The San Francisco call., 1896-12-19
SOLDIER ATHLETES.
The United Regiments at the Presidio
Enjoy Day of Outdoor
Amusement.

Enjoy q LAY OF Out0OOr
Amusement.
The intermingling of officers and soldiers
at the Preside yesterday in the various
athletic games recognized neither superb
ors nor interiors SO far as gold lace and
athletic costumes were concerned.
To give official countenance and recog-
milton to the games the following officers
were detailed to supervise the events:
Referee, DR.. Edie; inspectors. Lieutenants
Barrette, Hains and Davis; judges, Lieu
tenants Campbell, McNair, Rutherford,
Gardner, Carson, Kilbufn and Bent; time
keepers, DR.. Frick and Lieutenant Crox-
ton; starter. Lieutenant Hinkley; clerk of
course, Sergeant-maior McCieave; games
committee, Captain Rogers, Lieutenants
Roudiez, Nolan and Hinkley.
The first event was tug-of-war be-
tween the First Infantry and Fourth Cav
airy, which resulted in favor of the infan-
try in the short time of five mnues.
The second event was 100-yard dash,
in which the infantry, cavalry and artil-
lery entered the following as the swlftest
of their regiments: CavaIry-Farreil, B;
Coan, B; Hoberkamm, l Glenny, l. Ar
tillery - Reynoldson, G; Gallagher, C;
Miller. F; Jenkins, G; Westfall, K. In
fantry-Kelly. A; Engstrom, E; Broquet,
f; Puckett, G; Ramsey, G. Pickett OF
the First Infantry came in the winner
in 10 4-5 seconds, with Jenkins of the ar
tillery close behind leaving Engstrom be-
hind.
The third event was stan ding broad
Jump, with the following entries
Cavalry-Zlpp. G; Benedict, K. Artil-
lery-Lane, G. lnfantry-Rollins, G.
Zipp of the cavalry was declared the
winner, with feet 5inches to his credit.
The fourth event was 440yard dash,
the entries being: Cavalry
B Hoberkamm, /; Quinn, K; Anderson.
K. Artilery-Hammett, c.; Walker, c;
Patterson, F; Shafer, G. Infantry
Larkin, A; ngstrom, E; Pucketr, G.
Pickett again showed his heels to his
competitors in making the race in 59H
seconds, with lEngstrom second and Hober-
kamm third.
The fifth event was running broad
Jump. with the following entries:
Fern Fernando, T. K; Posner, K. ArtiIIery2Gil,
liatt, F; Cherry. G.; Lane, G; Witt, K.
Infantry-Devlne, A; Scales, A; Morris,
E; Gosnell, F; Jones, G.
Zipp carried off the honors by covering
16 feet inches OF ground
The sixth event was 220-yard race in
B;Keilty, K Posner, K. Artillery -Shafer,
G; Wilson, K. Infantry-Puckett. G.
Puckett again showed his speed by coy-
ering the distance in "a 3-5 seconds, with
Coan of the cavalry good econd.
The seventh event was putting the shot,
for which were entered: Cavalrv-Marcy
C; Harrison, 1; Benedict, K !; Fernandez,
K. Arlillery-Dlxon, G; Walker, c; Rie-
mer F; Heath, F; Meinecke. G; Riggle,
L INF mfr .
Webb. E; O'Brien, E; Duty, F; Rollins, G.
Rollins of the infantry was declared the
winner by his throw of 50 feet inches.
with Fernandez OF the cavalry second and
Benedict OF the same corps third.
The eighth event was the potato race,
which consists of picking up the tubers.
placed at an equal distance from each
other, and the runner who makes the best
time in the collection carries of the hon
ors. In this event the cavalry made nc
entries, but left the field open TO the in.
fantry and artillery as follows:
Artillery-Clay, q; Toney, G.; Patterson,
F; Shultz, F; Cherry, G.; Wroblewski, K.
Infantry-Devlne. A; Gosnell, F; Boggs,
F; Puckett, G.; Kaiman, G..
Pucketr once more won with Shultz and
WrobIewski in the order named behind
him.
The ninth event was a running high
Jump with the entries: Cavalry-Millner
b; Mcnamara, C; Glenny. l; Harrison,
/; Ferns nandez, K; Posner. K. Artillery
Foushell, f. Infantry - Devine, A;
Jones, G.
Harrison was declared the winner, with
4 feet 5 inches to his credit.
The tenth event was throwing the
hammer, at which there were entered
Cayalry-Mickel, C; Benedict, K; Fer.
nandeZ, K. Arlillery-Schultz, F; Riemer,
F; Shearlock, K. Infantry-Webb, E;
Meyer, F.
Never of the infantry won by sending
the missile 8S feet inches.
The eleventh event was q relay race, in
which twenty men from each of the regi-
ments were entered. This race consisted
of delivering very urgent dispatch by re-
LAYS over a distance of 100 yards. The in
fantry outran their brothers of the
mounted corps and were declared the
winners.
The twelfth event was tug-of-war by
the victorious team OF the previous tug
and the artillery, but the infantry out
pulled the boys with red facings in thir-
teen minutes and were declared the
yictors.
The afternoons sport was a game OF
baseball be tween the infantry and cavalry,
in which the former were the winners.
The score was "a 10 IL.
The next athletic field day will be in the
early part of January after which post
matcnes will be made up by picking the
best men from all the corps stationed at
the particular post challenged.