New-York tribune., 1899-06-10
SQUADRON AIS WORK ENDED
TROOPERS LAST DAY AT THE STATE
CAMP.
TWO MOUNTED DRILLS IN MORNlNG-BAsE-
BALL GAME IN AFTERNooN.-THE
MEN PAID OFF

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State Camp PeekskilI June (SpeciaD.-It 's
with feelings OF regret that Squadron Is packing
I'D its dunnage and breaking up housekeeping to-
night preparatory 10 the march back TO the city To-
morrow The week has had Its pleasures even IL
Il has been hot and full OF hard work. ana now that
the hot wave has bucked itself out OF existence
and the temperature has fallen to respectable de-
grees again. the squadron would like another week
of IT, But the tents will be needed tomorrow night
for the ed Regiment, and there Will be no room ior
the squadron here. so IT must move on, uusuhs
that the newcomers will have as good time as IL
has had. with less heat to make them uncom-
Portable
nv the farmers the coming Of the 23d is heraded
with delight For weeks there has scarcely been
a drop Of rain and the ground Is parcned' 'he
crops are drying UP and the small fruits are with
ering away until they scarcely throw snado"
But the 23d should change all that 1hey were
the first to open camp fifteen years ago, and during
the week they here they never saw pateh
Of sunshine. That sort of luck has followed them
nearly every time they have been here since, and
that is why the farmers rejoice For ten Gays
back they have been saying: wall II we don GIT
no rain pretty soon. we'll git II when them brook-
lyn boys come to camp" and 1t looks as though
their representations were nearly correct All
day the skies have been full Of raincouds' that
have hung almost stationary over camp, and from
time to time a fine drzzng mist has hidden the
top of Dunderberg Mountain. mpressing every one
with the idea that It going to rain feW
big splashing drops about noon sent the guarh
scurrying haul the big flags down from the staHS
on the parade ground, but the small storm nag
they ran up on the National staff has hung imp
and motioness all afternoon and was perfectly dry
when hauled down at gunfre tonight The storm
is probably waiting for the %d to get here
TROOPERS PLAY BASEBALL.
The cooler atmosphere to-day made the two
mounted drills the squadron had this morning posi-
tive pleasures and the drills themselves were an
solutey hawless. II also brought forth challenge
from Troop TO Troop to play a game OF base
ball on the parade ground this afternoon with
the insinuation casually made. that Troop 3
knew Troop 2 didn't know how TO play, but time
was hanging heavy Troop ys hands ana they
wouldn't mind taking Troop out for little IN
struction. Troop promptly picked up the Dig
catcher's mitt that had been flung at the foot OF
their street and said they would knock the stun
ing" ont of Troop in Just about two innings
Then Troop disappeared up its street TO marshal
its star players They returned with Troopers Mon
roe a Harvard man; Putnam VINO ro"eu Hi oiie
CT Coumbias crews; Almy, Hitch. another mar
ward man; Platt from Princeton: Presspricn' ex-
captain Of CoumbIas 81 crew; Hicock Lannon,
strong man OF Yale, and Libby, Princeton man.
Troop produced Redngton. Qunby. n Yale man.
Colby an ex-captain of Browns football team
Wardwell. Booraom. Brewster. Emmett, HerIlch'
another Princeton man, and Troescher. Ihey
marched over to the Young Mems CHRISTIAN Asso
cation tent and borrowing the baseball outfit. laid
out the field. They experienced some difhcuity IN
finding a cent. but one was at last produced ana
tossed In the air The right side turned up for
Troop g. and they went to the bat. They dldh
do a thing to the ball 1t flew In all dfections'
and seemed never to be gathered In py the out
helders soon enough And then the luck In sliding
bases! The grass dry and slippery. ana IL was
like taking toboggan slide, II the runner launched
himself rightly But It was tough on white trous-
ers BY the end Of the first inning II was nara 10
tell whether some OF Troop were cavalry men OF
in the hospital corps. from the color OF the DUCK
that had once been white But they feIt they were
winners lust the same. Something seemed 10 De
the matter with Troop 2, however or Troop o.
nitcher was an expert. They lmped through the
inning lamely, and only a few runs were thelrs
when they were retired TO the field Ihree uhes
1t was the same and then the stable call put an
and IN II The score was 26 to Z. In favor OF Troop
2 But we could beat you just the same SAID
Troop as they brushed of the dust and hurried
down 70 tell their horses all about It III we had
six more innings"
PAYING OFF THE MEN
The horses were all groomed by o'clock. and
then the ball players and the rest OF the outht
dressed UP and went over TO Major Bridgmans
tent. where Colonel Williams, assistant paymaster
handed each man s2 co. the wages he had earned
was not ali due until Saturday night but Il was tne
only opportunity the paymaser had OF giving u 10
them To-morrow Major Brdgman expects TO lead
them away at $50 o'clock and with an hours rest
AT noon they should be at the Ardsley camp apout
4O ocock Ardsley VIII be ne eft on w ride
into the city at o'clock on SATURDAY aIteInoon;
The baggage train will precede them, and WIN
leave camp some time between ana O'CLOCK To-
morrow morning. -. l., . =.
was in the corner of tent in the servants, guar,
and Steiner. 1t discovered by Albert Steptoe,
Of New-York. who has been camp waiter for N nve
wears and he promptly eXtinguished IL with a pal
Of water To-day he was accordingly hailed as
hero by his fellow-waters. and In recognition OF
har TO which was suspended by worsted wooden
medallion bearing the inscription 'Peekskill State
Camp Life Saver For Saving Messrs shaw and
Steiner on the Night of June 8, 1s9.' Steptoe wore
II proudly all morning. but lost II some time during
the afternoon II is said Il dropped In a tub OF
water and sank, because 1t was so loaded down
Governor Roosevelt is expected back at camp
again tomorrow afternoon. He VIII remain IN
The officer of the day for tomorrow is Captain
Cammann, Of Troop / The officer OF the guard is
Two of Squadron AS men will return home on
crutches Tomorrow. both because or bones That
were broken in curious manner one OF these
and forgetting he had on slippers instead OF Doots
he proceeded to enforce his argument with kick
horse raised his hoof and hoof ana foot colded
with the result that tho trooper broke TWO or ms
toes. The other trooper broke a bone IN MS ankle
broken until he came TO camp, and then he heard
1t crack 1t had panied him before, and he decided
TO the surgeon. Upon examination the surgeon
found a small ankle bone broken, and he put the
trooper on the sick list and crutches
on IT'S WAY TO THE STATE CAMP.
CHEERS FOR THE THIRD BATTERY. OF