Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-13
CRACK COMPANIES ON HAND Ready to Compete for the Big
 Prizes. FIRST CONTEST A FAILURE The Medley Zouaves of Memphis Were Ordered
 Off the Field BY INSTRUCTIONS OF THE GOVERNOR They Are Not Enlisted and Were Ordered Not to Enter Georgia Under Arms,
 but Disobeyed-Judges Will
 Hold Their Decision.
BY INSTRUCTIONS OF THE GovERNo

Savannah, Ga., May 12.-The morning trains brought thousands of visitors to Savannah today to witness the military festivities. The Orglethorpe Infantry of Augusta, who are to compete with the Marion Cadets of Washington, D. G. for The Galveston cup. which the adjutant general of Texas declared forfeited by the Thurston Rifles of Omaha, Neb, by whom it has been held, on account of their failure to defend it, arrived this morning and were escorted into camp.
 Crowds of people gathered at the drill grounds this afternoon to witness the prize contests and the exhibition drills by the military.
 The Medley zouaves of Memphis, Tenn. were ruled out of the zouave contest which was to have taken place between them and the Aurora Zouaves of Aurora H., for prize of $1000 by a telegram rom AdJutant General Kell, received shortly before the contest began, direct ing that they be removed from the field The order did not come until the Aurora Zouaves had begun to drill. It appears the Neeleys have had some trouble with the adJutant general of Tennessee and are not now enlisted. They were ordered nor 10 come into Georgia under arms but disobeyed. The adjutant general of Tennessee had some correspondence with the Georgia military authorities, which was followed by the receipt of a telegram here stating the Neeleys had no authority 10 bear arms in Georgia. Col William Garrard, president of the prize drill com mlttee, wired for further orders and re- ceived the peremptory order to have the Neeieys removed from the field nstanter ana by no means to allow them to enter tHe contest. Colonel Garrard at once Wired back that the instructions of the governor had been obeyed and the Nee- iey Aouaves were not allowed to contest Capt. F. K. Deffrey says the trouble is one or long standing and the adjutant general or Tennessee has tried before to disband them, but without success. Cor respondence Is now going on to see if the tennessee military authorities cannot be propitiated, and the judges will hold up their decision until the latter part of the week.
 The days festivities concluded with a fireworks display in the park.
 Tomorrow the cadet drills will take place.
 Fine Rife Shooting.
 The rifle shoot was continued at Ayon dale range today. It began early dn the forenoon and continued until dusk The Derenne trophy was shot for, though the trophy was not awarded. There was on y one full team-that one being from Georgia-entered in the match. The District of Columbia and New Jersey teams joined issues, the District of Columbia team furnishing seven men and the New Jersey rifiemen five. This team could not shoot for the trophy un- der the regulations governing the match, and 1t was simply shot for record Geor- gia won on score of 1087 to the First Alaska Cavalry's the name the other team went by) 1006. It mattered not whether the trophy was or was not shot for-it would have remained with Sa- rar1r1 h Ixaf f1..xO
 the record for team of twelve men at that distance, scoring 370 the previous best record to that being 36S, made at Seagirt. The Georgia boys are Jubilant over this. as well they may be, for it is a fine record. The weather was as hot as yesterday, but it did not prevent some very high scores being made. The scores in the Derenne match are: