Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-08-19
In Racing and Baseball Rusk
County Boys Were
Ahead
LADYSMITH TROOPERS
GOOD AT TRICK RIDING
Lieut.. MalOney and Sergeant Cooney
Win Leading Events.-CIyde
Nelson Trial
Camp Douglas, Sunday. Aug. IA.

Camp Douglas Sunday, Aug IA.
Ladysmith News-B Budget:
The LadySmith Mutineers won fame
yesterday afternoon against Colonel
Quilts best troops. In addition to the
enlisted men taking all of the places.
Lieut. Maloney took first in officers
hurdling.
The doubt, if there was such in any
minds, as to whether the men of Troop
b are soldiers. was quickly dis
PEELED in all minds of officers and men
of the whole regiment. The first event
was a mounted tug-O-war. We were
at a disadvantage, having to enter
first and stay against the different
troops until we lost. We dragged them
all across the field. The second event
was potato race. Potatoes were
dropped at various intervals along ne
parade ground. the different entries
lined up and riding bareback, had TO
dlsmount at each potato, place it IN
Il saddle bag which was fastened
around the horses neck turn at the
end of the course and race back Ser
Seant NeitZel, of Ladysmith, won ty
long margin. The horse was Mabic.
In the saddle race, "B" troop had two
entries. The feat was to ride one hun
dred yards with only halter, then
saddle, bride and return. Sergeant
COOney had crossed the line by the
judges at the starting point before the
second man had finished saddling. The
ri6
Lieut.. MalOney, won the officers hurd-
ling, which score was tied by Babe,
who won for the enlisted men. Ser
geant Matchett, riding Buddy, was
second. The last event was wrestling
on horses. The last three mounted in
the ring were Cooney. Neitzel and
Radloff, all of Ladysmith.
Th Iadysmith troop entertains the
squadron evenings with trick riding,
mounting and diSmOunting at a gal
lop, hurding and jumping. Riding
two horses standing up is old stuff
now.
Baseball
Sunday afternoon "B' troop WON
the first game of a series for the cham
pionship, Superior being the victim
The score was IA t. !, 1t is conclusive
proof that horsemanship is not the
only place that Ladysmith eXcels.
Clyde Nelson was tried on a charge
of first degree murder. Judge MelrOse,
of MondOvi. occupied the bench. At
torneys Preston and Moore, of Lady
smith, appeared for the defendant
while Olson and Poole were the prose
cutting attorneys. Bob Beaumont en-
tered the complaint. Sergeant Beau
mont had secured the rattle snake,
which Clyde Nelson was accused of
killing, at great cost (four cigarets
and a box Of snuff for the sole pur
pose OF mailing it to the mayor of La
dysmith, hoping that upon opening it,
he would be bitten and thus his de-
mise would be brought about, Robert
Carnachan, famous snake expert who
was brought here from California, de-
clarcd that the snake in question was
not a rattler. Regardless of the fact
that the charge was for killing a rat
tie snake, which was proved false, the
jury which was drawn from Superior
and Stanley, declared him guilty
Hence Clyde will be seen at Z 10 this
evening rolling a tWo-inch candle down
the troop street with his nose, with
two men keeping the cadence on the
part of him that is highst withstrapS
Attorneys Preston and Moore are in
tears from the fact that it was the first
case that they ever lost.
The troop spent the afternoon Ola
the range yesterday, Lieut.. Maloney
was all puffed up over a shot he made
at bird. We peeked at his score card
TO see if there was any reason for the
chest. All we will say is mot so good
The troop will return to its home
station Saturday night Oh the II :05
train>
HorrorrorrssssS. HorrOrrorrsssss
Sergeant Beaumont was caught
working. The shock was SO strong
that most of the troop had to go on
sick report. And that's not all. Ser
geant OlSons mustache is getting TO
be very useful in keeping off the horse
flies. He has detailed Beaumont and
Dinty Moore to keep it curled.
At retreat last night most Of the
officers faced in the wrong direction
to salute. 1t was not until retreat was
nearly finished that they discovered
that it was Slim Smart, of Weyer
haeuser, and not the flag pole they
were safating. Now don't think that
we are prevaricating, for it is known
that he has to sleep in pup tent on
the installmept plan.