Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-30
GOVERNORS HORSE GUARDS
Description of Their Reception and
Names of the Victorious Filters.

Description of Their Reception and
Names of the Victorious Filters.
MACON, GA, May 29.-Nearly 5000
people witnessed the tournament of the
Governors Horse Guards, of Atlanta, at
Macon Park this afternoon. The Guards
/ arrived last night, forty-five strong, Capt.
John Milledge commanding. The Macon
Volunteers and several hundred citizens
met the Guards at the depot and escorted
them through the principal streets amid
a grand pyrOtechnic display. The Volun-
teers gave the Guards a reception at the
armory, and then conducted them to the
/ Brown House, where a supper had been
prepared. To-day the Guards gave
street parade. The tournament this after
noon, ON the mile track at. the park, was
a very brilliant affair. No accident
occurred. The tilt consisted of the
head, ring and sabre exercise i'm
horsemanship. Fifteen troopers entered
as follows, and made total scores as fol-
/ lows out Of possible 81: +. A. Arnold
40, George Paine 40, J. NJ. Calhoun A., G.
I {. WhltlOck 81, II. c. Glenn Q, Il. j. You
mans 4S. Lieut.. Frank Gordon u, T. ID.
Arnold So, L. O. Stephens 81. J. =. Trotte,
y, j. J.. Beatty 40, Il. l.. Jones %. Charles
/ Wrenn 40, (. I. Paine 81, and Capt. John
/ Milledge %.
/ r. l.. Jones won the first prize, the COM
/ pany medal,a gold watch and chain valued
I at Sl50 and the privilege of crOwning the
| Queen Of Love and Beauty. T. j. You
mans won the second prize of $75aud
gold crown for the first maid of honor. j.
NJ. Calhoun won the third prize OF $50
and crown for the second maid of honor.
Troopers f. A. Arnold, George Paine.
J. L. Beatty and Charles Wrenn, who tied
on forty for the fourth prize ran, one tilt
over, and trooper Arnold scored ten,
Paine fourteen, Beatty seventeen, and
Wrenn fourteen. Trooper Beatty won
the fourth prize, SO, and the crown for the
third maid of honor.
The prizes We're presented by J. G.. Zach
ry Of Atlanta, in an appropriate speech
at the park.
The judges of the tournament were as
follows: Time, W.O. Jones and j. W.
Thayer, of Atlanta, and A. G.. Butts, of
Macon; infantry head, 5. r. Jaques and
JnO. L. Hardeman, of Macon. and z. W.
/ Wilson, of Sparta; first ring quartz point,
=. i. Jones, Of Atlanta. T. W. Cabannis, of
Forsyth, and W. W. Parker, of Macon;
second head, right cut, VIM. Wiley, Geo.
Findlay and S. S. Pegram, of Macon;
/ second tierce point, c. Z. Sciple and r. II.
1 Knapp, of Atlanta. and Albert R.Lamar, of
/ Macon; sabre exercise, COrpl. Russell. of
/ the Georgia Hussars, of Savannah, Wm.
Z A''oS, "a -ueiSohs l.. " avery VI Aliduld,
I and WilberfOrce Daniels, of Augusta;
/ horsemanship, w. W. Carnes, Geo. Plant
and o. Timberlake, of Macon
A grand ball was given tonight at
7 Masonic Hall, complimentary to the
/ Guards. Miss Aurie Hail. of Macon, was
/ crowned queen and received an elegant
/ pendant diamond brooch; Miss Lowe, of
| Columbus first maid of honor; Miss
| Nichols, of NacOochee, second maid of
I honor, and Miss Alberta Lamar, of
| Macon, third maid OF honor. Each maid
/ the Governors Horse Guard.
Il. W. Patterson made the presentation
/ speech. Supper was served at midnight.
I The Guards leave tomorrow morning,
\ highly elated at their Macon trip and
/ Macon is captured by the Guards.