The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-08-15
The Company Team Shoot at Camp
Cleaves Yesterday.
EXCELLENT SCORES MADE THE
BIDDEFORD COMPANY WON.
Captain Baker of the Cadets Summoned
Home By Illness ss-Ihe Portland Men
Show Up Finely recommendation for
Corporal Sawyer of the Infantry-Work
and Plav in Camp,

Corporal Sawyer of the Infantry-Work
and Play in Camp.
Camp Cleayes. Augusta, August 1.-THE
morning dawned fair and beautiful, and
was the beginning of most successful day.
The men slept sound all night and were
wide-awake and in good humor for the work
of the day. The first thing on the pro-
gramme this morning was the guard mount
which was held at 7.45 with Lieut.. o. N.
Blackington, Co. f., First Regiment, as
officer of the guard, and Lieut.. ". G. Good
win, COL First Regiment as supernumary
officer of the guard. Capt. L. Il. Barney,
Co. c., Auburn, was officer of the day. Bat
talon drills of both regiments were held
at . this morning, and at three this after
noon. Capt. Hall and Lieut. Hersey of the
United States army who are stationed here
during the encampment, were busy inspect
ing the operations of the drill and giving
instruction when needed.
The company team shoot was held this
morning with the following results:
Co. F, Sheridan Rifles, Portland, grand
total l16; Co. F., First Regiment, Augusta,
grand total 1872; Co. D, First Regiment.
Norway. grand total 1888; Co. G. Biddeford,
grand total 1893; Co. E, Portland Mont
golnery Guards, sgrand total 11S. There
are four prizes and in the tie between Co.
H and Co. F, Co. H outranks Co. F. Co.F.,
First Regiment, Rockland, grand total 1872.
Co. K, Brunswick. grand total l5S; Co. B.,
Portland Cadets. grand total 161; Co. A,
Portland, grand total us; Co. I, Lewiston.
grand total l52.
The shooting was at 200 yards and the
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Co. H. Rockland, second; Co. F, Augusta,
third; Co. D. Norway, fourth. The Second
Regiment will shoot tomorrow. The score
made by the First Regiment is better than
the score made by both regiments two years
ago. The new companies, especially those
from Portland, who never shot before are
showing great development.
Capt. Charles Baker, Co. A, Portland.
won the inspectors badge by making the
best individual record in the shoot, he OBJ
taining score of 81 out of possible 35.
At one this afternoon the members of
the Ambulance corps shot for the champion
ship. 1t was won by Sergt. F. j. Will, and
he took the gold badge, which was offered
as prize. The grand total was l23.
! At I30 this afternoon the field and staff
of the First and Second Regiments shot for
an elegant picture of the encampment of
1892. The prizes was won by the First Regi-
ment by fifty points. The dress parade of
the Second Regiment was held at $50 this
afternoon which was viewed by Governor
Cleayes from his headquarters. The dress
parade of the First Regiment was held at
$50 tonight.
The men are improving every day and are
drilling faithfully so as to make good ap-
pearance Governors day.
A band concert was given tonight in front
of headquarters by the First Regimental
band of Biddeford.
Here and There.
Harry Hopkins has taken the agency OF
the PRESS during muster week. Orders
may be left at headquarters and the papers
will be delivered in the morning as soon as
they arrive.
Mr.. Michael F. Scanlon is caterer in the
mess house of the colonel and staff of the
Second Regiment. Mike is veteran in
the business and will have everything in
apple-pie order Governors day, Thursday.
Capt. /. H. Baker of the Portland Cadets
was called suddenly home this afternoon by
the illness of his wife. First Lieut.. Collins
is now in command.
Cory. Harry Sawyer of the Portland Light
Infantry was today complimented by Lieut.
Hersey for his fine work at guard mount.
sCaptain r. r. Ulmer of Co. H, of Rock.
land, First Regiment, had command of the
third battalion during the battalion drill
this afternoon in the absence of Capt
Baker.
The Portland Cadets defeated the Port.
land Light Infantry at base ball this after
noon. The features of the game were the
batting OF Tucker and McCarty and the
coaching of Connors for the Cadets. The
score by innings:
Cadets, 10 IL!
Light Infantry, % e.
Batteries-Cadets, Coffin and Tucker; In
fantry, Berry and Burnel. Umpire-H. NJ
Bigelow.
There were more visitors present today
than on any other day of the muster.
Among those present were ex-Goy. Robie
Gorham: Hon. E. B. Mallet, Jr., Freeport
non r Chadbourne Biddeford. Gan