Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-17
TEE DRILL.
A | arge Attendance on the Grounds
to Witness the Military Manou.
ysrs at Austin.
The Belkpap Riffs Put Up Splendid
Drill and Nay be sat Down for q
Coed Place.
The Cause Of the Bad Break by the San
An ONTO r fisa-E Street
Railwsy-Gambliug
A LARGE ATTENDANCE,

| LARGE ATTENDANCE.
! Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, May 1G-There WAS 6
large attendance at the drill grounds this
afternoon, and they witnessed some very
| fine drilling. In the maiden contest the
Lee Guards put up a very pretty
drill, followed by q good
exhibition on the part OF the Texas r fes,
In the state contest The Sealy Rifles
then took the field to contest for the
| interstate prize. Their drill was very
good, the firing being especially
fine and all mountings excellent. They
were followed by the Belkn-p Rifles,
who, when they marched out in their
uniforms OF snowy white were greeted
with more applause than has been given
to any other company during the drill
Their march was good, being executed
with almost perfect cadence, and their
manual also good. Their firing was tor
the most part ragged, though some
volleys were well delivered. Stacking
and taking arms wss good. fixing and uu-
hxirg bsyonets only fsir-altogether the
best drilling done in this class 50 far, and
the Belknaps may be set down
FOR PLACE.
0tASA hiiS lSkL ueiu, tpS
Walsh Zousves gsve an exhibition dill
This company hss no opposition and will
draw fist money in their class.
They will aid in the entertainment. how.
ever, by giving an exhibition drill each
day.
The dress parade participated in by all
the companies Was more elaborate than
upon any preceding day, and was a most
Ell oyeble feature. At Its close the Hous-
ton Light Guards took the fald
for practice drill and gave splendid
exhibition. The company seems to be
IN fine trim and will either take the first
place or
PUSH THE WINNERS.
: At 1880 p m. the drill board officers
proudly received General Hennigue
Mexis, representing the Mexican gov
eminent. The famous Mexican bano
OF forty pieces rendered some
exquisite music on the grand stand dur |
ing the afternoon. Miss FloTine Ross, |
sponsor for the Fort " rtn Fanciblee, the |
Waco Light Infantry and B.en-
ham Light Guards, received her
company and many other friends at the
tonight. TIE Houston Light |
Guards will drill fer the interstate prfz}
tomorrow. Theylbring even money IN
ne pools agsinst the hald with
en- TAX RS for the field.
THE san ANToNIo's BAD BREAK.
The bad break MADE By the San An
onia f!s yesterday and mentioned in
hese dispstchers last night was occa-
ioned by reason OF artillery firing st the
moment the csptsil gave word OF COM
nand, thereby preventing The men from
fearing the order. Tee judge gave
hem time to reform and did not score
he break against them.
The At orney- General having been adj
Used Of the fact that the street railway
empany was charging passengers 25
ents each way to and from the drill
rounds, notified the company this morn
Ig that this was violation of their
harter which limits the fare to 10 cents
ach way. The company at once changed
heir price to the charter rate.
The Attorney General also got after the
rill msnsgers for permitting gambling
evices on the drill grounds ard this will |
lso be Pre- hibited. |,