The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-24
WILL BREAK CAMP TO-DAY
NAVAL REsERVES TOUR OF DUTY AT
 AN END.
Weather Has Seriously Interfered With tho Programme-On the Whole, How ever, the Tars Have Enjoyed Themselves New Haven Crew Wins.

New Haven Crew Wins.
 Camp Long, Fishers Island,
 July 2S.
 The weather of the last two days has considerably interfered with the work of the Naval Battalion.
 Yesterday a considerable portion of the drill on board the Maine was omit ted owing to the heavy rain and the battalion left the ship. at an early hour. On shore a battery drill was held by a portion of the First division.
 The camp and tents are in a fairly dry condition in spite of the great quantity of water which is on the ground,
 Yesterday ball game had been ar ranged between a nine made up from the battalion and another from the ship. Owing to the rain the game had to be given up. A race between crews from the First and Second divisions of the battalion in cutters from the ship to the shore was also given up as the water was too rough when the battalion left the ship. It is possible the race may be held to-day when the battalion leaves the Maine to come ashore. In a contest between signalmen from the two divisions yesterday the Hart ford detail won, they making one error in receiving, while the New Haven division made three. The latter beat the former by three seconds in trans mission.
 Tomorrow Saturday. the battalion breaks camp at an early hour to return home.
 Commander Buckland has offered the First division a silver loving cup if they | break camp and have all the tents and | equipage on board the Richard Law in one hour. In case the time taken is longer than one hour the division will 1 present Commander Buckland with a silver loving cup. The men of the di- vision are confident that they can win l the cup. If the division reaches New I Haven in time to-day a battery drill 1 with the two Hotchkiss guns will be I held on the Green.
 The Hartford division will return home Saturday on tug of their own l and not on the Richard Law with the New Haven division and engineer corps. Last evening ball was given at the | Mannatawket hotel, at which officers | from the camp and ship were present. l This morning reveille sounded at o'clock and the battalion were ordered l to the boats at 6:S0 to go to the Maine. In case the weather permits the Maine will take the battalion just outside lGardiner's Bay for target practice Tomorrow the battalion will break camp at an early hour The Maine leaves here tomorrow also for New York. On Monday the United States steamships Texas and Massachusetts will bring the New York Naval Militia here for their weeks practice.
 The men of the Connecticut battalion have gained considerable experience of life on board ship in the few days they have been here. Most of the men have enjoyed the rough out-of- door life and are in excellent health, there being no one seriously i'll in camp. The food served has been very good.
 A dozen or so of the men were tat tooed on board the ship and have swol- len arms as a result. Pipes and ships hat bands have been obtained by many as souvenirs of their visit to the Maine. | Camp Long. Fishers Island, July 23 I I-IO-HlSut HldIhS lu6, CioSlHS Ol lils annual encampment of Connecticut naval militia. and. as izz characteristic of the last night in camp, discipline was relaxed and the night was given up to unrestrained festivity.
 To-day's routine of duty was again interfered with by ''Old Prob,'' and tht anticipated target practice from the Mafno ~o7 n be deferred. The cruiser } with the naval militia aboard, steamed through the Race to a point about four miles northeast of Montauk point ano got in readiness for target practice, but the weather closed in so thick that il !, was impossible to have it, and after waiting until 9:30 D. m. without having any more favorable conditions they go
 up anchor '-+,r'red to the harbor After landing the militia th" 'fa' steamed to New London, where sh'
 will lie at anchor tonight.
 The boat race between crews from !, the first and second divisions was wor by the New Haven crew by one length The ball game had to be postponed, a: l the " NraI- fo h1a