The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-17
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The Judges IN saturday night ~ M
final dfess.tsfads rendered thrlf decisions
IN lhe sials and Interstate drill. The
prizes we're awarded ~ follows
Fof ARTILLERY Iialtefg u, Loulslanq
Field Aftillefy oi New Orleans, afsi
$780, Ilat,efy A, si Louis Light Arlit
lefy, second, $3.50
Pof Infantry Light Guards ot Hons
ton, Tes., first, 5000, 'fredway Hlnei
Of H. Louis, second, 81 1901 Columbus
Guards, Columbus, Ga, third, es0ol No.
bile Rifles, fourth, 10 prize Montgomery
ureys, Montgomery, Ala, nfth, no prliei
Washington Guards, Galveston, sixth, nc
prize,
Tho Richardson zouavca Of iudlanapo
were forced TO withdraw from the inter
state Infantry contest on account Of ioui
Of the members being overcome with the
heat, aud II was considered unsafe to al.
low them to participate,
The Houston Light Guard as com
pany were out drilled by long odds BY
both the Trcdways and the Columbus,
Guards, aud eau thank their commanding
officer Captain Scurry, for saving them
from being placed third on the list. Al
no time during the entire drill OF his
company did he lose his GOODNESS pres.
cnce OF mind or fail to give the proper
command. lie was the only officer who
did not bring upon bis company costly
errors. When the Light Guards appeared
all broken up andthelr friends had lost all
hope, he succeeded Ia restoring the com.
pany TO Its equilibrium. Had the officers
Of the Tredways done m well the first
prize would have gone TO ~. Louis. The
drill was decidedly close aud was only
won by the slightest sort OF good fortune
by the Light Guards.
| In the drill for the best drilled man,
the prize being the Noycs cup, worth
$3.50, II. u. Dumont, OF the Mobile Rifles,
was the victor, with Il. G. Spickerman,
OF the Trcdways, second. There wer,
sixteen competitors. The programme ol
the day consisted Of the great sham bat
tie, In which all the military participated
IL was q splendid Illustration OF mimic
war, and was witnessed by fully 10000
people. The award OF prizes gives per
feet satisfaction TO the companies, nj
feeling that the awards were fairly made
All Houston was wild with delight Sat
day night. The streetsarc filled with peo
pie and the shouts are deafenlng. In tn,
State contest between Texas companies
that had never won prize at IN inter
State drill the Washington Guards, o
Galveston, took the only prize offered
5000. The other companies were pace,
as follows, Austin Greys, second; Bren
ham Grcys, thlrdi Queen Cay Guards, -
Dallas, fourth, johnson Guards, o
Hampstead, nth, and Lamar Rifles, o
Dallas, sixth.
There Is d misunderstanding between
the Busch Zouayes and the drill man
ayers as regards the amount Of money th
Buschs are to receive for first prize. TIL
management rendered them $3.50, an
gave the Richardson Zouayes Of Indian
apolis $3.50 for second prize. The Busch
claim they are entitled 10 81, 900, aud at
cording to the terms Of the drill guide
book their claim Ii good. The exac
reading OF the part referring 10 the zouav
, drill, as copied from the guide.book, tll
zouaye drill is AS follows, "For zouaye,
: two or mora companIe, 10 enter. Al .OOo
. n bnt one COMPANY enters. $500 A
. three COMPANIES competed and the Bu.c
J Zouayes were awarded FIRST place thew =
D entitled 70 Inc al 'O0o. n Il said thu
) CaptaIn Roemer returned the check seu
him b, The drill management for sTsI
and dccIIues 10 take less than the al O0
bls eomnany won. Yesterday wa. a aal
, day in Galveston. Tine Tredway Riae,
he Columbus Guards. the Mobile Riae,
: the busch Zouayes. this Balm Zouayes. m
. Richarsson Zouayes and Batt.rv al m
, 81 Louis Light artillery went there on a
: excursion and gave exhibition drills 4
: Peach Park.
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