The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-15
SOLDIER ATHLETES SHINE.
LITELY OPENING OF TIE MILITARY
TOURNEY AT THE GARDEN.

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LITELY OPENING OF TEE MILITARY
TOURNEY At mi GARDEN.
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Patristin Sentiment Areussd ~ the Martial
spectacis-Cnvairy. 1nfantTy, ana ARTILLERY
Rnpevts Hisure In seuo THRILLING Exhi-
buionu-very 1Eoen Rivalry on the Path.
The big military. naval. athletic and bicycle
tournament to which all arms Of the service had
been looking forward for months, opened au-
spiciously at Madison Square Garden last
night. There was q more than average mum.
Der Of slghtseors. and while the capacity OF
tho big amphitheatro was by no means taxed,
the crowd was we'll over tho 5000 mark. 1t
was n martial looking gathering, as most OF
the seats usually monopolized by tho dress.
suit division were picturosquely filed by
officers in all tho Rlittering paraphcrnalia
of full.dress uniforms. Conspicuous among
these were the following members OF the Gov
ernors's staff: Adjt..Gen. Tillinghast, Brig.
Gen. Howard Carroll. chief of artillery; Brig
Gen. william NJ. Kirby, general inspector Of
rife practice: Brighten. Warren NJ. Healoy.
Paymast6r General. and Coils. Albert ]. Myer,
Henry w. Sackctt, John +. Doyle, Jr, and Frod
c. Ham.
Tho fun began with the athletic and bicycle
events, which were decided on n newly'con-
structed track. ono-tenth Of q milo in circuit.
when this track was finished on Saturday
night It promised to mark a now epoch
In indoor foot and wheel racing, but
Il never received n chance to dry out after the
anal dressing and rolling. Last night. to make
matters worse, moist tanbark was piled into the
in6eld until 1t was q couple of inches higher
than tho racing curb, and the result was sticky
going toward the inner edge which ruined the
chances OF many a board floor flier. and also
played havoc with the times, as will be seen by
. glance at the summary OF the bicycle races.
Rivalry ran high among the regiments
Of iithe National Guard, and tho com
petitive section OF tho programme looks
likedeveloping into a weeks duel between the
star athletes of tho Twenty. second and Fourth
regiments. The former won the championship
at the similar tourney last year. but the New
Jersey mon have since developed and annexed
so many point winners that they a
large following. The Twenty.second drew first
blood last night by running first and third
In the half.mile bicycle military cham.
pionship. n Twelfth Regiment rider split.
ting the pair. Then the Fourth squeezed four
men through the trials of the 1O0.yard run. and
would probably have cornered all the points but
for the disqualification of Jerry Buck for taking
too short a cut homo. This event was run
around a curve. which accounts for the com.
paratively poor times recorded.
Tho sack race was tho first event to arouse
general enthusiasm. 1t was decided across
the, tanbark from end to end of the
Garden. and the dozen or more engaged
were let go in one heat with side
splitting results. The Twonty.second boys
raked in all the points. Hollander of the
same corps looked u sure winner of the
half.mile run, but he tired in the
sticky going, and w. II. Christie carried
the blue sash OF the Fourth to the front in reso.
lute style. Mclaughlin OF the Twenty-second
and Sheren of the Fourth came next in order.
while ,Hollander failed to get n place: Tho
T%e ieTsrys, ths p nsw % SoIops se ~ tbs rsrii IN brilliant
Military maneuvrts were then in order. and
the 5and struck up the "staT,spangled Ban.
ence sprang TO their feet; cheering, whistling.
yelling, ana joining in n, the chorus until the
lated to heighten tho. effect as the galleries.
s SsS y, Tho cO Th;r,sso,S T This psveHh n, the
s nasieal laa riiI and !" cai Isl s'ssaay All ni lsss
sssadd' the { se assasit o %s' a mimic rfPss'ff% orti M.sn entS Wss
SShsered again and again; Light Battery p.
a brilliant exhibition Of peg driving. gate.
post p'na,,s driving ,v Gnd drill inan,1 mHneuyres; in.
jump ia their seats. The artillery in turn made
no'aa fG eth re cavalry, and o, 1--WE Troop, ,hs Of the
mounted athletics. the like Of which Is rarely
horses almost rivalied the men in discipline and
Intelligence and the result was absorbingly in;
up with a clever exhibition by tho Second Bat.
terry, N. g. n. Y. follow:
Half: Mile Bicycle Race, for Military Championship
Regiment. n. q n. T.; 7; r.. Goodwin. twelfth Rssi.
second Regiment. third. Time. / minute 81 SO
Kothler, FoGrth Regimsnt. NJ. 10 yards: W.
ssnsss sSitd.' T Time e 70 a Ss sseoGas' NJ G. NJ T. 4
oo.Yard Sack Race, scratch-Won by F. 4. On.
Twenty.second Regiment, second; T. A.. Denhnm.
Twentykecond Regiment. third. Time. 10 seconds.
yoaft ain Resii saai h \. 6. q ;" 50 Yards Sy %: u w. o%f F. Nc:
laugllln, Twenty-ssoond Regiment. go yards, second.
TwosMiis Bicycle Race. andlcapaF First heat won by
:; Thompson; Twelfth Regiment n O. ). =. 90
Yards q. 1 S! q. 50 50 ya stnnf' ,hl Fight! 4imd a's 3 %ia:
utes 85 40 seconds: second heat" Won by
y y.rd E. W: h ES11sso.. T Fwsn'S,i Regiment. F sS yafSs.
second T;R Goodwin, rw ~ Regiment. 80 yards
won by ii. Hosford. Fourth Regiment. N. q. j.. so
yarts;C. fl. Tomiinson, Twenty second Regiment. so
ment' no yards. third. Time, o minutes 4S As sec.
The special features scheduled for tonight are:
PIsa.s,S: tTisl. .a s%n d IN: %'; y en ssa%,
T.os. trial. and nnai q .4o:ysrd rua' ,Ai hansiSSsp;
race for military championship 'Sa aiftmlls ' wake
f ssiloa H'll' iss. 'h% Sal's9y Srll, First unl Say'' s, sss;
if:ss,; !. + g'i 8 p Pf 4. x o :; &; I: rl Iii P sss %os S:'ii;
athletics. and Troop C. United States Cavalry. in
cossack riding throwing horses. and hurdle jumping.
AFTER SOME OF TIE $50, O 900.
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