The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-07-09
THE FrFrn cAvALaY.
How the Companies as Fort Laramie
Celebrated the Day.
FoRr LARAMIE. July 6.

Celebrated the Day.
FoRT LARAMIE, July 6.
Presuming that the fifth horse yet
has q few friends In Cheyenne, have
TO let them know what enjoyment IL
took part In on the celebration day.
The following Is the programme:
shostiax Match
AT a. m. the teams OF companies A
and g met at the target grounds A
company, rs 1t will be remembered,
was the winning company In two
matches last summer while at Fort
Russell, and still hold the shot gun pre-
sented 10 the best team by Gen. Mer-
ritt and other officers. When the Sc
lection for the members OF the Creed
more team was made. the company had
been In the aeld for over six months,
and had no reports Of target practice.
hence Its men were debarred from the
detail TO the national shooting match,
and man was detailed from company
G, which probably caused some Of the
men Of the former company TO feel as
II an injustice had been done to them,
although the Ute Indians were the only
ones who could properly be blamed.
A match between the teams was, how
ever, arranged. The result Of which
was:
Company G: 200 yards, 70 shots; to-
tai, n points. 400 yards, 25 shots; to-
tai 75 points. Grand total, 146 points.
Company A: 200 yards, IS shots; to-
tai ss points. 400 yards, 1s shots; TO-
tai, CT points. Grand total, 155 points.
A company won by nine points, and
had seven shots 10 spare.
The next was
Tub nace.
On the Laramie river. not passable for
other vessels than the laundresses wash
tubs, could be seen lively race he
tween about n dozen men In washtubs.
Only a few reached the destination, and
most Of them came home like .
drowned dog.n
Tho winner OF the race was an infan-
try man of company ID, Fourth infan-
try.
Next on the programme was the
National salute.
Thirty-eight guns, fired by old artillery
men under command OF Lieut.. Swift,
was a grand success.
Then came the exercises on the pa
rade ground, viz:
A 100 yard race-First prize, 90; won
by man Of company d, Fourth. infan-
try. Second prize, s2.50; won by a
man of company X, Fifth cavalry.
Hurdle race, 75 yards-First prize,
IS; won by u man of company d,
Fourth infantry. Second prize, SO 80;
won by a man Of the band, Fifth cav
airy.
Wheelbarrow race, 40 yards-Time,
five minutes. First prize, a.; won by
private Howard, company A, Fifth
cavalry. Second prize, $3.50; won by
a man of X company, Fourth infan-
try. Third prize, 81; won by private
Carroll, company A, Fifth cavalry.
Sack race, so yards-First prize, IS;
won by private Howard, company A,
Fifth cavalry. Second prize, s2.5c;
won by -
Go rs you please, five times around
the parade ground, 2,730 yards First
prize, SO; won by private Suites, band
Fifth cavalry. Second prize. IS; won
BY a man Of company X, Fourth in
fantry.
This ended the exercises at the post,
and the scene Of amusement was now
the race track near the Platte river.
First race, one-half mile-Three
horses entered. First prize, $50; won
by company X, Fifth cavalry. Second
prize. sl5; won by company I, Fifth
cavalry.
Scrub race, one-fourth mile-One
prize, So, and one dollar for each horse
entered in the race. which made the
prize sl4; won by company G, Fifth
cavalry.
Slow mule race-Three mules enter
ed. One prize, $40; won by the water
wagon team.
After tattoo-Beer and sore heads.
MEMBERS OF THE FIFTH HORSE.