The morning call., 1894-07-29

OIL 1eralta street las Deen atGractlDg
crowds to that neighbOrhood at the regular
hours, although but an imperfect view of
it can be had from on tside the lines.
An exhibition drill, especially arranged,
was to have been given last evening, and
word of it got abroad and the crowd was
greatly increased, but the drill did not
take place. 1t is practical business the
boys are engaged in now and orders re-
ceived yesterday calling an unusual quota
of the troop into guard duty made it lm-
possible.
The programme as arranged. however,
and for which the First had been pTactic-
ing will be carried throughout at the
Preside some day latter the war is over
and the boys have returned TO their
homes.
AS performed on Friday and witnessed
by number OF the officers and men quar-
tered n the Oakland yards, as well as the
crowd just beyond the lines. the practice
touru lament took or all the interest of the
scheduled entertainment.
1t began with the regular drill, under
command of Captain Bumenberg, which
was followed by the drill of picked squad
OF twenty-four men In cavalry charges.
Exhibitions of bareback horsemanship
were given by 1t l. l.. Waller, Charles
and Sam Cole, Corporal Ayers. Corporal
Foley and Privates Raichford and Des-
mond. The exhibition included the riding
(Standing erecO of three horses abreast.
Vau]tng over horses at full gallOD, dis
mounting at hurdles and vaulting into the
saddle, riders changing from horse to
horse, and of causing horses to lie down
by way of forming breastw0rk. All this
was termed monkey drill"
The jumping of hurdles, ditches and
cutting at heads" the heads being repre-
sented by wooden posts properly placed.
was taken part in by the entire squad OF
twenty-fOur men.
An excellent exhibition of lance tilting
followed. which was taken part in by
Corporal Ayers, Foley. RatchfoId, Farrer,
Desmond and Trumpeter Cook. Lances
eight feet long were used.
A mounted boxing contest was given
between nLieutenant Waller and Trumpeter
Cook, which was declared a draw, and
another between Sergeant Atwood and
Private johnson, in which the latter won.
Four wrestling contests on horseback
took place between Wolff and Hammers
ley, Ratchford and Ayers, Desmond and
Johnson aud Ford and Nathan.
The contests were for the best two in
three, fall being counted when any part
of con testants body touched the ground.
They were very exciting, the men hugging
the horse 10 every possible fashion to keep
from touching the ground. Hammersley
beat Wolff, johnson won two straight
from Desmond.
Mounted single stick (wooden broad
sword) cOmbats followed between Captain
Blumen berg and George Miehling, Lieu
tenants Brownson and Parker. Sergean
Z. Cotton Smith and Private Berlin.
mounted tug-of-war was followed by
an exciting 'obstacle race" in which ten
men rode round the course ten times. leap
ing hurdles and bitches, and at one point
trying to take potato from the ground at
each circuit. The winner being the man
who carried the greatest number of pOta-
toes In his haversack at the end of the
tenth circuit. 5. j. Foley carried ten.
Raichford eight and Sam Cole seven. The
greatest rivalry exists between Foley and
Ratchford in these contests, as they have
great pride in their horses as we'll as their
riding. Foley owns his horse, while
Ratchford was mounted on Pirate of
steeplechase fame.
In the mounted melee" ten men are
opposed to each other, all armed with
wooden weapons and wearing in their
hats, one party red and the other white
flags. The purpose is to knock down the
flags. riding at each other and striking