The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-10-31

Say the newspaper man said for
the third time, Il don't know when l
every felt so sorry for anybody as |
do for you. It's a grand day for a ride
The only trouble is, l don't feel well.
I've had Indigestion ever since break
fast. I'm sorry, too, because I've been
looking forward to this ride. l got
telegram from my Office telling me
to go, and of course l jumped at the
chance But l don't feel well Say, IL
like you. You take my horse and
I'll ride in the automobile. You don't
want to? Well, I'm glad you refused.
I'd hate to miss this ride
HULL DOWN ON THE HORIZON.
The mount call was blown at 2
o'clock, and for a mile or so the news
paper man VINO didn't feel well and the
horse with the aquiline rear view kept
near the procession. They then gra-
dually faded into the distance and soon
were hull down on the horizon.
That was one of the two left-by-the
waysides The other happened about
midway of the route, when a cavalry
charger kicked a Neutrality-suspicious.
horse, ridden by another newspaper
man, i the snout. In the resulting
excitement the saddle turned on the
hired hack, and this derelict never did
catch up. That was the casualty list OF
the day, unless two pairs of split riding
breaches can be counted in the total
1t was feared that some of the Off
GERS advanced in years and soft every
where except in the head, would suffer
seriously from the ride, and it was
predicted that some of them might be
mustered out of the army as a result.
ROCKING CHAIR REVIEW.
Pish! Tush! The officer who is mus
tered out of the army as the result OF
yesterdays rocking-chair review should
select a large tombstone of speckled
pink granite and make arrangements
to use it, not soon, but yet Except for
a couple of officers who declared their
horses had been trained to jump up and
down stiff-legged, there were no kicks
All the rest mad equine ostermoors.
During all the ride the officers rode
in close order and were followed by
four orderies, with led horses, and the
aforementioned ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
ambulance. Back of the ambulance
The Star touring car ran slowly on the
reverse and behind The Star car a big
red automobile, loaded with commits
stoned betterhalves crept along. Twas
an odd-looking sight from the side,
this test-ride procession.
DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS.
The ride was divided into three
parts, with rests of six minutes after
the first and second. The third round
ended at the fort. The division of time
was as follows;
First round-Walk 10 minutes, trot
Z IL, gallop 5, walk L. Total 40 1-2
minutes
Second round-Trot I 10, gallop .,
walk 49, trot IL, gallop 5. Total, AZ
minutes
Third round-Irot Z IL, gallOp >,
walk 10, trot Z IL, gallop 5, walk Is.
Total, So minutes.
The time provided for the whole
trip including the two rests of six
minutes each, was 2 hours 20 - min
utes.
The two-by-two order was kept pref
ty well, except during the brief gallop
when a frisky animal carrying Col
Mccain, a gentleman who weighs con.
siderably less, tried to dance the mill
tary schottische on the broad, expan,
sive rump of the brewery animal car.
rying Col. Casey, who annoys the
scales 260 pounds worth. There was
no harm done, however, and, after Col
Mccain had chastised the refractory
quadruped, the march was resumed.