Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-18
And WHIST is Said Of the Porter
Guards.

Our Porter Guards, 4O odd strong,
Captain John D. Waldran command
ing, arrived home at two o'clock this
morning, having LETT Little Rock at
o'clock last night. They drilled be-
tween / and 2 o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon and we're 81 minutes doing
their part.
The first company to take the field
was B of St. Louis. They went on
the ground at 1870 in the forenoon,
and held their place nearly an hour
and a half. The Porter Guards fol-
lowed, as before remarked, 50 minutes.
Then came Co. E, Captain Bull, Of
St. Louis, and they were on the
ground an hour and AZ minutes.
At the start the Porter Guards
and Bulls Co. L we're the
favorites by considerable odds, the
Porters being the choice. AT the close
of Bulls drill bets were offered ten to
one on the Porters, and no takers.
The Quapaw Guards, of Little Rock,
took the field late in the evening and
occupied it until it was too late for
the Helena Rifles to 80 through their
work, so the latter postponed opera
tions until this morning.
The prize contended for, according
to the programme, was a purse Of
$500, open to all the companies Of
the world. 1t was stated, however,
on the field that the money would be
divided, $1,000 to the first company,
$500 to the second and $500 to the
third.
An eye witness to the drill, speaking
of Captain Bulls st. Louis company,
says it was generally understood that
this would be the one the Porter
Guards would have to beat. The
Porters went through their part in
handsome style, made few errors Of
any kind and won many compliment
tary expressions from the spectators.
Captain Bulls had participated in
various matches about st. Louis, and
this wss the first public contest for
the POFters Captain Bull marched
his men on the ground sad made
numerous blunderA Their naoual
vas rlgTed and il the O5liqus move.
ments they vent all to pieces They
marched in uaggsd order. especially By
company front. while the Porter:
NOTED in that order IS straight IS !
line. The Z company also did poorly
when k~neeling to FIRE, and the Captain
made numerous errors. The length
Of time hetoOk to put hismen through
caused numerous persons to remark
that be had chartered the drill ground
for the evening. But little is known
regarding the manner in which the
QuapaE Guards acquitted themselves,
as none Of the returning visitors re
manned to witness their movements
Much interest was manifested here
last night, regarding the result of The
match, but nothing definite wai
known. A private dispatch or two
gave meager details aud afforded littl,
consolation. It was not until thi.
forenoon when the boys began to cir
culate about the street hal the detaiII
we're related.
The following is a roster of the Por
ter officers and men who took part il
the match:
OFFICERS.
Captain, ]. D. Waldron; LIST Lieut.
N. B. Camp; End Lieut., Kellar An
derson; LIST Sergt., W. p. Wiidberger
End Sergt., G. L. Boisseau; LIST Corp.
R. +. LOoneyi End Corp Harry Stone
Bird Corp, F. Y. Anderson; 4th Corp.
George Goodyear.
PRIvATEs.
j. j. Leaby, ]. B. Franklin, Geo
Fleece, E. 0. Plummer, V. Q. Nose
ley, - Duncan, W. H. Talley, =
Hunter, Jess Wagner, G. Mason, +
Farrabee, F. HOwkins, L. Relford
W. H. Pullen, ]. B. Hill, j. NJ
Hays, j. H. Hutton, NJ. Cooper, Il
VIM. W. B. Register, and four other
names not ascertained.
NEW NECKWEAR