San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-07-03
BELKNAPS DRILL BEST.
THEY CAPTURED THE ST. LOUIS
CROWDS BY THEIR FINE
WORK.
Words of Praise From All Sides.
Other Crack Companies Did
Wolf - Weather Fine
and All Well.

FAIR GROUNDS, st. Louis, Mo-,
July 3.-Special.-The hardest com.
petitor we have ever met, Ameri.
cas- crack company, the National
Rifles, have just drilled. They
made two captain errors, two com.
pany errors, and three men were
taken off the field, disabled from
the heat.
The Belknap Rifles drill at 4
o'clock this afternoon. All our sick
boys will be able to drill. We are
happy and will try to do honor to
our State and city. EMIL BLUM.
FAIR GROUNDS, st. Louis, July
81 Special The Bullene Guards,
Kansas City's crack company, did
not finish their program In time
and were called off by the judges.
There are two hundred Texans
on the grounds. EMIL BLUM.
ST. LOUIS, July 8. The third day
at Camp Hancock opened up with
fine weather which became warm.
or. This being the day Of compe-
tition for the prize, bright and
early the commands who were to
compete began to work, burnish-
ing their brass and cleaning their
guns and uniforms, preparatory to
drill. After guard mount at nine
o'clock, competition in the free-for-
all infantry class was begun.
The following United States
army officers acted as judges:
First Lieutenants w. F. Hancock,
Fifth artillery, w. A. Johnston,
Sixteenth infantry, Ernest Hindes,
Second artillery, and 81. Schumm,
Second artillery.
A great cheer went up as the
National Rifles, of Washington,
d. c., DIR essed In blue coats, white
pants and caps, marched up on the
parade grounds. First Lieut.. Jno.
Manson, commander, taking the
companyIthrough the intricatelpro-
gram in a very creditable manner.
The Bullene Guards, of Kansas
City, under command of Capt. G. E.
Wager, and uniformed in the reg
ulstion blue fatigue, came next.
Their soldierly appearance and
precision ELECTED considerable ap-
plause.
Company:F, First infantry, Ma
tional Guards of Missouri, of st.
Louis, followed. Their uniform
was also the regulation fatigue and
their commanding officer, Capt. E.
V. Walsh.
The Pho9 nixDLight Infantry, of
Dayton, Ohio, under command OF
Capt. Jno. A. Miller, also appeared
in the well known blue and their
work in the manual of arms and
on the march was commendable
and well received by the specta-
tors.
Following them came the Branch
Guards, the favorite company Of
this city. Capt. G. @. Sinclair put
them through a rafting drill,
which brought out applause from
friends of the company.
The famous Belknap Rifles, of
San Antonio, Texas, under COM
mand of Capt. Robert B. Green,
were the last to appear on the field.
They made very striking appear
ance, being uniformed throughout
in white duck, with white helmets,
their black belts forming strik-
ing contrast. Their drill was COM
mented on as being about the best
put up by any company present.
In other parts of the grounds
there were exhibition drills by
several artillery and infantry
companies, which failed, however,
to divert attention from the COM
petitive events.
ST. LOUIS ITEMS.
ST.. LOUIS, July 3.-James Tier
ney, one of the sergeants OF the
Walsh Zouaves, Of this city, who
was injured after parade Monday,
is badly hurt. Capt. VIM. Hey
man will have to replace him with
another man.
AS yet nothing has been heard OF
the riders of the last relay in the