Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-07-12
RUSSIAN CAVALRY.



A Magnificent Review In Honor Of the
Visit OF the Emperor Of Germany 70 ST.
Petersburg.
Writing under date of May 9, of re-
view held In st. Petersburg Ia honor of
the visit of the Emperor of Germany to
the Gar, the correspondent of the London
Daily Nsios says: "The great attraction
of tue day was the cavalry, and that far
surpassed anything which | have ever
seen. The two elements of excellence
were, of course, the horses themselves,
and the horsemanship of the riders. Can
anybody explain the peculiar charm about
Russian hOrsesl Without pTesnming TO
answer my own question, ! think | may
point ont that one 81 cret with trainers
here seems to educate the horse; to make
him Trustworthy, faithful, ambitious
aud to dispense with all those conriy-
ances which, in more civilized countries,
crush the spirit out Of the poor beasts. In
what other country can one see horses
like those which dash along the Nevska
so free and fr, sh and graceful In what
othel country do they have suck glossy
skins, such swAn-lke necks, such deli.
cate limbs And in what other country
do they offer such material for cavalry
One must rflect, too, that Russians OF
certain class are horn, like Arabs, In the
saddle. The horse Is a member of the
family, a brother, a companion in every
adventure. The Russian Government had,
therefore, good material but IL has en-
p'oyed it well, and the proof is tine superb
hoIsemcn who tC day galloped along by
Kaiser Wilhelm and his German officers.
The Russian cavalry has the ordinary
t,,o tnI
namely, hussars, dragons, eurassiors,
uhlans, etc, AS well as some species
peculiar To itself pass over the former,
aud only call attention to the horses.
These sleek and muscular beasts had eyi
IDENTIFY been selected as carefully US the
men themselves.
For each battalion they were all of one
color, now Il glossy black, now a rich
brown, now light gray, and the uni
formity seemed TO extend even to their
size, shape and motion. The effect was
singuarly striking. The Tchock and
/ Cossack cavalry have been 80 often
described that there is nothing new TO be
said about their appearance. The de-
ta,lmcut which took pat IN the tcre-
| munlu6 OF to-day Wore bright rcd Jackets
| and a sort Of fur hat of the same color,
and rode chestnut ponits. On Their
| backs carhnes were strapped, aud in
their hands they carried long, red lalces
They led the cavalry division. The fret
/ circuit Of cavalry WIS merely for inspec
/ tons the second was for eyOluti0ns
/ How impaiicntlY ethe Cossacks went
through the first, aud how eagerly they
entered the second The ponies, even.
tremh!cd with enthusiasm. As the cav
alcade approached the Emperois. til,
riders settled firmly in their saddles,
loosrned thu rcins llttle, and the word
4 is giVeni Like a flash Of lightning, and
simultaneously the horses shoot oil, and
before the spectators have caught theil
breath, are halfway around the square
What an astounding pace! II horst
should stumble. the rider would never
mount agaiu. The Cussueks crouch low
in the saddle, aud shout like iionds
while their long gliuermg lances, stretch
ing out horizontally far beyond TN
horses, are terrifying even to fiiends an,
nun-combatants The Germans do no
spare their plaudts. Hhey love th
Uhlans who tTt implied down the Turcos
and the Bismark Cuirassiers who rod
into the laws OF death at Mars le Tour
but nothing like these unearlhly horse
men from the plains of Russia. Let m
not do neg ,tiye injustice, however, to th
rest of the cavalry. After the secon,
turn around the field the whole bod
formed at the rear, opposite the Emperor
and the aHphitheater. The from
stretched out the whole len eth of tn
: field somewhat longer to use Il com
, parisun which very many English reader
J wi appreciate than from the Seine 1
1 the barracks at the foot of the Champ
lie Mars, and several regiments deer
= Thre we're probably $4,000 in all-th
, Cuirassiers with their white coats an
. heavy black horses, the hussars wit
I th ir pixies, the mounted grenadiers an
the dragons, and at the wings, the reot
A les COssacks again.
=. TIE Grand Duke Nicholas waved hi
f sword. and tue entire force move
toward the Emperors and the spectators
At tist it WAS Il light trot, then an cas-
gallop, then faster and faster, till on
could ouly see thousands OF gltterin
u uniforms and superb horses, dashiu
madly toward the crowd. Nearer an
II nearer they come, and ever at the sam
- terrible pace. Il will be death for III
u Imperial party who are on the groun
below. Suddenly the Grand Dukes swOl
a llies up again in the air the officers pal
., the word along still the II, 900 hOrseme
l. shake the earth. The Grand Duke
n sword falls, rad the mighty mass CON,
y to a stop as if trpnsiiXed by an Clectr
shock. Perfect silence reigns. The Ion
$. line of cavalry is as calm and steady
o.. the marble palace itself, aud far bac
Jl through the rrnlcrs all il tranquil. tn
" WAS glorious light. and worth a jOurb'
III TO st. Petersburg To sec. | shall new
look on such "a spectacle again.