The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-08-15
MONDAY MORNING, AUGUST Is.
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE TOURNAMENT.
Portland Takes the Lions Share
of the HOnorS.
HER COMPANIES RECEIVE SIX OUT
OF TWELVE PRIZES.
Special Dispatch to the Press /

- Especial Dispatch to the Press.]
LAKE MARANocooK, Aug 13.-The military
tournament at this place Saturday was very
successful affair." notwithstanding the weather
in the morning was rather unpropitious.
There was about 5000 people present, includ-
ing the military. There were fourteen COM
panies sent,-Augusta. Lewiston, Auburn,
Skowhegsn, Dover, Dexter, Gardiner, Water
vile, Sacc, Oldtown, Portland, and Rockland
being represented. Eight companies of the
FRS. Maine Regiment, three of the Second,
one battery, and two unattached companies
went to make up the number. 1t was expect
ed that Gov. Plaisted and staff would be pres
eat, but they did not appear. Among the
prominent military men present were Col. j.
NJ. Brown, Inspector General Lynch, Col. e.
G. Harrington and Col. H. M. Sprague. Glov.
sr's Band of Auburn furnished music through
out the day, and Perkins orchestra of Lewis
ron was present to enable all to dance who
wished. The last train arrived about eleven
o'clock and the exercises commenced shortly
after.
The first on the programme was the COM
petitive company team shoot, in which sixteen
teams participated. This part was under the
supervision of Col E. G. Harrington, General
Inspector of Rife Practice, and tho shooting
was done at 200 yards, off-hand. Each team
consisted Of ten members. The following Ia
BILE will show the score Of each team, out of a
possible $50:
Go. D, Second Regiment, NJ. Y. NJ, Roekland,. 23s
ID, First Portland, 1926
z, Second, Dexter, .-..222
:" III, First Z" Gardiner,...
Qst team. ,....................2l 3
Go. T, Second Regiment M. y. NJ, Dover. sos
Y, First Auburn. ..2O2
Z, =" Augusta.
Co. H, Second Regiment. NJ. y. NJ Waiervie. 9 g
+" L, Second GO Skowhe gan. 81
B. d" +" Oldtown.. IS5
T" F, First - 3" Angus a..
I'D team ......,........... ...... =. $50
Saco Rifles, NJ. r. NJ. Saco,. 154
First Maine Battery, Lewiston. $50. 1856
Coburn Cadets, M R. NJ, skowhegan 49,. los
1t viii be seen by the table that the first
prize, S25, was won by Co. d, Rockland or
the Tillson Guards; the second SIS, by Co. B,
Portland, or the Mechanic Blues; and the
third, SO, by Co. G, or the Dexter Light In
fantry.
The next in order was the individual shoot.
For this there were sixty entries, but owing to
not compete. This was also under the charge
of Col Harrington, anu the first prize, SIS,
was won by G. FL. Prince of the Mechanic
Blues, Oh a score of % out of a possible IS.
The second prize. $40, was won by w. G..
Hussey of the Capital Guards, Augusta, by a
score of 27 and the third, S., by Hartwell
Richardson of the Auburn Light Infantry, by
a score of q.
While the individual shoot was taking place
at the eastern part of the grove, on the west
side the company drill, under the direction of
Col FL. NJ Sprague, was going on. The judi
ges for this and also the individual drill were
Capt Duchesney of Lawrence, Capt. F. B.
Began of Charlestown, and W. A. Bancroft of
Boston, all of the Massachusetts militia. -Four
companies were entered-the EDouty Guards of
Dover, the Montgomery Guards of Portland,
the Auburn Light Infantry, and the Portland
Light Infantry. In the awarding of prizes,
the Montgomery Guards received the first,
500; the Auburn Light Infantry second, $75;
and the Portland Light Infantry third. $50.
The Montgomery Guards received round after
round OF applause for their splendid appear.
ance and clock-like movements, and none hest
tated to say the first prize was fairly theirs,
For the individual drill there were five en-
tries, as follows: Lieut.. j. FL. Feehan of the
Mechanic Blues, Portland; Lieut.. F. A. Green
of the Jameson Guards, Bangor; Private B.
NJ. Holmes of the Capital Guards, Augusta;
Private S. Hathorne of the Oldtown company,
and Private 2. j. McCallum of the Montgom-
cry Guards, Portland. There was considera-
BILE interest shown in this trial, as the contest
ants were well up in the art and pretty evenly
matched. Between the two Portland men
there was especially much close work. and it
was difficult to decide which was deserving of
the first prize. 1t was at last decided by
awarding to Private McCallum the first prize,
SIS; Lieut.. Feehan second, $40; and Lieut..
Greene, third, So.
Portland carried off large share of the
honors. and her companies did themselves
much credit. No finer appearing or better be-
haved companies were on the ground, and the
fact that they carried off six out of the twelve
prizes offered, showed that their appearance
did not belle them.