The Washington times., 1913-03-28
HORSEWOhEN WILL
REPEAT THEIR FEATS
Society Girls and Army Officers
Present Pretty Spectacle
At Fort Myer Drill.

Elated by the plaudits of yesterday,
the sixteen dashing young society
horsewomen and the daring troopers of
the Fifteenth United States Cavalry,
who entertained a distinguished as
semblage in the drill hall at Fort Myer
at the first drill of the tournament
planned for the benefit of the post
YM c. A, expect to repeat their feats
today before an even larger crowd.
President Wilson and members of his
family and probably Vice President and
Mrs. Marshall will take their seats in
the galleries of the drill hall this after
noon. The President and Vice Presi-
dent will be in the audience of one of
the drills. and have announced their
intention of attending today if the
duties imposed upon them incident to
the foods in the Middle West do not
prevent their leaving their respective
Offices
Today's drill will start promptly at
c:30 O'Clock. Arrangements have been
made with the officials of the car line
running to the fort to have cars to ac-
commodate the crowds at the Virginia
end of the Aqueduct bridge in time to
convey them to the army reservation.
Distinguish Selves.
Washington's picked horsewomen-
for the sixteen dashing equestriennes
riding in the drills are the flower of the
local colony-assuredly distinguished
themselves in yesterdays exhibition.
Attired in regulation riding derbies and
wearing long black coats that barely
hid their close-fitting riding trousers,
the sixteen young women went through
cavalry drills, with as manv yeounG
army officers, while several hundred So
cfety folk, including many men and
women prominent in the official life of
the Capital. applauded vigorously.
The sight of the young women, arts
tically garbed, riding the cavalry
mounts with an army officer in braid
ed uniform riding at the side of each
presented the prettiest piece of eques-
trian art staged in this vicinity in
years.
Each of the young women was sure
of her seat and refined her horse with
a hand that would have excited the
envy of any horseman. The figures
were executed In unison. and as grand
finale, the troop of the riding hail. sa-
luting Colonel Garrard. commandant
of Fort Myer. as they passed his box.
All Vie for Honors.
In the exhibition jumping Privates
Thomas, Stoker. Giles. Tyler, and Cor
poidi f1SllflIiStr dlio ScA 11oihy
distinguished themselves. Every Off
Ger at the fort, all Of whom have taken
the greatest pains to make the drills a
success. did some individual duty dur
ing the drills, either by putting the
troops under their command to the test
in acrobatic stunts of horsemenship or
by intricate figures Of drills.
Those who rode in the equestr1enAe
drills were: Miss Buchanan and Lieu
tenant Oimstead, Miss Dickman and
Lieutenant russell, Miss Niche and
Lieutenant Graham, Miss Hitchcock
and Lieutenant Barnett. Miss McMur-
ray and Lieutenant Simpson, Miss Beat
ty and Lieutenant Carter Miss Bennett
and Lieutenant Dickey. Miss Chase and
Lieutenant Overton, Miss Allen and
Lieutenant Surles, Miss Anderson and
Lieutenant Burleson, Miss Howard and
Lieutenant Vanderveer, Miss Bacon and
Lieutenant Bradford, Mis- Mcdonald
and Lieutenant Downer, Miss Hoard
and Captain Eltinge, Miss Crane and
Lieutenant Johnston. and Miss Talbot
and Lieutenant Tate