Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-15
CAVALRY DAY THIS.
fitting Contest at Savannah Prom
Uses to Draw Crowds.
TIE MORTONS HOLD A RECEPTION
More Time is Given to Social En-
tertainment.
TO RETURN MONDAY NIGHT

1 SPECIAL From Staff Correspondent.
| SAVANNAH, Ga. May 15.-Yesterday
was undoubtedly the biggest day yet of
| the May week celebration. There were
| more people here, there were more Savan-
| nah people out. and there was more en-
| thusiasm manifested over the events that
| transpired. There were big crowds at the
| interstate drill. immense crowds at the
afternoon review, and at night people were
| turned away from the grand stand, be-
! cause it overcrowded.
| This is cavalry day. and the fitting con-
| test is expected to be a drawing card, as
are the artillery and zouave exhibitions
| and the announcement Of the judges.
| Yesterday was light day with the rifle
men al Avondale range. The only match
| on was the cavalry carbine. There were
| two contesting teams. the first Georgia
cavalry and troop A. All of the shoot
| ers. however, were members Of the Geor-
| gia hussars. The shooting at 30.
300 and 800 yards with the United States
mortar carbine. and after the totals of
| each team at the three ranges were made
| up 1t was found to be tie, each team
| having scored exactly 800 points.
| There was not much shooting in the In
| dividual matches. g. Z. Cook in the
| Theus medal matches made 30 at the 500
yard range, and 81 the tDo-yard range;
| total "a. This is the highest score made
In this match, and 1t looks now as if Mr..
Cook will be the winner. In the Gordon
match F. c. Wilson made two AIS. This
did not help his already high score as he
| has 49, 40. 48. 49,
The consolation match and the company
| team match will be shot today. The con-
ISOLATION match is open to teams of six
| from regimental battalion or company or
organizations of volunteers of the United
States. Any person who has previously
participated in contests at Sea Girt, Creed
| moor or Walnut Hill is debarred from this
match. The New Jersey rifiemen will not
enter team, as their men seem to he
unable 10 cope with the heat, and are not
| In condition to shoot.
Reception in Camp.
The Mortons rendered their sponsor a
! reception at the camp today. The tents
! and company street were appropriately
! decorated, refreshments served and quite
! a program Of musical numbers presented.
The company this evening will attend
garden party given in it's honor at the
| residence of Miss Mills.
Capt Shilling and his Heutenants last
| evening were guests at dinner in honor
! Of the officers of the Indianapolis Light
Artillery, and later attended several re-
| ceptions.
The officers tomorrow will be rendered
| an excursion party down the bay on
revenue cutter launch and visit to Tybee
| Island is also on the program.
The Return.
| 1t has been finally determined that the
| Merton Cadets will leave here Sunday
| night. reaching Washington about 9:3O
! o'clock Monday evening. The majority of
| the engineer rifiemen depart Saturday
night. while the Mt. Pleasant Band is as
| yet unc certain as to its movements.
All the local newspapers. since the big
drill yesterday, in their head lines have
| declared the Mortons sure winners. The
Morton l"alarS
can count upon warm welcome whenever
| they visit Savannah: and the oftener they
come the better Savannah will like it.
| They are, in the vernacular. out Of
sight
| Yesterdays Display.
Savannah has not seen such a martial
display as that of yesterday since the
Chatham Artillery's centennial was cele-
| brated in 1886. Cavalry, infantry and ar
| tillery Joined in a vast parade with all the
| visiting military, and one long line of mill
! tary companies numbering in the vicinity
| of 1000 men marched past enthusiastic and
| swarming crowds which lined the streets
| of the city for several miles and warmly
cheered each command as IT passed.
The really creditable street parade wound
| up at the drill grounds. where a brigade
| review was held, with Col. Gordon and
| staff and Assistant Adjt. Gen. Brown as
| the reviewing officers. The first battalion
! Of the second provisional regiment con-
| sisted of the Morton Cadets, the Ogle-
thorpe Infantry and the Aurora Zouaves,
with Capt. Shilling in command. This bat
| talon was headed both by the Mount
Pleasant Band and the brigade band of
| Charleston, but the work Of the Washing
| ton youngsters so far outclassed the South
| Carolina organization that the latter MAIN
| tanned a discreet silence during the greater
| portion of the parade.
The Mortons presented a decidedly UNIQUE
appearance. the first file wearing white
l RI
| through the company. the officers having
white trousers and white shoes. The COM
| bination was decidedly original and the
| boys were undoubtedly the feature of the
pageant.
The Mt. Pleasant lads did not lack for
| applause. The brigade review was wit
messed by an assemblage of at least 10000
persons and the scene was one to be re-
membered.
The ceremony was followed by a rcgi-
| mental dress parade, in which all the troops
the grounds could accommodate partici-
pated.
a District Victory.
Although the firing had not been COM
pieted at a late hour this afternoon in the
company team rife match on the Avondale
! range. 1t had advanced sufficiently to as
sure victory to company A. Engineer Corps
| Of the District, with second place for COM
| pany B. Engineer Corps.
Inc Morton cadets VIII nn1Sh third cas-
| lily. leading the Clinch Rifles of Augusta,
Ga.
| At 200 yards. five shots per man, COM
| pany A scored Isl; at 300 yards, 146. Com
pany b made 144 at 2tW yards and 137 at
500 CO
The totals of, the Morton Cadets team
were 9S at 200 yards, 100 at 300 and 81 at
| 500
The match is for trophy and 500 The
consolatio match, in which the engineers
participate will be fired late this afternoon
and tomorrow the individual matches will
De completed. c. F. G..
Wrecked in New York Bay.