Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-04-22
STAFF OFFICERS
OF Sd MEXICAN
DIVISION here
General Amaro Unable to At
tend Event Because Of Pro-
hibition of Mexican Law

Owing to the Mexican laws which
prohibit division commanders of the
Mexican army from leaving the country
without the permission of the Mexican
Scongress, General Joaquin Amaro, com
= mander of the Third Division of the
army was unable to attend the field and
other events at Fort Brown today given
by Colonel Sedgwick Rice, Twelfth Cav
airy, as a return compliment for the
affair in Matamoros of last Saturday.
However, a number of the officers of
General Amaro's staff, as well as Of
ficers of the Matamoros garrison at
;tsnded. He was represented by Lieut.
enant Colonel Jose Alvarez, chief of
staff of the Third Division.
- The Mexican officers, who included
<ColoneI Alvarez, Lieutenant-C olonel
Arturo Bernal, Lieutenant-Co Colonel Naz-
ario Medina, Captain Abel Ortiz, Captain
J. C. Kennedy. Captain Pedro Mercado, OF
the generals staff, and Major Pedro
Lopez and Captain Chavez Sanchez Of
the Sixty-second cavalry and Captain
Samuel Urberina of the Forty-eighth in
7antry, were met at the international
bridge by Colonel Rice, Mexican Consul
~. M. Vazquez, and number of officers
Of the Twelfth Cavalry.
The visitors were escorted TO Fort
Brown where after being greeted by the
officers of the post they were taken TO
seats in the grandstand on the polo
grounds to watch the events OF the day.
After few selections by the Twelfth
<Cavairy band, the first event on the
program was a display of horsemanship-
and tricks in equitation by Captain Bohn,
riding Chicken one of the high
school horses Of the post, Lieut.. Benz.
Thomas, riding "Man-O'-War," and
Sergeant Rogers. riding Colonel Rice's
own horse, Bob"
All the riders exhibited skill in hand
ling their mounts, and Chicken" ridden
by Captain Bohn, was greatly applauded
for the variety and difficulty Of tricks
performed. Walking on knees, fancy
stepping, laying down at command, and
other stunts were performed by tho
"hich school" horse.
Jumping by ten Of the best riders Of
the garrison received much applause.
, The jumps were nine in number. in
rluding single bar, triple bar. and tho
brush jump.
Lieut.. Benz. Thomas won the jumping
contests. making all nine jumps without
fault Lieut.. Robt. burst was awarded
second place and Capt. Bohn third place.
Clever jumping Of Miss Elizabeth
Thomas, daughter Of Lieut.-Col. c. o
Thomas was enthusiastically applauded.
Others who jumped were Major II. l..
Flynn, Capt 7. NJ. Rocmer, Capt. F. VI.
! Harshbarger, Capt. Clinton Pierce, Capt
: ii. +. Rathjen, Capt. John Scott, Lieut.
VIM. Withers
After the jumping there was polo
game between two picked teams. The
: teams were known as the Orange and tho
White. The playing was excellent and
every period was close. The Orange
won by score Of 4 10 l. The teams
were: Orange Capt. Bohn, Lieut.. Thorn
as. Capt. Harshharser. and Lieut.. Mad.
dox.
white-Capt. Rathjen. Capt. Scott,
Capt. Roemer. and Capt. Pierce
After the games the officers Of Fort
Brown and their guests, who included
G.. r. Wilson, American consul 10 Mat
amoros, and Mayor Gonzalez Of Mata-
moros, adjourned 10 the officers pa
yilion where a cold luncheon was served.
MIR. Wilson. speaking in behalf of
Colonel Rice, thanked the officers Of the
> Mexican army for appearing in Fort
Brown and for their courtesy 10 Colonel
Rice and his staff last Saturday.
Colonel Alverez then referred to the
spirit Of fraternlizm existing between the
officers Of the Matamoros and Fort
Brown garrisons and expressed his hope
that the two nations, Mexico and United
States, would also exist on the brotherly
status. lie thanked Colonel Rice and
his staff for their hospitality in today's
affair.
Consul Vazquez made a short talk
hn which he spoke of the friendly re-
lations existing between Brownsville and
Matamoros. and how he hoped this con-
dition would continue.
Captain Robt. Kennedy OF Fort Brown,
speaking in behalf Of his brother officers,
expressed his coincidence with the views
of Colonel Alvarez on the friendly re-
lationship between the military forces on
both sides of the border.
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