The San Francisco call., 1897-06-24
Another Day of Sport on
the Big Parade
Ground.
Many Events in Which tn +:
Soldiers Showed What They
Are Able to Do.
The Games and Mii'ary Numbers
Watchei by an Audience of About
5000 Sp ,ctators.

Several hundred persons watched the
soldiers at the Presidio yesterday morn
ing play base tall, and in the afternoon
about 5000 watched the soldiers who took
part IN the long programme Of events,
athletic and military.
During the morning there were three
games of baseball, which were limited to
fifty minutes each. The first was between
Troop B and Company +, which was
marked by the excellent playing OF
Noyes of the infantry, who proved most
admirable catcher, and by some good
heldlng and base-running. When time
was called the game stood, infantry s ana
cavalry Z. Then Troop and Baitary K
went TO ne bat, and the game was
awarded to the cavalry by score of to
l. The two winners then played final,
and that resulted IT score of ii for Troop
and 4 for the infantry.
The victorious players were heartily
cheered by the men of the post, who were
divided as to the merits of the base balIists
at the start, but at the close they united
IN giving applause to the winners
In the afternoon the crowd com mmenCed
to assemble at l O'Clock. 1be bleachers
we're filed and there were many on the
prettily decorated grand stand and many
more outside the ropes.
direction OF the following named:
Games committee-Lieutenant j. H. Neau
Fourth Cavalry; LieutenanJ J. D. Barrette,
Third Artillery; Lieutenant l.. 5. Roudiez.
quartermaster FIRST Infantry; Lieutenant d.
+. Nolan, First Infantry. Referee-First LIEN
tenant J. NJ. Nesll Fourth Cavalry judges
First Lieutenant J. E. Nolan, Fourth Cavalry :
First Lieutenant R. G. Croxton, First Infantry
Second Lieutenant w. S. McNair, Third Artil-
lery. Timekeepers-First Lieutenant H. Mel,
Powell, First Infantry; Second Lieutenant r.
F. Gardner, Third Artillery; Second Lieutenant
G. /. Bent, First Infantry. Starter-SeCond
Lieutenant j. p Haines, Third ARTILLERY.
Clerk OF course--Second Lieutenant {. F. Boyd,
Fourth Cavalry. Scorer-Private Brooke,
Troop B, Fourth Cavalry.
The men entered into the contests with
great deal of spirit, and many OF the
events were warmly app.auded by the
spectators. The most exciting event was
the novelty race, in which mounted men
carried an egg In spoon, lit a cigar while
mounted, carried an open um orella, and
finally reached the finish CARRYING a glass
of water. In this Comeaux of Battery F
rode horse that became fractious and
three times reared, and finally caused his
rider to lose his balance and come to the
ground. The plucky fellow picked him
self up unhurt, took up his glass of water
and started for the finishing line, and
when within a few yards of it his saddle
turned, the horse reared again and he lost
the RlasS-
The boxing contest was also an exciting
one, particularly the contest between Pc
ters of the infantry and Robertson of the
cavalry. In each of the two-round con-
tests Peters, who wore a Fitzsimmons
look while in the ring, knocked his man
down.
The following is the resul of the events /:
1OO-yRrd 1un-seabright, Compan F, win
ner: Harrison, Troop !, second; jenkins, Ba +
terry q, third. Time, IL sec.
Mounted gymnasucs-Corpor al Haley, Troop
B, winner; tizsr, same troop, second, and
NoodTun, same company, third.
Obstacle race-MiIes, Company A, winner:
Harold, same company, second. Time
rs Is sec.
B youet contest-This contest between Ser
geaut Burk and GIlla of the infantry was no I
completed, because of the fact that during the
bout one OF the bayonets was broken.
20O-yard run was won by Sea bnght Jenkins
second and Hogan OF Battery third. Time,
% 4-5 sec.
Fencing broad words-First bout, Sergeant
NJ ffitt, Troop b, defeated ElIman, same com
pany, by 8 10 4; second bout, Webber of Bat
terry defeated Moffitt by 10 o.
Squad race, 440 yards-Won by team from
Troop B in minutes team from Company &
second, 80 seconds behind.
Horse m anship, noyelty-Fonshell Battery
Z, won; King, same battery, second; Nc
Grath Troop j. third. Time, 4 z Is.
Running broad jump-Searight won, Is fee
inch; Kelly OF Company a, second. II feet 8
inches.
Kicking football for distance-Perry, Troop