Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-08
SOLDIERS HAVE BIG PAYDAY
Also the Army Bewilders Crowd with
Splendid Maneuvers,
GREATEST CROWD IS ON HAND
ThrOnEa Estimated at over Twenty
Thousand-Pay Roll Amounts to
R8O,OOo-LOcaI Seat Managers
GIeefuI Over Returns.

The local men in charge of the sale Of
seats and boxes were smiling with a set
tied satisfaction last night, since they had
been abel to report to President Pickens
that the cost OF erecting stands and max
ing other preparations for the tourna-
ment was in hand and part of ths coin
taken in yesterday afternoon would 20 into
the fund that is divided among the soldiers
taking part in the weeks work and play.
This afternoon the prize program of the
whole week IL to be pulled off and with
the fine weather continuing ground rules
viii very likely have to be made to Keen
the audience In bounds. Yesterday the
ushers and the officers having the field
in charge were put to 1t right hard to
maintain the kind Of order and discipline
that is absolutely necessary for the sue
cessful carrying out of such a list of
events as the soldiers put on. People would
overflow onto the grass beyond the boxes
and on the other three sides of the parade
ground they simply had to be allowed to
push out their front ranks far beyond the
line they were held to on the other days.
Such crowds of school children as were
present are seldom seen anywhere out
side OF school, and many a brave woman,
falling any way to get there, brought her
baby in arms with her through all the
crush of the street car scramble. The
youngsters overran everything and only
by the closest kind of watching was the
chance for accident avoided after the sham
battle that accompanied the bridge build
ing stunt, Boys of every age from s to Is
stormed the field from every possible
entry, long before the firing has ceased
In search of the discarded cartridge shells
They we're chased off again and again, but
like stubborn scouts following Indians they
would not be denied. A man searching for
a shell when the dress parade ended
couldn't find enc with a rake.
Two or three novelties were added to the
program for Friday afternoon. Perhaps
the best, and one Of the greatest treats
that even Unole SANS army can provide,
was the cavalry drill by Troop C of the
Seventh. This troop is commanded by
Captain z. H. Humphrey a son of the
General Humphrey who is so we'll known
to many OF the citizens Of Omaha. Horses
and men acted as one in some Of the most
difficult and striking maneuvers to be
seen anywhere in the world" as Major
Nicholson earnestly declared. Printed de-
scriptions would hardly do justice to the
movements OF this remarkably we'll trained
body Of mon; ana every man and horse is
enrolled in the troop, not picked for the
occasion They WaltEed, rode figure eiEhts
at gallop formed crosses, stars, circles.
backed into position, sidestepped into line:
In fact gave an exhibition of horseman-
ship and drill not to be surpassed by any
professional organisation OF any kind,
And ut was all IN the days work"
The relay race and the rescue race were
also new features on the card. In the
first attempt the rescue race was q tie, but
on the second card Corporal Dare and
Private Jordan OF the Seventh cavalry won
first sergsant Westbrook ana Private
Casey Of the Fifteenth second, Sergeant