El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-15
READY FOR
T0URNANEN
City and Army Working
Hard For Big Military
Pageant Oct. s to 10.

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! grounds are TO be scraped and all OF the
I sand and silt removed from the outrleld
I TO allow the cavalry and infantry resi-
I ments To drill on the ball field without
! raising a heavy dust Additional seats
are to be placed at the park, the ap-
/ proaches TO the park rOped for the
/ safety Of the public and plans are being
/ made for policing the big park during
| the tournament Walter ) Clayton IS
{ chairman OF the committee in charge Of
| this work.
The 18th cavalry has been invited to
Z attend the tournament as the guests OF
I the eighth brigade. The 18th belongs
! IN the second brigade. but number OF
/ the skilled riders viii probably appear
] on the program OF the tournament a
/ track and field team from the 18TH
I may also participate in the tourna-
I ment Gen. Tasker r. Bliss. command
/ er OF the southern department, has also
I been invited to witness the tournament
maneuvers-
Crack Riders to appear.
Cavalry riders Of International repu-
I tatiOn viii ride I'm the tournament
Capt Ben Lear and T. F. Graham, Of
I the 18th cavalry. took part in the in
( ternational riding contests at the
I Olympic contest which was held In
Stockholm, Sweden. Lieut. Graham
has also ridden in London and in other
I cities Of. Europe
The chorus OF 100 male voices. which
VIII sing patriotic songs in Cleveland
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I IS being organized II viii Include
/ both civilian and army singers James
o. McNary viii direct them and the
concert viii be a part OF the evening
program in the downtown park Band
concerts VIII also be given in CleVe-
/ land square during the tournament and
massed concert OF all the bands IN
/ the border brigade may be given
Second Day Events.
The program for the second and
third DAYS Of the tournament is
Exhibition drill by a battery OF the
! Sixth field artillery, time allowed 20
minutes; to start promptly at 1880 p m
Exhibition drill by troop OF the l5ln
cavalry, time allowed, 20 minutes; TO
start promptly at $3.50 p m
Exhibition Butts manual drill by
company Of the goth infantry, time al
. lowed. 20 minutes; to start promptly
at 2-10 p m
200 yard dash. time allowed. % min
utes. 10 start promptly at 2-30 p. m;
intercollegiate association rules
Shot put 10 start promptly at 2-30
p M intercollegiate association rules
Artillery driving contest, time al
lowed, 20 minutes to start promptly at
ESQ %. m Rules; Teams 10 consist OF
caisson fully equipped, six horses and
harness. three drivers. trOt and gauOp
over a course to be laid down on the
field.
Potato race for cavalry. time allowed.
Is minutes; to start promptly at $40
Escort. wagon race, time allowed, 20
minutes; TO start promptly at 5;25 p m
Rules Two men per wagon contest
ants viii harness, hitch team to the
wagon. and drive over prescribed
course at a trot. after which they viii
unhirch and uuharness team. place
harness in place prescribed by judges
and tie one animal to each wheel Of
wagon
rive mile hike for infantry. to start
promptly at 8-a5 ..
Exhibition Of buzzer by a company
OF the signal corps. time allowed 20
minutes; TO start promptly at $50 p m
Artillery call TO arms, time allowed
90 minutes. 10 start promptly at $40
p m Rules. Men to dress, break
camp harness, prepare for action move
200 yards 70 the front taking every
thing in the way OF equipment Win
, them. execute Action front between
two Indicated pegs, on one Of which
shall be a shipping tag containing 1lr-
ing data for indirect laying, using time
shrapneL Gun 10 be laid according TO
data When gunner calls Ready" all
men Of gun crew to step one yard
away from post and rest Time 70 be
taken from first note of call 10 Arms
TO call Ready by gunner
Relay race. time allowed, IS min
utes: 70 start promptly at 4-50 p m
Rules. Each squad leader TO be given
a letter 70 be delivered at a point one
half mile distant. with privilege OF
. as he desires
Horsemanship. enlisted men. time al
lowed. so minutes 20 start promptly
at 4-f5 p m Rules Enlisted men,
government Entries Two from each
squadron or battalion. Equipment
. Double bride and saddle; performance
of horse and rider to count. Require
meuts: Enter at gallop: halt and salute
judges. back 10 feet and halt on fore
hand 10 right about, walk, on hauncnes
TO right about, on fOrehand to left
about. walk. on launches to left about
full trOt, slow trOt, on two tracks leIt
I Oblique, on two tracks right obhque,
Eallop, left lead slow trOr. gallOp right
lead. ride twice over figure s (eight)
changing lead with each change of d.
rection. halt, await Instructions from
judges. Entries allowed four minutes
for complying with above program
Pyramid race, entries limited TO one
team per regiment; each team to con-
sist Of at least 10 men and four horses
Performances TO count
Program for the Third Day.
Exhibition COssack drill by a troop
OF the 18th cavalry, time allowed, 20
minutes; TO start promptly at 1850 p. N.
Tent pitching and extended order
drill by signals, by a company OF the
Sixth infantry. time allowed. 20 min
utes- TO start promptly at 1850 %. m.
Artillery drill. time allowed, % min
utes: 10 start promptly at 2:1O D. m
40 yard dash, time allowed. 20 min
utes; 10 start promptly at 2-S0 %. m.
Tent pitching. time allowed 20 min
utes: TO start promptly IL $50 p. m
Rules, Each team Of eight men TO
pitch at pllces indicated one pyramtGal
tent Articles or field equipment to be
used after manner followed in Organi-
Zauon; tent and pegs furnished on
field. hood Of pyramidal tents closed:
time TO count so percent; form TO count
20 percent; appearance 70 count 20 per
cent Any method Of pitching viii be
permitted
Wall scaling. time allowed. % min