The sun., 1897-01-13
MILITARf ATHLETES COMPETE.
Second Night or the Tourney At tho Garden
Furnishes Good sport.


The military tournament drew another big
crowd to Madison Square Garden last night
There were foot and bicycle rnccs and exhibi-
tions by tho bicycle corps OF the First Battery.
n. q. N. Y. and Capt Thorpo's Light Battery
ID. Fifth Artillery, u. s. A. In the NTH heat Of
the half-milo bicycle race for the National
Guard championship Z. Metzner OF the Eighth
Regiment rode over the bank on the east corner
and temporarily knocked out Private Jacobs Of
the First Battery.
Tho chariot competition lost much OF its at
tractiveness through being decided on time.
only one team going IN each heat. William Du
Bois showed n rare turn OF speed In his heat for
the 22o-yard championship. but the others left
in say they will clip his wings In the final. Tho
quarter-miie handicap brought out fne lot
OF runners and the final promises to be q close
at. Summaries:
One Mile Bicycle Race for Novlces-Flrst heat
by Carroll Mlliikcn. Company X, seventynrst Reg.
ment. Time. Y minutes 3S 95 seconds Second heat
won by L. W. OFT, Eighth Regiment. Time. minutes
IS a5 seconds. Third heat won by A. W. Smith. scv.
enty. .nrst Regiment Time. minutes 81 seconds
Fourth heat won by l.. N. Gardner Thirteenth Reg-
ment. Time. minutes 81 4.5 seconds. Fifth heat
won by C Mcdonald Eighth Regiment waikover.
2soYs,d . Run. Military champon.hip,FIrst hea.
Tas Y y Is seconds. sseond heat won By sla Seorss Il
sands Company D. seventh Regiment Time. 70 10
d, Seventh Regiment Time, IS rs seconds Fourth
heat won by jerome Buck, First Naval Reserve. New
Jersey. Time. % 10 seconds
quarter. mile Bicycle RACE, Championship. Second
Trlals-first heut won by ]. w. Judge. Company II.
Twenty second Regiment Time. SO as seconds.
Second heat won by w Il. owens. Company Il, Twenty.
second Regiment. Time, ~ 45 seconds.
One Lap Chariot Race. National Guard and Regulars
Won by seventh Regiment team, y. PaiseL Company
pany c. {. E. Snedecor. Company b, and Q. Drake,
driver. Company y. Time. % seconds
Half. mile Bicycle Race. National Guard Champion.
ehp-first heat won by X. A. Miller. Company q.
Twelfth Regiment Time 1 minute 10 5.5 seconds.
Second heat won by W. Judge. Company II, Twenty.
second keximent Time, minute II seconds Third
heat won by George Keith Company T, Seventh RrEl.
won by r. X. MscLca. Company b. seventh Regiment.
Time. minute 10 seconds Firth heat won by w. II.
owen, Company Y. Twenty second Regiment Time,
I minute II seconds. sixth heat won by O. W.
Crooke. Thirteenth Regiment. Time, minute l6 as
seconds.
tio Yard Run. HandIcap-rirst heat won BY George
Bullwinsel Company A, seventh kegimsnt, 70 yard.;
yards. second. second heat won by O. O. Hoiiander,
Company h, Twenty second Regiment l2 yards;
Jerome Buc<, First Naval Reserve, Kew Jersey. q
yards. second. Time. 50 20 seconds. Third heat
ny o. A: sayles. Company O. Twenty second Regt
ment ~ yards A J. Thomas, Twenty. second Resi.
mont, " yards second. Time. 52 40 stconda
one mile bicycle race National Guard and U. s. A.
hamponship, .eminnaL. FIRST heat won by J; ".
Judge company Il; Twentyseeond Rsgiment: B. J.
ond. Time minutes 90 seconda Second heat won
by W. u. Owens Company 4, Twenty second k-g-
ment: =. W, Eaton. Eighth Regiment. second. Time,
minutes 81 secondA