El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-11
GYMKHAAA WILL
SUPPLY THRILLS
Army Contestants and So
ciety Women Will Be
Among Competitors.

Thrills are promised by army officers
who are planning a gymkhana TO be
/ held Sunday arJ-raoOn. July 19, at 3
| o'clock between the 18th infantry and
I the Sixth infantry camps in Cotton ad-
dition- There will be races for men,
dashes for women, combination races
for men and women Among the women
riders will be those most prominent IN
FL Paso's social life. The first two
events will be for the army enlisted
I men and on-commissIoned officers
A machine gun contest will be the
/ second race. Sections Of the machine
I gun companies Of both regiments will
run 100 yards, dismOunt guns. fire five
plank cartridges, remOunL and return
ID the starting point covering a dis
lance OF about 200 yards Cash prizes
VIII be awarded TO the winners Of these
two events.
Egg and Spoon Race.
The society event Of the afternoon
VIII be an egg and spoon race to be
Ildden by society women Of FL Paso-
me course viii be a quarter Of a mile
ana the contestants viii have 10 carry
IN one hand an egg placed in a spoon.
The first horseback rider in at the fin
ism with her egg still in the spoon viii
be the winner.
Seventh Race Feature.
IN the seventh race, in which the man
mounted on horseback starts off with
a thread in his hand and an unlit ci-
Saret IN his mouth He must ride
around a flag, and up to a fence where
ne hands the thread 10 a woman who
threads II through a needle and lights
his cigareL The winner is the first
man back with threaded needle and
clgaret burning. This race Will cover
about one-Quarter OF d mile.
The eighth race has heen named the
week End" race The contestant at
signal mounts horseback carrying a
dress suit case He must ride around
the flag. dismOunt. tpen his suit case
and dress himself in a suit OF paiamas.
remOunt and return with the dress suit
case IN hand. The first one in over
the distance Of one quarter OF a mile
wins. This race viii be run on the
north side Of the dry irrigation ditch.
"VictOria Cross Race.
The real horsemanship will come in
the Victoria Cross race, the ninth
event Of the program In this the com
peutorS start standing dismounled be
side an unsaddled horse At signal the
contestants will mount bareback. ride
over five jumps at a distance Of one
hundred yards apart, to a line of feed
sacks filled TO weigh about so pounds
Each man will mount with a sack and
return over the jumps TO the start The
winner will be the first one in with a
sack About a half mile will be COW
cred in the race.
Capt. NJ l. Cummins Of the 18th in
fautry, is manager OF the events and
chairman of the committee in charge.
which is composed OF Lieut.. W. H
Simpson, Sixth infantry: Edward L
Tinker. and John Eaething.
Auto Parking Space Provided.
There will be no admission charged
to the Gym Kahna and ample parking
space will be reserved for automobiles.
The road from Cotton and Third streets
viii be marked by flags or guides.
Capt ". l. Crimmins will ACCEPT en-
tries until the morning Of July 18th. He
may be reached by phOning the 9th in
fantry camp, 1890
The judge Of the events will be Mrs
] ohm Naething. Charles NJ Bassett. Gar
nett King, Mai. J. L Hines and Capt
Alfred W Bjorstad.