The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-15
The Competitive Drill
AT JACKSON, MISS, WITNESSED
BY 5000 PEOPLE.
A Close Contest Between the Vieks-
burg SOuthrOps and the Capt.
tai Light Guards.
[spRnrAL To THE IpprAL.l

ohANAAb ~ IbH AEIhAEsl
IAoKtoS, MISS October l4.-Fully
2SC0 to 5000 people witnessed the com
pelitive Grill today. The day WAS
bright end ctesr AID not upcomfort
ably warm. The frs. thitg on the
programme WIS bicye'e race, three
quarters Of a ni'e, between Mestrs. T.
A. Ter, Paul Bsrpeit a1d Wilson
Hemingway, which was won by tbs
Last nam cd ger tleman in $3.50.
Ia drawing for PAGES in the drill
the Vicbsbu'g Southrons drew fl St
place, the Capital Light Guards
second, ard the Mississippi Guards
third. At LOT this aftsTncoa the
Vickeburg SouthTons marched on the
field, and at l:l2 the inspection b.
gan. To all appea -anCes their insp C.
ton was faultleR, occupying tsn
minutes. Thir execution Of the
manual, with or wi h 1ut TIE numbers
was very fue, with srme individual
errors. Their field movements were
most excellent, though with several
ragged edges especially in the vince
ing. Their fling WAS almost perfsct.
Their cadence was good. In cher,
ihsy put up spl, ndid Grill, occupy
ing forty five miGutes from the te-
ginning of the inspl ction to the close
OF the fisld movement. B'iore
marching off tie field they sslutei
their sponsor, Mits Efie Nicely, OF
Jack OF, ard her nads Cf honor,
Mis- Waddeil, Of VieksburP, snd Miss
Lula Hamilton, OF @ linton, wh1 wore
the company's colcrs Ct old go d snd
red.
AT o'clock p m. the Capital Light
Guards app 'ared and, after the nsCrs.
sary preim nary movements, 1t 2:l5
O'Clock the inspection commenced
ard occupied fifteen miLu es. They,
too, stood fsultless inspection. So
far as non expert could determine,
their execution of the manua with
aud without the Lumbers, seemed par
iec'. Their whselinqs and gene al
field moVemen wire speGdid; their
firing WAC bad, especially by fie,,
tn ugh 1t was fl G in y ing down.
they seemed to get down aud up as
one man Tntir ctdence was first
clss5. They get through the pro-
gIamme in fifty minutes from and in
Guiding insp.c ion, being fivs minutes
longer than the Souibrons, which time
was taken up in the inspection. Take
il all in all, they put up most excsl.
lent drill. After faluting their spou-
sor, Miss Kate Power, and her maids
oil hcnor, Misses Made Fea'n and LIE.
liza Beatty, OF Jackson, wearing the
white and yellow coltrs OF the COM
pany, they left the fed
Az 3o'clock M, ,ho Mis3is ippi
Guards marched on the field and at
$40 o'clock their inspection began,
which was without fault, lasting ten
minutes. They executed the manual,
and without numbers, very well
Though there were a number Of indi-
vidual errors, their wheeling and gen.
eral field movem snts were very 'air,
Though the last four made very bad
break, marching at one time in the d.
rection opposite to the command. Their
firing was very good. They made by
far better drill than they made in
the maiden dill yesterday with 3
much more difficult programs today.
Their time in executing the pro-
CANINE, Including spection, vas
tifty-eigat minutes. THY to- salut' d
their sponsC RS, whose names were
given estsrday, a d left the field.
That the race for the first prize il
between the Vickshurg S uthrons aud
the capital Light Guards II admit. 1t
is furtl or universally sdmitt d as be-
tween ih.se two companies it il re-
markedly close, with but q We y few
poin's ference, Both companies are
badly fr'ghtened, a. il is too c'oee to
be Jmfortable to either. Eich com
paDy have msny who claim the adj
want ge for it. The bulk of the opin-
ion among whiting memb rs of military
companies rather give the odds IN
favor OF the Cspit.l Light Guards.
The betting is even between them.
The runnlrg race of one'half mile
dash for a S75 purse, between Hamil-
tor, Ley JOhnst IL, Fanchon and Red
Pulltt, was won by Lucy Johnston,
with R'd Pullet second, in 0:52l.
La the trottng race, tn ee.qua ters
OF mile heats, Two n three, for a $75
purse, between L,tta, M ssis ippi,
Wilkes and Sslim Lolita won two
straight heats. Time-2:033, 2:073.
An entertaining progra Dme is ar
ranged Tor tomNrrow. All the pr yes
will he awarded tomorrow.
Miss Marion Bottle has presented
to the association a handsome silver
pitcher and goblet, to be awarded to
tie sponsor OF the winning company
in todty's drill,