The Portland daily press., 1874-10-03
COMPETITIVE BRILL.
The Portland Cadets win.

Last evening occurred the grand, long looked
for competitive drill between the Portland Ca
diets and the Sheridan Cadets. The reserved
seats were filed with the admirers and friends
OF the two companies There were q large
number of military men present and they we're
amply repaid for their trouble, for the drill wa.
really worth seeing.
| Each company drilled twenty-four men in
Upton's tactics, from page LIST to page 10th.
| From half-past seven until half-past eight
| Chambers Band gave concert. At half-past
| eight the judges, VIM. Brown, sergeant of the
| Mechanic Blues, VIM. J. McCallum, first ser.
| geant of the Montgomery Guards, and Albion
FL Jacobs, sergeant major of the First Regi.
ment, took their places upon the stand. The
referee announc ed that il was the wish of each
company that all applause be postponed until
the close of the drill as 1t was apt to confuse
the orders, but despite this remark there was
often hearty applause from the friends of the
company on the floor, when q fine movement
was made.
The bugle was sounded aud the Sheridans,
being the challenging company, took the floor
first Each company was limited to twenty
minutes for wheeling. marching, sc, and
twenty for the manual of arms. The Sheri-
dams, Capt. r. f. Somers, were warmly APP
plauded as they marched on the floor. Their
marching was excellent and received the high
est commendation from the military gentlemen
present. The wheeling was equally good At
the expiration of the time they marched off
and the Portland Cadets, Capt. N, D. Winslow,
marched on. They we're looking finely with
equipments in excellent order. Their many
friends greeted them with a perfect stoIm of
applause. Their marching was good, bat for
some little mistakes, could not be counted equal
to the Sheridans' Many of their best evolu-
tous were not attempted by their opponents at
all. They acquitted themselves finely and left
the floor on double quick time. A short inter-
mission was had before the remainder of the
drill was performed Chandler filled the gap
with pleasant music. AT last the Sheridans
were recalled to give the manual of arms. The
loading and firing was good, but at times lit
tie irregular. Those who made the blunders
were the best drilled men in the company, and
IT was due to their excitement But on the
,whole'it was very creditable to the company.
The Portland Cadets.came back, and it was
the second part of the drill than the first
Every movement was made with precision
that was truly remarkable, and those who
found any fault were obliged to keep their eyes
open. The loading and firing and stacking of
arms were we'll executed and loudly applauded.
The knowing ones thought that they could see
who would take the prize about this time, and
the result shows that they were not far out of
the way. When they concluded the judges and
referee began to figure on the result The
Portland Cadets were charged with 10 errors in
and in the drill. The Sheridan Ca.
diets were charged with 10 in marching and IA
in the drill. cr-yfFff-r
The referee announced his decision in favor
Of the Portland Cadets by a score of "a to 81.
He complmented the Sheridan Cadets on their
fine marching
1.-THE whole affair passed off very pleasantly,
and the result gives equal satisfaction to the
winners and the defeated.