New-York tribune., 1899-03-24
MILITARY TOURNAMENT.
DARING ROUGH RIDING BY MEMBERS
OF TROOP c.
A CADET HURT IN THE MOUNTED GYMNASTICS
BY THE WEST POINT DETACHMENT
GOVERNOR ROOSEVELT TO BE
PRESENT To- O-NIGHT.


The attendance was larger at the Military Tourna-
ment at Madison Square Garden last night than
It has been at any previous performance since the
opening night. The various athletic and cycling
contests and the military manpuvres were run Oh
in fine style, and the tournament for the night WIS
over in good season. The management announced
that practically the entire house had been sold ior
tonight when Governor Roosevelt will be the guest
of honor
Among the spectators last night were Captain H.
l., Lee British military attache at Washington.
Captain Lee was with General Miles In Porto Rico
representing the English Government 10 STUDY
American methods in He was guest or Cap
tain Howes OF the West Point Military Academy
Cavalry.
After the athletic and cycling features had been
ended Troop G. y. G. " Y, gave an excellent eN-
hibition OF rough riding and hurdle jumping Inc
troop was in charge Of Captain r. T. clayton Inc
on-lookers applauded wildly the combination wrest-
ling bouts bareback 1t was OF the battle royal"
sort When a competitor had been dismounted ne
was out OF the contest and could not remouht
One OF the more athletic riders wore fuil oearu'
and at first the wags in the Garden insisted upon
calling him "Whskers." But 'Whiskers proven
TO be an expert, and, he was one OF the sur
vivors the shouts OF dersion turned 10 cheers anu
he rode proudly from the ring.
In the mounted gymnastics OF the west foiht
Military Academy detachment, Frederick ROGERS
one OF the members. was thrown from MS noise'
and OF horror went up NueH
seen 10 kick Rogers in the chest ana the man an
staggered around for instant and then IeI 10 70
the ground A surgeon was summoned anu It.oseLIs
was found to painfully but not seriously lnJure
No bones were broken, and later Rogers "dS as"i"
on his horse, active as ever. ,... L. ,ho
The work done by Charles Chamberlain IN tne
press quarters has been of the sort 10 mane t,te
fife of the newsgatherer much moro toierdoie'
SUMMARIES.
Twomie bicycle race handicapl-Won ny o. as,
SON 18th Regiment 90 yards; G. H. Iomiinson;; rom,
Regiment go yards) second y. BetJeman ZDn fesle'
900 yards) third. Time 46s.
Tvo-hundred and twenty yard hurdle thandi
by D. NJ Daley 22d Regiment 0j YARDS. T. - luliri.
22d Regiment 6scratch, second; j. Corley I'D Regiment
C3a yards) third Time-O:2S..
One-mle bicycle race military championship pl-rlrs' %
heat won by y Betjeman. 22d Regiment; G. WhuocS:
ir 23d Regiment second. Tme-3l4ts. second heht eu
won by A. S Jungklnd. 22d Regiment; j. Doherty l"tn
Regiment second. Tme-3l6. Third heat won oy D.
Thompson 18th Regiment: G. s. Tate. 18th Regimeht
second Time-2:56 Fourth heat won by g. Crookss
18th Regiment: G. Iovejoy. 18th Regiment secoi9 ~
Time-3:O1Is Final by J. Thon2son' !"
Crooks second; y. Betjeman. third. Time-3o2-s
ship)-Won by F. A. Onderdonk, 22d Regiment b q;
Regiment. third. Tme-O25M.
Eight t-hundred eighty yard Chandicapl-W by
w +. Mclaughlin 22d Regiment go YARDS; T. McCI'rr'
2od Regiment 05 yards second d. NJ Daley, I'd Regl-
ment go yards. third Time-2:Os