Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-17

They Draw the Third Place in the Tilt
Names of their Team-List of the Other
Companies in Attendance-The City
Overlooking with Visitors.
CHARLESTON, S. c., April 18.-The in.
fux of visitors to this city to witness the
festivities inaugurated here during the
first week after Easter reached its climax
to-day. All the hotels have been crowded
since early morning and have been turning
away guests, and the boarding-houses are
filed to overfiowing. The weeks festivi-
ties opened with the floral fair in Agricul.
tural Hall yesterday morning and was
followed to-day by horse racing, and will
be succeeded tomorrow by the grand IN
ter-state tournament in which the most Of
the interest centres, and for which the
entries are as follows:
Charleston Light Dragons, of Charles
ton.
Haskell Mounted Rifemen, of James
Island.
Edisto Mounted Rihemen, of EdIsto
Island.
Hagood Rangers, of Johns Island.
Eutaw Light Dragons, of ST, Johns,
Berkeley.
Richland Light Dragons, of Columbia.
NNol ia ALuOotllo. VI DdNduudus
Each OF the above companies are repre-
sented in the contest by squad of four
men.
THE HUsSARs' TEAM.
The following are the members of the
Georgia Hussars' team drawn to-day:
Private q. A. Keller, Private q. A. Flem-
ing, Private D. G. Newton and Private j.
w. Keller. In the first days practice the
horse of Corporal Beirne Gordon went
lame and the hired horse of Corporal A.
Minis, Jr., could not make time on ac-
count of the heavy track. and their names
were withdrawn from the team. There
are about twenty members of the Georgia
Hussars here with tO-night's arrivals.
Lieut.. G. b. Pritchard, commanding the
team, keps his men well in hand. They
are under strict discipline and do not talk
much, but are hopeful. The contest is
governed by the "Rules for Tilting''
adopted by the Charleston Light Dra-
eOons. The favOrites for the victory are
the Georgia Hussars and the "Island
Boys" the Haskell Mounted Rifles and
the EdistO Mounted Rihemen.
TO-DAY's PROGRAMME.
The companies will parade in the morn
ing at 8 O'Clock, and the tournament com
mences at 10. Following is the order and
position assigned the cOntesting COM
panies:
1. Eutaw Light Dragons.
2. Haskell Mounted Rif1emen.
3. Georgia Hussars.
4. HagoOd Rangers.
.. Charleston Light Dragons.
6. Edisto Mounted Rifiemen.
Z. Richland Light Dragons.
A rule was adopted tonight That no
substitute be allowed for either man or
horse, unless the horse be seriously in
jured. There was general improvement
in the practice of all the commands to-
day.
THE RACES.
The meeting at the park of the Charles
ton Driving Association was a successful
and enjoyable affair. The first event was
trosting race in mile heats, best three
in five, 2:30 class. There were two en-
trleS-b. III. Belle B., of Savannah and s.
9. Honest, of Augusta. 1t resulted as
follows:
w. }. O'Erien's br. m. Belle B. / .
j. H. Petigo's S. Q. Honest. ...2 Pill
The time was 2:4S, 2:491%, 2:4G, 1862.
SECOND RACE.-Trotting in mile heats.
best three in five; 2:40 class. There were
four entries.
C. H, H. Kneeland, Augusta, black h.
J. r. Arnold, b. Q. Archie Cuyler 222.
T. 5. Anderson Hodges, black S. Messen-
SSl .,...#...- .-.- . . q.
S. A. Hughes, of Savannah. S. 2.
Dick ......-...... .......... ..distanced.
The time was 2:471E, 2:43]6, 2:49. =
THIRD RACE.-TrOtting in mile heats,
best three in five; 2:50 class. There were
four entries. 1t was won by T. II. Vests
black g. Black Dick.
The time was 2:54, 2:47, 2:4S1l and $3.50
Two running races also enlivened the
day. For the>first there were four entries.
but Burch's Col. Sprague was scratched,
and only thrPe showed up, Burch's bay
tlly Eva b, Mr.. Harbridge's bay stallion
John Brie, and Medinger's chestnut filly
Old Liz. The stallion came from Jack
sonville, Fla. Tie race was won by Old
Liz, with Eva B second and John Brie
distanced. The time was 1:511%.
The last event was a three-quarter dash.
There were three starters. The race was
won by Mordaunt, a 4-year-old colt from
Burch's stables, by two lengths in :211%.