The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-21
The SAN ANTONIO DRILL.
Tom Hamilton Guards Put Up a Fine
Drill for Maiden Prize.
SEALYS MADE A SPLENDID SHOWING.
They Are Now Generally Picked for
the winners of the Cup-Loyd
Rides Not In II.

rising OF the sun this morning came the al
most unbcarablc heat which has prevailed
here for the past four days, but work
opened up as usual at Camp Culbemon. aud
guard mount, battalion and practice drills
and Inspections were gone through just rs
If the soothing touch OF a gentle zephyr In
stead OF the hot breath OF scorching
sirocca had greeted the peeplring soldier
boys.
or the companies entered In the maiden
drill but one of the three ordered out for
Inspection The Tom Hamilton Guards, came
upon the field THE morning. the kennedys
and tho Nacona Rifles being withdrawn.
Taking into consideration the fact that this
was the Hamilton's first prize arm expe-
Renee they showed up pretty we'll. but
might have done better.
Following the Ilamiltons the Sealys OF
Galveston. who are competing Cor the Gal
weston cup and the claes A prizes, came up
aud received u warm reception from the
many persons who had gathered about tho
grand stand 10 see them undergo The scru-
I Tiny OF the Judges. They Wore brand new
uniforms and their guns, which had never
been used before, shono like new dollars,
tected about them and they stood steady
and wore soldorly air. which won thc
admiration OF the intensely intvrCelcd spec
tators. In twenty ono minutes the ordeal
was over and rs they marched away TO re-
turn to their quarters bets were offered that
they would score ~ out OF a possible 100.
and the opinion Was expressed by experts
that they had stood an inspection better II
anything than that Of the Thurstone yes
terday.
An exhibition drin BY the Waco bicycle
corps closed the morning programme,
While the Inspection OF Compel
ing companies was in progress before
the grand stand. the bands OF the First
brigade gave Il concert at General Open
hclmers headquarters, playing for place
in the baud contest, after which Captain
Bates of the regulars addressed the off.
GERS OF the guard on the eubject OF guard
duty.
Tho afternoon programme opened UP with
Il very crchtable drill by the Houston
Light Artillery which WAS followed by
most interesting extended order drlll by
the Eighteenth united States infantry.
The regulars having returned 10 their
quarters, the Tom Hailton Guards came
upon the field TO drill for the maiden prize,
commanded by Captain Smither Thor
step was good and within the required
cadence, and they went through tho manual
and executed the field movements US II
The Sealys came next aud everybody WAC
on tiptoe of expectation, as 1t had become
generally known that they had an excellent
drill team and proposed to lund the cup nr
know the reason why
a hearty cheer greeted Their appearance
and many hopes were expressed that they
might be successful in taking first place.
Captain B0yd's calm aud deliberate air
proved roassuring to the Soalys friends ana
he had hardly given half dozen com
mands before everybody began TO pick them
for winners. In the manual of arms with
or without numbers they proved perfect.
far oxcelling the Thurstons IN this paIticu-
lar. Their firing was excellent, but they
scored an error In the swivel stock of arms.
Their step was perfect, but at trail arms
The command Forward" having been
given, three men Oh the left end brought
thclr guns up 10 right shoulder Their
alignmeuts could not be beaten aud they
went through the manual Of arms on the
march In great style. such errors as they
made were incOurequcptial, individual CT
rors Captain Boyd's Interpretation of the
programme was seemingly perfect, ana I'M
less the experts who sat In the grand stand
are away oil Tho Sealys are good for first
place They got through n thirty minutes
and marched away hot fdyoritCs and fol-
lowed by an enthusiastic throng OF armr-
erS, who hasten0I after them TO extend their
congratulations.
OF Fort Worth. also competitors in the class
drill. Captain Kelly put them through
in good style, but they were slow, II taxi
ing them forty minutes TO get through the
programme, his Interpretation of which
was at times faulty They started off well,
but IL soon became evident that they were
outclassed Their firing WIS fair. but
their execution of the manual with AMI
without numbers was ragged and the!
field movements were badly out OF step
Compared with the crack companies against
which they are entered the Loyds are not
in It, yet their first attempt in the inter-
state class dr.ll was on the whole quite
crodItablc as it demonstrated that with
little more experience there 10 the making
of Il winning company In them.
After the drilling the entire division, as
well as the regulars and the interstate bat
talon. formed for review and presented a
beautiful sight. IT. becorling evident that
with each recurring parade greater pro-
ficiency IN field movements Is displayed.
The review was followed by exhibition
drills by Company u Of 81. Paul, the
Beknnps and the Necly Zouayes and the
days events We're exhausted.
The odds underwent material change at
the Turf Exchange In the class contest
The drill put up by the Sealyf caused the
money to pour In on that company, and
their odds went down from 3 to ! TO to q
while the odds on the st. Paul Guards re-
.
for seoond place The Bclknaps have gone
down from TO 10 3 to l. The Morton
Cadets also went up In the betting, open
Ing at 3 to and closing at to l.
The Sealys and MortoDs S~e receiving the
best support and nearly all the money went
in on those two companies yesterday. The
Beknaps had quite squirt In the morning.
and It seemed that no one wanted anything
but Belknaps. but toward evening. after
the sealys had put up their drill. the bet
ting changed 10 the Sealys and forced their
price down to 3 TO g. The n. Paul Guards
have been fayorites in the betting until to-
day. but after the drll yesterday their price
went up to 3 10 with even money for |
second place.
The Governors Guard Is unchanged In |
the betting, as are also the Washington |
Guards on which is as good as to against |
the former and 10 to ! against the latter |
with but few takers.
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