New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-03
PRINCE At WEST POINT.
Tsai Tao Finds Special Delight
IN Cavalry Drill.
SEES list REGIMENT HERE
After Day of Martial Exhibits
China S Representative Gives
High Praise.

It was military day for Prince Tsai Tao
of China He spent the day hours looking
at the government military school at
West Point. and the evening in watching
the list Regiment on review in its arnory-
The prince is on his world tour principally
TO get military impressions, and Lord Ii, as
Ii Chang-Mai is Familiarity known. said
last night that the entire party we're de-
lighted with the American soldiers, the
future officers at West Point. and the
1nilttianen of New York.
The prince was up bright and early, and
went over TO Weehawken. where a special
train was waiting. It's a trite phrase to
say II was a lovely day, but the weather
has much 10 do with pleasure, and the
skies smiled on the chief of staff of the
Chinese army. The green lawns of THE
Point never contrasted more strongly with
the gray stone Of The grim buildings. and
the Hudson and the hills made a fine back
ground TO the big picture the uncle of an
emperor saw when the FIVE hundred cadets
marched bravely past him AS they turned
their heads and gave him the military
eyes right he smiled broadly, and said
something to Lord Ii. who turned to repeat
II to Colonel Scott, and the colonel smiled.
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SCOTS quarters, and then a tour of the
grounds and classrooIns. the prince betray-
ing interest in everything. The party also
visited the cavalry and artillery drill
grounds, and watched a mule pack train
made UP. This seemed TO appeal TO the for
eign officers, who inspected the equiment
closely
Another thing that pleased the prince
very much was the cavalry drill by the
cadets Of the first class in the riding
academy. Captain Pullen of the football
team led the drill The prince spoke Of
the drill, saying:
Your horsemen ara splendid I am
horseman myself. and I admired the cadets
when they rode West Point has taught
me a great deal. I think the equipment
ard the cadets both high in efficiency.
Everything is perfect"
The prince dined with his staff when he
returned to the Hotel Plaza and appeared
at the list Regiment Arnory between $50
and 9 o'clock. The galleries were packed
and every seat on the floor was taken
There must have been four thousand peo-
ple in the great hail When his imperial
highness entered the bugles blew the Presl-
Dental salute. He has been greeted with
this mark OF distinction ever since he
arrived IN New York At West Point
Colonel Scott met him in full uniform with
a troop Of cavalry, and twenty-one guns
were fred.
Last night he was clad as simply as
usual in d black silk gown and overjacket.
At West Point he wore a cap with pea
cock feather: last night ne wore a round
cap, with a red fringe and red button.
This is a simple mandarin dress, All the
~ lad % aYN
the red or the blue button
There were more men on parade last
night than the prince saw at West Point
At the a-r11ory seven hundred pairs OF eyes
looked sidevisA at him ag the platoonS
swung by, and fourteen hundred whitehead
legs flashed IN and out
The prince sat in the reviewing box be-
tween Lord Ii and General Ha, chief Of
the imperial bodyguard OF Picking, and
graduate Of the Japanese Royal Military
School OF Toxic, until Colonel William
e. Bates Of the regiment escorted him
through the Nine OF masses his staff
accompanying him Later Lieutenant Colo
nel James H Wells took over the regiment
and Colonel Bates sat in the box Prince
Tsai did not lift his cap the first time the
colors came by, but he soon learned the
trick and stood gJifT1y al attention when
the flag passed. and also while the band
OF seventy pieces played the Chinese ma
tionaI anthem and then The Star Spangled
Banner In the box with tho prince and
his star were Colonel Schuyler. of the
Preside; Captain L.emly (retired), Major
Reginald Foster, Genera Walter Howe
Colonel H *. Bailey, 29th Infantry; Major
c. ". Truitt, adjutant general, and Lieu
tenant Y. VI. Elnlore. aid 10 General Howe
The review over, the prince was shown
owe. the armOry, and when the rife ranges
were reached he was persuaded TO take
shot. The FIRST time he fired he scored 4
20 but he rang the bell the next time.
ne was delighted and clapped his hands,
and his staff all chartered gleefully.
This will be another big" day for his
mounted police in the Meadows IN Cea-
tral Park and after breakfast rides about
the park and into The Bronx He will
lunch al noon with Gustav SChHab at the
Iatoer's home Andrew Carnegie and forty
other guests will be present. There will be
another automobile ride, ending at the
HippOdroule, and ar night the American
Asatic Society gives q dinner at Sherry's-