The Morning herald., 1877-07-27
s.,., MILITARY sroHTs,

monty called Ht" Da' !.
.I ..sd Nv the authorities, as to excel IN
'sso ssoui,ss steady nerve and good rid
Is Ibsljev. it i, the custom In most
,.,,. to devote one morning a week 70
Dsa ss,snti.llym military games. They are
1 ~nulsr with tile men, it is easy to
=, besides the hundred or 80 who gen.
l. y t,,n ou. to compete, the greater part
\ ,srineut is present on foot as 'pecta'
Tb, proceedings generally commence
tent begging pure and simple. A
nag !, driven into the ground, while
/ 100 Yards distant the competitors are
{, up in line, each on his own horse;
he naive sonar, like the vassal Of our
mast times, comes mounted and armed
h ,eajn,ent. While off duty the native
ip, cnp dress as he pleases, 80 on occa'
|. like the present, individual taste
lis forth in snowy waistcoat or gorgeous
k0oreI urban. Each mancarries a bam-
smear in his hand. At a signal given
Ibn p~5t mqiior Or native Adjutant, the
man. hisspear held across his body,
h. =, canter; his wiry little country
knows as well he does what is in hand,
as the speed quickens to gallop, the
| !, regular and measured, enabling his
!, to sit as steady as a rock. When
h 80 Yards from the object the SONAR
bs his spear point downward, bends well
the saddle till his hand is below the
b, and then, when you almost think he
gone past, an impreceptible turn Of the
!! and-swish-the spear is brandished
ud his head, with the peg transfxed on
poin,. Another is quickly driven into
ground, and the mex, man comes up; he
hits the peg, but perhaps fails to carry
way to the required distance, for it
ps from his spear-point as he is in the
pi vhirIng II round his head. This
not count, and he retires discounted.
third misses entirely; the fourth strikes
does not remove the peg from the
md; while ahes them in quick succes-
come two u three who carry it of
nphantly. With varying fortune the
lesquad goes by; and it is interesting
ote the style Of each horseman as he
es, some sitting rigid till within few
Is Of the mark; others bending over
taking aim while still at a distance.
. silent, others shouting and gesticulat-
while one no sooner has his steed in
ion than he gives vent to certain
'|o sound, kept up like the rattle Of
n'engine, till close upon the peg, which
ng skillfully transfxed, he at the same
throws his voice up an octave or two,
iumph. l suppose, as he gallops round
joins his comrades. Two or three men
bring up their horses with neither
lie nor bride, and with consummate
guiding them by leg-pressure alone,
: of thep triumphantly, amid we'll
rVed cries Of "Shabash l' from the spec
s The next part of the programme
me cutting Three lemons are pit up
lcks about 20 yards apart; and a. the
gal'ops past, tulwar in hand, he has
's'fully to cdt them in two without
nlng the sticks--a by no means easy
Then three handkerchiefs are placed
he ground; and horseman, riding
backed good-looking bay, flies past
very cloud Of dust, and on his way
s, picks up, and throws over his shoul-
ach handkerchief as he comes to it.
now we come to the most difficult feat
|" Apiece Of wood a little larger than
',pes is driven into the ground, and
ch having been made In the top, a ru-
therein placed so as so be half hid.
rom view. The feat is to ride at this,
IN nand, and to knock out the rupee
out touching the wood-a performance
''og rare skill and de1terity; yet it is
'a'y accomplished successfully, once
''ce' by the best hands of the regiment.
Ups the proceedings may close with
'''0s OF comic nature, one man COM
'a'i hanging by his heels from the sad.
'o"''n. , and gesticulating; others fac
"F'I aorses' tails, firing pistols at
"o tn"my, with more antics of like
IT. oHen ending in an ignominious
'' 'hVHsa the nimble jare.m gener.
succeeds in landing on his feet.-Cham.
Journal.