The Washington times., 1895-05-25

the West Eud girls, they Were there galore
yesterday, aud especially on the beachers
outhe right, where Babel would have been
deaf and dumb asylum 10 the racket, din
and confusion that prevailed there for
nearly four hours.
The air was cracked aud scarified with
school bells, cow bells, post horns, Christ
mas horns, triangles, tin pans, tambourines,
crying dolls and the melodious ensemble
screams OF four or five hundred school
boys out for the fun there was in it, and
the gold medals The whoopers-up of
Companies + and E were also on that side
of the field, which was mass of pale blue
banners. mingled with the red, white and
green of the Georgetown Screamers.
Companies ID C, a ard Were on the left
bleaClIe a. on which lie crowd re more
compacSy massed than On tie day Before
"Ra. Ra, Reef "He eh Raw '"CaiTor'
''Walligo!" and High Row Central!"
has pretty rse AID iall when shTieked
out by a ttCusand or more hustlers for
positions and prizes.
The Afternoon was infinitely more event
ful than on Thursday. There was bigger.
crowd, there was more music of one kind
and another and no kiTd there was dress
parade OF the whole Cadet Corps, the Mt.
Pleasant Drum Corps eIaood the field ard
hour of declaration approached.
CHEERED COL NAILOR.
Col. Allison NailOr, wEo gave the beau
tiful $500 gold medal for the companies and
an equally pretty unjeweled individual
prize 10 tie most ofiiceriy captain, was
loudly cheered when he appeared on the
field, during dress parade.
The regimental officers-Col. Shuster,
Lieut.. Col. LeonaId, and Adjt Riggles-
also received demonstrations OF apprecia-
ton as they came out previous to the
parade. The presentations were made by
Col. Major, who was accompanied on
the field by Commissioner Ross, who looked
as proud OF the young regiment as if they
Were members OF his individual household
The contcsting commands yesterday were
Company 1, Capt. Grayson; Company Z,
Capt. Jones; Company F, Capt. Sites, and
Company G, Capt. Howard.
The work of Company / in the setting up
exercises was very justly applauded, il
was done with such evenness, rhythm, and
precision. The frog movement could not
have been excelIed by q company of frogs
direct from the mill pond. Their stack and
take arms, and their firing at objectiyes,
oblique III line and halt, form column of
files and into fours were each extremely
well done.
Private Fence, after the first kneeling
failed to rise in time. In one of the move
ments in double time their right guide and
two file closers lost their places. With these
exceptions the drill of this company was
above Teproacn.
FIRED IRREGULARLY.
Company E fired irreguIarly in the first
objective firing, but the succeeding times
We're very good. Reforming company from
| foUrs into line at a walk or double time w as
/ invariably excellent In their first halt
/ to fire kneeliRg there was bad gap in the
center, the spacing generally in the center
/ being bad. An unfortunate error was made
/ by Capt. Jones in executing the order to fire
/ twice kneeling. For the second vnlley be
\ had brought his men up TO near the grant
! stand, not fifty yards from the first
place of firing. He as ordered hack Dy
/ the judges. Their first fire lying down
was splendid, their second uneven. One
! of the men saluted in ranks during drill.
Company F reached the manual of arms
1 in better shape perhaps than any company
1 yet on the field. Their objective firing was
| flawless and their movements out OF and
/ into company formation time and time
! again elected loud shouts of applause, and
especially was this true OF the eyolutions
in double time. Their halt to kneel was
! beautifully performed each time But
there wasa breach in the firing ying down.
! The left guide fired after the company
Capt. Sites made the same break as Capt.
I Jones, and his mea had to be ordered back
| from the grand stand TO execute the
| second part of the fire lying down. The
voney this time was in perfect unison. In
one of the orders No. Of the first set of
fosrs came to order from port.
| HIS GREATEST RIVAL.
Company G was understood to be the
great rival of Company H, and every body
watched their carriage, drill and the fine
/ p 4fo
selves quite popular from the Spectacular
standpoint, from their graphic rendering
Of the order To mark time in double time.
This was developed into military ballet
| sixty kicks to the half minute, which
| brought down the grand stand.
Capt SchilliDg, of the victorious Morton
| Cadets, who occupied seat in the press
gallery, looked just the least bit Jealous
| of the prowesS of Company G in this move
ment, and maybe some others. By the time
this company was marched off the field
| they had a great many who backed them
| as winners There was against them,
| however, that, in their turns. marching in
company front, they failed TO keep dis
tances and dress on the guide.
The adverse criticism of the work of
Co. 6 could ouly be hypercritical. 1t was
therefore. understood that the keen official
eyes of the judges would be required to
| see something graver than the Imperfect
volley firing Of Co II. The latter company
had in its favor the snap and quickness of
men who knew their business thoroughly
They moved like parts of one machine in the
manual OF arms and in the movements on
pivotal points they moved like rigid
| radius.
ALL VERY CLOSE.
Notwithstanding the imperfect execution
of some of the orders. Col. Nailor was heard
TO say after the drill that it was all very
close and that ''every one of them ought to
have a medal"
The medal-winners were waited for at
the gate as they marched out and were
| loaded with flowers and caresses at dis
tance and long blown kisses.
When Capt. Taussig was summoned
from the dress parade ranks to the front
1t was known on the right hand bleachers
that Georgetown had won, and the young
people there went fairly Wild They
shouted and danced and rah-rahed and
embraced each other to the great edifica-
tion of the crowd
The dress parade under the officers
named above was a splendid show. and by
the way, the Mt. Pleasant Drum Corps
appeared in great shape as the post band.
They marched and played admirably.
Col. Nailor entertained the medal winners
at his hospitable and handsome home i'm The
evening where the youn men entoved