The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-29
DENVER THE WINNER
COLORADO CoMMASDERY NO. L
WILL CARRY HOME THE FIRST
PRIZE FROM LOUISVILLE
KNIGHTS TEMPLARs Drill
On Churchill Downs Drew Many
Thousand Admiring Spectators
Chicago COmmandery Is
Second.

| LOU15N LILLE, tAy., aug, B.-COlOra do
! Commandery Ne. l, of Deliver, before an
| admiring throng of $500 people and I'M
! der the critical eyes of board of Judges
/ composed of threee regular army officers
| and a representative Of the knights Tenn
| plars, today captured first prize in the
competit on of drill teams from COM
| manderies of knights. St. Bernard COM
mandery No. 5, of Chicago, the favorite
| with the majority of spectators, captured
! second place, while Golden No 16 of San
| Francisco, and Hanselman No. 16. 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 trophy for the best appearance ami
| drill on horseback. The emily contestants
were Columbia Commandery No. 2, of
| Washington, D. c., ana Allegheny No. So,
of Fi,tsburg
The drill was the feature Of the dav.
| Interest was intensified by the fact thar
1t was the first since 1863, when Louis
vile carried off first honor. The contest
took place on Churchill Downs. the home
Of the Louisville Jockey club Long be-
fore the exhibition began the regular
grand stand was filled and by II a. m.
the steps leading to 1t were crowded, a
temporary stand built across the track
was damned full and thousands of peo-
pie were on the field. 1t was a good-hu-
| mored crowd. although the sun was hot
enough to spoil some deDositions, and it
| apDlauded the good work and the breaks
| of the perspiring contestants alike.
None Of the commanEe les went through
TIE ordeal without m stakes which were
evident to the crowd, but as honors seem.
ed about even in this respect, everybody
except the judges was in complete ig-
nOrance as TO the winners. Tonight the
winners were made known before an i'm
meEse throng in the horse show building
When Fl. p. Grant, of the drill commit
tee, and author of tactics under which
the contests were conducted, opened the
sealed envelope containing the verde.
and announced that the men from Colo
radO had captured the chief trophy, the
! applause was deafening. 1T was some
tine before Mr.. Grant could make him
self heard again. The Colorado men
marched on the field at the Downs this
mo. ming, commanded by Capt r. H Kin
caid, of Denver They were second n
the programme, following the men from
! Washington. The crowd a-c rtained in a
/ hurry that TIE commandery was a cracr
drill organization and applauded vigol
ously
The Denver men excelIed in the sword
movements. In the inspection there was
never perceptible movement of a mus
Gle on the part Of any member The
right wheel of platoons into line, the
right by platoJns from line and plateens
on right into line were superb. Inc com
man6ery finished one m mute after me
warn ng recall and four minutes within
the limit. perfect storm of applause
followed the completion of the final
movement. A number of beautiful dis
play movements were executed by the
Denver c1mmandery BEFORE leaving the
field. Detroit Commandery No. l. of d.
troit, 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 Wolvar-
ines, however, were not entered in the
contest, as a rule of the knights in
Michigan prohibits them from drilling
for prizes. The exhibition by the mount
ed commandery f: ON California complet.
cd the programme at 4 D.. m.
AT p. m. the horse show building. bril-
liantly light, with its rows upon rows Of
seats occupied by IN 70 med knights and
their ladies' there were exhibition drills
by the Communicates awaiting the YER
dict of the board of judges. When this
was announced the communicates took
their places IN the order named. \ score
OF Kentucky bellies jo ned the knights,
and with their sponsors, led the grand
march. Then dancing began. The prizes
were of silver and were as follows:
First prize, thirty-four pieces, valued
at $3,CG0; second prize, twenty-five pieces,
luncheon set, valued at ZOO; third p iZe,
center piece, valued al $500; fourth prize,
two pieces (mOunted), valued at 500.
Inc prize for the mounted or II was a
huge silver loving cup valued at 500
The judges were: Capt A. S. Fleming,
artillery, L. S. A; Lieut.. bred de Flu
MAX, wenty-second- infantry, u. S. A.;
Capt. CharI Sears, United States ar
tiilery. and Maj. A. S. Harnmel, a Tenn
plar officer, of Columbus, Ohio.