The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-10-13
TROOP THRILLS
TWO THOUSAND
Cavalrymen Pull Stunts
Which Keep Spectators
On Their Toes.
RIVALED WILD WEST

Kenosha has had its days dedicat-
ed to special organizations but it took
the Troop E, 105th Cavalry under the
command of Captain John D. Alex
ander to make the old city sit up and
take notice. Not all the people of
Kenosha have known that Kenosha has
had cavalry troop but the fame which
will follow the mammoth field day pull
ed by the troop on Sunday will make
them definitely aware that there is
a real military organization in Ke-
nosha that can and will do things.
Two thousand people were on the
cavalry field at three o'clock and,
heard ex-congressman Clifford E. Ran
dali deliver a speech upon the "Aspir
ations of Soldier" Mr.. Randall told
of the organization from the time
that it was first organized until the
Troop was taken to France and up to
it's present peace time status. Mr..
Randall spoke feelingly of the troops
decision to name the Camp after Priv
ate Robert E. Williams, the youngest
Wisconsin soldier to die in France.
It was Congressman Randall who form
ally dedicated the Camp in honor of
the fallen hero and the field will
henceforth be known by that name.
The troop started things off with
bang and the entire troop galloped
madly around the field that is,
those troopers who were mounted on
horses which were not afraid of the
crowd. The other troopers had some
trouble with their mounts but it can
be said to the credit of the troop
that not single man with yellow
hat cord bit the dust during the en-
tire afternoon. There were some
wild horses that the troop annexed at
Camp Douglas during the summer en-
campment and these horses were
forced to make the round of the field.
The antics and bucking of some of the
horses entertained the crowd, more,
perhaps than the straight galloping
of the troopers.
The crack platoon which took first
honors in the state at Camp Douglas
and which was personally praised by
the governor gave an exhibition drill
at trot and gallop that opened the
ewes
horses have been trained to know the
drills almost as we'll as the cavalry
men and this feature was greatly APP
plauded by the crowd.
The decision of the regular army
officers in awarding Troop E first
honors at Camp Douglas was given the
stamp of approval of the Kenosha peo-
pie who called for more of the ex
hibition drilling.
The hurdling of the troopers gave a
new thrill to the people and the wo-
men especially in the crowd gave in
voluntary expressions of admiration
for the troopers and their mounts.
It was quite distinctly new thing for
the people of Kenosha who are used
to baseball games and other sports to
see real blooded horses going thru
their PAGES. The test of any horse
or horsemen for that matter, it is
said, is the manner in which the horse
and the rider takes the hurdle. And
be it said to the credit of the troop
and the horses that the exhibition
of hurdling was the most thrilling
thing witnessed in Kenosha for long
long time.
And They Had Fun.
And the spectators got many hearty
laughs over the antics of the troop
ers in the potato race. Any sort of
potato race is interesting but by
mounted men it is picnic. There
were six men entered in the event
- o,-,o5 NTH sharnnned lathS thew