The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-21
TIE HussARs PRIZES.
Capt. Hayward OF south Carolina Gets
the ST 900, and +. s. Lathrop the
$500

Capt. Hayward OF south Carolina Gets
the $1,000, and +. s. LathrOp the
$500.
The Hussars prize drawing took place
last night At the bazar hall \ large num-
Der Of people were present, most II whom
held tickets The drawing began at 5
O'Clock, and in less than two hours all Of the
prizes had been drawn.
When the 81 900 prize was drawn the
I crowd went wild wiki applause. The holder
I Of the ticket lives in HarieevIlle, aud is a
| former member Of the HusSars. T.
I r. Hayward is the lucky man.
I lie Is an eX-caD.aIn Of the Beaufort
| District Troop aud al enthusiastic cavalry
mar. The number Of the ticket was g, So
I and when IL was announced every BODY went
down into their pockets for their tickets, 70
see If they were the lucky ones. Some who
had left their tickets at home rushed of 70
/ see II they were the winners. The ticket was
sold BY C. A. Williams.
No. So won the 500 prize 1t was
drawn soon after the $1,000 ticket was
drawn. The holder Is F. 5. Lathrop. He Is
pay member # the HusSars
No. 9.4l6 drew the Sl0O prize Ii was
sod by Capt !. s Thomas Of the Bruins
wick Light Horse Guards 70 a party in
Brunswick.
No. l,025 is the winner Of the fist $50
prize. The ticket was sold by ". W.
Mackau to some one IN the city.
No. 5, 9S4 drew the second $50 prize. 1t is
held by the company.
There were three SIS prizes. The number
drawing the first is S,4l0. 1, Is held by the
company. No. l,75S, series F., drew the
second and the prize was delivered 10 a
clerk in the Central railroad in the Junior
drawing
No. 1913 drew the third SOS prize. and it
Is held by the company. Out of eight first
Class prizes the Hussars held only three
There were forty $40 prizes, and 265 IS
prizes. Including the larger prizes, the
whole aggregated S3,5O0.s
The managers of the drawing were Gen
6. NJ Sorrel, Col G. A. Mercer, Hon. F.
G. duBiglon, Col. Peter Reilly, Capt. J. r.
Dillon, Capt W. W. Williamson, Capt.
jordan F. Brooks, and Lieut.. NJ. A.
O'Byrne- The secretaries were Lieuts. J. ].
Staudry, P. T. Gleason, T. p. >Huger, aud
George A Myer, c. F. Prendergast, and F.
c. Wylly.
The judges and secretaries occupied a
position on the stage. Col. Reilly managed
the wheel containing the prizes, and was
relieved by Capt Brooks, who had been re-
lleved at the other wheel by Capt William
son Lieut.. O'Byrne received the tickets
Win Tue prizes pinned to them, and an
nounced and delivered them to Capt. Dillon,
who repeated them to the secretaries. 1t
took exactly one hour and forty minutes to
get through with the drawing, which went
OH without an interruption.
The hussars did not make very much on
the prize-drawing. Col. Gordon said last
night that while the drawing practically
closes the bazar there are yet several ar
tlcles to be rallied, among them two gold
watches, range, a Baltimore heater and q
piano Chances on all Of these gre being
taken and they will be ratified at the earliest
possible time. The hussars, he said. haveno
something over $4,000 as a nucleus for
their armory fund. The committee having
the selection OF a site has the offer of sew
eral lots. They include the Taliaferro
property facing Madison square. west and
south Of the DeSOto, the Hayward property
on Whitaker street, south Of Hodgson Hall,
the Walden property az the southwest cor
ner Of Bull and Jones streets, and the La
mar property on the southeast corner of
Lincoln and Huntingdon streets. The COM
mittee viii meet in few days 10 consider
an immediate purchase