The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-10

The First Battery. Capt. Louis Wendell. will Assem-.
BILE at Its armory next Thursday night for annual in.
spectIon aud muster.
The Eighth Regiment. Col. Chauncey, will hold what
they term "Gymkahna games" at the regimental
armory on Friday evening, May 2x. The events com.
prise a one. mile race In heavy marching order, open
TO all members OF the National Guard OF New York.
the prizes being gold and silver medals for this
event Twomile bicycle race. handicap. open to all
amateurs. gold. silver, and oXidiLed watches being
the prizes. The other events are; Catching CREASED
pig. climbing CREASED poe, fourlegged race, potato,
obstacle. sack. and thrcelcgged races, and a horse
race. teams OF two men. The entries close next Satur.
day night with Capt. G. +. S~taubach, 5f5 Madison
avenue, or Capt. |. Freeman. IL East Fourteenth
street Another feature Of the entertainment will
be expert japanese sword fencing and sabre exer.
ciseS A dance will follow the games, and the
regimenta band viii furnish the music. The annual
inspection OF the regiment occurs next Wednesday
night In the armory. Sergeant W. Z. Gaylord has
been appointed Quartermaster Sergeant OF the First
battalion. The regiment win p ,radr for divine ser.
Vice In Hoy Trinity, Harlem, next sunday afternoon
Rt+ o'clock. The First battalion will go TO Creed,
moor on May % and the Second on May 81 Sergeant
George A. Schilling has been elected Second Iicutsn.
ant In Company d, and sergeant Ullman Second
Lieutenant In Company A.
Company c. sixty ninth Regiment, will hoii an
election for Second Lirutcn ant next Friday night.
Private Tom Flynn is looked upon as the likely
man. Col, smith has offered u trophy for competition
among tho several companies ~ tho regiment at
Creedmoor. The companies ~ tho regiment VIII as
semblc for preliminary Inspection by Col, Greene.
Assistant lnspcctorGeneTal, Ms follows: II aud e on
Monday, May II; + and | on Tuesday, May 49, \ and
ID on Thursday, May -, and q and X ON Friday, NAV
10. The regiment viii parade In fatigue uniform for
preliminary inspection Wednesday, May 20, and on
TUESDAY, May 20, for Inspection and muster by tho
lnspectorGeneral The companies ~ the regiment
will assemble for Instruction In guard duty, as fol.
lows u and q on Monday, June J = and on Tues:
day, Junr =; a and u on thursday. June !, aud @ and
X on Friday, June .. The battAlinns OF tho regiment
VIII proceed TO CTeedmoor, ~ % lows Flrst battalion
on Monday, June IS. ami SECOND Battalion on Tuesday,
June III.
Tho twenty third regiment Col, smith, will parade
at CreedmOor next eek for rife practice, as follows:
Companies H. G, and u, un Ter Lieut. tot. lie Forrest.
on Tuesday; Companies p, ,, and |, under Major
EyerdelL on "Wednesday; companies A and X, under
MAJOR Case, on Thursday. aud the heli stan ana
non commissioned star and Companies G and IL,
Will attend divine services AT ST; Peters EpiscO
pal Church on STATE street near Bond. BrnokIyn.
next sunday. The sermon WIZ be delivered by the
Chaplain, the Rev. Lindsay Parker, u. d. For this ser.
Vice the regiment will assemble IN ~ aImory ~ o 80
O'Clock In the eVsnlRE. and proceed IN = bOdy to the
ohuroh