The Washington herald., 1907-10-09
CAN RIDE A HORSE.
CoNrINuED rRoAl PAaE oNE.

test proved to be. lie kicked a shoe of
the hoof of a newspaper correspondents
charger. and actually acted as though he
had not been brought up in polite So
clety. The major. who is one Of those Off
GERS who knows that the same way TO
manage q horse applies to the top OF
roll-top desk, stood the brute on its hind
legs, rode him out Of line, and then dis
mounted as though he was stepping from
a trolley car. The flock Of orderlies fol-
lowing the calvacade. with a lot Of extra
horses that We're not needed, any more
than was the automobile ambulance, inn
mediately corraled the animal. saddled
another. and the major overlook his fel-
lows at a gait that would have gladdened
the heart Of the author OF all prOnUncia-
mentos against nature takers.
First stop OF six minutes was made
at Lacey, a "yeIl-and-holler" stop on
the Washington, Arlington, and Falls
Church trolly line.
At that point the automobiles, includ-
ing the ambulance, and an open road
wagon containing feminine members Of
a medical officers family who later lost
his sabre on the ride from Falls Church
to the second stop caught up.
At TrOt and GaIIOp.
Then it was trot Of ~ minutes and
a gallop Of five minutes. the riding being
figured on the basis that at a walk. a
mile could be covered IN fifteen minutes,
at trOt, In ~ minutes. and at a gallop
in five minutes
Through Falls Church, where the deni-
zens of that town. with mouths agape.
looked on and wondered if the struggle
between the South and North had been
renewed. the party went at fast trot.
Then came a gallOp that broke the
heart OF at least one newspaper man.
Two other correspondents had dropped
out before reaching Falls Church-one De-
cause his saddle had slipped 70 his
mounts launches. and the other because
he is an expert rider and became filled
with sympathy for the tyro who was hav-
ing trouble, SO he said
II was for promotion that many Of
these men rode. Seniority Of RANK de-
Cdcd the positions Of officers. Many Of
them We're heavy men, and most Of them
could not qualify in the Roosevelt class.
The order read TO include all the stan
officers at the capital above the rank Of
captain. and the men finished IN excel
lent shape. The whole trip was through
the DloOd-Orange tinted soil Of Virginia,
up hill and down dale. through much
mud and It was not childs play.
All Of the officers finished the ride, and
the ambulance which might have been
flied with witch hazel and talcum pow
der was not called into play at any
stage OF the game. In truth IL finished
ten minutes behind the riding party.
Officers Who Rode.
Those officers who. for the day. were
forced TO desert their soft-seated office
chairs were Lieut.. Col Todd and Mai. $
ID. Sturgis, General staff C0rps; Lieut.
Col 7. ". Jones. Col. II. p. Mccain
Adjutant Generals Department. Lieut.
Col J. 3. Hickey. Mai. J. B. Porter. act
ing judge advocate general, Maj. J. c.
Galbraith. Inspector Generals Depart
ment, Mai w II. Hart Subsistence De
partment. Lieut. Col Smith S. Leach.
Lieut. Col T. :. Casey. Mai Spencer
Cosby, and Lieut. Col Waiter L. Fisk
Engineer Corps Mai George M0ntgom-
cry and Maj. j. l.. HOffer, Ordnance De
p5rtment; Col q. H. Whipple. Maj
George r. Pickett. and Lieut.. Col. II. /.
Rogers. Pay Department; MAJ NJ W
Ireland and Mai. Paul +. Straub, Medical
Department: Mai Edgar Russell. Signal
Corps Mai, l. NJ Brett First Cavalry
District Of Columbia militia, Lieut.. Col
+. NJ. Weaver, Coast Artillery Corps.
Lieut. Col Ruhlen. Mai. T. ". Little. and
Maj. J. r. Knight Quartermaster's De
partment; Maj. J. T. Slavens, Mai VI. c.
Zalinski Maj. d. <. Stanley. and Maj J
T. Crsbbs, QuarterInaster Generals De
partmeut
Another Ride saturday.
Another party Of officers Will make the
trip Saturday afternoon. and from the
way in which the officers Yesterday stood
the test. It is said the ambulance Will
not be sent along.
Incidentally, the opinion Of those mem
bers OF the general board who got The
order by the President SO amended as 10
take in many men whose familiarity with
hOTsetiesh in the last fifteen years has