The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-15
MIMIC WAR.
The Military Tournament In Madison
suuare Ga rden.

New York. March 1j.-Aiimic war ap-
neared in the amDhi;heater OF the Madl-
SON sauare Garden last evening, and 4,VJJ
persons applauded the pomp and the
spIendor Of il. 1t was the second annual
military tournament. and in view Of the
nreseut state of the public mind, the
trappings and the arms of the soldleFy
had more than passing interest. fiirs
of artiIleryrnen in red braided uniforms
stood with drawn sabers at the entrance
and stared sharpesr at the opposite wall
while admiring thTongs passed into the
theater. where war was 10 take the
boards
This tournament was conducted By the
Military Athletic League for the purpose
of raising a fund to erect a monument 10
the memory of Adiutant General Josiah
Porter.
It is a bicycle and athletic tournament
as we'll and last night there were sprint
ers and wheelmen in plenty. The soldiers,
however. played the star part, although
they did not appear until nearly 10 O'Clock
There were races by members Of the Ma
tional Guard An interesting feature Of
the athletic part of the program was the
appearanCe Of the fourth regiment, OF
New Jersey. as victOrs in severa! OF the
contests The contestants from across
the Hudson were Toundly cheered- Ihe
bicycle races might have been switter but
for the fact that the wheels Of artillery
carriages which had passed over the
track in the afternoon. had left il in very
bad condition.
over all the gathering was the glamour
of gold lace. Most of the governors
stan were present in fun uniform. Ot1-
GERS of the National Guard occupied
prominent places in the arena boxes The
companies Of Federal troops were receiv-
ed with rounds of applause. They came
in the yellow of the cavalry, the red Of
the artillery and the solid blue of in
fantry.
The spectators appIaUded them as they
came into the tan bark covered ellipse-
Before the regulars swung into the am
phtheater the national air was played by
the band and the men in seats and in
the boxes rose to their feet. OfhcerS who
were on the track barred their heads.
Then came Company A. of the Thir-
teenth Regiment. United States infantry.
They entered the enclosure with the easy
swing and the even cadence of hard fight
ing men.
A saIvo of applause greeted them. They
went through a musical Caisthenic drill
which showed the strength and the grace
OF the regular SOlUleT. L ne Spectators
applauded the evOlutions with enthusi-
asm.
Then came illustrations Of what real
fighting might be. a thin line of blue
stretched across the arena Above il
rose cloud Of smoke. a heavy veil rent
by flashes of light.
The rattle of musketry sent the echoes
flying The blue line was concealed, and
only a succession of flashes told of the
presence of the men who were lying up
on the tanbark.
This cloud of battle hung over the am
phitheater for the rest of the evening.
Troopers made wild charges across. up
and down the inClOsure and ground
down imaginary companies of infantry
beneath iron heels. There were daring
feats of horsemanship which those who
sat about the arena greeted with appre-
ciative hand clapping.
Then the artillery darted into the arena
with a rumble of wheels and rattle of
caissons. Light Battery ID, of the Fifth
United States artillery. and the Second
Battery. of the National Guard of the
State of New York. had the center of
the stage in succession.