The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-25
BARE BACK STUNTS
SEVENTH CAVALRY WILL HAVE
"MoNKEY DRILL" AND RACES
AT CAMP THIS AFTERNOON.
COSSACK, ROMAN AND RESCUE
RACES ON PROGRAMME.


Torrance VIII he Worth Going
Miles to see-TrOopS and Quarters
Will BE Inspected To-day-Yester-
day spent in Drilling, fitting and
Target Practice-ReEiment Dress
Parade in Extension Troopers
VIII GO TO Tybee Tonight and To-
morrow.
The exhibition fancy drill and races
10 be given by Troop c. Seventh United
States Cavalry at Camp Pulaski this
afternoon, promise to be one Of the
principal events of the encampment.
The drill will be held on the race
course, beginning at 5 o'clock. The
public is invited to witness the exer-
cises from the grandstand.
The programme will consist in rough
riding, bare back riding, vaulting,
monkey drill" Cossack races, Roman
riding. rescue races and other interest
ing numbers. All of the members of
Troop c will participate. though the
most difficult work will be done by
picked team. The exercises will be
similar to those given in the Madison
Square Garden in New York.
The monkey drill as it is called
by the regulars, is no more than an ex-
hibition of fancy riding vaulting and
bareback stunts. While the bare
back squad is getting ready, the
crowds will be entertained with a bit
of Cossack riding. The stirrups will
be shortened, by crossing them over the
saddles, and the men will ride standing.
In the bareback riding. besides the
monkey" business, there will be an
exhibition of everything laid down in
the manual.
How Cavalrymen Race.
The races will be the most interest
ing part of the programme. The three
races will consist of a Cossack race,
Roman race and a rescue race. The
Cossack race viii be ridden standing
in the shortened stirrups, with the sad
die unsecured, or, as the regulars term
it, with flying cincha. The distance
will be 220 yards and return, the turn
being the most difficult part of the
race. Prizes have been offered in all
of the contests.
a mile straightaway event. In this
race each man will ride three horses,
bareback. The horses will be linked
at the head and girth.
The rescue race will be even more
unique and spectacular. A squad of
six men will ride ahead on their horses
distance of 220 yards, when they will
throw their mounts to the ground and
hide behind them. They will then
open fire. Another squad of men will
then ride out to rescue their comrades.
A certain number of shots are pre-
scribed en- route. The men lying be-
hind their horses are supposed to be in
danger of an attacking force. The res
cuers will each throw one of them on
behind him and proceed back to the
starting place. The pair of men who
effect the rescue the quickest will win
the prize, provided the horse lying
Gown does not rise during the firing.
Inspection of Camp.
The encampment inspection will also
be held to-day. The inspection will be
conducted by Capt Ola w. Bell of the
regular cavalry. The men spent all of
their spare hours in camp yesterday
shining up their accoutrements and
otherwise making ready for the in
epection.
The troopers are also looking for
ward with pleasure to the military
german which will be given at Tybee
Hotel this evening After the DAVIS
work the men expect to find pleasure
and recreation in the dance on the
spacious pavilions by the sea waves.
Yesterday was the pleasantest day of
the encampment, a splendid breeze and
cloudy sky combining to make con-
oltions altogether more pleasant than
on the preceding days when the heat
Of the sun Frustrated several of the
g al4r fFaarn rNP rtae
conditions 10 indulge in a great deal
Of tilting- The members of the Liberty
Independent Troop and of the Liberty
Guards proved themselves particularly
expert in this line. and their perform
ance was watched with interest by the
regulars.
Troop X went TO the range early in
the day. and under the direction of
Capt. ". 7. B. Wilson, acting inspec-
Tor OF rife practice, put in some good
work on the short ranges. In the COM
Tnand are several good shots. The COM
mand is one Of the strongest and best
drilled in camp. For the fourth time
IL won the coveted place of coIoners
orderly yesterday, when Private Pat
Walsh was chosen. The Governors
Horse Guard again won adjutants or
derby.
The officers to-day win be Capt w.
N. Pillow OF the Gambler Horse
1udTuss oIucsr OF the day; Lieut.. w.
Der. Barclay of the Mcintosh Light
Dragons, senior officer of the guard;
Lieut.. L. j. Daniel of the Governors
Horse Guard, junior officer of the
guard.
Visitors TO Camp.
There were large number of visit
ors to the camp, among them Col A. j.
Scott assistant adjutant general, and
Col. James B. Quinn United States
Engineer Corps. The camp was in
vaded by a large number of ladies and
their escorts last night
Regimental dress parade was held in
the Park Extension in the afternoon,
and was witnessed by several thousand
people. Gen. w w. Gordon was re-
viewing officer. The review was rot
as good as the one on Wednesday,
though the fact that the men passed
In review al trot made it more in
teresting from a spectacular point OF
view Another spectacular portion of
the exhibition, not included in the pro-
gramme, was the performance of Mai.
Waite's horse. Just as the officers were
preparing to assemble, the animal took
fright and dashed down the extension,
from one end to the other. Mai. Waite
was forced to discard his sword in
order to get his mount under control.
The complaint against the water
supply continued yesterday and the
condition of affairs became so acute
during the morning that Col Meldrim
brought the attention Of President
Estill of the Chamber of Commerce TO
It. A fire engine was sent out to do
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