Savannah morning news., 1886-05-09
VISlTING S0LDlERY WINS.
NIONTG OMERY'S CEEcX5 AND
BLUES GET Tiil1 BIG VRIHEs.

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BLUES GET Ti.l1 ZIG PRIZES.
4siberly's Troop Takes the First Cav
airy Prize. With Charleston
Dragons Second-rhc VoiuDtee
Southrons FIRST IN the SeconC
Glass DrilI-The New Orleans BanC
Wins in the Band Contest-CamI
Washington Struck.
-Four thousand people were at caml
Washington yesterday to witness th'
award Of the prizes aud the breaking ~
OF the encampment
At 1850 O'Clock the Montgomery Greys
marched in aud gave an exhibition skirm-
ish drill. In this tie crack company did
not acquit itself as handsomely as itdid
IN the prize drill. The difficult eyolutions
we're creditably performed, however.
The Z0uave driI was next in order, but
for some unexplained reason 1t dld not
take place, much 10 The dlsapPolh tnehI
OF hundreds OF people who went &c the
drill grounds expressly to see H.
THE INDIVIDUAL DRILL.
After about an hours delay, the indl-
Eidual prize drlll was announced
and the contestants were mustered near
into the grounds. The following entered
for the contest:
Busch zOuaves--Capt. Roemer.
Montgomery Greys--N. B. Holt, G. Z.
Anderson, w o. Burke.
Montgomery True Biues--J. X. Barry,
g. c. Cobb.
Louisiana RiHes-E. Pujal, j. A. Duffy,
K. Moses.
Milledgeville Light Intantry-B. b. Ad-
L l. loW9fnU
Volunteer SouthrOns-A A. Martin, G.
H. Smith, II d. B-0ughtop.
Gainesville Guards. A. Meadow, j.
II. Hodges, 5. A. Levy,
Savannah Cadets-Sergt. Sheftall, ,Sergt.
Tarr, Corp'l Derby.
Gate City Guards-W. V. Mcmillan. s.
A. Green, q. ). Hill.
German Fusllers-John Webb, j. j.
Williams, E. G. Hesse.
CAUGHT MAPPING.
There was almost universal surprise
when the contestants we're formed in con-
pany front for inspection. Few Of those
who had entered expected anything but
10 90 through the manual OF arms, and
evidently not more than half dozen had
contemp plated an inspection. AS soon as
the inspection began the best drilled men
of their respective companies began to be
thrown out of the line, which melted
away under the fire in front and on both
1lanks) of the three judges until only two
were left, Privates John A. Duffy and Il.
Moses, of the Louisiana Rifles. When the
manual was begun Moses almost immedi-
ately made break and was ruled out,
leaving Duffy the winner of the first prize,
while he was of course the winner of the
second. The winners were seized by
their comrades and carried triumphantly
out of the grounds.
The defeated contestants were taken by
surprise, and expressed astonishment, not
10 mention a more intense emotion as
they retired from the grounds. Even
Capt. R0emer, Of the Busch IOuaves,
went out by reason OF gun. IL
was asserted that In previou 'dvidual
prize drills there had been no ,t spectiOn,
and il was claimed that the contestants
ought TO have been notified of the con.
ditions of the contest If they were diff
CeTent from those which are usual in such
cases.
THE LAST DRESS PARADE.
At l O'Clock the troops. in answer 10 the
last assembly" call beat in Camp Wash
IngtOn, were formed and marched on the
drill ground in the following orders
Henderson Drum Corps.
Continental Guards Band
Volunteer SouthrOns Band.
Col. Olmstead and staff.
Savannah Cadets.
Montgomery Greys.
Montgomery True Blues.
German Fusiliers.
Gainesville Guards.
Louisiana Rifles.
continental Guard0.
Busch ZOuaves.
Gate City Guards.
AWARD or THE PRIZES.
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~'hen the prizes were awarded by Lieut..
Hoyle, one OF the judges. The winning
companies were brought to the front as
they were called for in double time. and,
saluting the judges and committeeman OF
the Chatham Artillery, the Captains re.
ceiyed the checks Tor the prize money
after few remarks, which were inaudi-
HE to any one except the few who stood
by the side of the speakers.
THE WINNERS or THE WEEK.
The MONTGOMERY Crews were first or.
hered TO advance and were awarded the
first prize Of $4,000 in the free for ali con.
test. Capt. Amerine, representing the
company, was also presented with a
handsome floral wreath from Mrs. Marie
Eolb.
The second prize of $1,000 was awarded
10 the Montgomery True Blues.
In the maiden contest the first prize oil
$500 was awarded TO the Volunteer
kOuthrons Of Nieksburg.
the second prize Of 500 was given to
the Gate City Guards of Atlanta.
The Buscn Z0uaves appeared in theiI
fatigue uniforms and received the ZOuavC
pri a. OF $500.
Privates DUFFY and Moses, OF the Lou
tsiana Rifles, wee called up aud were pre-.
scented the first and second indivIdua
prizes OF 500 aud $50 respectively.
Tue band prize OF $400 was awarded tn,
Continental Guards band, OF New Or
leans.
The officers representing the different
teams which took part in the tournament
Friday were then formed in line, wbeT
the FIRST prize was awarded to team No. >
of the Liberty Independent Troop, and th,
second prize TO the Charleston Light Ora
foons, the prizes being received by Lieut.
Way and Capt. Stoney.
DOING THE LAST HoNoRs.
The awarding Of each prize was tn,
signal for applause, aud tie prize com
panies which had sponsors presen
ealuted them, and gave cheers and tigers
for the Cbathams and Sayanuahs.
When the Colonel commanding had beel
esluted and had dismissed the troop. th
companies marched of the grOunds. rh
fesannah Cadets escorted the Mont
Romery Greys to their tents. The Nulun
teer SOuthrons was the last COMPANY 4