Chann n,
r Roe Unless Lieutenant Clayton has sent his
resignation to headquarters he Will have rare ana
that when the hearing is over there VIII be vacancy
In Company f. list Regiment
A scene in camp two hours after the opening.
Staff officer waking with friend near Quality Row
Member OF Sth Regiment with brar pipe in his mouth
and chevrons mis- sleeve comes toward them
Passes putting his pipe. officer turns. halls the
man.
How long have you been non-commssioned
eficer?"
Do You know that you should salute onlcer?"
Yes" (Never a sir
why did you not sa.ute?
The officer reproved him mildly. The thought
II all huge joke for he grinned stupid.y when the
officer moved on
Most of the post officers " ear the new forage cap
which IL light and comfortable II is three and
half inches high, slightly larger in diameter at the
top than at the base is made of dark bue cloth, with
q band of black velvet one and three-quarter inches
wide and dropping black leather visor.
Dr. Stephen A. Smith, who is rever far away from
the Governors staff OF the cary arrivals in
camp and he vii. probably be the last man to cave
there.
1t IS expected that a large number Of people viii
come 20 camp toll morrow from New-York TO witness
The athletic games OF Squadron A. The games Will
all be mounted, and VII include tent-peggne' pare
back riding double riding. wrestling etc