The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-29
WON $4,000 Prize
FIRST KNIGHTS TEMPLARs DRILL
HoNORs TAKEN BY DENvERITEs.
silver Trophy of Thirty-Five Pieces
Captured at louisville by Colo
rndo Commandery, No. 4.
ST. BERNARD, NO. 35, SECOND
SAN FRANCISCO DRILL CORPS THIRD
AND CIyCINNATIANs FOURTH.
Intricate Maneuvers Witnessed by
$1,000 People, Including nm Ar
ray of bluegrass Beauties.
MEETING OF ENCAMPMENT
GRAND MASTER LLOYD's MEMBER
SHIP RULING SUSTAINED.
All Sir knights Must Maintain Their
Standing i'm Both the Chapter
and the Lodge.
Intricate Mnneuvers Witnessed u,
$4,000 People, Including an Ar
ray of Bluegrass Beauties.
MEETING OF ENCAMPMENT
GRAND MASTER LLOYD's MEMBER
SHIP RULING SUSTAINED.
All Sir knights Must Maintain Their
Standing i'm Both the Chapter
and the Lodge.


Commandery. No. l. of Denver. before an
admiring throng of 1900 people and under
the critical eyes of a board of Judges COM
posed of three regular army officers and
representative of the Knights Templars,
to-day captured first prize in the compet-
tion of drill teams from Communicates of
the knights. St. Bernard. No. 35, the ia
vorite with a majority of spectators, cap
tured second place, while Golden Gate. No.
l6, of San Francisco. and Hanselman. No.
10, of Cincinnati. came in for third and
fourth prizes, respectively. California Com
mandery. No. l. being the only mounted
command. had no difficulty in capturing
the tropy for the best appearance and drill
on horseback. The other contestants were
Columbia Commandery. No. 2, of Washing
ton. ID. c., and Allegheny. No. 35. of Pitts
burg. Calvary, No. 3, of Parkersburg, w.
Va, failed to appear at the appointed hour,
and hence did not compete.
The drill was the feature OF the day. In
terest intensified by the fact that IL
was the first since 1855, when Louisville
carried off first honors. The contest took
place on Churchill Downs, the home of the
Louisville Jockey Club Long before the
exhibition contest began the regular grand
stand was filled, and by IL a.. m. the steps
leading to ii were crowded, temporary
stand built across the track was jammed
full and thousands of people were on the
field. 1t was a Sood-humored crowd, al
though the was hot enough to spoil
some dispositions, and applauded the good
work and the breaks of the perspiring con-
testants alike
BLUE GRASS BEAUTIES.
Under a canopy in the field sat the spon-
sors, dark-eyed delegation of Kentucky
beauties, who led the members of the con-
testing communicates after their work was
finished to immense bowls containing cool
ing drinks. Brass bands were numerous,
but music was allowed only during the in
termission between drills. the Grant tao
tics, under which the drills were conducted,
allow of nothing to mark time. The crowd
was enthusiastic and impartial one. 1t
applauded everything possible 1t cheered
the man who handled his sword so awk-
wardly that he knocked his cap off, it
cheered the man who got left on a right
about-face movement and had to run to
catch up with his comrades and it went
wild at the appearance of a Sir Knight
who, to defend himself against the hot
Kentucky sun, appeared in the temporary
stand with huge sunbonnet on his head
Not one of the communicates went
through the ordeal without mistakes which
were evident to the crowd, but as honors
seemed about even in this respect every
body except the judges was i'm complete
ignorance as to the winners until tonight,
when the awards were made known before
an immense throng in the horse show
building. When II. p. Grant, chairman of
the drill committee and author of the tao
tics under which the contest was con-
Quoted, opened the sealed envelope contain
ing the verdict and announced that the men
from Colorado had captured the chief
trophy the applause was deafening. 1t was
some time before Mr.. Grant could make
himself heard again.
HOW THE vICTORS DRILLED.
The Colorado men marched on the field
at the downs this morning, commanded by
Capt. r. c. Kincaid, of Denver. They were
second on the programme. following the
men from Washington. The crowd ascer-
tanned in a hurry that the commandery
was a crack drill organization and ap-
piauded vigorously. The Denver men ex-
celled in the sword movements In the in
spection there was never a perceptible
movement of a muscle. on the part of any
member The right wheel of platoons into
lire, the right by platoonS from line and
plattoons on right into line were superb
The commandery finished one minute after
the warning recall and four minutes with
ir the limit. a perfect storm of applause
followed the completion of the final move
ment. \ number of beautiful display move
mentS were executed by the Denver Com
mandery before leaving the field.
Detroit Commandery, No. l. of Detroit
during the noon stop for luncheon and rest
gave an exhibition drill that was declared
the equal if not the superior, of any drill
during the day. The Wolverines, however,
We're not entered in the contest, "A rule
of the knights OF Michigan prohibits them
from drilling for prizes. The exhibition by
the mounted commandery from California
completed the programme at p. m.
AT d. m. in the horse show building
brilliantly lighted and magnificent spec
tacle with its rows upon rows of seats oc-
ladies. the programme leading up to the
award OF prizes was begun. There were
instrumental music and exhibition drills
by the Communicates which were awaiting
the verdict of the board of judges When
this was read the communicates took posi-
uons according to their standing in the
awards. y score of handsome Kentucky
bellies, acting as sponsors, presented the
prizes This over. the contestants and their
sponsors led a grand march, after which
dancing began. The trophies were of silver
and were follows:
First Pri3e-Thirty-four pieces, valued at
5000.
Second Prize-Twenty-fiv pieces. libation
set, valued a $1,000.
Third Prize-Center piece, valued at 81 800
-Four Prize-Two pieces (mountedD, val
ued at $500.
The prize for the mounted drill was a
huge silver loving cup valued al $500
The judges were Captain A. s. Fleming
artillery, L. S. A; Lieutenant Fred de
Funiak. Twenty-second Infantry, L. S. A. /:
Captain Charles Suret. artillery, L. s A
and Major c. S. Amme a Templar officer
of Columbus, O.