Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-16
THE DRILL.
The Fort Worth Fencibles Are TO
Contest To-Day for the Texas
Maiden Infantry Prizes.
rh.rs Are Fifteen Thousand Strangers in
this ospi.sl City, with Boom for
Ten Thousand More.
On the Grounds.

On the Grounds.
Special TO the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX May flowing to the
threatening wes,her there YES NOT very
large attendance at the drill grounds THIS !
afternoon, but the clouds moved away |
before noon and during the evening tnele
was crowd which completely filed the
grand stands and sll the free Eseats wnlie
thousands OF others Wsnuereu
here and there over the GROUNDS.
The grounds were in fac condition ior
drilling end the contestipg companies
who drilled to-day had great advantage
over those who held the i4ld Mond.y'
| At $50 O'Clock the Texas Rifles OF
Austin entered for the Texas maiden In
fsntry pri8a, msrcned on the grounos,
and after inspection entered upon the
execution of the programme. This com
ps ny made showing which was complie
mentary to themselves and pleasing 10
their friends.
Rifles Of Paris. Some OF the
lcomm,uGs were executed by this
lcomp.ny In fi1e style, all their marching
lheina particularly good, and their execu~
ZION of the command, fours marching ID
tllHG, UtlGS PSAANN'
ants were at times too fsst IN executing
1.-The commands while in plstoons.
Next came the Dsllss fiss. Inelr
drill was not up to the standard CT tnflF
immediate predecessors. They had dill
Guilty IN keeping the proper distances and
failed to execute the nalls! in proper
cadence. Their sligning also wae oriy
, fair. The redeeming feature OF the drill
WAS the execution Of the commsnds 10
load. fire and draw cartridges, blank car
tridges being used.
The johnson Gusrd Of Hampstead and
the Breuhsm Light Guards, entered Tor
this contest, were ruled out oy lhe
judges. Co,.,
bus. the Fapnin Gusrds OF
Bonhsm, the Luling Grsys,
,, the Robert E. Lee Rifles OF Paterson, int
Victoria Riffs. the LongView hes ano
Stone Fort R fias of Nacogdoches were
withdrawn.
: The remaining maideus will drill to-
! morrow as follows: TIE Lee GUARDS,
= the Paris Light Guards, the FaYette
Light GUARDS, the Fort Worth Fenclblesl
the Terrell R fas, the Ireland GtaYs sno
!. the Nsvrsota Guards, the former three
having already passed inspection.
TEXAS INFANTRY DRILL.
While the maiden contest was goirg on
, the contest for 1.-THE Texas infantry prizt
= was also taking place. This WAS rendered
y necessary By the large list Of entries. The
first company IN this Glass u
take the field was the Brenhsm Llgh
q Guards. Their execution OF TIT
4 msnusl both with and without numbers
= WAS ,sir, but their firing wss quite rag
:, ged snd rot up to the standard. Theil
!. marching was quite good.
The Waco Light Infantry followed
- Their work was good, the mapus
4 being executed in style aud thei
!. Mare hing DaiDg excellent.
"a TIE Dallas Light Guard csme cut M X
o Their exercises in the manual with ant
4 without numbers was but fair, ana In Tx
ing and upfxing bayonets much time Wa
,r lost, Their loading, B;ing and drawing
:. OF cartrit gee, using o:anEs
= were executed in excellent style
Without cartridges the execution was no
y so good. Their firing WAS good and Wa
o loudly applsuded. Wheeling by platoon
r and by company, both quick and douol
time ,ywss almost perfect.
. The best drilling Of the state companie
:; so far was that of the Fayette Guard o
Lagrange, who followed the Dallas Llgn
70 ausrds, Their handsome uniforms @
,r dark green with gold and whit
! and plumed helmets caught the crowd
=, and their drilling made them prim
70 fsvorites. They executed the manus
" In almost perfect style with the exceptio
n of opening chambers. Then their teklp
" arms from stack was also good. The Onl
commands badly executed were fix 81
unfx bsyonets and reverse arms. All thi
compsny's marching was we'll done an
a. fully up to the expectations OF the
friends. The lieutenants were not up
g. the proper Standard.
ID There is but one more company to dri
4. In this class, the Texas Rifles ct Aust y
THE INTER-s STATE CONTEST.
- Following the Fayette Guards the
VI came the San Antonio r ties entered fe
H. the interstate contest, They VEL
81 greeted with loud cheering whe
n they appeared before the grand stan'
tie After receiving the programme and II
structions they were again hearth
be chesred. The company then fell
n work. The execution Of the manual WI
~. excellent. Their unfxiEg Of bsyorets WI
CHI q little slow. Their reverse srms, rest
a. ARMS and stack were excellent. The
,rt firing with blsnk cartridges was rsgge'
he TheiI lying down and rising WAS not
h. to the work expected OF so splendid
I'd company. Their marching Vas Il
X. the most part excellen
OF but erred by TWO Oh
.ct breaks. One while on double quick tin
a the command to halt was given and II
ne company went all TO piece
mr. At the command OF run IN
nv line by file one Of their number stumble
OF and fell, but quickly gained Z
nd place without causing much cenfusio
he When on double time the commal
nd ifours run into line threw the compal
ON into terrible confusion so that time b
re- to be given them to reform their line.
Try $500 o.,,,,.o,,