New-York tribune., 1896-12-06
GTARDSMEN AS ATHLETES.
ANNUAL. GAMES OF THE ITH REGl-
MENT.
THE ARMoRY mcycLE RECORD BRoKEN-GREAT
INTEREST ~ THE CHARIOT RACES.

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on only a Few occasions has the armory OF INC IN
Rerlmcnt at Sxty-scvcnth-s'. and farK-aVe'' oe'n
,n,l with 4 lnfger or brighter assembly OF men and
-, .ban that which crowded into Il las: night 20
500 -. thirteenth annual games of the regiment :
,,hfo,ss There was hardly seat unoccupied III 'he
immense building and the armory never Io'A'H "o'
attractive The programme WIS i''e o''' - '''
included running races. cAaIio' td''-' ~" go, =,
d ,.il contests All the contests were well hliel
E ..,os and much interest SHOWN In their
..,.-,o Tho programme run of as promptly
-, :su,l and promenade concert followed 'oione'
Daniel Appleton acted a. referee Inc JUS :,
uo,or Augustus ". COnovcr. captain 'hatlcs f.
Ivaecker Captain George w Rand |dP'''. " '',''u =
- risk C,,,a.n Francis q. Landon. captain ROBERT
Mclean. Captain II. w '"''9 ~
Waller : Wilson. =,
roh, y Thornton was handicapper. Charies r.
postwick clerk OF the course. Alexander a. 'orua"
starter and Frederick Burns announcer ass's'eu o'
Samuel \. Cramcr. >,
The Ncsbiit trophy was won oy COMPANY d.
which scored nfty-eight points Much interest as
uslal was shown I'm the bicycle races ana III one
-, ,h.,r rho aruory record was broken by seNerai
socords bv F. NJ Drake. OF Company II. VINO won
the frs, heat of the ons-mic handicap. Drake had
been handicapped mt Ave yards. but ne ihS'S''" VII
going back 10 scratch. lie had no troup'e III VIII
ming The 29O-yard Roman chariot race was hgh'y
xc,,,,y The entries included teams Of five men
he drivers
the race was run in heats. two teams contesthg IN
.ocb hea, The race was won by Company H. the
driver OF The winning team being arrayed IN the
toga Of ancient Rome ,,. r,,a orl tho
Tn. on"-lap sack race the hopping ra't ui,u ~ ,,lo
,brse-lrrpcd and potato races caused much ahu@e-
menf The contestants In IN" Onc-lap shSh 'a.e
put IN. Boston wigglc 10 shame IN thelr rloi.' ~
over hc ground Just before the bicycle races be
gan the announcer said that the regiment nau i ~.
,h 7 oog,o S of American Whcelmen. through the
cho,rman OF the racing board George D. Gideon
fnttr
mem, re, over applied for an /. A. ". sanction
The summaries OF the races are as iolo"s'
x,ne,y three yard run dn heats,won by II. /. Nasa-
ond W IT, Watson. company f. third. Iime-"@ sec
one yard anSic1Piw0pR " Robsns Ss e. r. r.
n,nv u scr@tchD second T. Johnson. Company 40
yards, mira. Time 22a -
rG"r nnS,@ ,Mcn 1Hd s1 L. nedcsr ' coupsny +
TimeD59s II! ys' 5 :, gee.
bicycle o S hose R W. who IsT nsyer c"%paay %1R pnc H.
in any biey cie o second e. + Burritt Company
g. ,hirI Tme-ao3 -.
5s @ d rnan%s @ sSs SSos sS'
GoSS S%.y 3 any r. ~ H. Iir@ nr s
I%liSine Company ~ ySds s:ots,, L. l. emsr,, Eam:
Comri5yn rsny i III = Yards, Va G.Sii 8ird Time 2 20
run ea"1wSo Ia hsSn SomSan; ny ~ n 40 auss fssn
second C. L. Outcalt. Company u feep' 'hird I'he-
twenty yard Roman chariot race zach
,sar, u, orsis of i've members of teams must be
members of same company. four and driver the lat
,a- ., we,r fancy c,Siume-Won by Company IL. G. f.
S,.s.cor {, n Sonebacls W. W. llainbridge and G O.
Nsscham r company u. second Time-3leS gee
on.-lan sack race tha1dcapD-Won by J. X. McCln-
,ock COMPANY 1. yardsl; James Hopkins Company
* ,aris, second: 6. Busse. Company + tscratch).
70 ,b,rd' aa''T Time y u seconds.
v,re,v-,hree-y e-ysri hurdle race handcap,-Won by F
e.,sn, 'companv p feeU J. A. IL Bou:ier Com
nonv ~ feet. second H. r. Mann Company 20
ssrS thir,l Tlme-i@ Is sec.
o,s mile bicycie race handicap. ~ yards mitl-won
~. n WaeIea Company 40 sris; 9. NJ. keVan.
s..,nrorv u I5 -arlsj sccord; r. W. Butler. Company
,, 90 yaris, third. Time-.:4G - sec.
e.xen.v-nve- yard hopping race-Won by F. Gaise.
-,nnanv p Theodore schumacher jr.. Company T. sec
~ y NJ Ieask Company ID. third. Time-l3 3-5 sec.
,ohundred- and twenty yard hurdle race lscrach)-
~ hy l. Snedeker Company +; H. l.. Nasawald.
Coy,anv 4 second. j. y. Ryan. Company b. third
Tme-3O rs sec
roburdr.d- nd wenty-yard hurdle fhandIcap-
~ hv 7 A lie Bouf.lli-r. Company q yards): J.
nt,", r Company Is yards). second: r. Heuer. Com
- n 4, yards) third Time-3) IL sec.
ta,f mile run scrntch: for officers cup for those who
,.'sr won n prize In any running race)-Won by F. w.
Tath c.cmpanv u; f. II. Klotz Company G. second: H.
:, IIov Company X. third. Time-2i6 30
po,a,, race ,scratch)-Won by H. W Wilson. Com
c.,v II. " r. s'owperfhwai Company L. second. r. ID
tfInu,,, e.,mpany D. third. Tme-Oi? ID
I,u, hundred and forty yard thandicap,-Won by
= r. Snedecor Company y 90 yarisl; @. Buwinkie.
c,nn,,y ,22 ynrdsj second: f. Johnson. Company Il
us yards third Time-o;o'
Two-mle bicycle race. handicap--won by r. MacLea,
Company Q3o yardsl; 7. \ pollard. Comnany ~