The chronicle=news., 1914-11-12

tho ayiators, not forgetting the
United States troops. secured through
s2ec.al permission granted by the
United States government for this oc-
casion only, who will stage a pro-
gram of skilled and fearless horse
manship events, possible Of accom-
plishment only by horsemen OF
years of training, combining their
experience with natural riding
ability and saddle generaiship.
1t will noto be pink tea you arc
attending when you visit the fair
grounds on the afternoon Of the big
meet. One attends an aviation and
motor cycle racing meet with an eS-
pectation of being thrilled, of. having
something presented that will send
the blood corpuscles coursing thru
the veins, that will send cold and hot
waves running up and down his spin
al column. And feel assured that
Berger's artists Will give you tho
thrills. cold chills and all After
witnessing few of the stunts staged
IL your hair doesn't assume a per2en-
dicular attitude either you have no
red blood in your veiD, or you are
shy on hair.
In the military tournament. which
will be of a scope and character to
compare with any ever staged. four
troops from that picked body Of men.
the Eleventh Cavalry. will partici-
pate. The troops are Troops A. B. c.
and d. AS an additional feature
there will be a machine gun platoon
seen in intricate drill, giving an ae-
quate exemplification of the import
ant part this deadly gun 1lays in
modern warfare.
The military program is of such
excellence that we print it in full so
that visitors to the meet will; get an
idea of what they will be treated to
/ through the presentation Of this ad
led. sensational attraction. The
military program in full follows:
No. l. Rescue race, two men and
one horse per troop.
No. 2. Roman race. one man and
.wo horses per troop.
No. 3. Guidon race. relay: tal
,ne mile, twice around track: fbr
our relays.
No. 4. Mounted flat race, one
,alf mile, one man per troop.
No. 5. Jumping contest, two men
Ter troop.
The rescue of a wounded man by
horseman who dashes out into the
,ullet-swept field of battle, picking
,p his comrade without perceptibie
,a,lse in his mad flight and bearing
lin to a place Of safety: the Roman
ace. in which men circle the track
mounted standing on two horses: the
'uidon race: the jumping contest
when the riders negotiated four feet
'urdles placed at various points
bout the track. are but a few of the
exhibitions which will be presented
II the military tournament.
Possibly an introduction of Captain
A. n. Hardy might seem superfluous
The captain has long been acknowl-
edged to be the champion rifle shot
of the world and that he is without
equal in his own, field is conceded.
But the captains exhibition as it
will be seen in Trinidad contains so
many new and unique features that
1t raises it in class by itself. Cap
tain Hardy and Aviator Heth will
engage in OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
contest which has never before been
attempted. Rising to height of
1000 or more feet Heth will enact
the part of fighting airman swoop-
ing down with deadly bombs upon an
unexpected and sleeping camp. He
will drop the missiles of death from
that great height while cleaving the
air at the rate of mile minute.
Utilizing long spiral 'dro, theHviat-
or will hurtle down toward the track.
turn the planes Of the machine as he
drops the bombs and attempts to
gain safety in the air before the re-
pelling force is aware Of his presence
and tho close proximity to death
which assails them.
Captain Hardy is the repelling
foroo and will thoof and pxD1odc thp