The morning times., 1896-05-24
First Battalion, High School
Cadets, Drilled Yesterday.
CHEERING CROWDS PRESENT
Judges Awarded the Diamond Medal
and the Red Ribbons After Dress
Parade-Companies Which Drilled
Ye rday Think the Weather Has
Colspired Against Them.

competitive drill or Tie elSnt companies OF
the High School Cadets.
The ceremony attending was very simple
but full OF military dignity. The rcgimental
adjutant called forth the winning company
to within about six PAGES OF the judges
Capt. Chase presented the captain with
the Allison Major diamond studded gold
medal for tenure of one year and presented
the coveted red ribbons.
Capt Nailor presented the duplicate cap
tarns gold medal which is the winDcr S
own property.
The First Battalion of the High School
! Cadets, composed entirely of young men of
the Central High School, had their deferred
trial for the championship OF the regiment
yesterday.
Tie fodr companies OF this regiment feel
that they have been victimiZed by the
weather Last Monday poth battalions
were given final drills and by the rules of
the contest no company was to have other
practice before drilling for the judges. T.e
Second Battalion drilled last Tuesday fresh
from practice.
WEATHER AGAINST THEM.
The Second were, however, put off day
by day, as the uncertain weather refused
to remain clear enough during any after
noon to permit them To so onto the drill
! ground.
Meantime lack of practice told on their
! efficiency, they think, but the judges know
! no compromise and they were judged on
| their merits as if they had not known the
| ficElcnrSs of the weather
The crowd was even large than Tuesday.
1t was more distinguished audience. The
Officials OF the Chinese legation were pres
ent to witness the work OF their companion
and compatriot, Mr.. SEE, who is Il sergeant
in Company {. Others present were Gen.
81. Dr.
inridee Commissioner Ross. Capt. Nailor.
Col Gilmore, Superintendent Powell, aud
others.
The first outburst OF enthusiasm came
with military precision at exactly $50.
when Capt. Won Bayer marched his com
| pany out from beyond the north end of
| the left field grand stand. There was
| no guessing what were Company AS
| colors The air was veritably pink. The
/ demonst ration sounded as if it had
! Ia rye proportion of the $1,000 or more
! people present.
School and company cU!orS, which are
| such factors in making gala school and
! college occasions, Were very much in evi-
! dencc Tie blue and white of Central
| High School was not overly conspicuous.
! the sentiment and enthusiasm dividing
! the school against itself and in the inter
/ est of the four various companies.
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They put up a sober. steady and rather
show drill. inspired to 1t by their steady
I and earnest captain, who has reputation
! for getting hard. dilsent work from his
{ men. though they are less swift and at
/ tractiVe to the eye that looks for fancy
work. The errors mostly fragrant We're
! individual mistakes. notably one man who
/ made the rounds of the diamond with his
! cartridge box open. Another had his piece
/ at full cock when il should have been at
! half cock. and the piece discharged before
| any command was given. These were mis-
! fortunes rather than flagrant errors.
The companyS first volley was superb.
The marching and double time movements
! of A were also exceptionally fine. Capt.
! Won -Bayer surprised the judges and his
! audience by his manner OF executing the
command to march around the diamond.
One would naturally suppose. and all
/ the preceding companies had so inter
preted it. that this means the captain
would station his right guide on the base
/ line and march him around the square.
! ma king the right angles at the bases.
! Capt Won Bayer cut off the corners with
the guide on an independent square. Com
pany A had several minutes to spare at
the close. but did not utilize it, AS the
company left the field a fellow-officer
brought huge bunch of pink roses 10 the
| captain.
COMPANY GREETED.
Company DIS entrance called forth q
! lily white cload OF flags Capt Hoge haC
many to tell him when the ordeal was
| over that he was somewhere i'll the neigh
| borhood of winning. The firing was the
most perfect of the day or OF Tuesday, and
the company otherwise plJ up an exhibition
! of general and even excellence that in
! spired general praise. They finished seven
| 1i,,,ft
movements.
These are counted for and against by
the judges, and in DIS case it is rather
| believed that they injured their score
| by their extra movements. Perhaps the
| judges will count to Capt. Hoge's credit
| that he put his company through the march.
ing evolutious on a very limited space
| of ground, thus sparng their energies and
| saving time ou the time allowed. Capt
| Hoge bore away a floral trophy.
At 3 o'clock Campany b aroused the
| plaudits of their supporters as they tool
| the field ana flags of cerise waved them
on to victory. The work went very cred
itably and smoothly until the preparatory
| commands for firing We're given. Then a
cadets piece repeated the experience which
| counted against Company A. Later there
was a break on platoon movement which
necessitated a halt and redressing of the
| line.
The marching test OF twice around the
| diamond was of a character to retrieve
| these errors considerably. Company B
| finished within about half a minute OF
time. There were pink and white roses
/ for Capt. Daniels.
ON DRESS PARADE.
The last to take the field was Company
| c under Capt. Hoover. Lavender banners
and the warmest reception of the after.
noon greeted them. Forthwith they pr
| up an excellent manual drill and other
wise scored high points. Capt. Hoover
| bore off his share OF floral compliments.
Following Immediately upon Company
C's drill the regimental line was formed
and the ceremony of dress parade was
| performed pending the decision of the
! judges, which was announced at the con
| cusOn.
The judges yesterday, as on Tuesday
were Capt. Constantine Chase and Lieuts
| Heimer and Gilmore, of the Fourth Ar
| tiGcry, U. s. A. The commissioned of
ficers of the First Battalion. High Schoo
Cadets, are: Major Fox, Adjt. Ray, Quar-
termaster Kelly, Sergt. Major Olcott, OF
Company A Capt. Won Bayer, First Lieut.
Tolbott: Company B, Capt. Daniel, FRS
Lieut.. Wood, Second Lieut.. Hansen;
Company c. Capt. Hoover, First Lieut.
Kummell, Second Lieut.. Howe; Company
d. Capt. Hoge, First Lieut.. PIatt, Second
Lieut.. FaTrow. The Official timekeaper was
| 7 erf u>1,;.