The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-05-29
RUsslA'S CAVALRY.
The Horsemen Of tho Czar-Marvel-
Gus Riding.

ous Riding.
Writing under date of May I'd, Of
review held in st. Petersburg in hono1
of the visit Of the Emperor Of German!
to the Car, the correspondent Of th'
London Daily Nt'cs says: The grea
attraction of the day was the cavalry
and that far surpassed anything which
I have ever seen. The elements OF ex'
cellence were, Of course, the horse!
themselves, and the horsemanship o
the riders. Can anybody explain tht
peculiar charm about Russian horses
Without presuming to answer my owr
question, think may point out ths
one secret with trainers here seems tc
be to educate the horse; to make him
trustworthy, faithful. ambitious; and tc
dispense with ail those contIivsncet
which, in more civilized countries
brusL the spirit out OF the poor beasts
In what other country can one see horses
like those which dash along the
Nveska 80 free and fresh, and
graceful? In what other country dc
they have such glossy skin, such swan
like necks, such delicate limbs ? Aud
in what other country do they offer such
material for cavalry One must reflect
that Russians OF certain class are boro
like Arabs, in the eaddle. The horse is
a member of the family, q brother, a
companion in every adventure: The
Russian Government had, therefore,
good material, but it has employed il
we'll, aud the proof is the superb horse
men who to-day galloped along by
Kaiser Wilhelm and his German o.
ficers. The Russian cavalry has the
ordinary divisions found in all Conti-
mental armies-namely, hussars, dra.
goons, cuirassiers, ublars, &c, as well
as some species peculiar to itself l
pass over the former, and only call at
tention to the horses. These sleek and
muscular beasts had evidently been se-
lected as carefully as the men them
selves. For each battalion they were
all OF one color, now a glossy black, now
rich brown, now q light gray, and
the uniformity seemed to extend even
to their size, shape and mo-
ton. The effect was singu!arly striking.
The Tcheck and Cossack cavalry have
been 80 often described that there Is
nothing new to be said about their APP
pearance. The detachment which took
part in the ceremonies Of to-day wore
bright red jackets, and a sort OF fur
hats OF the came color, and rode chest
nut ponies. On their backs carblnes
were strapped, and iu their hands they
carried long red lances. They led tie
cavalry division. The first circuit to
| the cavalry was merely for inspection
the second was for evolutions. How
impstien,ly the Cossacks went through
the first, aud how eagerly they entered
on the second! The ponies. even
trembled with enthusiasm. As the
cavalcade approached the Emperors
the riders settled firmly in their sad
dies, loosened the reins little, and
the word is given Like a flash ol
lightning, and simultaneously, the
horses shoot off, and before the
spectators have caught their breath,
are half way round the square.
What an astounding pace! If q
horse should stumble the rider would
never mount again. The Cossacks
crouch low in the saddle, and shout like
fiends; while their long glittering lancee.
stretching out horizontally far beyond
the horses, are terrif, ing even to friends
and non-combatants. The Germans dc
not spare their plaudiis. They love
the Uhlans who tramp down the Tur'
cos. and the Bismarck Cuirassiers who
rode into the jaws of death at Mars il
Tour, but nothing like these mccarthy
horsemen from the plains OF Russia
Let me not do negative injustice, how
ever, to the rest OF the cavalry. After
the second turn around the field the
whole body formed at the rear, opposite
the Enperors and the amphitheatre
The front stretched the whole length o'
the field; somewhat longer-to use a
omparison which many English read
ers will apprecate-than from the Seine
to the barracks at the foot OF the
Champs de Mars, and several regiments
deep. There were probably $4,000 In
all-,he cuirassiers with their white
coats and heavy black horses, the hus'
sars with their pixies, the mounted greua
diers and the dragons, and at the wings
the reckless Cossscks again. The
Grand Duke Nicholas waved his sword,
and the entire force moved toward the
Emperors and the spectators. At fret
it was a high trot, then an easy gallop.
! then faster and faster, till one could
only see thousands Of glittering uni
forms and superb horses dashing
| madly toward the crowd. Nearer and
nea-er they come, and ever at the same
terrific pace. 1t will be death Tor the
imperial party who are on the ground
below! Suddenly the Grand Duke 6
sword flies up again in the cir; the
officers. pass the word along still the
| $4,000 ho, ,semen shake the earth. The
Grand Dukes sword falls, and the
mighty mass comes to stop as /!
transfxed by an electric shock. Per-
feet silence reigns. The long line ol
cavalry is as calm and steady as the
marble palace itself, and far back
through the centres all is tranquil
That was a glorious sight, and worth a
tourney 10 st. Petersburg to see. i
sba,l never look On such spectacle
again.
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