The Washington times., 1902-06-23
ATHLETIC GAMES
AT FORT MYER

winner. Ties are to be decided by adj
dtional runs. The contestants are tc
be equipped in the uniform of the day
with campaign hats gauntlets. spurs
and sabers. Horses will be equipped
with saddle and curb brides. Saber
scabbards will be strapped to the sad
dle:.
The artillery event. No. 2 on the pro-
gram. will consist of three complete
sections Of artillery from the Fourth
Battery of Field ARTILLERY Each OF
these sections consists OF sixteen men
seven cannoneers. six drivers. and three
non commissioned officers.
The event will resemble a full-fledged
Roman chariot race. with all the pic
turesque aspects of modern warfare.
The sections will be drawn up abreast
at a scratch. At signal from the
starters pistol they will run forward
toward point fG6 yards ahead. where
they will pass through separate gaps
between two pegs driven eighty inches
apart. They will continue on, at full
speed. each section striving to pass the
others, for at least 100 yards beyond the
pegs. when they will suddenly halt.
form battery, and fire one blank cart
ridge. The cartridge is to be placed in
the guns timber.
Immediately after firing the single
shot. one of the wheels on each of the
gun carriages will be changed with the
spare wheel This concluded. the guns
will be ''limbered up" and the sections
will return to the starting point at full
speed, passing again through the mar
row gaps formed by the pegs. The
section completing the maneuver and
returning TO the starting point first Will
be declared the winner of the contest.
This entire event is considered one Of
the most difficult and at the same time
thrilling. of the whole exercises.
Acrobatic Horsemanship.
The acrobatic horsemanship entries
will follow to large extent the pro-
gram of the most exciting and difficult
movements of the monkey drill" The
entries are limited to two men from
each organization entering the contest.
During the first five minutes the exer-
cises will be by command entirely, and
will be limited to the exercises Dre-
scribed In the cavalry drill regulations.
After that time each contestant will be
given two minutes in which to exer-
else at will. No limit will be placed on
the exercises during the latter period.
The best riders in all respects will be
chosen as the winners. The contestants
will be equipped in the uniform of the
day. The horses will have watering
brides.
With the rescue race. the exercises
will be brought to close. This
event will demonstrate the rescue OF
wounded comrade by cavalryman in
the face Of steady fire from the enemy
On the ground in the open drill field
will be placed a couple Of manikins.
uniform in shape and weight, made of
strong canvas. stuffed with sand to re-
semble the shape of man as nearly as
practicable. and weighing not less than
150 pounds One contestant from each
organization will start at a scratch,
and armed with revolver (cyl-
inder containing five blank cartridges)
The revolvers will be In their holsters.
buttoned tightly up. as though their use
were entirely unlocked for.
The men will start fifty yards distant
from the manikins. At signal they
Will draw their. revolvers, race to and
turn flag 125 yards away. emptying
their pistols en- route at supposed en-
emy close at hand. AS soon as all Ave
shots have been discharged they will
replace their revolvers in their holsters
and button them as before. They will
return to the manikins.
Each man. will dismount. grasp one of
the rnanikins. supposed to be the form
Of wounded comrade. lift 1t and place
Il across the saGdle. mount behind and
ride full tilt back to the scratch The
winner will be the cayalryman who ex-
ecutes the rescue in the most realistic
manner and in the briefest space of
time.