The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-06
FIELD EVENTS
AT CAMP ALGER.
Many Close and Exciting Contests
Among the Soldiers.
THE WINNERS AND THE PRIZES.
The First Prize i'm the Competitive
Drill Was Won by Sergeant Bois-
sean and the Third by Sergeant
stone, Members OF Co. VI.

CAMP ALGER. July 5. lS9S-SpeeiaL-
The Fourth OF July was spent IN most
nieasant manner IN the rhird Regiment
camp. Lieutenant Talbot. Of Company
A.. after a great deal OF hard work man
aged TO get up a series OF field events
which made yesterday one 70 be remem-
bered by the Virginia boys. who took
part In the exercises with a VIII.
The plan. was Lieutenant Talbotts
and he at once consulted with the COM
missioned officers, who raised the money
necessary for the prizes and also lent
thsir cordial cooperation Entries
closed at s A. NJ. and by that time
large number OF the men had THEN names
down for the several events.
The races were exciting ana amusing,
the hurdle race and the hundred yard
dash bringing forth The greatest amount
OF interest Inc former was run III heats
and had eighteen entries. sergeant
THOMPSON. OF Company h. and private
Moses OF Company ID. were the winners,
and In the run off the former won han
Oily.
TIE Fob THE DASH.
There were twenty-seVen entfles lot
the dash i'm which all the best runners
of the regiment took part Two heats were
run. Private Walters OF Company {. WIN
ming the first in l6 "a seconds while ri
vate GoOlrick Of Company Is. won tne
second in Is l-2. These two men were pit
ted against each other I'm the thlru' anu
ran dead tie. the prize being divided
ma time IA both races was frst-class
considering the ground upon wnlch the
contests were run.
The several events with the winners
and the prizes. were as follows;
First-Hurdle Race--First Prize. $500;
Second Prize 500. Winncr-Thompson
Company T.: Moses. Company d. second
Second-High Jump-Pr1ze 500 WIN
nor, Thomps,.. CJIApany r..
Third-Running Long Jump-Prlze
goo Winner Kaufman. Company D.
Wheeler. Company X" second.
Notwithstanding High Jump-Prze,
500. Thompson, Company Z" Won.
Fifth-Running high jump-Prize. $50.
Winner. Chichester Company l. VINO
easily beat his competitors
sixth-Potato race - First prize. 500
second prize. 800. Winner Broader
Company L. with Smith. Company NJ
second.
seventh-Three legged rsce-First prize
800: second prize. 800. Winners King
and Duvall. Company X. with Payne
and HofIer. Company G second.
Eighth-Sack race - First prize S5.Ue'
second prize 800 Winner. Yates. Com
n,nv r. Tolls. Company NJ second.
Ninth-lOO yard dash-Prize 800. Cool
rick. Company X. and Walters. Company
C. ran a dead heat ,
Tenth-Picaback race-Prize $500. Win
ner. Thompson Company +, and HUI
FISH. Company F,
Reventh--Long running race FIRST
Prize. 800 second prize. 800. Winner
Yates Company 3. with Bowling. COM
pany 4. second.
Twelfth-Egg race-FiTst prize $5'o'
second prize 500. Winner. Lipscomb
COMPANY c. with Baruth' Company A.
second
h'rteenth-BHndfold race-Prize. 500.
smith. COMPANY NJ. won with Broader
Company L. second.
COMPETITIVE DRILL.
The fourteenth and final event on th
programme was competitive drill which
was held az r. NJ. with three men from
each company entered and Colonel kel-
Ter and Major Scruegs. judges. The
SQUAD ~ thirty-six men was put through
the manual by Captain Masurier. OF
Company NJ. in the presence of large
crowd Most Of the contestants were
non-commissioned officers. After a con-
test lasting for over thirty minutes
the first prize Of $50 was awarded TO
Sergeant Boisseau, Of Captain Masurier $
Company. Company NJ the second Of $500
10 Private Trumhull. of Company l., and
the third $3.50 TO Sergeant stone, also
OF Company NJ
There IS nothing Of special interest go
ing on IN camp. The regimental camp
will IN all probability be moved nearer
Headquarters this week. Companies A
and b are on outpost duty to-day being
the first companies from the regiment
sent ont