The San Francisco call., 1896-06-19
school also carried away honors for their

school also carried away honors for their
appearance.
The judges were G. F. Taylor of San
Francisco, Jerome Case Bull of New York
and W. H Dunphy of San Mateo. They
received many congratulations for the ex-
cellent judgment they displayed.
The Watsonville Drill Corps has become
quite expert in sword exercises under the
careful instructions OF Colonel Roster. 1t
followed closely in the rear of the white
battalion, and seemed TO be affected by the
dignity of the sailor soldiers, for it re-
served its evolutions for the night per-
formance on the queens dancing floor.
The accuracy of the marching was quite
noticeable, and gave the spectators some
intimation of what these gentlemen, most
of whom are members of the Watsonville
fire department, can accomplish in spec
tacular way with their swords.
The young ladies of the drill corps, hav-
ing appeared before the Queen last night,
found it to their advantage as well as the
pleasure of the spectators to present some
new and very attractive evolutions in the
course of their parade. The twenty young
ladies carried their swords like real soldiers
and proved the capability of their in
structor, M. G. Osborne. They showed
themselves to be very proficient in drill
and have become feature of the Santa
Cruz Water Carnival. They will be looked
for eagerly by the people in the next
demonstration of like character. The
Santa Cruz people are proud of them, as
the Watsonville people are proud of the
young gentlemen who form the drill corps
of that city.
After the battalion and its followers had
extended from the lower plaza, a distance
as great as the length of the procession,
they counter-marched, and when they
arrived at the principal business block the
blue jackets performed some very excel
lent maneuvers, which gave the people a
desire to see the great drill, which was
presented when the battalion reached the
Dolphin athletic grounds.
Some fifteen acres of fat, smooth soil
provided sn excellent drill ground, and
the 300 marines distinguished themselves
by repeating those perfectly timed military
movements which thousands of people
witnessed last Sunday in Golden Gate Park
in San Francisco.
Before the drill was begun the blue
jackets were given the order to stack arms
and permitted to enjoy themselves for a
half hour, rolling on the grass and forget
ting for the time the labor they would
have to perform for the pleasure of the
army of people who were crowded close
up to the picket line and occupied COM
Portable places on the rolling sides of the
approaches TO Beach Hill.
At the sound of the bugle the 300 sailors
in white were on their feet and ready for
the hour of exercise.
They crossed the broad plain in platoons
of thirty-two, with their mascot dog Gore
romping and playing about the field, now
leader and again follower of the bat
talon. Gore got great deal of joy out of
the afternoons performance, and the vast
audience applauded his efforts to dis
tinguish himself as heartily as those OF the
men.
The varied formations, battalion line,
platoons, company squares, marching at
double quick, protecting the hanks of the
moving line in the riot drill and many
other very pretty evolutions were executed
promptly while the band played stirring
music. After a short rest the physical
drill of yesterday was repeated, with the
advantage over yesterdays work OF hav-
ing room for the full battalion.
This drill, being the conclusion of the
daylight exercises, was conceded to be the
great feature of the second day of the
Santa Crnz carnival, and when it was done
the spectators seemed to leave reluctantly,
some going to prepare for the nights dis
play and others lounging on the sands of
the beach. Red and white striped tents,
square in form and containing smooth log
settees, shielded hundreds from the sun.
while other hundreds preferred to loll in
the sand and feast their eyes on the battle
ships or to take uip in the surf.
On the streets great throngs of happy
people moved about as the sun set glori-
ously on the second days pleasure.
The people seemed never to tire of the
doings of the day, and long before dark
ness settled down sufficiently to permit
the electrical display the arena was we'll
filed. They were ready to enjoy. another
night in this miniature Venice, whose
street of clear and cool water refreshed
those who thought the sun of midday too
warm for comfort.
The electrical display tonight was per-
hapsv more effective than last night.
Having got the myriads of floats fixed in
their minds the spectators enjoyed the
pleasure of admiring them individually.
The great stretch of water, which was
named Lagunita de Carnival, swarm ed
with boats and floats and barges, all CAV ly
decorated, festooned with flowers and oc-
cupied by pretty girls, accompanied by
gallant gentlemen, whose pleasure was the
pleasure of the spectators.
The wonderful harmony of movement
on the water, the briiliancy of the electric
lights and the magnificent colorings and
blendings of color, the grand music that
Professor Roncoyieris orchestra rendered,
all combined to make happy prelude to
the grand ball.
The Watsonville corps of forty perfectly
! drilled swordsmen gave the finest semi