The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-16
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
WRITES a LONG LETTER TO HIGH
SCHOOL CHAMPION.
says Instruction In Rine sh ooting Is Inn
DOrtant Because Of Our small standing
Army lamps At Night with His Boys
HAS No Plans as to Hartman.

Army lamps At Night with His Boys
HAS No Plans as to Hartman.
OYSTER BAY, y. Y, July Is After attend
ing morning service at Christ Church
yesterday President Roosevelt returned TO
Sycamore Hill TO gather up his camping
kit and start out with his sons on the
annual overnight expedition to Lloyd's
Neck, the heavily wooded point Of land
that divides Oyster Bay from Cold Spring
HPrbor. The Roosevelt boys cousins,
Philip, George and Jack Roosevelt, SONS
Of W. Emlen Roosevelt, went along with the
campers.
1t was late in the evening before the party
had collected it's traps and was ready for
the start. The Sylph, the Presidents yacht,
carried the campers to Lloyd's Neck. When
the yacht had come to anchor of the Neck
the President and the boys manned the small
boats and pulled TO shore.
1t was a real wilderness camp with the
hunters small fire to warm the feet. a
blanket bed and only the blue sky Tor a
tent. The particular sky Of last night proved
TO be a much more serviceable tent than the
sky Of former years, for it let nothing
down on the slecpers except a light dew
Last year in particular the tent Of blue
uDONt WIS very ieaRy anu tDc campers
got thoroughly drenched.
This morning the camper we're up bright
and early for a dip in the bay. Aft er the
bath the President. aided by the older boy.
taught the youngsters of the party how to
cook a camp breakfast and the art of clear
ing coffee with a bit OF fish skin. There
followed a contest in sharpshooting, with
no score announced. II is rumored, how
ever. that the President won. About 10
o'clock the campers pulled back to the
Sylph and returned TO civilization at Saga
more Hill.
When Gen. George b. Wingate. U. 8. A.,
retired, of Brooklyn organized a sharp
shooting competition for public school
boys about a year ago President Roosevelt
announced that he would write a personal
letter of congratulation to the winner.
Ambrose Scharfenberg of the Manual
Training High School. Seventh av enue
Fourth and Fifth streets. Brooklyn. stands
first as a marksman among the boys Of the
high schools Of Greater New York and to-
day the following letter from the President
to Scharfenberg was made public:
My DEAR YouNG FRIEND: | heart ily con
graduate YOU upon being declared by the
Public Schools Athletic League TO stand first
in rifle shooting among all the boys of the
high schools Of New York city who have tried
during the last year. ! am glad 10 sec how
we'll you have done in all the 90 mpetitions in
which YOU shot during the year. alike in the
whitney trophy competition. the individ ual
match shoot at Creedmoor. and the inter-
scholastic match.
Many a grown man who regards himself as a
crack rifle shot would he proud of such a
score. Your skill is n credit TO you. and also
TO your principal. your teachers and to all
connected with the Manual Training School
YOU attend. and I congratulate them all. |
Practice in rife shooting il of value in de-
not only muscles hut nerves. steadi-
ness and Judgment under excitement. II is
of value TO every man throu ghout |
The Public Schools Athletic Lea que has
lone fine work for the city and for the country
in the Introducing and promotion Of athletics
md n love for many sports in the public
schools Of New York. espe cially as the lea que
most wisely allows no one TO compete who is
rot up TO the passing mark both in studies and
experiment.
am especially glad of what II hos lone in
establishing instruction in rife shooting. The
'nit-d States have q very small standing
Irmy. In time Of war IL must depend for de-
snce upon hasty levies Of volunteers. and IL
= a prime necessity thar the volunteer should
lire adv know how 10 shoot II he ia 10 besof
value as a soldier. In no modern war would
: he possible effectively TO train men TO shoot
turing the biief period of preparation tefore
he army takes the field. In consequence. the
raining must come in advance. and the
yraduates from our schools and colleges
.hould he thus trained 30 az to he good shots
With the military rifle. When go trained they
Constitute = great addition 10 our national
'rensth and a great assurance for the peace
# the country.
With all good wishes. believe me.
Sincerely yours.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Sebrrfcnber0. Manual Training Hioh
School. SC'rnh nicnge. FoUrh and Fun
sfrceis. Rroofiyn. y. y.
A report that the President was not
that f. II. Hartman should escape
suit and that a conference between
he President, Attorney General Bonaparte
nd other Cabinet members had been
ranged to lay plans TO catch Mr.. Harri-
nan had not been confirmed at the executive
flee to-day. Secretary Loeb, when his
~ttention was called 10 an article 10 this
in an evening paper which declared
hat it drew its information from unnamed
sources. would say only that the
tory had no official sanction either here
r at Washington. He said that the Presi-
plans, II any. in regard to the Hsrri-
ian matter had not been announced to-day.