Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-11

TROOP K WINS TUG
OF WAR IN A WALK
Zig Tag and Rescue Races and
Baseball Games Between the
Two Troops Military Feat
ures Of Program Today,

Michael Bnrkhart, OF the Fifth
cavalry. eon magnificently the bare
back Roman race entered by troopers
Of that regiment At Traction park
yesterday afternoon. Burkhart won
" with y skin and daring which out
shone the chariot race OF Ben Hur
and won II 10 i way that brought a
storm OF applause from the thousands
~ spectators who saw the race. He
took he event by a good long lead
over his competitors and took IN With
out losing his head for a minute.
Jack Overman was second. Two
heats were run first, the winners en-
tering the final. The other cavalry
men entered were Robert Payne. who
WAS third best Of the bunch. Frantz.
Henry and Mccain. All rode splen-
didly. bui had very little show with
Burkbart. who ~ the pride aud the
wonder Of the Fifth cavalry a regl-
ment whose every man g. an expert
y fearless rider.
In the Roman race The rider stands
with u foot on the back Of each Of
two big %plunglng cavalry horses.
which he urges 10 the ton Of their
speed limit With whip ana voice. II
REQUIRES a cool head and excellent
Judgment 60 keen two wildly galloplng
horses close enough together SO that
Non cen Keen your foothoid and not ~
close that thew will interfere with each
other The rider must keep the horses
exactly neck and neck and must run
the risk Of falling between the two
aud being crushed under the thun-
derinR h0nfs The race yesterday
was by far the most sensational and
exciting race that has been run dur
ing the fair. The horses Of the Firth
are splendid, powerful animals. and
riding oven one is quite different from
canterinE down the boulevard on q
ladNlike saddle horse OF the ordinary
variety.
"Burkhart Is = wonder" sald one
ot the troopers enthusiastically last
night after the Roman race. There
i apparently no limit 60 his sure
f~ootcdness aud agility. Burkhart can
run twenty feet and leap over four
horses IN a row. barely touching the
firsi horse as he goes over. He is az
much ~ home on the back Of two
horses ~ on one. and Il takes some
hing out Of the ordinary TO Jar him
loose IN fact the members % his
troen declare he could ride a horse
down without difficulty"
Burkhart's time for the auartar
mile was twenty-seven seconds.
The cavalrvmen had q strenuous
afternoon yesterday and held the at
teniion Of the grandstand from start
q finish during The program The
last appearance ~ the soldiers was
IN the monkey drill." In which they
demonstrate the agility and uuickness
Uncle Sam requires In his
mounted troops The men ride hare
leap from horse 20 horse. mount
lnd dismount while on the run. ride
the rear, on their heads and
backs. and In short in every conceiv-
ahle position.
Picked teams from Trooua I and X
a tux 81 war on the track ln front
~ the grand stand, tho mounted
leans pulling a long rope ln opposite
directions. A number Of the riders
twisted off their horses and
tumbled in the dust before Il was an
.no'nced that troop X had won the
Toda,'~ cavalry stunts. .
The members Of troops | and X viii
equally busy this afternoon The /.
tte-zae race. which was 10 have been
held last night, will be held this att /,
ernonn' the soldiers Will execute the
setting up exercises. standing ON !
there will be a rescue race 4
lu which a trooper whose horse has
been shot will be carried OF by his
Comrades Ia the face Of n raking fire, 4
ind ihis morning ball teams from the
W. troops Wit play O game az The Z
falr Grounds
The funniest stunt 90 the credit Of 4
~ hoNs in khaki ~ Gar was fh, .
face held Wednesday evening
-. men shoes are stacked In "a plle 4
the bunch make u run 20 the :
stath, endcaVnr to select their own Z
lnes put them nn and get back to .
I, starting point The man who "
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io take them nrf again invariabh '
.nfoNH fh'm 1e flr Hs ne can throw 4
mem hni thn confusion that cnsues ,
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