The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-07-10

entries, Sergeant Riddle, Pri.
vate j. w. Davis, Private G.
Nj. Davis and Private Green.
Form and performances only
counted in this contest, and
some beautiful horsemanship
was witnessed. The horse rid
den by Private @. nj. Davis was
adjudged the winner in this
contest, with Private Green,
second, and Sergeant Riddle,
third. The first prize was SIS. 90
and the second prize, IS 90.
In the rescue race. in which
were four teams of two men,
one mounted at scratch, the
other 200 yards in front, dis
mounted, the contestants wore
Sergeant Henderson and Colon
el Grow, Privates Fuller and
Spears, Sergeants Roseboom
and Farrell and Privates Stew
art and Marshall. In this ex-
citing race, the one in front ut
signal fired five shots with his
rifle. The competitor ut scratch
then rode forward firing FIVE
shots with revolver, picked up
dismounted man and returned
with him to scratch, both men
retaining their arms. This was
considerably more difficult than
it sounds, but Privates Fuller
and Spears came back first at
breakneck speed, with Privates
Stewart and Marshall second.
The first prize in this contest
was $500, the second prize,
$500.
The Roman race was pref
ty exhibition of horsemanship.
Two entries were made in this
contest, Sergeant Sease and
Private Maxey, each riding two
horses. Private Maxey was
adjudged the winner in this
contest, and was awarded the
prize of $500.
Much laughter among the
spectators greeted the mounted
tug of war by u. S. Cavalry
A heavy cable was stretched
across he diamond and at
either end was captain and
eight men mounted bareback,
| Only watering brides were
used on the horses, and the
horses were not to be grasped
around neck nor their manes
touched. A handkerchief was
knotted in the center of the
cable and lines marked on The
ground on either side of the
center. The object of the con-
test was, of course, TO pull the
cable away from the opposing
team, the handkerchief marking
the ground gained and held.
The team near the home plate
was Corporal Crows team, and
consisted of Sergeant O'Reilly,
Sergeant Roseboom, Corporal
Wilson, and Privates Maxey
Ecker, Carlson, Hammers and
j. w. Davis. This team had
the advantage in weight, and
the troop expected it to win,
and were consequently. highly
amused when the lighter team
under the direction of Sergeant
Sease, and composed of Ser
geants Henderson and Farrell,
Sergeant Lassard, Private Cal,
lahan, Evick, w. h. Stewart,
Watson and Corporl Suit, after
various mishaps, succeeding in
pulling the rope over to their
side and holding it there. They
received the $500 prize.
Privates Evick, Ecker, wat
son aud Morse were entered in
the wrestling match. They
were not permitted 10 grasp the
name of riders own horse, not
the name nor reins of opponents
horse. This contest provoked
much merriment in the grand.
stand, which lacking names,
substituted nicknames for the
wrestlers. In the second bout,
Private Morse was finally un-
seated by Private Watson, and
won the first prize OF $500.
1.-THE second prize of $500 went
/ to Private Morse.
In the field sports, William
Nickles, of this place, who was
prominent in athletics at col
Ilege, Won ia the running high
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