The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-10
SECURES FIRST PRIZE.
COMPANY B., or TIE BLUES. DE-
FEATs ITS COMPETITORS.
Tn, Norfolk City Guard Secures Second
Prize, and the Monticello Guard, OF
Charlottesville, Take, Third.

became deeply impressed with the good
work put IN by the two companies, but 1t
! was generally conceded that Company A.
the old Richmond Light Infantry Blues,
was ahead OF the junior company, II
not in the manual Of arms, certainly In
marching and loading and firing.
Evening after evening | witnessed the
| drills Of the two commands, and, deDar-
ring any attempt 81 appearing TO be par
tial, j came TO the same COScluslOn as al
!, the others. OF course, the general inhpresI
sion prevailed that Company b Womo
also carry off prize, but | venture 10 say
that hardly one outsider could be found
who expected that Company u would Sc
cure the first prize.
During the whole time that the prePa-
ratons for the great contest were sOins
on, the best feeling prevailed between the
two commands, and when the members OF
Company \ felt yesterday that they
street expression, they endeavored to
render their moral assistance to Company
Il as soon as their time arrived, ana
they cheered the junior company heaTuIy
smoothly and promptly AL their orders
were carried out.
That Captain Ainslie was the proudest
man at the Exposition Grounds last
evening. next to the men OF MS. cofhpa-
ny, vas perfectly natural, for no one
knew better than he what sdcrlnceS Hdu
been necessary to bring his company 10
that Jerfection which secured II the pam
Of the day.
MopE SURPRISES.
But with the victory Of company
rha surprises did not end, for whiIe lne
drill went on the general impression pr
vailed that Company a, OF the blues,
would, If not the first, certainly se1 ans
nounced that Company b tSoriolk Urty
Guards, Fourth Regiment, had seIuIeu
second prize. and company ID (MVntI,
cello Guards, Third , Reglmsehit. more more
or less commenting and wondering dS "
how all this came about. ..,o .,oo az,
There we've three prizes OF S@y wv aIlu
500 offered by the virginia state a H Firs,
Lieutenants Duval Walk and Mott u
S. A., Of Fortress Monroe, had Deeh Sc
lected as judges Entries were, ,i mlauf pa Uy
TALON. the Norfolk and ChariottesViie
companies. 1t was also eXpecled 'h 9 'ue
HarrisOnburg Guard. Captain y, d.
petition, but as that gentleman wrote
yesterday to a former member OF MS OF
Plantation, who now resides IN TINS CITY,
his men had been rather nara up, an ~
although he tried until last Sdtulddy' ne
found IL impossible 10 secure me ntces-
sary number. Had they really entered
the race there would have been 40 tel Ell
ing as 80 the probable result DorinS the
competitive drill at stanton last week
the Harrisonburg Guard secured 26.3
points out Of possible 80, the CharioItes-
vile Company 1863 and the stauh'oh
Originally the drill had been set down
for / r. NJ. bat for some reason II had
been put off until 2 o'clock ana me PIa.e
for the exhibition was designated as the
race track in front Of the grand stand;
The recent rain had made the GROUND
rather heavy, and when, shortly before
2 O'Clock, Jupiter Piuyius once more open
Oh
that the companies would have TO over
come considerable difficulties,
II fell to the lot OF Company 4, OF the
Blues 10 appear first III the arena. ana
after the Commandants of the various
organizations mad secured from the Judg-
es copies of the programme, which was
the same in each instance the other three
commands were sent out OF sight. The
following was the programme, giving at
the same time the number OF points that
could be made out Of possible 100:
rHE PROGRAMME.
/. Company Inspection.
II. Manual Of Arms.
Ill. Company DRILL. Being in line, to
march IN columns Of tours to the front
2 To oblique. in columns Of tours 3. To
form line from columns of fours; ta) on
right or left; % TO the front. t. March
iHg in columns Of tours, to form column
OF twos and reform tours. ,. Being in
line, to form column Of platoop9 20 the
right or left. 6. To form line from col
umn from line Of patOons on The right or
left Z. Being IN line, 10 form column Of
platoons TO the front. s RciuG in column
Of platoons, to form company to the
front. 9. Being in column Of fours, 10
form front into line Of platoons in col
umn Of fours lo Marching I'm line OF
piatOons. in columns Of tours to form
column Of fours TO the right or left.
". Extra Movements. After the compile
ton Of No. Ill, Captains will give rest Of
two minutes, and then drill their compa-
MES in snch movements as they see III for
five minutes.
soMY OF THY REASONS.
Never before was Company A more per-
feet in the manual of arms and i'm the
company drill. but what brought about its
downfall was the company Inspection.
one or two serious mistakes were made
in that portion OF the exhibit, and besides
the uniforms and belts were not found
In as good a condition as in the other
commands The guns were also desig-
mated as unserViceable-they are furnished
by the State-and, as one of the officers
who acted as judges expressed himself
afterwards, ne would not attempt TO put
any man armed with such a gun on
guard duty.
drill the rainfall had become heavier,
and the Monticello Guard who had been
waiting in a neighborng field, were
They we're commanded by Captain Keller,
but for some reason il was impossible TO
secure a list OF their men. They labOred
under difficulties, hut did the best they
could under the circumstances. when
they had ended the Military Committee of
the Society, consisting of Messrs. Lee
Lorraine and William +. Wickham, de |
cided that the remainder Of the pro-
gramme should be executed in the Music !
Hall.
After some unavoidable delay, Company
B. Of the Blues. came to the front and |
was loudly cheered by the many specta-
tors who filled the galleries. the platform.
and the sides of the hall. Their drill went
off like clock-work, AID but one or two |
unimportant mistakes were noticed.
The LAST CoMpASY.
The last company 10 enter the drill |
was the Norfolk Company. but by the |
time they put N their appearance ii had
become so dark that a good many OF the |
spectators lost their interest and left the |
building.
At the close Of the driu the Judges |
had a brief consultation i'm the p EST |
dents office to compare notes and subse- |
Quently the general result was announced |
as stated above.
At the suggestion Of the military com. |
mittee the three army officers will re-
main here until Thursday. Tney viii to-
day I'm detail ascertain the percentage of |
the four companies and they VIII also |
be in readiness, If any additional mill
tary drill should be decided upon by the.
committee.