Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-09-22
Chickasaw Guards Second Best.

st. Louis Globe Democrat FrIday:-Suc-
ceeding the Chicago Battalion came the
Chickasaw Guards, of Memphis, Tennessee,
contestants in the company drill premium.
As this Observation-Disclosures company
entered the gates of the amphitheater to the
strains of an inspiring march, played by the
ever-popular Arsenal Band, their fine appear
ance and soldierly bearing instantly brought
forth most enthusiastic reception. Upon
the left arm of all the men was tied little
bit of Grape, which told the story of recent
losses In the ranks OF the company-of COM
rades laid low; not by the bullet of the foe
man, but carried off In their prime by the in
sdious scourge now desolating all Southern
homes. The execution of the command, al
though some few errors were commit
ted, was even more perfect than had
been anticipated from this crack COM
pany. All the more difficult evolutions
in their programme were made with
! wonderful accuracy, and in the manual by
numbers-this stumbling block to nearly all
those who have appeared thus far-not an
error was observed. The whole drill was
watched with keen interest, and almost every
movement applauded by a very large audi
ence. The company labored under one very
serious drawback in being without their first
lieutenant, j. A. Lamb, who was unable to
arrive in time for the drill, having been quar-
antined yesterday at Corinth, Mississippi.
Captain S. D. Carnes obtained permission to
substitute Captain M'Coy, police reserves,
but at the last moment Captain Donelsou, of
the Porter Rifles, entered protest., and con-
sequently placed the command under great
disadvantage. Captain Carnes and Second
Lieutenant w. b. Camp, beng able officers,
managed to lose little by the enforcement of
this technicality, and have every reason to
hope that they will be able to send the first
premium to their desolated home for the ben
eft of the yellow-fever sufferers, having an
nouneed their intention last night, after drill,
Of doing so should fortune smile on them.
st. Louis GLobe-DenIocrGt, Saturday:-In
the company drill, Company c., First Illinois
regiment, took the first prize, 800; the
Chickasaw Guards, Memphis, the second,
$500, and Company E, Police Reserves, 9TH
erw SO known as the Mayors Guard of ST..
Louis, the third, 5000. The score of the Chi
cago company stood 2.94, out of a possible
three; the Chickasaws 2.93, and the Mayor s
Guard 2.71. Next in order of the visiting
companies came Company b, First Illinois
regiment, of Chicago, 2.59; Porter Rifles, of
Nashville, IA; Light Infantry, of Indianap-
oils, 2.37; Lackey' Zouaves, of Chicago, 22l !;
the Governors Guard, of Springfield, lis;
Belleville Guards, 1.59. The awards were
received with hearty cheers by the troops and
the winning companies were greeted with
the most vociferous applause by the $1,000
spectators present.
st. Louis Republican, of Sunday: The de-
cision in the company drill contests caused
great deal of comment, and a Republican
reporter, in conversation with one of the
judges last night, learned several facts, which
go far to explain how some companies are
rated apparently so far out of place In the
first place, every company was allowed q GER
tain time in which to go through list of
movements. If they omitted any part they,
of course, got no credit for such movements,
and their score suffered just so much. Only
two or three companies went through all the
movements, and of these one was the win
ming Chicago company, whose captain is as
thorough tactician as can be found In the
service. The Chicks were unfortunate IN be-
ing Unexpectedly deprived of their first lieu
tenants help, and as q consequence were
somewhat bothered. The result was that
when their time had expired they still had
about one-sixth of their movements unac-
complished. The real meaning of their
score will be better understood when it is
known that without counting so large
part of their list, they still
scored 2.931< out of possible 800,
while the Chicago company scored out
of the whole list 2.94 only, tau beating the
| Chicks by the fraction of hu1 Ire Tia. The
Chicks manual was almost perfect, halog
2.99 out of a possible 500, while the con-
pany was nearly peri IA the school of the
company. What tn A; as would have done
had they hurried ~ d little can only be
guessed at, but they are 50 confident about it
that they are going to challenge the Chica-
J gOians to drill Cant HulI also sucaaaded in