The Portland daily press., 1889-04-09
FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE STATE
The Light Infantry and Montgomery
Guards Drill at City Hall.
AFTER a Sharp Contest the Guards
Win by Eleven Points
AT" are Now the Champions of
the State militia.

Inc competitive drill of the Portland
Lignt infantry and the Portland Montgom-
cry Guards for the championship of the State
militia took place last night at City Hall.
Inc 1uards were the chal,engers, the In
iantry having won the championship in a
previous drill with the Neatly Rifles of Lew
iston. There we've large number of spec
tators pres ent, but all the seats were not oc-
cupied.
Among those assembled were Major
Rawles. who acted as referee, Captain Fuger
and Lieutenant Leary, all of the Fourth Ar
tillerv, United States Army; Generals
Sprague, Lynch, Harper and Beal; Mayor
Melcher, President Crockett of the Common
Council, and other members of the City Gov
eminent; Captain Edward Field and Lieu
tenant Anderson, who acted as judges, both
of the Fourth Artillery, United States Army,
from Fort Adams, Newport, R. 1.
Chambers Band, under the direction of
Mr.. Frank L. Collins, gave concert during
the hour preceding the drill, which began at
$50 o'clock. The following are the selec-
tions rendered by the band:
0verture-0rpheus... ...............Off enbach
INTRODUCTION and Tarantelle. Robinson
Germans Before Paris. Trenkler
Inc March Past.................. .....- Downing
dranneIc1. .......................... Schumann
on inc riantaton. .Puerner
At the appointed hour for the drill the
judges stepped to the centre of the hall.
Captain Norton was fortunate in winning
when the copper was tossed and he chose to
drill first. The Infantry. with Captain Nor
ton at the head, marched into the hall amid
loud applause. The company numbered "a
men and two guards. They entered with
deliberate step, wheeled to the right,
marched around to the rear of the hall and
formed in line. The programme, which was
handed to the captain only 20 minutes before
the drill began, was as follows:
i; Dismiss the company. The LIST SCI geant
VIII form the company, call the roll and Turn the
company over TO the captain.
2. Form single rank and go through inspection.
Close ranks.
8; Form double rank. Arguments. Right, left
and backward DRESS
4. Form column Of four and halt. March in
column OF tours three times around the hall and
5. Form column of fours to the front and ad-
vance vance SopnquIng TO the right and left. Wheel
9; Form columns of twos and files from tours
and reform fnurs.
right or left and continue the march, Resume the
c1 na ~ OF lours Form right or left front into
iiut III Single rank.
bers "'-oA' s'A' num-
r9,. Firngs direct and oblque. as front and rear
rank STACK arms. .uan
10 Attention. March in line the length OF the
nan three times wheeling about by tours and re-
gam original ground.
II. March in short step. Mark time Change
STEP Side step. March backwards, right and
ieIt obllque. and resume direct march,
IL Right and left wheel from a halt Right
ana lett wheel on the march, in quick and double
ID Fours in circle. right and left wheel
"a, IA Change direction by right turn, in quick
form line. ~ -
:, 49,. Advance in line at double time. March by
the nank, forming column of fours continuing
double time twice around the hall and form on the
right into line In double rank.
THE SCORE.
In the score which follows, the numbers
under the word movements" correspond to
the numbers in the programme, and by re-
ferring from the programme to the score the
proficiency attained by each company in the
different movements may easily be ascer-
tanned.