The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-17
AT CAMP TAYLOR.
Outing of the City Guard,
First Regiment, N. G. C.
Handsome Trophies offered for the Best Marks.
manship-A List of Those Who Won
Prizes at the Butts

The City Guard, Company B of the First
Infantry Regiment, n. G. c., returned from
its annual outing last night, every member
showing up i'll frst-class condition and
standing critical inspection by the Captain
before the disbanding took place. All the
boys pronounced the outing the most sue
cessful and enjoyable that has taken place
within the memory of the Oldest veteran
member.
Camp Taylor was selected as the camping
ground this year and the members of the
guard made great preparations for the oc-
casion some weeks before they started. On
Saturday afternoon the company left its
armory on the corner of Market and Tenth
streets and marched in body. in full uni
form, to the ferry. The company was
headed by the drum corps and turned out
forty-fve strong.
The members took the Ais boat for Sausa-
Ito. On arriving atthe other side a special
car was attached to the regular train for the
use Of the boys. Some of the staff and line
officers OF the First Regiment accompanied
the party, and among them were Lieutel-
ant-Colonel S. j. Taylor (retiredJ, Major
George Burdick. Captain Burts, Lieutenant
Cluff, Captain James Mango, LieutenantsJ j.
+. Eggert aud A. Williams.
EhEhSlcEs.
On arriving at the grounds but a few
minutes passed before every man was in
quarters. The assembly was sounded and
the boys fell in for dinner After their re-
past an ENJOYABLE literary and musical enter
tainment was given, among the numbers
speeches by Captain Cook, Lieutenant
Eggert and Captain Mango; Shakespearean
selection, A. II. Clifford; songs by
Lieutenant Williams. Robert WoodhouSe,
Al Mayer, William Stinson, Nat Guetjen
and W. Thorn. James j. Taylor of Camp
Taylor delivered an address on the past and
present condition of the city guards, basing
his remarks on the fact that he was a men,
Der years ago.
Almost the entire day was devoted to
shooting. In the morning the prize shooting
was participated In Ivy over forty members
There were seven prizes offe red. The first
prize was for the honorary members of the
company, and was won by Major Burdick
with a score of % out of a possible 25. The
second prize was for friends and guests, and
was won by Sergeant PendletOn of Com
pany F with score of 81.
The next five prizes were divided as fol-
lows and given TO the best score in the five
classes If the Shooting Club of Company ID.
Champion class, won by Private A. Shula,
score % out Of %; first class. Captain Irving
B. Cook, 81; second class, Private w. H.
OMaley, 90; third class, p. j. Kennedy,
II; fourth class. Private George Nuttng, 49,
The shooting of Nutting was highly ad-
mired, as he Is the youngest member of the
guards.
MORE PRIZE WINNERS.
The remainder of the day was devoted to
miscellaneous shooting for a list Of twenty
prizes, dSnated by the old veteran, CORPORAL
L. II. Townsend, and they were presented
to the members with the twenty highest
scores. The prizes consisted of all sorts of
useful articles from walking cane to a new
silk hat.
The following were the winners of the
prizes donated by Colonel Townsend, the
highest possible score being % points:
First, George NuttiDg %; second. A. ShuIa,
%; third, Sergeant Pendleton, 81; fourth,
Captain Irving B. Cook, 81; fifth, w. II.
0'Malley, 20; sixth, Captain Mango, 20;
seventh, Sergeant James. 90; eighth, Ii.
Poole, 10; ninth, Sergeant Ramun, 49, tenth,
Sergeant Newbert. 10; eleventh, Ed Will
Jams, II: twelfth, Lieutenant Williams, II;
thirteenth. Martin Hauser, II: fourteenth,
Corporal Wilson, 16; fifteenth, A. ii. Cliff
ford, 49, seventeenth, Corporal Townsend,
Is; eighteenth, p Kennedy. IS; nineteenth,
A. O'Malley, IA; twentieth, A. Mccullough,
u.
The prizes were delivered to the different
winners on the grounds in front of the hotel
amid great enthusiasm just before the CON-
pany took the train Tor home. The boys
were all pleased with their reception and
longer.
On arriving at their armory after their
outing Captain Cook, before disbanding the
company, complimented the men on their
excellent behavior and the good impression
thew had left behind