The San Francisco call., 1897-04-22
There Were a Number of
Striking Features at
the Tourney.
Watched by a Big Crowd OF
Spectators for Two Hours
and a Half.
To-Day Will B. the Final One and
Interesting Military Movements
Will Be Presented.

judging from the immense throng that,
despite the cold wind and almost binding
dust, remained for two hours and a half
watching the many events that were pre-
sented. The major portion were of m lii.
tary character and proved very interest
ing.
To-day will be the final day of the tour.
nament, and the programme contains
many performances that will be new to
the spectators and will no doubt be
watched with satisfaction.
There were seventeen events on yester-
days programme, the first of which was a
continuation of the wall-scaling of tho
previous day. This was the final between
the winning teams. The rivalry between
the teams for first place urged the men on
with the result that better time was made
over the ten-foot wall than on the previous
day. d Company of Benicia won in 81 3-5
seconds. Battery II, Angel Island, was
second.
The semi final of the mounted wrestling
occupied attention for some time. The
contestants were Balch and Souvlesky.
They wrestled for nearly a quarter of an
hour, neither gaining fall or an advan-
tage. They retired from the field and the
result was not announced.
4hC dId SO>SS-y pi0dB6 III ne6VY
marching order race was next called with
seven entries. By heavy marching order
Is meant that the soldier wears campaign
dress, is equipped with rifle, bayonet.
,cabbard, woven cartridge-beit and 100
rounds o. ball cartridge and carries a KNAPP
sack containing one blue shirt, one under
shirt, pair of drawers, Two pairs of socks,
one pair of shoes, and q blanket, with
half shelter tent, overcoat and cape rolled
on the outside, a haversack containing
knife, fork, spoon and meal can, o canteen
hlled with water, and a tin cup-the outfit
weighing nearly sixty pounds.
There were seven entries, but only two
starters. Pickett of the Presidio and
Chalmers of San Diego. Pickett started
with limp and trailed after Chalmers
| until the homestretch was reached,
| when he passed him and won in 1 IL 2-5.
Then there was an SS0-yard bicvcle race,
the men in light marching order, with
arms and equipment, disposed of either
on the wheel or the rider. For this there
were four entries and the contestants
found 1t not as easy to pedal as when at
tired in racing costume. Roberts of Fort
Mason and Vann of the Presidio were the
only starters. Roberts stopped on the
quarter stretch because the strap holding
his rife broke and the rife stopped his
wheel. Vann won.
The final of the broadsword contest next
occupied attention and was decided in
favor of Davis, he winning four points to
Webber's three. Ghis was not as good a
contest as on the previous days, neither
man seeming TO care to be the apgressor
There were three entries for q bayonet
| race. There were five bayonets stuck in
the ground ten yards apart. The runners
started for the more distant point, brought
back bayonet, placed it on q rifle at
| scratch aud left it on the ground and then
went for the next furthest. unfixing the
first bayonet and then placing it on the
second, and SO on until tho last one was
brought in and allowed to remain on the
rifle, and the contestants then assum ed the
| position of the soldier, with rife at order
arms. Pickett won in 1:14 1-5; O'Mani
of Benicia second, and Brunette of San
Diego third.
Another military event was the equip
ment race, in which there were but two
contestants, Bowling of Company C, Be-
nicia, and Puckett of Company G, Pre-
| sidio. The contestants stood at scratch
| equipped with rifle, blanket roll. ten
| rounds OF ammunition and white gloves
They ran straight away, leaving rifle at 10
| yards. gloves at 90 blanket roll at 30 am
munition at 40, belt at so, legeings At so.
hat at 70 and then turned at 80 yards and
while returning replaced all clothing and
equipments SO as TO pass inspection at
scratch. Bowling won in 200 2-5, Puckett
falling out.
There were five entries for vaulting and
hurdle with bareback horses, but only two
starters. This was contest not to be
judged by speed, but in style and execu-
tion. 1t was over a 200-yard course, with
four brush hurdles three feet high, fifty
yards apart. The contestants dismounted
when jumping hurdle with the horses and
mounted alter each hurdle, and after
jumping the last hurdle the horse was
vaulted and mounted from the off aide
Ear da1 donto H.
zer of Troop B, Presidio, was awarded sec
ond prize.
The gun detachment contest between
Light Batteries G and F, Presidio. wasan
exhibition showing rapidity of execution.
Each detachment was com posed of calsson
corporal, gunner and seven cannoneers
wearing equipments and posted as pre-
scribed by the drill regulations at piece
linn bered without horses. At signal the
piece was unlim bered, one blank cartridpe
fired, the piece and carriage dismounted
the wheels and carriage being laid on the
ground. The work Of remounting fol-
lowed, another shot was fired and the men
resumed the positions occupied before the
contest. This wa. q very exciting event.
Battery F, fresidio, was the winner in
1:37 3-5.
The next contest was scaling fifteen
foot wall which was similar to the one of
the day previous except that the men ON
top "Sic pc'hitlcu 10 uSo gun sllng0 to
haul their comrades up. The contest wa,
between Battery E, Fort Mason, and Bat
terry n, Angel Island. The Angel Island
team won in 1897 3-5.
Obstacle race No. was another event
in which there were but two entries-Hen.
dirk OF Company c, Benicia, and Eng
strom OF Company Z. Presidio. The OBJ.
stacles were rail fence twenty-five wards
from scratch, picket fence six feet high
with tour-inch pickets pointed at the ton
and two inches apart, at fifty yards dis.
tant, and solid five-foot fence at seventy
yards, and after passing over these the men
went twenty-five yards beyond the last
one and stood in the position OF the SOL
dler at order arms. Engstrom won in
81 2-5 seconds.
The dead body rescue race No. had
but two contestants-Millner of Troop r
and Fitch OF Troop K, from the Presidio.
A manikin filled with sand, made az
near as possible in the shape and size of a
man, was on the line of each contestant's
run, fifty yards from scratch. At signal
the men mounted, drew their revolyers
rode to flag $50 yards distant, firing five
shots each at imaginary enemies, turned
the flag and rode 10 the manikins. where
each dismounted, picked up his 15Opouud
dummy. placed it across the saddle.
mounted behind, and returned to scratch.
Millner won in So 1-5 seconds. Fitch was
unable to raise his man.kin at first. but
was finally ordered to do SO, and he did.
A team of two men from Com panv u.
Benicia, and one from Company G, Pre-.