San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-22
COMPETITIVE DRILLS.

Yesterday the 81. Idul company,
Nelly Zouaves of Memphis and Bel
KNAPP Rifles stood inspection and in the
afternoon drilled for the grand prize.
The st. Paul company it is said, stood
the best inspection yet made. Their
drill also was magnificent, alignments
perfect, movements snappy, and only
their firing was the least defective.
The double time work was perfect.
The program was executed in thirty
two minutes.
The Belknaps, as announced yester-
day in the Light, also stood a great
inspection. Their drill was Of very
high order and Capt. McAdoo worked
the company over a much smaller
space of ground than any other COM
pany. There were some individual err
rors in the manual by numbers They
were slow in lowering their hands. In
firing they were all right, especially
in kneeling and lying down and alos on
recover. The bayonet stacks were
good, swivel stacks not so good, and
they were a little ragged on alignment
in one wheel. The program was fin
ished in SO minutes, but this was due
greatly to the crowding of the spec
tators, who scarcely gave them suffi-
cient ground.
The Nelly Zouaves of Memphis, cap
tured the spectators and will no doubt
capture the Zouave prize as easily.
They drilled twenty-five minutes and
executed $50 commands, all with light
ming rapidity and showed the admiring
Texans what a genuine Houave COM
pany can do. Unfortunately they lost
four men in ranks during the program
by heat prostration, and these were
carried to the red cross tents and cared
for.
Miss Julia Johnson entertained her
company, the Lloyd Rifles. with
splendid reception at her Residence on
Tobin hill last night.
The quickness and dispatch with
which Lieut.. DR.. Stark, and assistants
of the regulars, moved their injured
men from the field yesterday afternoon
could not have been beaten on any
field. Almost as soon as the luckless
gentlemen struck the ground the doc
tor and corps were on the spot and had
him in the ambulance and on the way
to the hospital. Their action ELECTED
favorable comment from all who wit
messed ii and wonder was expressed on
all sides as to how they could possibly
have seen the accident and arrived on
the spot in such short order. The doc
tor and able corps of assistants can
not be surpassed for removing and
caring. for the injured on the field.
Capt. Bishop, who was injured by hav-
ing his horse fall on him, received &C
broken collar bone. which the doctor
dexterously set after which he was
sent to his residence at the post.
Frank Clay, sergeant major of the
Houston artillery. returned home last
night on business.
Tom Head and L. c. Lasnfeldt are on
duty at the telephone station as A. D.
T. messengers.
Private Westhall, of the Houston ar
tillery has returned home.
Capt. Miller's Cycle company put up
an excellent drill this morning early in
front of the grand stand.
Colonel whistles regular mounted
guard this morning at the usual time.
$3.50. Capt. Wheeler of the Eighteenth
infantry, is the officer of the day, hay
in relieved Lieut.. Craig.
Maj townsend, OF the tOurtn resl-
ment, is militia officer of the day to-
day.
Capt Hernandez, of the home Zou-
ayes, entertained a number of lady
visitors in his spacious tent last night,
serving them with lemonade and cake.
Joe Tucker, an old Corpus Christi
boy, arrived in camp from Kansas
City last night and is stopping with
the Kennedy Rifles, of that place.
Capt. Hernandez, of the Zouaves,
says: "Tell everybody to look out
for the Zouaves' new uniforms tomor-
row; they will be a pleasant surprise
to our friends"
Lieut.. Tom oIiphint, adjutant Of the