▁was ▁known ▁as ▁Captain ▁Z ab ris kie ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁ ▁Z ab ris kie ▁don ated ▁a ▁bronze ▁tro phy , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Z ab ris kie ▁Tro phy , ▁" which ▁is ▁ann ually ▁shot ▁for ▁by ▁the ▁various ▁companies ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 1 st ▁Regiment ." ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁In ▁Duch ess ▁County , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Democratic ▁State ▁Executive ▁Committee ▁and ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Duch ess ▁County ▁Board ▁of ▁Super vis ors . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 9 , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁tre as urer ▁of ▁the ▁Independent ▁Republic ans ▁in ▁the ▁" re vol t ▁against ▁Governor ▁Corn ell ' s ▁re e lection ." ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁nominated ▁as ▁the ▁Democratic ▁candidate ▁to ▁represent ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁District ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Congress . ▁ ▁He ▁ran ▁against ▁the ▁sitting ▁Ass istant ▁Tre as urer ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁Hamilton ▁Fish ▁II , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁son ▁of ▁former ▁U . S . ▁Senator ▁and ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁Hamilton ▁Fish . ▁ ▁Also ▁from ▁his ▁district ▁was ▁neighbor ▁and ▁the ▁inc umb ent ▁Democratic ▁L t . ▁G ov ., ▁Lewis ▁St uy ves ant ▁Chan ler , ▁who ▁was ▁running ▁for ▁Governor ▁against ▁the ▁inc umb ent ▁Republican , ▁Charles ▁Evans ▁Hugh es ▁( l ater ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁and ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ). ▁