The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-10-31
COLONIES TOOK
THE ROOSEVELT RIDE
THE NEW ARMY TEST NOT VERY APPLIED
IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TwENTYEIGHT
RANK STAND WIVES FOLLOWING THEM IN
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WASHINGTON, October 9.-Twenty-
eight military ornaments, mostly colo
nels and lieut.. colonies, with a sprink-
ling of majors, made the test ride or
dered by President Roosevelt, round
about Fort Myer yesterday afternoon.
The party left the post promptly at 2
o'clock and by a series of hasty walks,
hard trots and mad gallops managed to
land back at the starting point at 4:SO
having made about fifteen miles in the
record time of two hours and thirty
minutes.
A Star reporter followed the buncn
in big touring car and by throwing in
the reverse clutch and running four
miles an hour backward managed to
keep up with the procession and be in
at the finish. An army mOtor-ambul-
ance, loaded to the mizzen hatch with
assorted restoratives, got stuck in the
mud a couple of miles from the finish;
but it didn't matter, as the pick-me-ups
weren't needed. All of the colonies,
lieutenant colonies and majors were as
fresh as daisies at the finish. Of
course, there's no telling how they feel
this morning, but, after all, that's no.
body's business not even the Presi-
dents.
NOT A VIOLENT TEST.
The test yesterday wasn't what
might be called a violent ride At a
matter of fact, an Octogenarian with
the palsy could have gone the route
yesterday while knitting a sock, and
not missed more than a stitch or two.
The weather was clear and cool, the
autumn breeze a bit playful and only
couple of steeds out Of the commits
stoned troops showed a CLINT of wet or
fleck of lather.
Preparations for the ride were made
with considerable solemnity. When
the touring car with The Star reporter
in the basket chuffed over the Fort
Myer reservation line about 1870
o'clock three sentries presented arms,
the colonel's cook dropped tray 9f
multi, or whatver tbs called, inspected
the car for concealed cameras, or "ko-
oaks" as all Photographic apparatus is
designated in army parlance. Having
discovered nothing incriminating-the
failed to look under the rear seattle
automobile was permitted to proceed,
and quarter of a mile or so further
on it brought up abruptly against the
south end of a cavalry horse, which
happened at the time to be gazing
northward. This injudicious animal
was one of a long line of equines, each
attended by a trooper Some of the
| officers booked for the test were stand
ing around, trying to act as if they
didn't care, and others were mixed up
in the picket line, saying flattering
things to the horses they were to ride.
NEWSPAPER MAN UNEASY.
In the party were several newspaper
men, one of them mounted on a large
black horse with a deep-socketed eye
and an aquiline rear view. This par
ticular newspaper man appeared dis
traught. He did not join in the stand.
up-to-eat variety of jokes that were be-
ing banded about, and he appeared tC
have something on his mind. Finally
he turned to The Star man:
Say" he saiu, amt you sorry you
can't ride with us today?"
The Star man confessed to the indict
ment
Say, the newspaper man said agail
Il feel sorry for you. l feel so sorr!
for you | could almost let you ride m!
horse. He's a nice horse. He look
funny from some angles, but he goe
good. Gee! | should think you'd b.
miserable there in that automobile
with all the rest of us going to ride"
The Star man admitted all this.
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