The Washington herald., 1909-03-27

With a blare Of trGmpets. Battery d
dashed out Of the riding hail Al Fort
Myer yesterday. thus ending what Is
termed the best drill ever given by the
field artillery at that post.
A programme OF varied evoiutions
served 10 attract large audience. and
the proceeds were donated TO the artillery
branch OF the Army Relief Society. The
entire south gallery was filed with So
ciety people. and their applause for the
troopers was unstinted.
There were many features about the
/ dill that made il unique. Battery ap-
peared for the first time IN a public ex-
hibitiOn, having just returned to the
United States from Cuba. For the first
time in the history Of the military serv-
ice. this troop played a game Of mounted
push ball that furnished much sport and
exc 'tement.
/ Capt T. y. Horn. in command Of Bat
tery D. carried OF the honors with his
with a dash that characterized the can
noneers as almost perfect in this branch
Of the exhibition.
Horse a High Jumper.
Sergt. J. Young. OF Battery z, with his
high-jumping horse. schooled By himself.
/ captivated the lovers OF the outdoor sport
and cleared the bar al I'VE feet.
( Capt 7. p. Hennessy directed the move
ments Of Battery Z. and also put his
rlount trained for high school work at
Fort Riley. through various PAGES. which
were well received by the fair sex.
/ In the pushbai game. four troopers
composed each team. known as the blues
and the browns. and for more than
I twenty minutes they struggled Up and
down the field The blues scored 3 points
while the browns made &
/ This event developed :he skill with
/ which the horses have been trained 20
rush the large sphere almost as well as
their masters Several times the adroit
moves Of the mounts brought the on
! lockers 10 their feet
Among those who witnessed the per
4 formance were: Col. and Mrs. Gerard.
: Col Colin Campbell OF the British army:
Maj. and Mrs FOltz. Baroness de Chabau-
+ Ion, Mai. Treat. Capt. and Mrs. Smithers
( Capt and Mrs. Moses. Capt and Mrs
Ondiers. Mrs. n. johnson. Mrs. T. y
Horn. Mrs. Conway Bailey. Lieut. and
Mrs. Bowman. the Commissioner OF Pen
sions. J. McIlhenny. Mrs. J. n. Rum
T baugh. Lieut. and Mrs Hammond, Lieut.
/ Foster. Mrs. A Chaumasero, Capt Lind
sey. Capt. Banhardt, Lieut.. Donver. and
T Mrs. s. Shepherd.
Day I'm Camp.
+ Ine military tactics executed BY Bat
4 terics ID and F proved attractive, and
when the latter opened the driH with
/ movements illustrating a day IN camp.
each command was watched with inter
est. The caissons were loaded. and the
4 horses .harnessed TO the carriages.
As Capt. Hennessy put the men t--rugh
( their PAGES, increasing the speed the
Il horses at each turn. the applause that
\ greeted the orders was drowned in the
noise made by the rumbling Of the
wheels.
The dashing OF the mounts. txeIv,
abreast. up the center % the hall was the
auspicious entry Of Battery F. It's first
number was The Indian Ring" folloved
by the star figure" by the cannoneers.
With double eights by the gudo7 SC
tions.
i. Following this clever drill the revolving
wheel with center guidon was performed
This was a feature OF the afternoon
'Criss-cross into battery" was the com
mand then given by Capt Horn I'm
mediately the flying platoon turned ths
galleries into a cheering mass. Round
and round the inclosure with increasing
velocity sped the cOrdons. This scens
was an imitation Of the chariot races O.
ancient times. When the troops came Il
halt there were tventy-four horse!
abreast, awaiting the next command.
Intricate Figures
Stakes were driven in the center OF tn.
hail. and through these narrow paths TN
flying squadrons ganOpad. executing
spiral movements and intricate figures.
The bugler sounded retreat. and as th'
gates at the extreme end Of the hal
/ opened out sped the artiHerymen Will
colors flying in triumph.
/ Congratulations were shOwered on tn
officers al the conclusion Of the exhihi
tion, and the companies as they passed
by the crowds on their way 20 quarteri
were again cheered-
II was the general comment OF the com
manding officers that the drill vas IN
doubtedly the best ever held by the ar
tillery at Fort Myer.