The San Francisco call., 1897-02-15
From Harper's Week'y.l

one day in each month, the next OF which
will be held at the Preside on Wednesday
next, when programme of events will be
made up from list of 107 prepared at
headquarters. These embrace athletics,
gymnastics and military.
When an individual has won an event
twice at the same post he is to be called
an expert athlete in that event and given
a bronze medal He is thereafter de-
barred from competing, except with his
own class. The man who first qualities in
an event at post will be the champion
athlete of that post in that event, but will
be so only so long as he can defeat the
men of his own class in subsequent post
contests. When a cham pion leaves post
new championship is declared.
For the tournament in April there will
be entries from all the posts in the depart
ment. The events will be conducted
under the direction of Captain James s.
PittIt, First Infantry; First Lieutenant
]. NJ. Neall, Fourth Cavalry; Lieutenant
R. z; Gro1ton, First infantry; Lieuten-
ant f. J. Wilson, Third Artillery; Lieu
tenant Leon S. Roudiez, First Infantry,
and Lieutanant ]. f. Bell, Seventh Cav
airy, aid.
The tournament will include many
events that will prove novel to the civil
ians. They come under the head of mill
tary contests There will be tent pitching,
tent-striking. litter bearing, hasty en-
trenching, blank-cartridge race, bayonet
race, equipment race, wall-scaling, shelter
tent, mounted gymnastics, mounted
wrestling, mounted tug-of-war, rescue
race, dead body rescue, mounted skirmis b
contest, spare-wheel race, section contest
and drivers contest.
Wall-scaling is done by men in light
rob, Ardn katr
ing of a non-commissioned officer and four
men. Teams to stand at mark twenty
feet from wall, fully armed and equipped.
Wooden wall, ten feet high, close iointed
with cap-piece tour inches wide. Maga-
zine of each rifle to be loaded with five
blank cartridges. Entire team TO get
over with arms, clothing and equip
mepts and fall in at mark twenty
feet from wall, with equipments ad-
justed, in position OF soldier, pieces at an
"Order." Five shots to be fired, bv first
man who sees over wall, at a supposed
enemy, before any m an becomes exposed
on top; the first man who reaches top to
fire five more, while sitting thereon; the
other fifteen shots to be fired from ground
on other side by the three remaining
members of team the non-commissioned
officer and each mem ber to fire five shots,
and no more, during maneuver.
Then the rescue race is by mounted men
to rescue comrades whose horses have
been killed. Teams of two men each; No.
l of each team to stand, mounted at
scratch, armed with revolver in holster
fap- -buttoned, and five blank cartridges in
belt; No. 2 10 crouch behind thrown horse
100 yards away, having carbine in hand,
with five blank cartridges in magazine
At signal, No. to draw pistol, load FIVE
cham mbers of cylinder, then race TO No. 9
emptying his pistol as he goes at su 2posed
enemy beyond. No. 2 to magazine fire
Give more shots) over horse, none to be
fired except when horse is down. After
each has fired five shots, No. 2 to abandon
horse, mount behind No. 1, and thus re-
turn TO scratch. both bringing their arms
with them.
The race to determine who is the cham
pion sprinter of the regular army in this
City took place yesterday over wet
course and in the rain. The distance was
100 yards and the contestants were Private
Raines from Fort Mason and Private
Puckett OF the Presidio post, both all
round athletes and hrst-class sprinters
The match was won by kaines in 10 %
seconds. This is remarkably good time,
for the best professional record for that
distance under the most favorable con-