The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-03-02

michael j. Lehman OF tnG oSCollu
pageant gaovothe signaluthat set
the program in motion and from
that minute until the Company ]
of the Third Battalion of Engi-
neers, in charge Of Capt. w. T.
Hannurn, set off the charge that
foiled the spectacular charge of
the Twenty-fifth Infantry and de-
stroyed the quickly made bridge
over which the Engineers and
their forces made their escape, there
was not duh moment. This hhh Tea
tire WIS one Of the most exciting Of
the day The Wild West circus was
also exciting, ~ vel as full Of comedy.
WALL SCALING BY COMPANY x
Company X Of the Second Infantry
opened the series OF events with
wall-scaling exhibition. This company
was in command Of Capt Paul B. ma
lone. The entire company Of approx
mately $50 men went over the high
wall In columns Of fours and IN almost
less time than IL requires 70 describe 1t.
III Tue HllAlE VI Gmo ms AOAoy AeSgt
with contestants entered from Eve out
itss the Twenty-hfth Infantry easily
outstripped all rivals covering enc
course in six minutes and one second
and beating the First Infantry by near
lya lap rhe Fourth Cavalry team An
ished third
re finals in the tug,of-war tourha-
n.ant were stubbornly contested, tho
FIRST Infantry finally pulling the Sec
ond Infantry team over the line IN an
exciting struggle that lasted for eleven
seconds. Not until the pistol cracked
Could it be told which had the advaht-
are, each team losing fraction alter
n.tely until TIE victors finally came
back with win and the ropernen Of
the Second were dragged 10 defeat.
This event was romdly cheered. :
sPLENDIDLy DRILLED HoRsEMEN
y Troop q Of the Fourth Cavalry
proved themselves q splendidly drilled
collection OF horsenen In the cavalry
dfin In fsadle. This troop is in~cotn-
ntand Of Capt. Lucius 4. Hoibrook.
The horses. too, showed an inteiiigence
almost human. In the different forTna-
tons, the rapidtty and grace with whfch
Trey passed from one, forrnattpn to the
other caused. repeated cheers from the
thou. nds in the preachers and on the
sidelines. The cavalry charge across
the 6enter Of the field toward Director
General Dcugherty's stand was spec
Troop q also furnished another ex-
citing feature in the rescue race, A
detachment from the company awaited
unmounted at one end Of the feld,
while an equal number Of mounted
troopers raced from the other, took
a dismounted trooper and returned with
him to the place Of starting. skilled
aud daring hOrsemanship on the part
of both rider and dismounted man were
shown TO a decided extent in this event
Fine Work by Signal Corps ,
A great Improvement was shown by
Company d of the Signal Corps In the
Signal Corps drill yesterday over that
OF year ago, though even at that time
the event WAS one of the most interest.
ing and well carried out events Of the
pageant. This outfit was in charge OF
Capt. George s. Gibbs. At the sigma
yesterday the entire company came on
their positions apparently without or
ders, and within three minutes after
the eaissOn carriage containing tht
electrical instruments was in place tbs
masts had been set in place, the an
tennae attached and communication es
tabl shed not only with Fort De Russy
hut Fort Rueer as well; 1t was splen
did illustration to the thousands !oi
civilians in attendance of the perfec
ton to which Uncle Sam has brought
hi sl stem of communication In Oh,
field. "-a.a.+--
The machine gun platoon contest wa
won by the Twenty-ffth Infantry il
competition with the Second Infantry
Bareback Drill Exciting -5"P.
The VARY driIl, bareback, by TroeI
l of the Fourth Cavalry was anothe
of the spectacular events Of the day
For twenty minutes this company, tn
riders mounted without saddle, wen
through maueuvers that would prov
difficult for skilled horsemen in saddle
Mo,nting aud dismounting with horse
running at breakneck speed, rider an
horse going over hurdles from tn
ground together, were mild in eompari
son with the Roman riding that fol
lowed. Riders driving two horses, eae
rider standing one foot on one hOrs
another on o second, raced around tn
field with an utter indifference TO dan
ger. This was fol owed by an exhib
tin Of pyramid riding, four riders
three tiers high, mounted on thre
horses This troop Is III command 0
Ca.t Christian BRAND, .SsH+
Fled Artillery in Action ,.A. o..
With lightninRiike rapidity q ba'
terry Of the First Field Artillery cam
on the field. and IN the events that 10
lowed the spectators scarcely had tim
to get over one thrill before anoths
followed. The batteries were brougt
into position AID put into action
re- iii order. After one voley at th
Diamond Head end Of the field a wats
pipe hurst, sending d stream Of watC
hirh i"to the air ard threatening
food the Rfld, a detachment Of so
d. re in the sileline, however, save
tn day ~ changing the leak an
getting ii under control, but not unit
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