New-York tribune., 1903-04-28
REVIEUI By ELIHU ROOT.
Baden-PozceH Sees Opening Of Mill
tGru Tournament at Garden.

r. +bo oracl.ra of rnusxetry the splitting of Cat
ling guns and the rattle Of accoutrements war or
its archetype. broke loose last night at Madison
Square Garden. at the seventh annual military ana
.+ble+4c tournament of the Military Athletic
League For several hours the arena resounded
with martial strains. and the air was muslca WIN
hugle ca lis until the last krag was sllenceu' the
smoke had sheered away and only the faint aclo
smell of burnt powder remained to tell the even
ing's story.
one Of the chief attractions was the 4Sd Resi-
mont of Canada. known "the Duke OF Corn
wallis Own Rifles" forty strong, with their band
The first part of the evening was taken up WIN
.,ble+ic games in which only members of the
National Guard, Naval Militia and two regiments
from NeW-Jersey took part
FIihu Root, Secretary of War, and Major General
Raden-PoweIl the hero of MafeHing, reviewed the
troops, which were commanded by Colonel IL H.
Dyer.
There was a wait while Secretary Root. General
Baden-Powell and other guests of Colonel Dyer at
a dinner at the KniCkerbocker Club were on the
way to the Garden, and the crowd became lmpa-
tient and stamped and shouted.
At 9 O'Clock all the dinner guests. including
Archbishop Farley and Bishop Potter arrived
They were preceded by the West Point Dano' lhe
cadets following in six full companies. They went
through the evoIutions of the evening parade, and
We're heartily cheered-
As soon as the cadets had gone through their
evolutions they marched back to the boat which
had brought them from West Point.
This was the first occasion that so many COM
panies of West Point cadets had ever been seen
inside Madison Square Garden. and only the 1ourth
time perhaps in recent decades, that similar
number was ever be in this city, the preVl-
occasions being the inauguration of General
Grant as President, General Grants funeral, and,
most recently, the Dewey parade
The regular review of the evening then followed;
and included deta chnents of regulars, Natlonal
Guard batteries, Signal Corps and the 1st and 4th
regiments OF the National Guard Of New-Jersey.
Then the Canadian detachment gave a calisthenic
drill. to music given by the drum and bug!e corps
of the regiment, commanded by Major S Maynard
Rogers. The detachment Invested itself of bonnets
coats and small and drilled with carbine and
bayonet. The men, in khaki trousers. leather les
gings and dark red jerseys, made a good showing.
ID Cavalry, L. S. a, gave music ride, and the
United States Marine Corps gave drill somewhat
similar TO that of the Canadian troops. y The eth
Infantry, L. S. A, Captain E. Y. Bookmiller com
manding, gave calisthenic drill. Other drills
rough riding by troopers of the ID Cavalry,
a drill by the 9Th Light Battery. L. s. A. and
bridge building by detachment of the Third En-
eireers. u S. A The rough riding exciting.
single riding two and even three horses at a
mad gallop.
General a. r. Chaffee commanding the Depart
ment of TIE East. and Mrs Chaffee; General Fran
els V Greene, Brigadier General George Moore
Smith, Colonel Daniel Appleton. Brigadier General
Louis Fitzgerald. Colonel Kip, Munson Morris the
Misses Reeves and Captain T. Hewitt
Tonight the 22d Regiment Of Engineers will build
a pontOon bridge. and there will be drills by
torpedo detachment of the artillery. in addition to
the other evolutions.
Just before the close Of the tournament Secre-
train TO Washington Major General Baden-PowelI
remained until the END. He leaves this city
for Boston. and will sail for England on the Kaiser
Wilhelm II.