New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-14
YOTTHFCL CATdLRYNEN AT DRIIL

INTERESTING EXERCISES OF THE CADET CORPS
OF TROOP A-wHAT THE BOYS DO.
ANYBODY who wishes to see what boys OF tie age
OF fourteen to sixteen years can 90 IN re way OF
horseback riding should visit the riclnS academy
any Saturday evening between I:3D ana 80 o CLOCK
where the Cadet Corps OF Troop goes tn'O'gn us
drills These youngsters perform the most difficult
feats of horsemanship In style that would arouse
the admiration OF any person who IL Judge OF
horsen,anship The boys Of Troop Cadet Corps.
In fact have boosted on more than one OCCASION
that they could show their elder brothers OF Troop
A a thing or two about Notwithstanding. The
elder brothcrs' affect disdain noticing the aunt,
but for all that they compelled 70 admit that
the kids" do 20 through their drills In credltabe
manner.
The Cadet Corps was organized in January 1870.
as Junior division OF Troop y. II has now attained
a membership of thirty-six To be eligible for MEM
bership the boys must be OF good standing ana over
fourteen years Old. The drill is similar IN every de-
tail to that which Troop a has Bo;h companies
drill under the United States Cavalry equations
Sergeant Arthur ~ Jacobus and Corpora! +. "
Verui,ye OF Troop 4, are the instructors OF the
youngsters and to them in large measure belongs
,the credit of making the corps an honor 10 the cy
The drill is n highly interesting one AT 30 p m
First Sergeant Halght forms the cadets IN the dri-
room and then marches them TO the stables. where.
under the supervision OF ouarternaster Sergeant
Dav they get their horses. mount and form In the
ring The drill begins with movements by tours and
platoons executed at first in walk ami then In
trot and finally in a gallop. AZ Tin es thls Is sup
p!emented with a skirmish drill. The cadets then
20 through the sabre exercise. after whlch the iun
of the evening both FOR the boys and the spectators
begins one of the things that the cadets are ex-
pected to do il riding without saddles. or riding
double in which exercise cadet mounts behind
another. first in walk aad then In trot' ana
finally in a gaop. Another exercise Is pursuing
and wrextling in which cadet endeavors 10 take
a ribbon from the right arm OF another wlthin
three minutes. In this exercise there are no 70
strctions as to how the ribbon shall be seized ana
the cadet is left entirely 10 his own skill ana IN
genuity in carrying OF the prize.
An interesting exercise Is riding at heads" II
which the horses are sadded and each cadet In
turn rides around the ring twice at galiop. cut-
ting at heads placed on posts. The object OF this
exercise is to cut pegs In two, which requires con-
siderable skill. the idea being that Of taking q
mans head of at a gallon. The drills usually end
with charge The cadets form line at one end
OF the ring. and at the command. with drawn
sabres charge across the arena utterlng what they
imagine 10 be the most fcrocous and terror-in-
spring yells but which in reality amid the muflied
| Gathering OF hoofs TIE tanbark, might be mis-
| taken FOR the squealng OF pigs.
on Decoration Day me cadets acted as an escort
! to Major General john W. Barry and were highly
complimented by him their soldiery appearance:
The members and officers Of the Cadet , Corps q
Alvoord Johnston. second lieutenant; Charles SD
ney Haight, first sergeant; A. NJ Day auar,ermas
f.. II. DAILY. third sergeant; Bradish Johnson. nrst
corpora perrePopt PsTr second forpfRl snney
fourth corporal The privates are G. BrisbaIn IT.;
| r. b. Britton w j. Cassard, j. q. lark, Leo De
Camp. Charles Fuller Paul Fuller, r; c: Foster
| r. II. Finley, William II. Hayes G. Galiatin. n. +.
s MSrds0W " Tu s. N % wenman Il
Gunther. II: Talmadge. jr;, G. Moran lr'i y n:
| Gruner, L. l. De Rose. l.. E. Ledyard, NJ b. fals
| j II