The San Francisco call., 1897-05-20
CRASHED TOGETHER
At FULL SPEED
Preside Artillerists Ride
Against Each Other, Kill
ing Their Horses.
Fortunately the Riders Who
Were Thrown Were Shaken
Up, but Not Hurt.
The Result of the Baseball Game and
the Several Events of the Field
Day at the Military Post.

There was q large attendance of citi-
zens at the Presidio yesterday to witness
the events presented by the soldiers of
that post at the monthly field day.
Among the many spectators who occupied
the grand stand were Brigadier-General
Shafter and Colonel Miles, the COM
mander OF the post.
There were many exciting events, but
the most exciting was a collision between
two men of Battery l, Third Artillery,
during the mounted relay race, which re-
suited in the killing of both horses.
There had been a race between team
from Troop B, one from Troop ], another
from Battery T and fourth from Battery
c. The team from Troop / and from
Battery f were the winners and then
these two were 10 run again to determine
which should be the final victor.
There were five men from each team at
scratch on the east end OF the 100-y ard
course and a like number at scratch at the
western end. One man carrying an en-
velope rode at breakneck pace from one
scratch to the other, passed the envelope
to one of the men at the other end and IN
that way the envelope passed from one to
the other until the last man TO receive it
had delivered it at the eastern scratch.
The men of Troop l did their work well,
but the last messenger from east 70 west
did not make good connection with the
man waiting at the western scratch, and
that occasioned some delay.
The mounted man who last received
the envelope saw tha. the delay mad
caused his team TO lose, but suddenly re-
allied that if he dropped out his team
would lose second place. so he put spurs
TO his horse and started across the course
as fast rs MS horse could GO.
At the same moment another member
of the same team started to return 10 the
stables, following the example of others
WHO had preceded him, going az full
speed. The rider who was going east
raised his head just in time to see the
other rider Coming directly toward him.
He reined his horse SO as to pass on the
left, but not soon enough, and the result
was that the westbound riders horse ran
his head against the right shoulder of the
morse of the eastbound rider.
There was a terrible impact, a noise that
sounded like two empty casks striking
violently against each other, the two
horses fell and the men tam bl ed Off one
on mis- back, the other on his side. T en-
there was cry from the horrIfied sp.c-
men had been killed.
All the officers within the course and a
number, OF the soldiers ran mp to where
the accident mad occurre'i. and il was
soon discovered that while both men.
Freemer and Nickel, bad been severely
shaken up, they were not injured But
it was different with the horses. The one
that was going west had his neck broken
aud was dead ain ost soon as he touched
the ground. The other had mis- back
broken. and he fingered about ten m in ties
and died.
Both horses were dragged off the parade
ground.
The game of baseball was the first event
OF the day, and was between nine from
the artillery and one from the infantry.
The following named composed the bat
Thomas, Tony, Kuntz, Glenny, Sherlock
and Petticord.
The Infantry team was: Kelly. Frey,
Vineyard, Wilmington, Burke. Noyes,
Engstrom. McCieye ana M Inflow.
Ine men who took part in the game de-
yeloped the fact that in each nine there
are some frst.class bauters aud good
catchers behind the bat, but, except In a
few instances, the tielders were not very
successful The work of the fieiders was,
however. considerably interfered with in
the matter of gauging high balls. The
exceptions were Glenny OF Troop l. who,
in the third winning, caught q fly as
gracefully as was ever taken by profess
sional. The other was Sergeant jurke OF
Company A, who also made very pretty
catch.
The game was played with good deal
of vlgor and spirit, which was continued
until noon. when it was called. Seven in
nings had been PLAYED with the following
result: Artillery u, infantry 19.
The following is the results OF the events
OF the day:
1OO-yard race-Jenkins, Company G, Third
Artillery, won; Seabright, Company f, and
Ramsey Company g. Time, IL seconds.
Broadsword feucing-Eitman, Troop B, won
from Sergeant Robertson of the cavalr-
81 &6
$685. ard bicycle rsce-van orden, infantry,
against time in :43.
22O-yard race-Jenkins, G Battery, won; /;
Kelly. Company A sec nd; Engstrom, Com
pany E, third Time. 261-5-
Mounted gymnss stic-FIzer. Troop B, won
FursheIl second. Time, So Is.
Slow bicycle raee-Sergeant Farrell, Troop
B; Conuaugn ton, CompanyG. No time taken.
Half-miie go-as-you- please rsee-Won by q
team from Company A, o:7 T-1o; team fro m
Company G second.
Mounted cartridge race-Millner, Troop B,
2:42, won; Furshell, Battery F, second.
Hasty entrenching-Seaton, Company G,
won; Hotchkiss, Company A, second. Time,
minutes.
Mounted relay race-Team OF Troop won,
team from Battery second Time. :4S rs.
One-miIe bicycle race-Conna ughton. COM
pauy q, wor; Sergeant Farrell, Troop B, sec
ond Time, 3 :4S.
Tug-of-war, muscle against weight-Won by
Battery G, Third Artillery, who pulled the
rope I6 inches over the line
Rescue raee-Corporaf Balch and Gilman,
Troop b, won. Time, 3 8 2-5.
Ten-foot wall scalfng-Teum from Company
won Time, 2:34 2-j. Team from Com pany
G dropped out OF ne race.
There was an exhibition OF drivers race
with a neldpiece drawn by four horses
The eyesight is very often injured for