The sun., 1889-12-07
WRESTLING ON HORSEBACK.
DRAGooN EDDIE GOULD UNHoRSED
BIZ LELAND IVES
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Dragon Lee, the Ranchninn, was an InvIn-
cibIe AntnEonist-Pretty Exciting Con-
tests-BarebackE by Experts.
Dickel's Riding Academy was the scene last
night of something different from horse
back riding. 1t was q drill night OF Troop A
First New York Dragons, and in addition to
the regular military evolutions, there was
wrestling on horseback, which is sometimes as
dangerous TO the contestants as 1t is exciting
for the spectators.
Including the officers, the squad which was
drilled numbered forty-three. The dragons
wore the regulation uniform-dark blue coats,
blue trousers Of a lighter shade, and fatigue
caps Of tho same shade as the coats. After
preliminary drill Capt Charles F. Roe made
the dragons tie their stirrups across the
pummels OF their saddles. and perform the
ordinary evolutions with their feet unsupport-
ed. The preliminary drill had been performed
at trot or. at most, at u canter A good deal
Of this one was performed at full gallon.
Aftor o while the horses were brought to
stand still and their riders went through
variety OF exercises, some OF which were like
those usually performed by class in Rymnas-
tics on foot. In obedience to the word OF COM
mand. they raised their arms above their
heads as II elevating dumbbells, touched
their shoulders with their fingers while their
arms were at right angles with the body.
bent their bodies sidewise and forward and
so as to face first the right and then the lett.
and then the opposite foot was brought over
in each case, SO that they sat woman fashion.
After they alighted and rogai ined the saddle by
jump ing from the ground, feat in which the
lonR-legged men had a manifest advantage
saddle, were done with tho horses in motion.
ne C fa 9i Capt h9e an ibrsy SER n
their caps, and with heads bare rode until
they mot In tho middle Of tho arena, AS soon
as they were near enough they grabbed each
the Commissary- -bergeant, yanked, his qntag;
begun. Short as the struggle was. the next
between T. L. LEE Lee and md H W. MoVieker;
ON Gas ranChe in the Vest and s0 is as H1
cowboy. Glued to his horse, he waited until
with a swift sweep OF his right arm, he grabbed
him by the collar at the nape Of the neck and
Mcyckar, whom the horse was cleared. alighted
on his fect, 50 he sustained no damage;
Edwin spd es II Say
ants being moro equally matched. Mr.. Gould
Ine. but finally his horse backing while Mr.:
Ives had grip on him. he was pulled out OF
By, this time there were two pairs of wrest-
lers in the arena at once. so that. the specta-
tors could watch an active contest between
opening. bout between g. Z. II. Gilbert and
", II, Browning outlasted several contests In
which the contestants were less equally
matched. while one between II. i. Fecken and
L. II. CaEtll wns won by the latter in
ketween Lieut.. H., II; Bnlch and =,
T. /. Robinson and E. Patterson and G. NJ
were declared drawn. A fierce struggle be-
tween l.. E. Needy and A. MacLay came near
resulting disastrously for Il o latter, He was
dragged from his horse while tho animal was
jumping furousy about, and, falling at full
length on the ground. narrowly escaped being
trampled upon. /. L. Purdy unhorsed Stephen
Tying. Jr., son OF the expatriated clergyman
nnd Percy G. Oil rendered the same service to
d, + Deely.
r. I. Lee finally came on the carpet again
and swooped down upon his antagonist. who
this timc was DR.. Goff. Before the Doctor could
say Jock Robinson Lee had him by the scrun
of the neck and he was unhorsed
The match between Dr. Fuller and c. Colgate
was drawn. and an exciting contest between
Messrs Harvey and Heed was finally won by
the first.
Later on the dragons. having removed their
saddles were put through q bare back drill by |
Capt. Roe. They not only performed all man
ner OF evo lutons. but mounted and dismount-
ed while the horses trottel and gaoped.
The drill was witnessed by large number Of |
spectators. including many ladies' who sat In |
the gallery. Troop A, First New York Dra-
goons wa was mustered in the latter part of |
March,, Capt Roe. its commander. is a gradu-
ate OF West Point. and for sixteen years was in
the regular army. He served through the Gus
ter campaign. The troop numbers LOG, and is |
full. 1t drills on Tuesday and |
Friday evenings. The drill Is the regular cav |
airy exercise practised at West Point.