The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-07-12

Or5 OF the company. Iuo oueAus-
iasm over the splendid appearance
made by the Kansas City cracks prov
that the company is not only one
of the most popular in camp but in
the estimation of the public prime
favorites for the first prize. The uni
form of the Hales is the distinctive
Zouave dress, loose red trousers, blue
Jackets, yellow sash, the red Turkish
lez aud white leggins. The cadence
of the present champions is quicker
than that of any other organizations
competing in this class, with tn en-
sible exception of the Neeleys o M
phis and as the regulations governing
zouave companies at this drill provide
that quickness in executing, general
military appearance and work dis
tinctively zOuave, shall be considered
in awarding prizes, it is likely that
Captain Lechmann has scored a de-
cided advantage in this respect. The
drill of the Hale Zouaves was more va
ried in the character of the move
ments executed than that of any CONS
pany. 1t included the manuel with
AMI without the numbers, firing,
standing, kneeling and lying down;
movements in the school of
the company in quick and
double quick time, and an almost per-
feet reg ulation skirmish drill. Indeed
to the ordinary spectator the exhibit
ton of the Omaha prize winners was
a revelation. The alignments were
taultless and the steady but rapid
step of sergeant Hovelmau, the right
guide was the typicol zouave cadence.
The wheelings in double time were
greeted with loud outbusts of APP
plause and when the Hales scaled the
l2-foot fence at the eastern side OF the
parade grounds the enthusiasm of the
spectators was unbOunded. During
the drill the sun shone fiercely on the
heads of the zouaves, so poorly pro-
tected by the small fezs and at it's
conclusion several members of the
team were partly overcome by the in
tense heat but soon recovered and the
company reported for dress parade at
$50 with it's full strength. The wall
scaled by the Bale's was a perfectly
smooth surface II feet in height.
The sealey Rifles of Galveston,
Texas, were loudly eheered as they
came on the drill ground, and they
put up a good drill. Captain Boyd
gave his company a warming up be-
fore receiving his program, which he
finished in % minutes, the third best
time made. The ealeys' step was
tTifle fast, the manual was loose and
ragged, and the alignments we're
very bad. 1t is questionable whether
ono of the lieutenants did not make
several errors in the execution of the
The Chicago IDuaves, the champ
ions of 10 out of % contests and the
second prize winners at Omaha, were
loudly cheered as they marched on
the drill grounds dressed in red caps,
Jackets and white leggins. The step
was not so fast as that of the Hale's
Of Neeley's. Many of the movements
executed were new and original and
we'll executed and tactical. The
were splendid, both in
double and Zlusve time. A feature
Ofthe Chicago Zouaves drill was the
gi Cing of commands by bugle.
The skirmish drill OF
Captain Ford's team was splendid, as
was the bayonet execises, which |
eIicited much applause from the grand
stand. The scaling of II foot wall
was another movement executed a
little different from the Hales, but
equally as well. They scaled the wall
by forming pyramid, but the next to
last man pulling the last man up with
his gun.
The Chicago company put up a
splendid drill, executing more move
nents than any zouave company in
he contest,