Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-05
TEXAS AT CAMP VENETTEN.
SOME OF aouRsv MAY BRING HOME
PRIZES.
The Dallas Light Artillery May Take
Away the IIonors Held SO Long
by the indianapolis CompHnies'
An Enthusiastic Crowd.


By Associated Press.
Little Rock, Ark. July i.--Today was
the greatest day yet witnessed at Camp
yanetten, the scene OF the great inter
state drln. 1t being a. holiday every
body in the city turned out during the
day. Fifteen thousand people are esti-
mated to have witnessed the tourna-
ment. There probably would have been
10000 more people in attendance from
various points % the state had it not
been for the strike. few people ventur-
Ing away from home for fear OF being
unable to get back. Besides being
national holiday II was almost Mem
phis Day" two companies from that
city being on the competitive drill pro-
| gram. over 1000 Memphians, In
Guiding Col. A. r. Taylor OF the Sec
ond regiment, Col Keller Anderson,
captain Of the old chlckasaws. and
sixty members OF the Chickasaw club
were here, the Chickasaws arriving on
a special train at p. m. The city
was In grand holiday attire. business
being practically suspended.
A delightful shower at o'clock a.
m. cooled the atmosphere and brought
thousands OF spectators out at night
]
seen in this part Of the country. Dur
ing the day the bands discoursed ma
tional airs.
In the morning a state company,
the Faulkner Light Guards OF Conway,
drilled for the maiden prize and In
the afternoon another state company,
the jefferson Guards. drilled for the
same prize.
The Dallas Company.
The Dallas Light battery of Dallas.
Texas, put up magnificent drnl for
the first artillery prize Of $3.50.
The Branch Guards OF St Louis
drilled in the interstate class In the
afternoon. The drilling OF the Mem
| pills companies was the chief feature
/ Of the days contest. The Nicely
Zouaves Is one OF the finest bodies OF
young men In camp and put up a
drill which set the vast audience wild
with enthusiasm. The Governors
Guards OF Memphis was the last COM
[ pany to drlll, They were entered In
/ the maiden class and stand good
/ show for the first prize Of $500.
/ The following companies were In
spectcd this morning The Faulkner
| Light Infantry Of Conway: the Jeffer-
son Guards OF Pine BLUM and Gov
ernor's Guards Of Memphis for the
et .opis wore ,Iqo irsnorted Tho In
s,a,.In,, 80 ti,t .s rts-t1 os tho cher,
ga Ne ,,,,ar5s ,,.sr, ~, rrnacient In
A.. r@rs,tTs ~ a., ,,,,,s Ia stoni iu,e
,',, ,,t ,,-is-r,,,g - tt,,
guards are ~ dark blue with elk
stripes across the front OF the coat
and on the trousers. To an observer
the 81 Louis company stood q splendid
| inspection The Governors Guards OF
Memphis also stood splendid inspec-
! tinn. The Neeley HUuaNes OF Memphis
like all zouavc companies has an In
! spcction peculiar to Itself and stood
almost perfectly.
$50 ,,.,,.., p.,,,t.
sum- "N'e'''n'
At II O'Clock the Faulkner Guards
drilled and were followed BY the JEFF
farso, cuor5s az Pine rnrrr The, tho
bailHS Niu'lrrE was Drought forward
i"'ush tne sinulohapolls Light Artil-
tt'E mas nr'st ys, lnes ueiea, 10 aso,a
an arroriess arm. else the dallas COM
pany viii secure the big prize. Those
~ the audience VINO Knew anything
norlt,, iut ,e,.r,beisss iba 5rii 81 phs
Dallas boys was heartily applaudoi.
/ LAeTN man IN Inc company from cap
tain down seemed to know lust what
To- do and when to do II. The Branch
Guards Of 81. Louis, the winner OF the
| championship cup IN 1891 at Indian.
apolis. was the third company to drirl
for the big prize. Capt. Sinclair has
a splendid reputation as a captain and
the company put up n dangerously
near perfect drin this afternoon. IN
breaking Into fours from company
front the distance was bad and quite
number ~ inaivld9al errors We're
nutaj ana tbc ae,d r,ove,nants coni5
have been Improved upon but little.
There Is a dimerence between capt.
M Can SV,cia,rs ,,;,ar,,rn,, ~, as
the program. consequently both cannot
be right. The stop was Just n trine
slow ana every time the company
uSs Si my ~ tia ,,. WIS p,assu nt
was nrnnouneed n FOOD aii-arotnd drIii
nv tbc tnotlclnns
not race Tor NounNc"'
Memphis crack Zouave team. the
Nosia,..s sot n not na,,, Cor tho Jo,,,,,,
% = ~. ''l ~ -'O'O'
companies that ave 10 lolloW' ana
though the inyincible RuRch's of ST
Louis, who have never met with de.
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