The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-07
THE LIGHT GUARD WIN.
THEY TAKE FIRST PRIZE AGAIN
Aud Establish Themselves as World
Beaters on the Drill Ground-The
Other Prize Awards Go
Mainly to the South.

PHtLADELPHIA, July o.--InouBu
the troops on duty at the national en-
campmont were not obliged to either
attend divine services or engage in an
exhibition drill on Sunday, they found
plenty to do In entertaining the thou
sands of visitors who thronged the
camp ground. In the morning the
First Ohio started for the West. They
were accompanied by the second bat
terry attached to that regiment. The
Houston Light Guard, of Texas, and
the Montgomery Grays, of Alabama,
are to leave to night and proceed to
New York, where they will be enter
tanned by the Twenty-third Regiment.
The Richmond Howitzers also broke
camp to-day The second battery of
New York will leave on Tuesday
morning.
| CAMP BROKE UP.
| The national encampment in Fair
mount Park, broke up to-day. The
Richmond Howit2ers, the First Regi-
ment of the Ohio National Guards
and the Second Ohio Battery were
away Yesterday and tho Kentucky
State Guards, with the exception
of Company A, First Regiment, went
away Saturday evening. AT 6 p. m.
TO day the Second Regiment Ohio
National Guard and the Wooster City
Guards took their departure. All the
other organizations broke camp this
afternoon except the Lomax Rifles, OF
Mobile. The men Of this command
will stay here until TO morrow, and
the Houston Light Guard and
Montgomery Greys start tonight for
New York CITY TO accept the protlered
hospitality of the Twenty-third New
York Regiment. The Branch Guards
and the Busch Zouaves have accepted
an invitation to stay over night at the
State Fencibles' armory. Tho In
dianapolis Light Infantry and Com
pany A, of the West Kentucky, leave
Tonight.
AWARD OF PRIZES.
The decision of the board of military
! Judges, consisting Of General Jackson,
Lieutenants Glare, Satterlee and
Boerkhimer, OF the United
States Army, was announced
when the officers were called
together this afternoon. the result OF
the Judges decision was announced as
follows:
Infantry: First Prize = Houston
Light Guard.
Second PriEe-Montgomery Greys.
Third Prize-LomaX Rifles, OF Mo-
bilasass
Fourth Prize-Iudianapolis Light
Fifth Prize-Branch Guards, of st.
Louis.
Sixth Prize--Company A, First ken'
Ituckv Roqimgnt.
SEVENTH Prize--Alexandrla Light
, Wooster City Guards, of Ohio, with
Zouaves: First Prize--Busch Hou-
ayes, of 50. Louis (no competition),
r. Artillery: First Prize-Bsttery Is,
Washington Artillery, OF New Or
leans.
Second Pfize-Indianopolls Light
Artillery.
Third Prize-Louisiana Field Ar
tillery, OF Now Orleans.
Fourth Prizs-Richmond Howilzers.
Fifth Prize-Battery Az FIRST Ken
lucky Regiment, ,
Seyenth Prize-Fiith Ohio Battery.
Second Ohio Battery found deficient.
Gatling Guns, First Prize-Second
Now York Battery (no competition).
THE PRIZES PROMISED.
After the awards were announced
Governor Underwood made the pre-
sentation address and promised that
the prizes, which ranged between
$1,000 for tho fret and $500 for the
seventh, should be paid within 80
days.
SPECIAL AWARDS.
In addition TO the award made b.
the board OF United States officers,
the First Regiment OF Ohio was pre-
sented with an elegantly embroidered
stand of colors, costing $500.
The Second Ohio was presented with
handsome national flag, costing $3.50.
The Kentucky troops were presented
with beautiful silk embroidered
stars and stripes, costing 500.
In addition to the jewels awarded
! under the rules, Captain Roemer, OF
the Busch Zousves, was pre-
; sented with an exquisite diamond
. badge. costing $3.50, and Lieuten-
. ant Wilson, OF Esrle's Gstling
: Gan Battery, OF New York, 70.
ceived a superb diamond jeweled
badge, costing $3.50. Instead OF
4 silk guerdons the Houston Light Guard
and Montgomery Greys received very
fine silk embroidered hags, costing
5000.