The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-07-09
THE LIGHT GUARD WIN.
THEY TAKE FIRST PRIZE AGAIN
And Establish Themselves ne world
Heaters ON the Driii Ground-Ths
Other Prize Awards do
Mainly TO the south,


tho troops on duty at the national on
cAmpmsnt 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 yisitors who thronged the
camp ground. In the morning the
First Ohio started for tho West. They
were accompanied by the second bat
tery attached to that regiment. The
Houston Light Guard, Of ToxAs, and
the MONTGOMERY Grays, OF Alabama,
are 10 leave TO night and proceed TO
New York, whore they will be enter
tanned by the Twenty-third Regiment.
Tho Richmond Howitzers also broke
camp to-day The second battery OF
New York will leave on Tuesday
morning. o., -,
The national encampment IN fnir-
mount Park, broke up, to-day. ING
Richmond Howitzers, the First hegi,
ment OF tho Ohio Natlohai ouat na'
and the Second Ohio Battery wert
away Yesterday and the Kentucky
Staio Guards, with tho exception
az Company A, First Regiment, wen'
otvsy saturday evening. At 0 p. M
90 dsv the Second Regiment ONO
National Guard and the Wooster City
Guards took their departure. All the
other organizations broke camp thls
afternoon except the Lomax hlhes, o,
Mobile. The men OF this comihany
will stay here until tomorrow, an9
The Houston Light Guard and
Montgomery Greys start to-night iof
Nav York City TO accept the proiierea
hospitality. of the Twenty third New
Work Regiment. The Branch Guards
and the busch Zouaves have accepted
an invitation to stay over night at the
State Fencibles' armory. inc IN
dianspolis Light Infantry and Com.
pany A, of the West Kentucky leave
tonight.
The decision of the board Of military
iudges, consisting Of General jackson,
Iieatenants Glare, Satterlee ana
Rnark thinner, OF the United
s sGyaAH Army, was announced
when the officers were called
topether this afternoon. Inc result OF
|, the judges decision was announced aS
, follows: p-, uorston
Second Prize-Montgomery Greys,
Third Prize-Lomax Rifles, OF MO
bile. u..,o,;s 1sob,
Fifth Prlze-Branch Guards, OF ST.
!, Louis. U,-,. Yor.
!. lucky Regiment. .,.,. y,cnt
Seventh Prize--Alexanorla Aisn
|, Infantry. oh,, with
, Zouaves: First Prize-Busch Iou
: ayes. of st, Louis mo competitlon). -,
l Artillery: First PriZe-Battery .
/, Washington Artillery, OF New of
Second Prize--Indianspolis Ligh'
Third Prize-Louisiana Field Ar
J, tillery, OF New Orleans. u.-,,vo-s
Fifth Prize-Battery A., First Ken
: 'p Sixth Pfize~B Battery, Illinois Ma
Seventh Prize-Fifth Ohio Battery
y Second Ohio Battery found deficient
Gatling Guns, First Prize-SeconS
New York Battery mo compe''ion'
TIE PRIZES PROMISED.
After the awards were annI Ha ,es"
! Governor Underwood maze tnS R.e
|
It the prizes, which ranged Detweel
d N0C1 for tho first and $500 ior IN q
y seventh, should be paid w'tn'n .
l. SPECIAL Awards:
70 In addition to tho award maze o
tho board Of United States ofi1eer.
the First Regiment Of Ohio Wa Pls
santed With IA elegantly embroide1e
,, stsnd OF colors, costing $500.
, THE Second Ohio was presented Wy w;
D a handsome national dag, costing ~
= The Kentucky troop, were Rre;; me
ID stSrr and stripes, costing 500.
y IN addition to the jewels swarde
u under the rules. Captain Koemer,
the Busch Zouaves, was pr
sented with an exquisite dlamon
badge, costing $50, and Heqtel
H. ant Wilson, OF Eerle's Gatlin
rs Gan Battery, OF New York, n
l. ceived q superb diamond .jewele
r, Edge, costing $3.50. Instead
1T silk ouerdons the Houston Light GUAR
In and Montgomery Greys received yer
N iine silk embroidered flags, costin