Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-15
THE DRILL.
The Competitive Drill for Texas In
fantry Prizes Begun The Fem
cibles Do CreditabIs Work.
The State Contest Will Be Completed
To-Day and the Interstate Contest
Will Begin-The Entries.
The Railroads Pushed TO Transport the Inn
mense M ass OF aum anify Pouring
Into tho Capital Uity.
An Inauspicious Opening.


had rather inauspicious opening to day
Rain began falling about O'Clock and
I continued ut intervals until after L. The
drill ground, which is low, soon became
very muddy, with water standing in many
places over shoe top. In consequence Of
the rain very few persons went out to the
grounds during the forenoon, and the
new capitol building formed the center OF
attraction for those who were in the city.
II is estimated that 5000 people climbed
the hill and entered the halls of the great
s.atehouse. At 2 O'Clock, however, the
sun showed his smiling face once more
and the light wind combined with
ure from the ground and carry
it rapidly away. As the aftern 'on
advanced the Gear weather had its en- ct
and into the grounds.
Competitive drilling for the Texas in
fsutry priz4s began this morning and the
! Victoris Guards were the first to tske the
field. They were followed by the Ssaly
r Hes from Galveston and they by the
Fort Worth FencloIes. In view of the
horrible condition Of the grounds it would
be unjust criticiee the companies
closely, thorgh their work was good
enough to stand close scrutiny. That OF
the Sealys was especially good and
csllef forth many encomiums from the
small body Of spectators. The Fenclbles
put up drill which, considering the cor
ditione, surprised, and delighted, tneir
| friends.
Their maneuvers with numbers were
fair with splendid stacking of arms both
with sword and bayonets. Their firing
AID unfxing OF bsyonets was bad, rather
slow and out Of cadence. Their firing
lying and kneeling both in double and
single rank, also oelique was but fair, es-
pecially in the latter oeirg rather slow.
All marchings were excellent, NEST
especially in plstoons and in columns Of
tours, RUM into line, dou'le time by
platoons very nest. As whole they put
up better drill than their predecessors,
the Sesly R f s CT Galveston.
La the evening the Austin Crews, Wash
| iugtoD Guards and D4ilas R fes drilled.
| Sac latter two com osnies did good work
and were loudly appisuded. The Greys
=; were only fair
At5p m. the First Texis Brigade
Gaze upo the q Id in dress parade, com
n&nded by Big sdier General Il B Stod
dcrd. 1t was comp SD Ct five reg iments,
twenty-sevsn companies in sll, snG WAS
headed by the Sixteenth Cavalry band
After the dress parade some marching
WIS INDUCED in, number OF the evolu-
tions being greeted with loud applause.
When the brigade had left the grounds
the Walsh uaves took the field ana did
good desl Of fatcy work, 10 the great
delight Of the spectators. That finished
the drilling for the day, and the crowd
rapidly lef5 tie grounds.
TO DAYS PROGRAMME.
To morrow the state contest will be
completed by the drilling Of the johnson
Guards OF Hampstead, The Bowie Guards
OF rexarksna, the Brenbsm Light Guards,
the Waco Light Infantry, ire Dallas
Light Guards, the Fayette City Guards Of
L grange, aud the TIE, IS R ies of Austin
The inter- state contest will also
begin tomorrow. The entries in this
are the San Antonio R fss, the Waco
Light Infantry, the Sealy r fas, the Belk-
nap Rihss, the Houston Light Guards,
the Austin Greys, the Montgomery True
Blues snd the Brennan Light Guards.
For the artillery prizes, the entries are
the Dallas R 6s Company, the Brennan
Field Artillery and Battery B, Washing
ton Artillery Of New Orleans; cavalry, the
Rutherford Rangers of Houston, the Capt.
toll City Cavalry Company of Austin, the
CASTOR Cadets, the Z1usves of Dallas and
the Walsh )uaves of 81 Louis.
In the Texas maiden drill for Infantry,
| the entries are the Johnson Guards, the
Colorado Guards, the Texas Rifles, the
fFahnln Guards, the Maxey Rifles,
the Luling Grtys, the Robert E Lee
Rifles, the Brenham Light Guards,
the Victoria Rifles, the LoDgview R nes,
the SsOnefort r fas, the Dallas R fes, the
Lee Guards, the Paris Light Guards, the
F.yette Light Guards, the Fort Worth
FeIcibles, the Terrell Riffs, the Ireland
Grtys, and the Nsvasots Guards.
The fireworks at the drill ground to-
night were witnessed by 10000 people,
and were very fne. One design was an
outline row Of the new state capitol; an
other Of the seal Of the state of Texas.
These two especially were greeted with
great applause.
Miss Ssllie Lindsay Walker, sponsor
for the Dallas Light Guards, gave that
company 8 reception st her fathers house
this evening. The affair was q brilliant
success, and the boys sre loud in their
praise Of their patron lady.
The Houston Light Guards were enter
fained tonight by their sponsor, Miss
SsllIe Serght, at her handsome residence,
corner Of Colorado and Eleventh streets
A crest many gentlemen attended, and
the reception was enjoyable in every re-
spec1.
MANY FAKIRs.
The ground is full of fakirs with their
fakes ready to grab everything that the
hotels and boarding houses do not get:
The drill managers clear the grounds as
soon as the dress parade is over in the af-
ternoon and those who GO il st night to
sse the fire works must buy new tickets.
This is causing q great deal OF kicking.
People think they should be allowed 10
see The whole show for single admis-
sion.
In the pools on the Interstate drill to-
night the Houston Light Guard brought
S24, the Montgomery True Blues 500 and
the Belknsp Rifles 500.
The State Gun Club Is holding q shoot
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