El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-22
TOURNAMENT To
Be HELD At POST
Cavalry Division Will Have
Elimination Tournament
Here in September.

A cavalry tournament will be held at
Fort Bliss in September to select a
team to represent the cavalry division
in the international mounted COMPETE
tons at the Panama-Pacific exposition
the first week in October.
Teams from the Third, Ninth, Tenth.
18Th, 18th and 18th cavalry regiments
VIII attend this tournament which will
be held on the Fort Bliss parade ground
and reservation. Gen James Parker
viii be the executive officer Of the pre-
uminary tournament to be held at the
post and he viii come here from Fort
Sam Houston on Sept. / to assume
charge Of the tournament
Each OF the six cavalry regiments
and the sixth field artillery regiment
will send teams to compete in the post
tournament Each team viii be made
up Of six officers and - men, making
total OF 30 army athletes who will
compete in the preliminary tournament.
Each officer will be allowed two horses
and each enlisted man one horse, max
ing total OF 252 horses which will be
used in the tournament Each troop
OF cavalry in the cavalry division will
be represented in this tournament and
the tournament will start on Sept. s.,
and continue week
To Train Two Months.
To prepare for this tournament which
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cisco for the international mounted
contests, practice will be held during
July and August at the regimental
headquarters. All members of these
teams VIII be excused from drills and
other duties which viii interfere with
their training for the preliminary train
ing. A team captain will be selected
for each Of the regimental teams and
he viii have complete charge Of the
team from his regiment until after the
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Officers Get Leaves.
Second Lieut.. William A Raborg, Of
the 18th cavalry, has been given an
additional leave Of one month
Second Lieut. John n. Thompson. OF
the 18th cavalry stationed at Columbus
n. NJ, has been given a leave Of two
months beginning Nay %.
Capt George W. Kirkpatrick. Of the
18th cavalry. has been given a leave OF
absence Of one month and Is days fol-
lowing his work at the army service
school
capt. Robert NJ. Nolan. Of the signal
corps stationed at Fort Bliss, has been
granted a leave Of one month, effective
June 1.
First Lieut.. David A. Henkes. Of the
18th infantry. has been given a leave
OF two months.
First Lieut. Victor Foster has been
granted a leave following the compile
tion Of his detail at the mounted SER
vice school at Fort Riley he Is mem
Der Of the 18th cavalry.
Lieut.. COyIe on Leave.
Second Lieut. Earl H Coyle. OF the
18th cavalry, has been granted a
months leave effective July l.
First Lieut.. Matthew H. ThOmlisOn
OF the Sixth infantry. has been grant
ed a leave Of absence and an extension
OF 3 days
Second Lieut. Edward +. Whitseu. OF
the Sixth infantry, has been granted
leave Of two months effective June ].
Capt Jennings 3 Wilson. Of the nth
stationed at Douglas, Ariz. has
been gigven a two months leave
Lieut. Col William kenly, OF the
Sixth field artillery has been granted
a leave OF one month. to take effect
upon the return of Col Edwin St J.
Gre5le. who is now on leave.
Capt. Rudolph E Smyser. Of the 18th
cavalry. who has been stationed at
Maria. Tex is now on leave. having
received an extension OF one month
Second Lieut. Chester P. Barnett. OF
the 18th cavalry stationed at Fort Bliss.
has been granted a leave Of absence
Of three months because Of exceptional
reasons
Give Davis Two Months Vacation
Gen. Thomas F. Davis, commander OF
the cavalry brigade at Douglas, Ariz-,
has been given a leave Of two months,
Second Lieut.. Carroll A Bagby, or
the 18th infantry, has been granted
leave OF absence of two months and
has left on his leave
Second Lieut.. Charles X Nulson. OF