Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-02
tain Koes.er took hold Of the squad to
put on the finishing touches.
The Bareback SQUAD.

tain Rooster took hold Of the squad to
put on the finishing touches.
The Bareback Squad.
The bareback squad was led into the hall
by Lieutenant Burnett Immediately after
the saddle squad had retired. Captain
Rooster was also in the hall with this
squad. but he did not give any of the or
ders. The men were lightly dressed for
the bareback exercises and rode without
hats. One of the pleasing features of these
exercises was the manner in which the
movements We're executed in close view OF
the people in the gallery. Instead of taking
his men around the hall in column and CIV
ing them the exercises on the side of the
hail. Lieutenant Burnett brought his troop
ers up the center of the hall in sets of four
with extended interval, so that those in
front could see Just what was done. The
men worked with clocklike precision. all
jumping, mounting and yaulHng together.
After the usual exercise in vaulting and
mounting, faced to the rear, standing, ETC.,
the men were mounted standing on two
hnrses and were put over the hurdles. They
We're required to leap to the horses back
from the ground as it went over the hurdle,
first with one, then with two horses, mount
ing faced to the rear, standing, etc. After
two horses had been used, three and four
were linked together and the exercises were
repea ted. The exhibition closed with the
throwing of the horses, all of the animals
going down in excellent shape.
Lieutenant Burnett furnished a little
stunt himself when the horses were thrown
by jumping. his horse over the PROSTATE
form of another animal a feat which did
not seem to give any particular place in
the exhibition and was rather amusing than
instructive The entire exhibition was ex-
cellent in general results. From a purely
military point of view there were a number
of little things out of gear but the troop
has month to practice, and If it will take
the same show into Madison Square Gar
den, it will no doubt get good share of
the applause of the spectators.
Work of Sd Battery.
The work Of the Sd battery under
Lieutenant Nones was very good. The
battery was marched around the hall,
put Sin battery" Ghe pieces unlm-
bered and prepared for ,hrfng3 and then
the four pieces were drawn up In line with
close interval, the chiefs of the sections be-
ing boot to boot with the section on the
left. In this close order the battery was
sent through several intricate movements
The movement was we'll executed and was
most spectacular, all the horses being
punched together in solid mass and NOV
Ing like a piece Of machinery. The expert
ness of the drivers was then shown by
number of feats of driving, which closed
with hitchfng team of eighteen horses to
one of the pieces and carrying 1t around the
nan at all the gaits, walk, .trot and gallop,
horse of their team. This evolution was
most effective and brought forth storms of
applause The battery ended the exhibition
by firing salyo, with the pieces formed in
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Many improvements have been made in
the hall since last fall. The most notable
is the arrangements and numbering of the
seats in the gallery, which permits the is
suance OF coupon reserve seat tickets. This
eliminates the crush which made the gall
lery uncomfortable at former exhibitions
The capacity of the hall is SO limited that
the officers in charge of the drills have
been forced to limit the number of persons
features of the drill was the work of the
18th Cavalry Band. This organization is
highly efficient musical aggregation, and is
a great improvement on what has been used
at Fort Myer for drills, etc.
The officers at the War Department would
like 1t understood that they do not issue
tickets or passes to the drills special or
otherwise, at Fort Myer. There seems to be
a general impression that tickets are is
sued at the War Department, and, conse-
quently, the officers are overrun with APP
pications.
The following statement on the subject
was issued today: thrills are held in the
urday from 1 to 3 O'Clock, for which no
tickets or passes are required A special
exhibition drill is given every Friday after
noon from 3 to clock, for which tickets
of admission are issued in order to limit
the attendance to the capacity of the hall.
These tickets are issued by Captain ]. A.
Ryan, adjutant, 18th Cavalry, who is sta
toned at Fort Myer and not at the War
Department as has stated. They may be
obtained from him by application in writing
or in person No passes for these drills are
issued at the War Department"