Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-19
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A Grand Review at st. Petersburg
1.-THE Horsemen Of the Gar
Marvellous Ridlngrselendid and
striking Uniforms--AiiWVixid
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Writing under the date OF
Mayo, Of a review held IN st.
Petersburg in honor Of the VS. Vis-
it of the Emperor of Germany
to the Gar, the correspondent
Of theLondon daily Ne3c5 Says /:
''Fhe great attraction Of the day
was the cavalry, and that Ia far
SURPASSED. anything whicbI have
ever seen. The 'tWo tlenIentg Of
excellence were. of, course tho the
horses themselves, and the dhbrsei
manshiP Of the riders, Can
anybody explain the peculiar.
charms about Russian horses?
Without ,presuming To, 'aainlsgw answer Z
my own question, ] think fmay
point out that one secret here
with trainers Seems to- educate
the horse; to make him trust
worthy, faithful, ambitious; and
to dispense with all those coh-
trivanceS, which, in more civil
lied Countries, crush the spirit
out of the. poor beasts. IN.
what. other countries can one see
horses like those which dash "a a.
long the Nveska so free and
fresh and graceful? IN what 9TH
er country 90 they have such a.
glossy skin, such swah-like
such delicate Iinibs?-
And in what other country do
they offer such material for cav
airy? One must reflect" too,
that Russians Of a certain class
are born, like Arabs, in the sad-i
die. The horse is a member Of
the family, a brother. a compan-
ion in every adventure. The
Russian Government had there-
fore, good material; but it has
employed it well, and the proof
is the superb horsemcn, who, to
day, galloped along by KasierI
Wilhelm and his German off,
GERS. The Russian cavalry has
the ordinary divisions found in
all continental armies--nalnely. |
lu7sars, dragons, cuirassiers,
uhlans, &c-as we'll as some |
species peculiar to itself. I pass
over the former, and only call
attention to the horses. These
sleek and muscular beasts had .
been selected as care |
sulIy as the men themselves.
For each battalion they were |
Ill Of one color, now, a glossy |
black, now a rich brown, now a .
ight gray, and the, uniformity |
seemed to extend to, their, size, |
shape and motiou. The effect
vas singularly striking. The
Teheck and the Cossack cavalry
AVE been so often described /
hat there is nothing new to- be
'aid about tlieirappearancc. The
detachment which took part in
he ceremonies of to-day wore
bright red jackets and sort of
'ur hats Of the same color, and
ode chestnut ponies, On their
packs carbincs were strapped, I
md in their hands they carried.
.onS red lanees. They led the
;avalry division. The first. Cir
,uit of the cavalry, was merely
or inspection; the second for ev-
buttons. How impatiently the
went through the first
md how eagerly they entered ont
he second! The ponies even
rembled with enthusiasm. As
he cayalcade approached the
Emperors, the, riders settled
firmly in their saddles, loosened .
heir reins a little and the word
is given! Like flash of light
hing, and ndsimultaneonsly the hor-
'es shoot on, and before the
spectators have caught. their
breath are half way round the
square. What an astounding
lace! If a horse would STUN
de, the rider would never mount
lgain. The Cossacks crouch
Ow in the saddle and shout like
lends; while their long glitter
ng lances, stretching out hori-
far beyond the horses,
IRE terrifying even to friends
lnfnOn-cOmbatants The Ger
mans do not spare their plaudits.
They love the Uhlans who tram
Dled down the Turces, and the
Bismarck Cuirassiers who rode
into the jaws Of death at Mars
e Tour, but nothing like these .
mcarthly horsemen from the |
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