New-York tribune., 1909-06-29
AND NAVY NOTES
Orders for Nmety-Mile Ride uade
More LenieHt.
From The Tribune Bureau
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PHYSICAL TEST MODIFIED-The Secretary
of War has taken the first step in the expected
modification of the ninety-mile ride required Of all
except general officers annually The Secretary or
War has determined make exceptions in the
case Of certain officers. especially those Of the
senior grade Of the ordnance department or the
corps of engineers and of officers who have reached
the age of sixtytwo. Such officers will still be re-
qured TO take the ride. but the subsequent physi-
cal examination Will be lenient one, due constd-
Grafton being given the Of the officers, and,
in the case of ordnance officers and engineers. to
the fact that their duties not such require
them ride in the field. This constitutes the first
step toward the modification Of the physical test
order for which there has been such demand on
the part of officers generally. Still another changs
in the order is expected That is division OF the
twenty-one hour period in which the ninety miles
are to be covered into three equal periods Of seven
hours each, instead Of having six-hOur thirty
mile ride. This ride is regarded excessvs
requirement it is a difficult period and distances
TO cover when the roads are not in good condition
or when there are adverse climatic conditions
Army officers on duty in Washington due TO taks
the horseback ride and the physical test OF mill
tary fitness are TO make the three-day ninety-nls
trip late in October or early in November This
decision is due to the influence of the climate on
the rather than consideration OF the COM
fort of the riders say the military authorities The
officers who will take the ride will divided into
parties. for the that all Of them cannos
be absent from their duties at the same time Ons
party will be in charge of General ". ". Wother-
spoon assistant chief of staff. and the other prob
ably will be headed by Colonel J. A, Duncan. who
IS acting chief Of infantry the General star and
the senior line officer with the General staff in
Washington These officers viii determine the
routes to be covered. General WOtherspoOn is In
clined to ride out toward Rockville. Md. and to
establish camps on the nights it will be neces-
sary to stay the field at places adjacent TO the
trolley lines or railroad. that officers may get
back TO base without trouble in case Of accident
General Wotherspoon is disposed TO make the ride
Incidental a visit 10 some Of the battlehelds-
This proposition is not received with particular
favor. for the reason that officers who must take
the rides believe they have enough TO do without
adding study or consideration OF Civil War history
or the problems Of military strategy.
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders have
been issued:
paynaastsr general, 70 Denver. chief payHastsr
Captain CHARLES : BALIoU, q1arternastsr. relieved
antIfn % FfFSY f = 9KfERsTEp MEDICAL corps honoraby
discharged rom the service q the United states
First Lieutenant IRVING L HUNSAkER 9th Cayalry'
from Fort Leavenworth 70 his troop at Fort D A.
Leaves q absence Colonel HARRY L ROGERS.
ant Paymaster general Fi-st Llsrtenant Nelson +
WARD DWORAK Phi1lPPins Sous. Two Two I months
four months; Second Lieutenant CLARK P GEASD- HAND
SsIsnt Ii1 6Ta6 Y "4 SFa9 orinancs $ s1srens
and First Lieutenant CLAUDE E BRIGHAM Es coast
cavalry 70 august IS on relief from mounted ser
vice school, Fort Riley
NAVY
Captain A. NJ KNIGHT. additional duty president
Joint army and navy board smokaIeSs powder.
Washington, vice Rear Admiral A R. COUDEN.
retired.
Surgeon NJ 5 GUEST. detached Naval Academy: 70
Surgeon z o HUNTINGTON. Naval Medical School
Hospital. Washington; leave three months
5he in5is vice Fa:s @ ! s55an5 IS FaaJte a5 Rs
HINE. continue otner duties
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS-The following
movements of vessels have been reported to the
Navy Department.
ARRIVED
June 25-The NissisSir~7 Hampton Roads
26-The Dolphin Gloucester Wo-den-
Boston, the ParuNeDt Pr1vi1cetOvu. the Olympia.
the CHICAGO. the Hartford and the Tonopah New
London. the Vermont. Jersey
Hampton Roads. the Castine the Cuttefsh.
the Octopus. the Tarantula and the Viper at Sandy
Hook. the St Louis. at Honolulu
June 2T--The Chattanooga. ,1eusan-
SAILED
June 2S-The Dolphin from Gloucester tha
W0rien. from ProvtnCe1wn for Boston the Hannibal.
the Abarenda, the NaTcsllus and the lreriing
Hampton Roads Bradford. the Panther. from
Philadelphia for Boston. PatuXeut. from Quincy
for Provincetown; the Standish from New I ndon
Annapolis NiCkspurE from Acapulco f--
C'oTintO- Ohio. Hampton
Roads; the Iris from Midway for Honolulu
27-The Prairie. TonPxinsvfila Boston
Chauncey. the Bainbrdgs the Barry and the Dale.
from Nagasaki for Shanghai
2S-The Chattanooga. from CTsnsan FOR WoosunS.
Third fotia, Pacific torpedo feet tthe Davis the Far
stockton Fourth July