The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-13
Troop [ of United States CaV-
 ay Arrives Today CAMPS AT FAIR GROUNDS
Exhibition Drills Will Be Daily Attrac- tions-spIendid Cavalry Band or About 30 Pieces Will Accom-
 pany the Troop.
The Alabama State Fair opens next Thursday.

Thursday.
 Journeying by special train. the best drilled company of regular army cavalry in the world is coming to Birmingham and will arrive here at 3:So o'clock this afternoon.
 This band of braves in blue is Troop c of the Seventh United States cavalry, the crack cavalry regiment of the standing army of the United States There will be about seventy-five men.
 These famous soldiers are coming to Birmingham to take the leading part in entertaining the multitudes of sightseers and pleasure seekers who will crowd the grounds and brighten the buildings of the splendid Alabama State Fair. which will be opened the day after tomorrow, Thurs day. October 18th, and will be closed on the following Saturday week, October 24th.
 Troop C. commanded by Capt Ola Wal ter Bell one of the most brilliant offi- cers of the army, with Lieutenant Mont gomery as second in command, is admit tedly the most highly trained and most
 
 America and believed to be the best in these particulars in the world.
 Come on Special Train.
 The soldiers will arrive here on a special train consisting of three of the largest passenger coaches, with two stock cars for their horses, one baggage car and one car for their camp equippage.
 D;- ham by the full regimental band of the Seventh, consisting of about thirty musi- clans, and known to be one of the finest bands in the army
 The exhibition trick drills, which will be performed in front of the grandstand Thursday forenoon and at o'clock Thursday night, and similarly every fore gress, will be made to the spirited music of their own band. One feature of the drilling, by the way, will De the dancing on horseback by the entire troop of all the difficult figures of a specially arranged cotillon, and no cotillon in a ballroom of high society could be more gracefully ex- ecuted
 Will Go Into Camp.
 Upon their arrival in Birmingham these United States cavalrymen, 1t Is expected. will march through the streets directly to the fair grounds where they will go into camp.
 The great cavalry band was secured by President Krebs of the fair association to play exclusively during the hours when tI,o iexU. and so well trained are the horses that they keep perfect time to the music.
 Memoi's Band.
 The general music of the state fair will be given by Memolfs full band President Krebs having contracted with Phil Mem- oli for the entire period of the fair, dur Ing the daytime and after nightfall. MT. Memoli is known throughout the states of the south and to many experts in the north as one of the ablest of southern band leaders and most brilliant of musi- cal composers, and his enviable reputa- ton is good guarantee of splendid music for the enjoyment of visitors to the state fair.
 Next week. beginning Monday, there will be third band at the fair, it, like the Seventh Regiment band. being spe- cial, and being brought here by the Rob- inson Amusement company, to which it belongs, and which will perform in the wonderful midway exhibitions of that powerful combination of enticing attrac- tions.
 The troopers of the Seventh cavalry will
  railroad from Nashville where they have been giving exhibition drills at Nash ville's magnificent horse show.
 Trooper-' Conquest.
 Uncle Sam's dashing cavalrymen made conquest complete of the thousands who looked on." says the Nashville Ameri- can of Saturday Better and more adept even than on the first appearance did the boys of Troop c, of the Seventh, seem at their difficult and wonderful work. In fact, it seems almost as though the term work is not well used, for so gracefully, so accurately was 1t all done that with them 1t appeared almost as play Through the various evolutions and maneuvers the men were put much as on the opening night, but it was as though from association with the ring and knowing that every person in the au- 'dience was a sympathetic admirer, the work had become more effective, more impressive. Mounted and on foot the va rious commands were executed with A snap and precision that explained the meaning of the word regular
 Constant Applause.
 It was almost constant applause, for as they would wheel by fours, gallop singly through the intricate figures or thunder down the arena charging with sabers flashing overhead. they were greet ed by cheers that reverberated through the rafters into every corner of the vast auditorium. The work of the rough riders was as picturesque probably as will ever be witnessed in any arena with any riders the world over as the performers, and the sensational finale of five cavalry men mounted pyramidally upon three horses and the animals clearing the hur- dle at full tilt, again made the audience hold it's breath for a second, then burst into a tumult of applause. If Nashville should ever have an army post. it is certainty that every horse show patron will come forward to urge that Captain | Bell. Lieutenant Montgomery and the men | of Troop c be sent here before all others.