New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-30
CADETS AT HORSE PLAY.
ROUGH GAMES THAT CALL FOR MUCH
SKILL AND MUSCLE.
ARMoRY OF SQUADRON REsouNDs WITH AP-
PLAUsE FROM DELIGHTED SPECTATORS
OF THE YOUTHS PRowEss.

PI4AUsE FROM DELIGHTED SPECTATORS
OF THE YOUTHS PRowEss
The boys who form the cadet corps of Squadron
A provided evening full OF the lveliest sort OF
entertainment for their friends last night by
hibting their agility In a series OF mounted games
That their friends enjoyed II thoroughly shown
by the fact that the large number OF them gathered
at the armory. Ninety fourth-st and Madison-ave..
applauded them heartily. majority OF the specta-
tors naturally. girls.
1t is easy for a young man to entertain his girl
by laying out his pocket money for theatre seats.
flowers candy; but when II comes to amusing
her with such mounted games" as these cadets
play. It is entirely different thing involving the
receipt OF large numbers Of smartng blows. much
twisting OF the neck. wrists and ankles by vigorous
young opponents who desire first prize regardless
Of the consequences. and imminent danger to limb
II not TO life from spirited horses which cannot see
the fun OF having their mouths sawed and spurs
thrust into them the time.
The contest which brought out the widest en-
thusasm from the spectators and the most pro-
fuse perspiraton from the combatants last night
was what is called "the fight TO the finish" For
this eight mounted cadets entered the tanbark
arena wearing huge padded helmets and carrying
hickory switches thick as mans forefnger
and about four feet long. These switches had
leather hits 10 protect the hand and to each
helmet was attached a plume tuft made OF
green. The red men. at the sound Of a bugle, fell
upon the green men with the fury OF redmen. and
the green men soon showed the red men that they
were not green men at that game. They re-
turned the attack with such vigor that soon the
strewn with strips OF red and green
paper which had been cut from the crests OF the
fighters by blows from the slnglestcks; the losers
OF the game being those young warriors who were
deprived OF most OF their plumage In the fray
THE HORSES GET SQUARE.
And Just here is where the horses got square
with their riders A red cadet would aim in all
fairness Of course, a tremendous blow at a green
cadets head. At that instant the horses would
shift their position bit and the single-stick would
hiss through the air and descend with resounding
smack on the frightened muscles OF leg, back arm
or thigh. reminding one acutey OF schoolboy days.
when od-fashioned schoolmasters spared not the
rod nor spoiled the child.
The girls in the galleries gave little shrieks OF
sympathy as the blows fell upon their champions
but they did not cry out to have the game stopped
for all that After what seemed rather long
time for such violent exercise. the trumpet SOUNDED
a truce. and the green were found 10 retain
more OF their curl-papers than the red men. Inc
difference not big. however, and the losers
were cheered for their pluck. as well as the WIN
ners. The wearers OF the green were Lieutenant
Britton. Corporal Stone. Corporal Heroy and Cor
poral Du Bois The reds were Captain Fahe,
Quartermaster- Sergeant Keener. Sergeant Green
and Artihcer Smith
Pursuit and wrestle' was another game which
called for skill and strength. Around the arm OF
one mounted cadet tied a handkerchief AFTER
him chased a second mounted cadet. who had maze
I'D his mind to tear of that handkerchief at any
cost The pursuit usually did not last long. Soon
the two had grappled and this generally resulted
in both being pulled from their horses TO the
ground. There the fierce struggle continued. the
cadets rolling over and over In the tanpark uhlLi
the handkerchief was yanked away from It's owner,
or the bugle sounded times up. The man VINO
retained II declared winner. These nine cadets
twisted themselves into knots in this contest:
Keener Green, Stone. Du Bots, Smith and Privates
Haight, Pikharct, Reid and Martin Greeh 'ooh
first prize and Smith second.
TEAM WRESTLING.
Team wrestling" another contest of the tourney
was played by the cadets dividing into two parties
or teams. They then tried all methods OF I'M
horsing another. The yellow team ENDORSED
all it's opponents first and got the award. The
winners were Keener. Du Bots. Reid. Trumpeter
Peck and Privates Alker and Williams. The losers
were Green, Stone Smith. Pikhardt Halsht ana
The double mount was won by Keener and
First Sergeant Barker. Green and Stone came
In the head cutting and pointing" contest Du
Bois distanced all competitors Private Tinker
t Hher sef anr PkhaTa wsms Martin Reid
and Private Tinker. Not one of them but ran We'll
The potato race evoked much laughter. II was
conducted on the familiar lines , 81 t tee escepOn
that each cadet had TO pick up his potato from the
ground without dismounting, feat calling lot
over the horse. Private Haight swooped from his
saddle upon the little blocks OF wood, which ola
duty as potatoes with such unerring aim that ne
won handily The fact that he wore spectacles DID
be able to keep them on while riding, attached only
by his toes and hand 20 his prancing steed his
nose grazing the ground, just well as other peo
pie can while riding right side up. Tinker finished
second. 49, -
THE tug-of-war was won by the yellow team, con-
sisting OF Keener, Du Bots Alker, Pickhardt ana
Niles They took the rope away from Green.
Stone Smith Haight and Reid. though not with
out having to put forth every ounce OF strength
they had left In their bodies
The nlIrely spectacular features OF the programme
were a Cossack drill by the Rough Riding Squad"
and an extended order drill by picked squad, both
that the cadets are well able to sustain when the
SQUADRON in the Porto Rican campaign
Major oliver b. Bridgmsn acted as referee, and