The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-25
THE BIG MAY WEEK TILT.
The Programme Completed and
Ready for Announcement.

Ready for Announcement.
Arrangements for carrying out one of
the most magnificent military programmes
the south has ever seen are now being
made and every days work brings a still
brighter and more satisfactory prospect
for the May celebration.
Col. w. W. Gordon has just issued cir
cular to the captains and members of the
First regiment cavalry, Georgia Volun-
teers, calling special attention to the inter-
state cavalry tilt which will take place Fri
day. May 10. In this circular Col. Gordon
offers special inducements to the troops
of the regiment to send fitting teams to Sa-
vannah to engage in that contest The cir
cular says:
''The Military Interstate Association Of
fers a first prize of $40, and a second
prize Of $50, open to any team composed
of five bona fide members, active or vet
eran of any troop.
"A troop may enter more than one
team for fitting, but only it's team MAX
ing the highest score will be eligible
for a prize.
-''In addition to the above prizes offered
by the association there will be prizes
Tor Individual members of all teams of
this regiment which do not win the first
or second prize of the association, viz. :
Ten dollars $i0 to each officer or trooper
who makes a score exceeding SO points,
and five dollars $50 to each officer or
trooper who makes a score exceeding 40
points in the tilt"
The last PARAGRAPH of the circular is Col.
Gordon's individual offer to the men in his
regiment, in order to stimulate their in
ferest in the contest and in fitting gener-
ally. 1t is similar to that he made them
when they were in Camp Atkinson last
year
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bringing here larger number of fitting
teams from the First cavalry regiment
than would otherwise have come. 1t is eX-
pected that in all there win be ten OF
twelve teams in the contest. nearly all OF
them, of course, from the First regiment
The Liberty Independent Troop is expect
ed to send two, and perhaps, three teams
the Liberty Guards one and perhaps two
the Wayne troop one, the Efingham trooI
one, and perhaps two, and there Will bt
one from the Georgia Hussars which viii
make eight or nine fitting teams from this
First cavalry regiment.
The Governors Horse Guards of Atlanta
It is understood, are now practicing a tilt
ing team for this contest, and viii prob
ably send down some men, who will q,
good work. Besides these, several othe
outside teams are talking of coming. AL
together, this cavalry tilt promises to b.
one of the most exciting and most interes I
ing features of the week.
The military committee held a meeting
yesterday afternoon for the purpose o
completing the programme as to details
culars will be distributed at once an
nouncing the complete programme. as fol
lows:
Monday, May n.-Grand sham battle, Il
which both infantry and artillery will par
ticipate. Zouave and artillery drills. ORES
parade of all the troops.
Tuesday, May 12-Second class drill 70
infantry, in which companies that hav
never before entered prize drills win par
ticlpate ZouaVe prize drill for 81 300 il
prizes. and an artillery drill in The al
ternoon. Dress parade.
Wednesday, May 13--Grand interstat
prize drill for 1000 in prizes. Artiller
and Zouave drills IN the afternoon an
dress parade
Thursday. May l4--Conege cadet contes
in battalion drill. Zouaye ANA arliiler
drills. Grand parade in the afternoon an
review of all the Savannah and visit
ing military companies by Gov. w. !
Atkinson.
Friday, May l5-Inferstate cavalry tn
Zouave and artillery drills. Dress parad
and award OF prizes won during tn
week.
There VIII be night attractions eac
night consisting OF fireworks and vauds
VIE performances and concerts DAY an
n.Fht by the Mount Pleasant Juvenll
rand Nith nifty pieces, from Washing
ton, ID. q, There will also he, Of cours.
zine contests on tho Ayondale range el