New-York tribune., 1899-03-12
THE MILITARY TOTRNANENT.
SPLENDID PROGRAMMES PROMISED FOR
THE WEEKS PERFORMANCES.


one week from tomorrow night the Madison |
Square Garden will be in possession Of the soldiers
and for six nights and two matinees the Military |
Athletic League at it's third annual tournament
will have IT'S energies and skin taxed TO the utmost
TO handle the athletes the soldiers and the sailors
in programmes which must be timed to the min
ute II Nil be gala week with all the display
that martial music and the presence Of veterans
who have seen service give They are de-
tailed hv the Government 10 take part in the
tournament and the drills and exercises will show
the perfection that the REGULARS attain, while the
volunteers sailors. marines and the naval militia
will each hold their places in the exhibition.
Colonel Charles il. Luscomb. president OF the
league. IS advised by Captain Dodd. of the Sd
Cavalry. from Fort Ethan Allen near Burlington,
VT that the detachment coming will consist OF
more than sixty men and will BE- under himself and
First Iicutenants John w. Heard and II. W. How
ard They Will come by special trains and are due
at the Grand Central Station early on Sunday
morning. where they will bo received by Troop c,
Captain Clayton and escorted 10 the Garden. Their
performance Will hc better even than last year. and
will include the musical ride, calisthenics. manual
Of the different arms rough and Cossack riding.
hurdle jumping in all its phases, scaling and the
special handling Of horses.
Cavalry from West Point will also arrive on Sun
day morning. and their exhibition Of rapid charging
and field evolutions. attack and repulse will show
that OF the service Il IS when there is work
TO be done. They will he seen at each performance
during the week.
The 18Th Infantry. from Fort Columbus. will be
represented by a detachment under Lieutenant
Fuger. and the drills of the men from San Juan
Hil will be remembered as one OF the strongest at
fractions OF the show. The band from the fort on
Governors Island Will accompany them each night
and az the matinees on Wednesday and Saturday.
The marines from the Navy Yard detailed by
Rear-Admiral Philip. will be under Captain Neville
u slo 1a In and { fl,o
tachment that landed at Guantanamo and had the
initial engagement with the Spanards in Cuba.
Tho tackles from The Navy Yard will be com
manded by Lieutenant C Commander Horscloy. and
Will give a singlc-stck drill and other work In
practice by the sailors shore The marines will
do the bayonet drill in extended order. Each will
give two exhibitions during the week. besides par
ticipating in the review naval night by Admiral
Philip. and on Friday night, when there will be a
grand review by Governor Roosevelt
The artillery from Fort Hamilton under the com
mand Of Lieutenant McCloskey. will be quartered
in the Garden during the entire week and what
they can do in service and in drills will be shown
with SIX horses TO eech gun and four guns in the
% ~, Fy ' and A,,I Lieutenant
a display OF landing exercises. defensive drills and
Major David Wilson with the "a Battery. will
win applause by the Calling gun drill the rapid
firing ana several new evolGtions that Will be intro
duced for the first time at the tournament and
Captain Louis Wendes lst Battery viii share the
honOrs with the "a.
Athietic contests lead the programme each nigh
and the entries, which closed yesterday. assure
sharp lights and the military championships to be
decided are important Entries Of teams from other
cities will bring of the best men to New YORK
The matinoes will be purely military In the pro-
grammes Wednesday being the day on which the
children from the asylums are invited. Competi-
tive drills by the cadets from the military schools
will be additional attractions at that performance
MANY prominent visitors will BE- present at the
grand review on Army night. when the show opens.
and special trains from Washington for the use Of
the military guests have been arranged for.
Rapid sales OF boxes for the week reported
by Captain S S. Stebbins. No. II Broadway. the
price Of an arena box. with six tickets for each
OF the eight performances being 800 In the list
OF box-holders are the Fifth Brigade stan, 7th
Regiment 9th Regiment,, 18th Regiment. 22d Regi;
nent, Goth Regiment, Lieutenant Flanagan, u
Battery and Commander Miller. Naval Reserve
c. B Knoblauch and @. e. Bodt,