Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-17

Sixteenth street. n windows m thes
buildings along that thoroughfare
straightway began TO command a price.
for the day equaled only by Inaugural
ton times.
But after all the fear and trembling
and all the practice upon easy gated
steeds the ride itself came off on
schedule time. with no casualties or
serioAs consequences of any kind.
Twenty-eight officers Of various ag
n still more various weights end
shapes participated in the first ride,
and eighteen in the following.
For spectacular features the ride Il
the first day was easily the leader
The joke. however. which it was
sought to place upon the out Of prae-
tiee army officer found it's resting
place to a considerable degree wien
members of Washington society, some
in automobiles. others in carriages
and still Others on horseback, who
made the trip to Fort Niger to witness
the expected discontinue of the fat
colonels
Instead of mishaps and lost mounts
these spectators saw only a very Dis
nified ride Of fifteen miles over poor
Virginia roads without mishaps and
with whatever discontinue 1t occa-
stoned hidden under the mask 81 APP
parent contentment. The officers
stood the test Of the hard riding presi-
den as though they had been working
in the saddle and MOI in swivel chairs
and came off the Field with good
/ + steal records.
Split Trousers the Worst.
OF course some of the mounts were
a little hard for the officers to man
age and one or two ~dismounted with
more or less haste than grace. In
some cases corpulence~ made dignified
Ipien a task Of magnitude, but no one
fell off and there were no worse acct
dents than split riding trousers and no
call for the army ambulance, which
had been thoughtfully provided and
kept in the rear Of the cavalcade,
The ride was under the immediate
direction of Brigadier General William
+. DuVali. who lel the column on both
days. The weather was the finest 1f
Washington's October variety and left
nothing to be desired. The rendez-
vous was at Fort Myer. where cavalry
horses were supplied from the garri-
son, the officers making their way -
that point in street cars or carriages.
a few who were able to show that
they owned their own mounts were
allowed to use them and ode them
from the city, but no one was allowed
to select his own animal from a lily
cry stabel or easy a mount.
General Duvall had been over the
route of the ride and arranged its dis
lance in periods, which We're taken at
different gaits. The column started
from Fort Myer. two abreast. pranpt-
~ at . o'clock. at a walk which was
kept up for fifteen minutes, then E
trot Of seven and a half minutes, 2
gallop OF five and another walk Of
fifteen. brought the party 10 the first
rest.
So far It was easy, but after a bcief
respite and the trot. was taken mp.
there were breaks in the ranks AMI
some Of those riding as partners
found The varied gaits OF their horsc-
made rapid changes. Strange to say.
soh!e of the astoutest of the party
forged 10 the front and showed thorn
selves better masters Of the situation
than, their leaner companions.
The first rest at Ballston gave ar
opportunity TO compare notes, and the
officers we're able to turn their atom
ton from a close lookout over them
selves To the condition Of their COM
rades. 4 hasty examination Of tie
column showed that none had been
left behind, and encouraged by thci
success linus far, the participants IN