The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-24
CAMP SPORTS IN The GARDEN
OPENING DRILLS OF THE MILL
TARY ATHLETIC LEAGUE.

Comptroller Metz rs Reviewing Oficer In-
PRODUCES n New Departure Silent Drill
or Deaf and Dumb Cadets Receives APP
p~iause-Cleyer EyolutIons by Cavalry.
Soldiers never carry mbrellas, but ordinary
folks seemed as careless about a wetting last
night to attend the opening OF the tenth annual
show of the Military Athletic League in Madi-
son s luaro Garden. There were some EN- .ty
boxes and seats. but the enthusiasm over
the sports and drills ma le amends by its
volume for the loss of any storm frightened
absentees. Comptroller Metz had the review,
an the commanding officer was Col. William
F Norris. 9th Regiment. N. G.. n. Y.
Municipal night" is what the League
officers termed their opening. for hereafter
an army. navy or National Guard official
Will be reviewing officer. Many such dig
~nltaries, even President Roosevelt. have
acted in this honorary capacity at the shows
OF the past. but Comptroller Metz introduced
a departure new to the Garden, for. when
Col. Morris turned over the forces to him
for review. instead OF merely saluting and
standing for the march asst, the Comp
troller stepped from the box TO the tanbark.
Then. accompanied by Col. Morris and aides.
Comptroller Metz reviewed the troops In line.
as at an inspection. Then. on reentering
the reviewing box. the parade followed of
other years.
With Comptroller Metz were q. Andrea Of
Germany. George Thomas. Grant Post; Gen.
ssaHpgel. ! Y, , Welsh h. Buffalo Meyer g%.G odaar sH5
9TH Regiment Of Byarsl9; Capt, Louis
T$ePEd e. H. Ell. f ffn|Fsd s 4; wiR RTmS and Col
Units In the review were ,tdetachments of
United States troops. marines and blue;
Nls sk gsrs ss' sna Ss SafrS &i If Nf signal YGF 6os aad
for sHs'o % TheS fe ena II one c TtSTa q the the tam an.:
oolors and made a bright picture; In the
march past the reviewing stand there was
an opportunity to single out 1svoEite CON- n
The track events to, precede the military
championships and they brought out lsrSe
fields and spirited contests. The object OF
the Military Athletic League y to encourage
beetsiYs and fNf in. seven n years It has applied
over ss5 900 of the, tournament profits to
G6s aS4d athletics aad nsv N the mii hFRy, n'I is5s. s' $500!
1880, 5000; 1900, %,?55; 1901. 5000; lso2,
5000; 1908 5000 and 1904. $500; These ese
onlookers they were present in a good cause
and added for the same reason ginger to the
spirits ts. S %ss . minis sITa0t Ts1IaFs; parade to
follow the review, for the first time, at the
show; yet as impressive and as highly ap2.,
was by the Cadet Battalions from tie New
York institute for the Deaf and Dumb, who
T T=sTieTiS 0S' s II sp0GTlfha e fp boys OF we're ere n}}3 IN tTim
uniforms of gray and w. +. Van Tassell was
drillmaster. There were three companies Of
their fife and drum corps sounding a lively
march.
Capt. Van Tassel gave his orders with the
fingers in the deaf and dumb alphabet, signs
that were repeated and passed al0ng BY the
tips. The boys marched and changed forma-
ton very %cleverly. and in the rest their hfes
R Rss but ' a tfifis ssdF of SP %elSdy in Ds eomparlson
to the band music OF the review, but its first
note brought every man. Woman a. and S SnlLd
perhaps, had something {, Do with it, for
the Cuban war days had there been such a
hearty hearth, and s FPSnts %as the bes1bo] enTtjes to Of =
O prlause for the cadets.
Old and new features at the show. but all
well done and spirited, followed Iher%
m nj sd 6stai tEe hi Butts %'A mannal a" ana 9i'' b %i@ls
s fsetfv' cab BY $ SoMT IF. foyd &C eo;m imam in. > a ~ IL
Ing platoon drill by the Third Battery. n. G.
n: =, First Lieut.. ChannSey Matloek con,
Washington, Capt; J. T; Myer eommand-
mandlng, some rough, riding to close with by
Troop G of the cavalry, The troopers took
hurdles STANDING on bareback a ani6s h2rses' al ana a t as
two and three horses TO a man, More daring
ridin1 could not be seen. and in this one part
much fun to watch as a horse show. circus
and a steeplechase mixed into one.
In therss earlier ns tb mHs'G Gn rae sor tns i In 29m e,
new evolutions and DEMONSTRATED that tccy
can ride as finely on parade as iq klrmlsh
fine time in the rhythmic swing of the Butte
manual and were, true soldiers IN the oaltln
fi e. r { av While D, th : SuadT Tiii, r6 G.d a S1 %s'I
artileryman took many chances as the horses
and men whirled with, the three big guns
Of applause to reecho the roar OF the cannon,
Astreet riot drill IS always a series Of moy-
and p i@sFisa s9e' r sT, u g S'S With the - cl eaTisE
away Of the mob by a vol!ey. after the deeul-
tory firing has proved ineffective, the riot
of what the soldiers have had to do in this
way at San Francisco, the make believe was
dets shf from w "a did thelr .I@Tk finely
pany drin and bayonst exercises the child's
Admiral Josep B. Coghlan. Y. s: \. will
F. Pr TsIssS's ssst SFeTs'' on Sns F RI Syne and satar-
day NIGHTS there will be- special exhibition
dTf6lls BY The Snt F tGoY, Hcar ReFimePP. el Gsns Snmn
mandine. II will be the first visit, OF this
regiment, to New York and there will be 700
men IN the QetdCn!neHt' ,
The only athletic event finished outright
was the one mile handicap. won by Rogers
of the Twenty second Engineers. n: G. The
~Twenty-second, although four of its men
BonhaR, Sullivan. Frank and .Prinstein-ar
with the Athens team, and the Thirteenth
Regiment, which lost for the same reason
Hif1man, Cohen. Robertson and Bacon, both
did very well in the events. Peter Prunty
was again the able announcer. The athletic
summary:
100 Yard Handicap Trial Heat Winners, First
Second heat, II. 4. Sedley. Ir. Esd Regiment; time
time, ii seconds; fourth heat. J. Boden. .i2ih Regi-
ment. time. ii is seconds; NTH heat, j. II. Teevan.
Jr, 18th Regiment, time. II seconds; slNtR heat.
+. J. Hallings, 18th Regiment, time. II is seconds;
seventh heat. ". T. Groeva. 18th Regiment, time
ii Is seconds: eighth heat, W, r. Bursch, 23d Regl-
ment, time. Ii is seconds: ninth heat. L, Pierce.
18TH Regiment, time, II Is seconds. tenth heat,
T.D. Hulsiger, Goth Regiment, time. IL S seconds:
eleventh heat, c. T. Peabody. ed Regiment time.
ii IS seconds; twelfth heat. G.. z. Hall, 18th Hegi-
ment, time. II is seconds: thirteenth heat. a. +.
Able, 18th Regiment time, II 35 seconds.
fourteenth heat. J. West. Thirteenth Regiment
lime ii IS seconds; fifteenth heat, ]. J. Danneher.
twenty second Regiment. time II S5 seconds:
slxteenth heat, H.. J. Edwards, Twenty second
Regiment, time II seconds: seventeenth heat,
A., j. Knoeder. Thirteenth Regiment, time II 5
seconds; eighteenth heat, J. j. Archer, Sixty ninth
time II seconds: nineteenth heat, V.
Cook, sixty ninth egiment time II Is seconds.
twentieth heat, G. ], Mertz, Twelfth Regiment
time ii IS seconds; twenty-nrst heat, P. +. Flor