St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-08
competing. There was considerable
disappointment that the

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did not get a mention. This command
has Justly been called the first zouave
company in the country, because of its
having won more than twenty first
prizes during its lifetime and many
lesser ones. An analysis Of its score
card showed where it failed to come
up to the standard of the other COM
panies. In the point of accuracy it
was perfect, while its mark for inSpec-
ton was as high, if not higher, than
in the cases of it's competitors in this
drill. 1t, however, came far below the
other companies in the number of
movements made, in the quickness of
their execution, while it's mark for
work that was distinctly Zouave was
considerably lower than that received
by the winners. The Neelys, of Mem
phis, were the winners of first prize,
with the Walshs, of st. Louis, second,
and the Hales, of Kansas City, third.
There was considerable surprise that
the Walsh ZouaVeS, who have been out
of commission for the past two years,
should win second prize. But that they
did SCI was the result of the good work
of their excellent drillmaster and cap
tain, William 3. Herman, at one time
a member of the famous Busch zou-
ayes, of this city. Not member of
his company had drilled before for two
years until only two weeks ago, when
Capt. Herman called the men togeth-
er, and through the hardest kind of
work brought them up to their old point
of excellence, and within three points
of taking the first prize.
Several of the other companies left
camp Immediately after dress parade
and the others will take their depart
ure on the early trains tomorrow.
Following is the list of prize winners,
with percentages:
PRIZE WINNERS.
Free-for-all, infantry, six entries
First prize, $1,000 in money and Ma
valued at $1,000, Branch guards, st.
Louis, with percentage of 1,151.50 out
of q possible 1,220 points. Second prize,
81, Coo, Belknap rifles, of San Antonio,
Tex; percentage, 1,079.25; third prize,
$780,, National rifles. of Washington,
$500, Bullene guards, Kansas City, per-
centage, 1918; fifth prize, $500, Phoenix
light infantry, Dayton, O., percentage,
$50. co.
Maiden infantry class, four entries
First prize, S1,500, Bullene guards, of
a possible 1000 points second, $500, Ma
tional rifles, of Washington, D. c., per-
centage $500; third, $3.50, Company F,
First infantry, of st. Louis, percentage
1,717.G0.
Artillery, four entries-First prize,
$1,000, Indianapolis, Ind, light artillery,
perc entage 1,14125, out of a possible
1,270 points; second, $3.50, Rockville.
Ind, light artillery, percentage 1,040 so;
third, $3.50, Dallas, Tex, artillery COM
pany, percentage 1.038.75.
Zouave, four entries-First prize,
81 $50, Nicely zouaves, of Memphis,
Tenn, percentage, 1,S21.s5 out of
possible 1900 points; second, $500,
Walsh zouaves, of st. Louis, percent
age 1899; third, $780, Hale zouaves,
of Kansas City, percentage 1,2O4.7O
Individual drill-First prize, $780, Cor
poral Arthur E. West, Phoenix Light
infantry, of Dayton, O.; second, $50
Private w. F. Thompson, Branch
guards, St. Louis; third. SIS, Sergeant
Charles Durfee, Walsh zouaves, st.
Albert, National rifles, of Washington,
D. C.