Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-08

visitors to the camp. 1t was, in point OF
fact. cavalry day, and most of the infan'
try took advantage Of the occasion TO
spend the day out, going on excursions to
Tvbee. BOnaventure, and other places OF
interest about the city.
The event Of interest was, Of course, the
great cavalry tournament, which brought
into competition the flower OF the mounted
troops of South Carolina and Georgia, for
a purse OF $500, $500 OF which goes to the
winning company and 500 to the second.
The affair attracted an immense crowd
Of people to the camp. Visitors began to
arrive early. and continued to arrive until
late in the afternoon, when the approach
of a threatened rain storm stopped
the flow of humanity and turned
it In the direction OF the city.
Those who went early went
TO stay 1t out. and many whole families
were seen vending their way to the grand
stand with the unmistakable picnic
basket, so suggestive of hard boiled eggs
and ham sandwiches, following in the
wake in the custody of the small boy or
the paterfamilia.
TIE EX-PREsIDENT's ARRIVAL.
Fx-president Davis and his daughter
arrived on the grounds shortly before
when Mr.. Davis, leaving his daughter in
the stand with number OF friends. re-
turned 10 the city.
As v as announced in the NEWS yes
terday. eight cavalry teams entered the
contest. These in the order in which
they tilted are as follows:
Charleston Light Dragons,
bingham Hussars,
Liberty Guards,
Georgia Husssrs. No. 1,
Beaufort District Troop,
Georgia Hussars, No. ,,
Liberty Independent Troop, No. 1,
Liberty Independent Troop, No. ?.
THE GRAND STAND PACKED.
The competition was announced to COM
mence at 10 o'clock. aud at that hour the
grand stand was nearly filled with spec
tators, but owing TO some unaccOuntable
delay in the ARRANGEMENTS, the assembly
was not sounded until some time after IL
o'clock. The contesting teams at once
responded aud formed line. dlsmounted
and proceeded to the judges tent. The
detachments which were to be charged
with attending to the heads and rings
were also formed in line and marched %
the Judges tent for Instructions. These
were divided into squads OF SIX men each,
representative OF each competing troop
being IN each squad, and were marched
To their stations near tue posts tiYe IN
and few moments later the trumpets
sounded the charge and the work of the
day began.
KEEPING THE SCORE.
It is necessary TO explain that the scores
given below were kept by the stad OF the
MORNING NEWS, and are correct, as tar
a. they 90. The process of scoring is as
follows: A man stationed at each OF the
posts indicated. by raising "A small red
fntaa. a
the first leather mead, technically
called fright cut against infantry"
the trooper receives one point; for the
trst ring, called ''quarte point" he re-
celyes 3: Tor the FIRST wooden mead. called
''lelt CUT be gets 4; tor the second ring.
called "tierce point" 3, aud for tne
third head, called fright cut /. Thus.
II a trooper takes all the rings and heads
he makes score OF II, which il the
maximum. These points are Indicated,
as stated, by the detachment stationed
At the points named.
THE JUDGES POSITIONS.
In addition to this, the judges who are
Stationed conveniently along the line,
Asc6ge Tor 'spXercise,N being the maxi
hun. and for "h0rsemaEship," ! being
the maximum, making total maximum
OAS. Iht Sc points are, Of course, known
Only to The judges. who meet after The TIT
ann compare their scores and make up
the result. In tie score below.
therefore. each man Is credited
with the maximum for 'horsemansnip''
and exercise" :, 10 which number is
added The points which he makes az the
heads and rims. TINS. IL will be seen.
gives only an approximate summ0ry of
the score, because a lean credited with
80 paiuis by that process may. by losing
10 points in "horsemanshir' and "eXer-
else" rank below n team which IS scored
24j points and loses nothing 10 hors man
ship and exercise. The scores given be-
low, then. must not ne taken for the &C.
tual o1icisd scores. but only for as close
an approximation as it is possible TO
make.
THE LIGHT DRAGONS.
shortly after IL o'cloce the Charleston
Light Draguons' team, beaded b. Capt.
Stoney. galDped dOwu the traek prepar 4.
tory 70 the tilt. capt. stoney led OH with
a score Of -, followed boy Sergt. Slnk,er
with a score Of 10. The team bad finished
81 frat run aud had commenced its sec
ond, when the DRAGONS werO called or,
=. and a delay % about half an hour Oc-
"a CURED owing 70 the failure OF the scorers
- keep up with the tilt. Finally matters
re arranged. ard % was decided 10
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