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Show Tilt: value of swimming iu military taecteuvrta is thus stt out: An ImporUut feature of the recent cavalry msuteuvrrs iu I'nglaml was swiratilng civalry horses aerow tho Thani. Twenty officers of tlw guards determined to solve tlie prabteni for themselves. them-selves. Dashing Into the river with great excitement several succeeded In rnachiug the opposite bank in safety, uhh'o three rider? fell off ami had to l rescued b; boats. It is held that the trial proves the futility ot attempting to swim oavatry horses neroH a stream iu a body. Whitever, however, may be the ultimatum in regard bo tiie swim' tning of cavalry iiorses. there is n doubt that bwimoilng. as a part "I ihe drilled so'dlersiU likely to be brought lari-ely Iiit-i tiqal-ition. T.ie officers in attendance with the l'rapsror William at the R'J'siau military ir.amiiivres are said to Iiav, been sur,risl at nothing so much as at the shimming ex .dolts of tilt ilustian soldiery, "lljots olT!' ex daliiil tie colonel, wiicnhis lot-ttllon lot-ttllon reached the river Innk. Tlien, making the sign of the cross, he plan .red Iu hlatsslf, and the whole force followed him swimmlug to the other sif. Tnough swimming, ai a part of military drill, It is not b-wn heard of In this country, tbe facl that the ancient Greeks understood Its value Is shown by the fact that k few of them perished In tlie naval fight with Xerxes at Salamls. |