The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-08
Captain Curtis's Men Put Up an Al
most Perfect Drill and Made
Themselves $4,000 Richer.
ROCKVILLE ALSO IN LUCK
SECOND PRIZE, $3.50, WON by THE
PARKE COUNTY BATTERY.
Free-for-An Infantry Money Taken
by the Branch Guards-ClOse of
the ST. Louis Encampmcnt.
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to compete for the artillery prizes. and they
carried off first and second honors. The in
vincible Light Artillery. of Indianapolis,
won the first prize. amounting to 20eo, and
the Rockville battery was awarded second
money-$750. When Captain Curtis, of In
dianapois. brought his boys here it was
announced they had come after the $1,000;
it was just the amount they needed. They
had patriotic intention with regard to the
disposition of the money. Some time ago it
was said they set about building an $4,000
armory. and they lacked just 5000 to free
1t from debt The other $4,000 they had
paid, mostly in prize money won in pre-
vious contests The Indianapolis boys
have habit of getting what they want, as
past experience of other batteries proves,
and the Hoosiers did not belle their words
and claims this time. for they
put up one of the finest drills
ever seen in a like contest. Their
percentage was 1141.25 out of a possible 1870
points. while the percentage of the Rockville
battery was 1Oi0.50. Captain Curtis and his
men feeling very good tonight. The
former says that while it is true the COM
pany is building armory, it is not yet
out of debt but that few more prizes and
the liberalty of the citizens will soon wipe
out the Indebtedness.
Between thirty-five and forty thousand
people were at Camp Hancock to-day to
see the wind-up of the interstate drill and
encampment. The programme to-day con-
sisted mostly of sacred concerts by the
| bands in camp. In the Afternoon the last
contest of the encampment took place. 1t
was the individual drill for four prizes ag-
gregating in value SITS. When the drill
began twenty-five men representing each of
| the companies in camp were in line, but
soon a., were dropped out but four. The COM
petition between these was close, the drill
being rigid. The first man to be caught was
| Corporal Albert. Of the National Rifles, of
| Washington. ID. c.; then Sergeant Charles
| Durfee, of the Walsh Zouaves, of st. Louis,
| fell out, followed by private w. +. Thomp-
| son, of the Branch Guards. of ST. Louis,
leaving Corporal Arthur E. West, of the
! Phoenix Light Infantry. OF Dayton, o., as
| the winner of first prize.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF PRIZES.
| There many surprises when. at the
dress parade soon after. the winners of
| prizes were announced. In the free-for-
| all infantry contest for five prizes the
| contest was closest between the Branch
| Guards, of st. Louis. and the Belknap
Rifles, of San Antonio, Tex, which won
| the first and second prizes, respectively.
| One of the judges said the latter company
lost points In its inspection because of the
| condition of its rifles, while its drill was
! nearly equal in excellence to that of the
| Branch Guards. The first prize of $500,
with a $1,000 cup. which went to a home
| company, was declared by one of the judges
to be entirely out of proportion to the
| other prizes of the class The medal Of
fered for the captain making the personal
score during the drill was awarded TO
Captain Sinclair. commanding the Pranch
Guards. The Bullene Guards, of kansas
! City, won the first prize in the maiden
infantry class. with the National Itifies of
| Washington, a close second. In the ar
tillery contest in which four crack bat
teries were entered. Indiana commands.
as previously stated. carried off the two
first prizes, with the Dallas battery but a
| few points behind for third prize.
There were the most surprises in the
| Zouave class, where three prizes were Of
| fered and four companies competing There
was considerable disappointment that the
| famous Chicago Zouaves did not get a
mention. This command has justly been
called the first Zouave company in the
| country because of its having won more
than twenty first prizes during rs life
| time and many lesser ones. An analysis
of its score card showed where it failed to
come UP to the standard of other COM
/ panies. In the point of accuracy 1t was
perfect, while it's mark for inspection was
| as high if not higher than in the cases OF
its competitors in this drill. 1t, however,
| came far below the other companies in the
number of movements made and in the
| quickness of their execution. while its
mark for work that was distinctly zouave
was considerably lower than that re-
ceived by the winners. The Neeleys, OF
Memphis. were the winners of first prize
with the Washes, of ST. Louis, second and
the Hales. of Kansas City. third. There
was considerable surprise that the Walsh
Zouaves, who have been out of commits
sion for the past two years. should wir
second prize But that they did SO was
! the result of the good work of their ex.
cellent drill master and captain, William
b. Heyman, at one time member of the
famous Busch Zouaves, Of this city. Not a
member of his company had drilled before
for two years until only two weeks ago
when Captain Heyman called the men TO.
gether and, through the hardest kind oi
work. brought them up TO their old poin,
| of excellence and within three points oi
taking the first prize. Several OF the com.
panies left camp this evening immediatel,
after dress parade and the others will take
their departure on the early trains to-mor
row. Following is the list of prize win.
ners with the percentages:
Free-for-all infantry, six entrles-First
prize, $500 in money and National Drill
Association St. Louis cup, valued at 81 GU
TO the Branch Guards, of ST. LOUIS with
| "A percentage OF 1880 out of possible
| 1,2zD points second prize, $1,000. to the
Belknap Rifles, OF San Antonio Tex. with
a percentage of 1cls; third prize, $500, tc
the National Rifles, OF Washington, ID. C..
with percentage Of SHI5: fourth prize
$500. TO the Bullene Guards, OF Kansas
City, with a percentage of 1910; NTH prize
SsGj, 10 the Phoenix Light Infantry, o.
Dayton, o.. with percentage OF $50.
Maiden infantry class. four entries--Firs
Kansas City with percentage 1.sc015 ou
the National Rifles. of Washington, ID. c.
with percentage of 1893: third. $3.50, L
Company F.. First Infantry OF st. Louis
with a percentage of 1.717 =
! Artillery. four entTies-First prize 2cOo
TO the Indianapolis Light Artillery. with 4
percentage OF l.1r-25. out of a possible
iz70 points: second. 500, TO the Rockville
Qnd) Light Artillery. with q percentage
Of 10000: third. $50, TO the Dallas Tex.
Artillery Company, with percentage o.
zousve. four entries-Flret prize. 1880. /,
the Seeley zouaves. Of Aemphls. Tenn.