Field Day Sports at Ft. Riley, Kansas (1911)
This film of the Fort Riley encampment is a grand revelation of the work National Guard troops undergo. The marching of soldiers in gala attire on some national holiday is all the people ever witness in this regard; and they do not know that the soldier is trained in any other performance, except perhaps the carrying of his gun. And if there be any doubt what our "boys" can do one look at this picture, of their work on the Pawnee Flats, will be a convincing answer to the question. In the target drills we behold the amazing accuracy of our gunners. They were compelled to vacate the danger zone in quick order by the officials as they were in imminent peril of their lives; but the camera had caught the targets under fire, at a focus never before attempted in picturedom. This feature alone of the picture puts it in a class entirely by itself; but apart from the daring charges and counter-charges, the many and wonderful evolutions, bewildering drills, realistic sham battles with lumbering field artillery, this film is an educator. It is unique merely as a spectacle. In fact, without a peer, but viewed from a patriotic standpoint, it has a mission. To inculcate a feeling of self-protection, in that our country is in the vanguard as to military prestige. Every form of field sports, drills and athletic stunts are gone through with a vim and dash that make the spectator's veins sparkle and thrill with new life and spirit.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Mark M. Dintenfass | Producer |
