The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-14
TAPS SOUND IN TIE GARDEN.
MILITARY ATHLETIC LEAGUE
WINDS UP ITS SHOW.

Competitive Drill IN the Afternoon Won By
Mount Pleasant BOys- Third Battery
Attraota observation-disclosures Broken
In the Closing OF the Athletic Events.
All the sailors and soldlers went marc hing
home last night after the week Of the Mil
tary Show at the Garden, which has been
up 70 the high grade set BY The Military Ath-
leto League throughout THE nine years OF its
existence
-Our league viii hold sAow greater than
ever next year was the parting remark
Of Col George r. Dyer. the president. I'm
the meantime we'whl work In every way for
the general enoouragefnent. development and
regulation OF athIetioB among organized
military bodies.
our militia boys have done yeoman service
all the week and the Regulars Of the Fifteenth
Cavalry. Eighth Infantry and Third Battery.
Field Artillery. have broken all records for
cleverness IN their features set by previous
detachm ents TO the shows The Third Bat
terry has been a source Of inspiration 10 the
Grand Army visitors, for they remembered
that II was made our hrst horee battery In 1891
and as such continued through the war.
The veterans told too, that It was one Of
the oldest and most famous organizations
in the American army. 1t became a field
battery in 1887. though II had existed before
from the formation Of the Second Regiment
Of Artillery. The Third Battery has been
identified with every war the country has had
since the Revolution, winning especial promi-
nence at Palo Alto. which was essentially an
artillery battle. In the war with Spain IL
was a part OF the FIRST command that sailed
for Santiago. BY q singular coincidence. It
opened fire a. Grimes Battery" on San
Juan Hin at about the same hour on July
1. that il fred the FIRST shot at Gettsyb burg.
There are names Of over fifty battles inscribed
on the stah OF the Ruidon and. In the rush Of
spanish war and Rebellion veterans to talk
OF old times, not a man Of the Third Battery
has known what 1t was to 60 thirsty during
the show
The Canadian militip the HiRhlanders
have also been the reoipiente Of all sorts Of
praise. Come again SOON" was the farewell
70 them last night
Brevet Major General George Moore
Smith was the reviewing officer In the after
noon. when a feature was competitive drill
for prizes between detachments from the
Peekskil Military Academy. 81. Johns Col
leRe, Fordham. and Mount Pleasant Military
Academy. Of Ossntng. Groups OF partEans
in the galleries enlivened the competition
with their school yells asttfe boyswent through
the manual After a reylsW, the companies
were drilled separately for the prizes: Inc
forms. with white cross bella. St Johns
lads In rough rider suits OF khaki and mapping
Teddy Roosevelt hats, and the Peekskul
natty in looks and clever in evolutions, the
points scored one above the other being In
The PeekskiII boys entered in files Of four
at the double quick and turned at the run 20
company front. which made hit as con
trast TO the formal marching OF the othersdi
extended order drill the 81, Johns boys
being especially good in the diminishing.
The Mount Pleasant boys won the two
n
was second. with 81, and ST. Johns third
With 20 per cent; The Judges were Col ,SL
Eighth and Lieut. Christie. Capt. LON.
bardo commanded the Mount Pleasant
Academy detachment, Capt Paul 6 kaooLg
The evening review was made under the
eye Of Brig Gen Frederick Dent Grant, L. ).
4. The greeting 10 the Jacldes and the xii
ties" was especially hearty. Is the spectators
realized il was their last appearance for a year
duced three new Military Athletic League
Robertson Of The ThiTtesnth AItileLy.3 de- de-;
En- gineers in 70 as seconds. clipping a NTH
Of 8 second from the record, held BY Robert
quarter mile. Dan Meyer. the Junior and
ss9ti3S NE seyeRty- fourth EetsmsF3t , IF
e Oscar ieS Gosrke q he rhirtesnt6 Regiment
Won the one niue DlcyCle cnhmplonstpp IN
minutes IS seconds, thus reducing by one
Schoheld Of the TWenty-Sscond Engineers in
The race for the point championship was
won. not UNEXPECTEDLY. by the Thirteenth
Artillery The Brooklynites had a total
OF 10 points The Twenty second Regiment
was second, with ~ points, and the others
we're. Twelfth Regiment. 80, Seventy-hrst
Regiment, 10; Seventy-f9urth Regiment, y.
Eighth ReRment, u Twenty-third ReRi,
ment. 8; SiIty-flfth ReRiment s. First Naval
Battalion and Fourth Regiment. / each.
sack RAce-won BY p NJ Pierson, Twenty
second Regiment; X. J Walnwrlght Thirteenth
Regiment. second: W. X. Flood, Twenty second
Regiment third. Tine, q IS seconds.
One Nile Bicycle Race Military Championship
Won BY Oscar Goerkt. Thirteenth Regimen;
owen J. Devine Thirteenth Regiment stco-d;
Everett OFT twelfth Regiment, third. Time ,
minutes IS seconds.
40 Yard Run. Military Cham pionship-Won BY
Lawson Robertson. Thirteenth Regiment, Patrick
J Walsh Twenty Second Regiment second: Snye
{. NorthTldge. Twenty third Psgiment. third.
Time. % IS seconds; a new Military Athletic
League record.
Tug Of War Lightweight Championship Thir
teenh Regiment defeated Twenty second RcEi. |
ment by Sla inches. Heayywelght-PUl for second
place won by Twenty second Regiment trOm the |
First Naval Battalion By lncles
22O Yard Run. Handlcsp-Won by Frank D
Seventy -drst Regiment II yards, second. c. j.
Clarke, Twenty second Regiment 10 yards. third
Time. % rs seconds.
$40 Yard Run, Military Championship Won by
Dan II. Meyer. Seventy fourth Regiment: Dan
Frank, Twenty SECOND Regiment. second Smye
Time. IS seconds: neE Military Athletic League
record