Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-11
THE INTERSTATE DRILL.
The Judges Award--First Prize Wor
by the Houston Light Guards.
Honors to St. Louis and New Orleans
The State Contest.
The Special Prizes and Sham Battle
Incidents OF the Day.
special 10 tho Gazette.

Special 10 tho Gazette.
Houston, May i0,-'rhe judges de-
clsion was rendered ut 0 o'clock this
evening, aud placed the Light Guards
first; Tredway Rifles second; Columbus
Guards third; Mobile Rifles fourth;
Montgomery Greys flfih; Washington
Guards sixth. Xouave dfill-Busch
first; Richardson second; Balm third.
Artillery-New Orleans first st.
Louis second.
State driil--W Washington Guards first;
Austin Greys second; Brennan Greys
thru.
Austin Greys second; Brenham Greys
third; Queen City Guards fourth;
Johnson Guards iifth; Lamar Rifles
sixth.
The special prize, the Noyes
cup, valued at $3.50, was
contested for thism0rning by two men
from each company, and WAS awarded
to Private II. B. Demont OF the Mobile
Rifles after hard struggle.
The agony Is over, and Houston's
interstate drill Is "A thing of the past
II must be counted n grand success,
though not more than
twelve thousand strangers were pres.
emf. Had 1t not been for the rains OF
last week, the city would not have
been able TO accommodate the v. 81.
throDg that would have been here.
The entertainment was closed this
afternoon by grand sham battle,
participated In by all the troops.
II was very exciting, though II might
have been prolonged considerably had
tho general in command perfected a
plan OF action. AZ IL was, II merely
amounted to.an explosion OF blank
cartridges. and The Interest was kept
alive by the frantic PUSHES OF ambu.
lances after supposedly dead men.
At s o'clock the soldiers were formed
into line, and Gov. Ireland delivered
them speech which was we'll re-
celved, nfter which the final dress
parade was made and the prizes pre-
sented to the winning companies.
The decision OF tlls judges gives gen
cral satisfaction, as IL about meets the
estimates formed during the week and
telegraphed TO THE GAZETTE. The
Houston Light Guards put up very
] fine drill, an exceptional one In fact,
and Its superiority over all was gem
orally admitted after the contest wfs
over, SO much go that they were
barred from the pools. They and
the Columbus Guards were about the
only companies that drilled up TO theli
standard, both the Tired ways and Mo
biles making bad breaks, due IN a great
measure to the poor manual and tht
captains inaccurate commands
The Columbus Guards have
always been considered thu
dark horse. Great sympathy is cx
pressed for the Mobile Rifles, as they
drilled under difficulties, Capt. WI
liams being lndlsposed. The Tired
ways are In llne spirits this evening
and In a speech. Capt. Walbridge snit
that the Trtdways were tn
finest drilled company In TN
United States. and hnd beaten
the Light Guards, but Capt. Ton
Scurry OF TINT company had beateI
Capt. Walbridge.
The Tredways, Baln Zouaves, st
Louis Artillery and Busch Iouave
left for Galveston this evening. ans
start for home tomorrow night, ans
the other companies are leaving b,
All the soldiers express themselves
as being highly pleased with theii
treatment, aud there is no kicking ex
lcept the Balm aud Busch Zouayes, VIII
lare willing to put up money that the,
can defeat the Richardson
Zouaves, the Bains hayini
drilled In q heavy shower and th'
snowy uniform Of the Indiana coinpa
ny counting greatly Ia their favor.
On being asked for the score made
the Judges replied that they were no
vel ready fol publication, nor woul'
they be FOR few days, as they wer
making q detailed statement for u
managers. aud would have the eco,
In that. This creates some dissatlssac
The town is wild over the Ligh
Guards tonight.