Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-22
RULES FoR THE DRILL.
The Regulations to Govern the May
Military COntests.

The following are the regulations for the
government Of the competitive drills to be
held in this city on the occasion Of the
Centennial of the Chatham Artillery;
l. Each infantry company competing
shall consist of at least three commits
stoned officers, two guides and "a men,
bona fide members of the company with
which they drIll.
>. The movements will be according to
programme prepared by the judges, and
issued to Captains of competing COM
panies on the day before the drill, at p.
m No fancy movements, not authorized
by tactics, will be allowed.
3. After the programme has been made
puDlic, no company will be permitted to
drill, except before the judges, until the
competitive drills are finished, and COM
manders will sign the following GER
tifcate:
81 pledge my word as an officer and a
gentleman that will not drill or instruct,
or allow my officers to drill Or instruct,
my organization after the issue of this
programme. except before the judges,
until the drills in my own class are I'm
ished: nor will | witness, nor allow any
member of my organization to witness,
the drill of any competing organization
in my own class, nor consult with any
peting organization in my own class. or
any memorandum kept by such person."
4. The programme must be strictly ad-
hered to. and extra movements will not
be introduced.
,. Competing organizations will remain
IN camp during the drill of their class,
and hold themselves in readiness to report
at the call of the judges.
6. Commanders Of competing organiZa-
will Ira
May 3, at p. m. Any organization not
drawing, through its commander, at that
time, will be excluded.
Z. The drill will be according to the
numbers drawn Commanders will not
be allowed to exchange numbers.
s. Any organization failing to pass the
inspection will be excluded from further
competition,
9. The drlll will commence at 10 M,
when the drill-call will be sounded by the
| trumpeter. Al 1000 a. m. the assembly
Will be sounded, and at 1910 a. m. the
company first on the programme will re-
port TO the Judges on the drill ground.
The drlll-call for the second company Will
be sounded as soon as the first has comp
lpted the programme, followed, five min
utcs later, by the assembly, and the Sec
ond company will report TO the judges on
the battle-ground five minutes after the as
sembly; and so on 10 the end.
10. Any company not reporting to the
Judges ten minutes after the sounding Of
drill call az the end of drill OF the next
preceding company Will be allowed hve
minutes further time. Not reporting at
the end OF extra time 10 will be excluded.
II. Errors will be counted by the follow
ing scale;
Errors OF commissioned officers 10 count. =
Errors of serUcants o. count. ............l
Errors of corporals and privates TO count. y
| -. The score VIII be made up by adding
the errors OF the three classes and sub
/ tracing the sum from the maximum pos
| sibl0.
10. Halts Will not be allowed except
whore required by the tactics or pre-
scribed by the programme. The double
time will be used when necessary to avoid
a halt.
IA. The memoranda OF decisions on
points Of tactics lately issued from the
headquarters OF the army will govern
whenever applicable. La cases not COW
cred by tactics or memoranda, command
ers will be allowed to use their own judy
mcnt.