Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-23
CAMP Of CAVALRY
IS IN FULL swing
BRIGADE of Three Regiments
Assembled for Instruction
in Virginia Valley.
PROGRAM KEPT SECRET;
HARD WORK TO BE DONE
Expected Friction Because of Pres.
ence of Colored Troopers Fails
to Materialize.
pecial Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
| WINCHESTER, Va, July 23.-The camp
| of cavalry instruction, for which prepara-
| lions were made several months ago by
the War Department, was whipped into
shape bright and early this morning,
| when upward of $500 officers and troop
ers of the 10th, 18th and 18th regiments
We're given their first lessons of the
great war game which has been mapped
out by the general cavalry board since
the return of several of it's members
from Europe, where a long time was
spent studying maneuvers and tactics
which will be tried out here under the
| direction of those officers of the gen.
eral staff just back from Europe and
others ordered here by the War De-
| partment.
The public has not been permitted to
! get a glimpse of the program as outlined
! by the cavalry board, and it is not
| likely that such will be given out. Col.
G. Fl. Murray of the 18th Cavalry, who
| is in command of the camp, declared
that this concentration of the regi-
ments was for a serious purpose, and
the work will be very hard. 1t will by
| no means be a frolic or a picnic. Fur
| to say.
Silent as to Mexico.
| 1t has been reported that the troopers
may be ordered away at any time before
September 20, the date announced for
the closing of the camp of instruction.
because of the Mexican situation being
so acute out at brigade headquarters
! today no comment was made upon these
| reports The officers invariably decline
to discuss what may or may not happen
| in the future.
| The camp, which is situated about
four miles southeast of WINCHESTER,
just off the road leading from this city
to Front Royal, Va, occupies about
1.4OO acres Of rolling land belonging
to Noah w. Solenberger. and should 1t
become necessary there are 400 addi-
While camps of cavalry instruction
have been held before. it was stated
| today that the Winchester camp is the
most important, from a military point
| ton of cavalrymen known of in the
history Of the army for such a purpose.
Good Regimental Records.
Each regiment of the brigade has a
good record. The 18th Cavalry, which
! marched from Fort Og1ethorpe, Ga,
and, incidentally, the first to arrive
here. is called one of the very best of
the crack regiments of that arm of
the service. The 18th, part of which
marched from Fort Myer, Va. and the
| balance of which came by rail from
| Fort Sheridan, ILL.,, is noted for the dar-
ing evolutions of it's troopers, practi-
| cally all of whom ride with as much
| abandon as does a circus rider on a
trained horse.
The 10th Cavalry (fghting 10TH,
which is credited with having saved
Col. Roosevelts Rough Riders from be-
ing annlh1lated on San Juan hill dur
ing the Cuban war, is composed of
colored men and white officers
When the 10th came off it's long
march from Fort Ethan Allen, Vt.
some people feared there would be
trouble with them here in Virginia, but.
to their credit, the colorcd troopers
are as well behaved a set of men as
are the white soldiers who wear the
same uniform.
Troopers Well Behaved.
Although special plain clothes police
men have been employed by the city
authorities they have little to do.