The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-04

launches, and in a vain endeavor to fol-
low suit McGinty would unload young
Miller kerplunk on the tanbark. The
imitation papoose didn't mind 1t little
bit. AS long as the crowd showed its
appreciation he rode and rode and his
mule was with him. The sketch alone
was worth the price of admission.
Twenty-four troopers of the United
States Cavalry gave fasclna tlng exhibi-
ton of maypole dance mounted On their
dashing horses, which was very pleasing.
First Sergeant Moffatt. Troop B, and
Corporal Farrell. Troop K, Fourth United
States Cavalry. engaged in a mounted con-
test with the sword and lance, respec-
lively. Moffatt proved too quick for his
adversary, who was armed with pole
tipped with rubber. He got four touches
very neatly. but twice he was taken by
surprise to receive two jabs of the lance,
one of which was possible only after
pivotal turn of the horse. accompanied by
whirl of the lance and vicious thrust,
that caught Moffatt under the short rib.
The lance got two points, but the sword
had four. and Moffatt retreated amid
storm of applause.
Corporals Forester, Saddler and Far
rell and Privates Bostwick. Fernandez.
keilty. Posner, Procknon and Grill ap-
peared next on big black barebac
horses and divided. four taking ends of
| the arena. At a given signal they
launched themselves at each other. one ON
each side picking out an opponent on the
other, and a grand eight wrest-
ling match Oh horseback began. They
pulled and hauled and jerked and tugged
until four were cleverly dismounted
They did it again and then disappeared
through the gates to rounds of applause.
contest between Sergeant o. Davis OF
f Battery. mounted, with saber, and
Corporal Riley, Battery B. Fifth Artil-
lery. with bayonet on foot. which fol-
lowed. was one of the snappiest pieces
of the programme. The breaking of the
spring bayonets on several occasions
caused the postponement Of the match.
a reproduction of the last fight of Gen.
eral Custer and his command, the Seventh
! United States Cavalry. with the Sioux on
the Little Big Horn River. June 25. 1876
was nearly as wildly realistic and blood
curdling as the original. The charge with
sabers or the Indian camp, the re-forma-
ton and the second charge with revolvers,
splitting fire at the willy foe, the throwing
OF the horses and the last desperate stand,
fighting for life against the red demons,
who swarmed against the handful of men,
| was as stirring for the spectators as the
view of real attack at arms. And when
the darkness closed down and the calciums
were turned on and the devoted soldiers
were seen stretched out motionless the
redskins dancing around in glee, clubbing
and stabbing and scalpiDg it was realistic
and the vast audience went wild.
The troopers danced the lancers on
horseback as they did one night of the
horse show, when their graceful evolutons
and riding created thunders of applause.
The last spectacle was by all means the
most exciting. and for realistic effect
superb. Ia it soldiers and Indians came
together ard fought over again the bloody
battle of Wounded Knee. The spectators
saw how soldiers acted on the field, looked
on at the routine OF camp life and felt
something of the thrilling effect of call
to arms. And the crowd saw how Uncle
Sans men fight. and the eruption of IA
spitefu volcano of fire from Calling gun
upon dumtounded savages.
Inc cavalry entered in columns of two
Followed by company of infantry and
the commissary ana hospital corps. repre-
senting the line of march into the Bad
Lands in 1891. "Halt" was sounded.
when the soldiers dismounted unsaddleu
their horses and tied them on picket line
Dy the fence, and then settled 10 groups to