The sun., 1891-01-17
CRACK TROOPERS ON THE TANBARK

CRACK TROOPERS ON THE TANBARK.
skiirui Evoiutious or tho Cavairymen-
Edaio Gould ENDORSED.
Troop A gave It's irst "at home" last night
in Dicksl's Riding Academy. and hundreds Of
pretty airls who watched the crack cavalrymen
60 through their drill. wrestle on horseback.
and whack each other soundly with sapres
declared that Il was botter than a circus.
From military standpoint II showed that the
kid aloved young men who are members OF
the troop have put In some hard work and
achieved very oreditsble results.
Troop A 10 the only cavalry organization 10
the New York State National Guard. and It has
been regarded rs . somewhat doubtful
experiment. Capt. Roe. through whose In
nuence the troop was mustered into the Ma
ticnal Guard, 10 . West Pointer. and every
inch . cavalry olfloor.
Recently tho troop has fttSd up new quarters
In the building next to Diokels Riding
Academy. and last night they gave their Hrst
public exhibition drill In the academy and Q
reception in thetroop armoty. Ono thousand In
vitations were sent ont, and nearly all the
prominent officers in the Guard were present
and In uniform.
There were Adjt. Gen. Porter. Major Mclean
OF tho Old Guard. Lieul-Col. q. N. Smith,
Adjs Murphy. Gen. Barber Gen. G. NJ. Dodge.
Major Pryor. Lieut-C Col. Harding. Lieut. Col.
Leonard. Major Downss. Lieut Gilmore.
U. 8. A.. Col. Story. Col. Camp Gen.
F. P. Earle. Col. Scott. all Of the staff
officers Of the Ninth REGIMENT, Capt Wilson
Capt GMlup Of the Signal Corps. Gen. Robbins
Commodore G. c. Reed. o. 8. Nj Admiral
Braine. U. 8. N: Col. Loomis. L. Lang
don. q. 8. A.: Lieut.-Col. Colebridge. Col
Hugh O'Donohue. and many Of tho members
of the First and Second Brigades. Tho most
interested spectators. however. were the
ladies'. who were out In force. The balconies
at both ends Of the academy were filled with
invited guests. and all tho standing room was
utilized.
Troop AS band. In showy uniforms gave q
short concert. and at o'clock Boots and
Saddles" was sounded In the stables. 1t WAS
Off stage" and no one heard It except the
troopers. but everyone who knew e horse
R he
and =. H. the ousler came out and sounded tho as
se%pp A momen. later a limo o, b,ue. coated anna.
tour csvarymen in fatigue uniforms mare6ed
out By twos. with their long sabres clanking
snd II 1nsy We're ssvors
that were not loaded. Sergeant Major Badg-
then n3 y .ss p: I'm n. The sss. ds
%sa %sohed Sses Stables th.r s na
n Inc 6sp
Roe, mounted on prancing black horse with
on s,hSi ana f. hds e f baeh % were 1'u' brds
Tne cavalry ssbses ,b w were hung on the sad:
xEsn Ts Soashs sh'
ceeson of pWsa The horses wort.d
and there. was rapid riding BY tyos and fours.
Se%s sus tss On wsr. se Ms :as s9souss, R TR
was the regular routine OF the exhibition.
ATE. I{ser the men had shown how easily they
their sa6rss and guard thsmsslySss fIo% like
sD at hors es sn Gap
ns% VIII % apa soss1s
f {. tsss1ss saSs Y ks 1s ssst1 dSss
repeated tho operation on The other side Of the
hS51s ss ssS sas but SeT Pees was 0m
Troop A has received the advance sheets OF
arly issued. and E fev oi them were e3rcuted
last night FORMING BY tWos' the Outside nan p
Ting pace The real fun began whom half Of
men left their horses in the esntre Of the tan
mounted men.
At the command they sprang. up behind the
iop around the ring. Carrying double burden.
fs :ss.sE e. ssy s.aS -
or three men failed TO mount whom the signal
was given. and they had scramble half way
The young ladies who had seen these young
them irantlcaIly chasing around the ring m an
attempt to catch on; These EXERCISES were
and and an exhibition Of bareback riding followed
that would have made any man OF them .
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TO- "a ', .IS:: S:;. ;
sh s:2 snS Rvss s
the Reok and kept their horses dangling about
game g s and I p.ssed IS tho Spectators. TSis %.soS S
.ss ss"H e: .is s sss * ss
n"oft o 4aSoh
horse and captured his antagonist round the
neck It {, was no GO h9wsyer for the man sE
Wsld waited for an opportunity. and. Without
!9sd,ns his h1Id sprang on hs opponents horse
the crestfallen trooper .rubbedithe bark out OF
his eyes and mounted his horse again.
When Henry Gil'lcrsleeve and Eddie Gould
game game together there was more p fun. though
stamped IN his face The men wrestlei all
G!ldeIslesye had tho better hold, however. and
when Gopld g horse stood up on his hind legs
his rider bit the dust.
The horse swung partly around before COM
ing down In such way hat his forefeet struck
Just over his'rider. Private Gould took his de-
ini: Frlvato Fuller and Prlvate Colgate grab:
bed each other 30 firmly that both rolled off
amused the audience immensely.
Privates Pellew and doodlsy gave TWO INTEREST
Ing bouts with the sa6rsS The mon wore
n!asks. They out ard thrust in Vigorous way.
F0Hr sne,%p.is. ,na in ths hs.o shap. Of posts
around tho ring and one leather head was
placed on the tan bark. AZ the cayalrymen
horse Into run. drew his, revolver, and. after
shooting two bags, drew his sabre and struck
down the other two.
It is not an, easy feat to lean out Of saddle
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