The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-25
SOLDIERS READY THE SHOB.
Tournament or the Military Athletic League
win i.egin Tomorrow.

Tomorrow NIGHT, at the Madison Square
Garden, the Military Athletic League will begin
ITS weeE 81 The military tournament, pepa-
rations 'ur which have been going ON for hong
,rc. COL ,hirlcs II luscumb, the President
nG tl, League aud the men who work with him
are in earnest IN WIN, they d., and the details 81
soldier, from a. tNi'rd States Army and men
from TIE navy give an iUnottatyr 70 the enter
lainment which military men appreciate, and
which ;hc pubhc also recognizes. The Third
Cavalry from FDrt Myrr. under Capt Francis
II Harlie. cav airy from West Point, under Capt
Georee u Sands. Seventh Artillery from
Washington Barracks, u e., undo. Capt ". II.
Nncomb. Fifteenth Infantry FROM Fort Colum.
bus Governors island. under Major George \.
toru.>h tinted state Marine Corps, under Capt
NrKelyy, Prs, and Second Signal Corps, Second
Battcrv National Guard NV York and the Naval
Militia are all ~ tie ~ grammc during 'he
week.
night Guy Roosevelt ard his staff, Wednesday
night. SerrefLy IT War Root Friday night, ten
Nrls,n A Ml's, and Saturday night, Major Gen.
Wesley Merritt. The National Quad will be
strong IN force to-m.rrow night for the review,
and all the details Of soldiers will I've in the bat.
,aliuns. The review viii be commanded by
col ChnrlesH l.uscomb, and the formation will
be IN masses, aS follows.
First Harrallun, commanded by Major George A..
battalion. comm hnded BY Major David " .i,on. See
9 %%nd rS'i +, ii,,c N GSol.GG t.srit,cMr.' VT Tn "% : R.sim S"m
"a \. :. Fourth battalion. commanded by Lieut.,
Cnl. y. u ThGrSiur. fIith l~isttal.gn, commanded by
Commander ", b. Franklin.
NAVAL MILITIA
Lieut. Co. II Il T~rcadvell, II the Twenty.
second Regiment. N.G y. ', viii hr tdiutant.
Gruprnl The prog rrCn evening VIII be-
gln Mt $ o'clock. with athletic events, aud tie
military pageant Will bc on about 9 The
athletic contests 10 morrow night viii 10.
100 yard run, handicap, Trial heats. Unc Nile run,
handicap. Trial heats. one mile bicycle race. handlrap.
tidal heats, three lnS gcd race.
The military programme will include the III.
tenth Tinted States Infantry IN their noted
dull, "a" Third cavalry In rough riding
and drill. the Second Battery, y. & Y. 4. in
mounted platoon hrlll, the I",achmcnt Of cavalry
from West P'int in gyTuaslic h0r-emanship and
dulls and the Seventh \rtlllprV showing how the
guns are u~'d IN war, and giving ma exhibition
Of rNrcti driving and handling gung IN battle
There will be- two mhiinces during the week,
one on Wednesday aud one On Saturday, racb
win an entirely military progrHmm', and the
will add 20 the interest which the young people
will take in the exhibition.
The Arst detachment ~ soldiers will arrive at
. oclocs this afternoon, landing at Twenty siltn
stree, and the North River. The Third Cavalry
| and tho Seventh Artillery will he escorted 10 lie
Madison Square Garden by Troop cot Brooklyn
and the Second Battery, Y & v, Y, the es"nti
being under the command Of Major David WILSON
Il the Second Battery. The dctrchmrui e cav
air from Wr5t Point will nrt,r al The Garden va
morrow morning by special ran. ,-
Tonight, at III" " nldOrf- NstjriH, the league
will entertain II, m litary guests and oih 'crs NJ
The National Guard.