New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-16
THE MILITARY TOURNAMENT
PERFORMANCE NOT SO THRILLING AS AT
FIRST.
TOO MUCH CAVALRY AND BATTERY EAEh'ieH
AND NOT ENOUGH FEATUREs-Poon TINE
TILE I'd AcES RACr,S-THE ATI-

AND NOT ENOUGH FEATUREs-PoOR TIME
IN THE TRACK RAcDs-THE ATH-
1E11c COMPETITIONS.
Too much sameness will spoil even athletic
feast The lovers OF out and indoor sport In
this district are not satisfied to gaze forever upon
gold lace tinsel and the lightly clothed athiete
IN repose They like action. originality and rapid
change OF quick and exciting features That Is the
reason why the public took such fancy to little
Jimmy" Michael. for the Welsh cyclist was some
thing short Of cyclone
The second night OF the Military Bicycle and
Athletic Carnival at Madison Square Garden was
not so thrilling and interesting as had been the
case on Monday night. There was a little too
much cavalry and battery exercise and not enough
infantry. Then the musicians seemed 10 tire early
I'm the evening and that fact did not help 10 en-
lven the general performance The track was
again soft and spongy and fast time by the bicycle
riders and the runners was out OF the question
The attendance about as large as it had been
on the opening night. The tournament Will con-
tinue through the week Some Of the finals which
were not reached last night will be run on TO-
night.
military review by General Nelson A. Miles
will open the programme. at o'clock after which
the athletic programme will begin, the military
programme following It. The managers have de-
cided that as the military programme Is In
teresting and important the athletic programme
will begin at 720 o'clock, instead Of o'clock. for
Thursday evening. and for the rest Of the week.
and that the military programme VIII begin AT
o'clock, enabling tho entertainment to be com
pleted by II p. m. The athletic programme VIII
include the 90 yard hurdle race. mile bicyclesrace
mile race potato race, 22o-yard run and team pur-
suit race military championship. The military
programme will include the 18th United states IN
fantry musical drill. calisthenics. wall-scaiing ana
battle exercises; I'd Battery n. G. n. y. mounted
platoon drill team wrestling ana atnleucs' ihshl
Battery d. 5th United States Artillery driil ana
field manpuvres; "a Signal Corps. ~ q. ~ H.
building signal tower. signalling ana teieelaphs,
and 1st Battery. ~ G. N. Y. physical drill ana
wall-scal!ng.
By special request OF the Baptist Boys Brigade
and other schools a special matinee is to be given
on Saturday afternoon at 23o O'Clock Tor cniidreh'
The admission will be 50 cents to any part OF ne
house. with the exception OF reserNeu seato j" '''o
arena and central boxes.
Last nights summaries: 1919,
Monday heat %Sw by Regimen, 1889 so
yards second W. F. Mosher. I'D Regiment 60 yardH''
,ncf By Rns }
e. ns5T" BY Third
W Won by NJ w Long din Separate Company Time
o :a, of FG SeM ssawoH Ss f ras heat
By n VI Nj; Long: " A Harms second and C. A. Su1er'
Nile bicycle rae. n9yice,-wOn BY N; CHAPMAN. "a
schorr 18th Regiment OF New-Jersey. third. Time
3:i4h. - - ~
Half mile military championshiplIWon n by g g.
IIollander Regiment: W. f. Mclaughlin. 22d Kegi-
rnsnt second p II. Christarson 4th Regiment or New
Jersey. third Time-2:0slS 49, - .
yards Cthree-legged race, scratch)-Won by r. A.
sayles and A. W. Weston 22d Regiment; f. col;yer and
D. NJ Daley 22d Regiment. second; j. g. Canplon ana
F. A. Onderionl: 22d Regiment third. Tfme-Oos
hundred and forty yari handicapl-First heet
a dead heat j. r. Fitzpatrick. 9Th Regiment OF
Ncw-Jerscy (22 yards, &. A. Lambert 22d Regiment
Is yaris) D. VI. Daley. o2d Regiment go yardsl; mira
Tlme-0::4 Second hea. by G; H. Weston an Regi-
Of New-Jersey ds YARDS, f. j. Scheidecker l3th
Regiment d5 yards. second. Time-O:otsb. Third heat
by W. WHITE Atm Regment or SewJssse el- -
second Time-o:59. r cor9y ga Reslm si,u, %
heat by r Koehe. 4th Reglment OF I
yards, second TimeO:54i: Final hea, won by !. r.
Fitzpatrick 4h Regiment OF New Jersey; W \. Whyte.
4th New-Jersey second. and A J. Menderz.
4th Regiment OF New-Jersey. third. Time--O;54ts. -
Mile tandem. bicycle military Championships,
First heat q. V. Babcock and W. Il. Nosher 20
Regiment Time-3:0 y. Second heat won BY + X
Goodwin and j. I. Thompson 12th Regiment; Time
18th Regiment Time-3:Ola ". II. Dixon and ":
Frank 9Th Regiment allowed In the ANAL they not
having been called to the track. 49,
Ualf-nile walk military champonship)-Won by g.
Howka 22d Regiment: Louis Llebgod an RECIPIENT OF
Jersey second: j. Frazer 4th Regiment or NewJer-
sey, third. T1me-9:4lh.