The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-27
SQUADRON AS LIVELY TIME.
One knee Gap broken. One Trooper In n Paint
r. aud n 5 Eanter shot.

A late drill of Squadron A was cnlivensd
by Ian incident which none of the members
present is likely to forget. One man is about
$500 out on the event, another has been nursing
a broken knee cap. and one who tainted away in
the presence of his companions recalls that fca-
ture OF the evening with rather painful thoughts.
A beautiful hunter was shot and a title was
again made the object OF particular attention..
The title is not one Of those which the troops con-
fer on Its officers. 1t is a foreign title ana il is
unique in the organization. The man who hears
1t Is a young fellow who appeared frs; in this
country several years ago. Since that time he
has become a member OF one or two hrst-class
clubs. and his appearance in the squadron was
his last step toward complete Americanization,
He is an agreeable fellow. rather given TO er-
travagant cuts when II comes to his garments
and rather more conspicuous than the average
Now York citizen likes to be.
When he Joined the troop he announced that
he was going TO buy a horse for his own use. He
received several offers to sell from men who had
animals to dispose OF, and ono Of them came
from a well.known hunter, who wanted to get
rid OF n mare that no valued at $500. Tho
hunter was well known in society. and either
his name or his horse appealed to the only titled
member of the organization. At all events, tho
recruit appeared at the drill with the mare and
took his place in tho ranks, Before long It be.
came evident that something had happened to
the horse. She began to limp. and as the drill
end OF the evening she had to be taken out OF
the ranks. and when the drill was over several
horse while the veterinary examined her.
is she worth doing everything 10 save r. he
The titled member gaspcd. Then he said that
she was. by all means One OF the troopers
store, and as his instructions were TO lose no
time III e. he set ont at z run. 1t was while he was
| naDDennN which aliminnlad him. pnnnaIiotnl
from this narrative. The treatment may seem
severe. but there Is n, compensating gain In
street, fell on his knee. and injured il so severely
That he is still on %crutchcs.
about the injured horse, intently watching tho
veterinary as he carefully xamined the animal:
member was pale, and he grew, several shades
wh,ter when the doctor turned around to the
The only thing to do is TO shoot her. She's
been kicked and her leg is broken"
The agitation OF the titled member visibly in.
group about him, to remember the veterinarys
opinion that the horse would have. to be killed
Somebody went for a pistol while the rost of tho
men withdrew to a short distance. The Titled
grow worse as the man with the pistol appeared.
The man took aim and fired. The party ran
oyer TO sec i the horse had been killed; but tho
titled member WAS not among them. Nobody
thought OF him. Suddenly one man IN the group
figure on the floor. The shot that had killed
tho horse had thrown him into a faint.
For the next five minutes the attention OF the
party was DIVIDED betwoen tho animal and The
man whShad borrowed the mare for a nights
horse had not been killed outright. 1t was per,
feetly plain that. the titlGd member was IN II
very bad WAY. Tho horse gave some LITTLE signs
discouraged Mt the Thought that the All
NAL might still be alive. stared Mt the ~,
bent figure OF the titled foreigner, vain
ly searching for some symptom OF returniuE
vitality. simultaneously there came cause Tor
hope. from both directions. The veterinary
decided that the horse had becn Killed outright
by the shot, and the member opened lIs
eyes, In u few moments he WAS able to take u
Madison avenue car and go home. When ho
came up TO the armory again, ne said that tho
experience had cost him $500, barring the faint
The accident to the man who injured his kRSS
cap was velvet