The Indianapolis journal., 1896-07-03
THE PRIZE DRILL RULES
ADOPTED FOR THE MILITARY COM
PETITION TO-MORROw.
which Results VIII BE Announced
-Gentiemen's Road Race.

The management OF the military prize
drill on Saturday at the fair grounds has
adopted and promulgated the following
rules for the competition:
'.An competitors may have like informa-
tiOn. No question viii be answered by any
>individual judge. ANY information TO be
YEN viii be published TO all after agree
|<<<et among the judges.
'<5EInfantry companies will not use ammu-
milton of any Kind during the prize drill.
Captains will adhere as closely as possible.
TO the printed programme, but may inter-
lope auxiliary movements 10 avoid fences.
buildings or other obstacles where IL Is alb
solutely necessary TO DO so.
Movements will be executed in the order
OF arrangement given in the programmes.
Any movement omitted or not taken in
regular order from the programme will be
marked zero.
Movements executed twice. except such
as are specifically ordered in the pro-
gramme. Will be marked against the delin-
auent-
allowed thirty minutes from the time Of
the commencement OF the drill All move
ments begun after the recall Will oe
marked zero. y movement being executed
wl1-a the recall is sounded may be COM
pleted. but no other commenced.
Companies must report for inspection
ard drill at the time fixed by the manage
ment Want OF promptness in responding
= the signals will be treated as an error
{<hd counted against the delinquent.
u In marking each Judge will give value
r the execution OF each number on the
Fogramme. The average of these values
u iii constitute the score OF the company
Xor that number.
sZouave companies will be allowed twen-
~ minutes IN which 10 drill after report
ing TO the board or judges, and Will drill
without programmes.
."Oficers and members OF competing
companies VII be prohibited from witness
Ing the drill OF any company until after
\ the. company TO which they beh ng has
1drilled."
Military affairs are always accompanied
y a n e rem l<p1 l1y rha
citizens. The programme on Saturday will
begin promptly at l.5o p m. with a gentle
mems road race. IN which there are eight
entries FOR admlrers OF raciug this viii
afford an exciting event. IL viii be fol-
lowed on time by the companies in the or
der fixed by the management. 50 there
Will be no Lag In the program me from be-
ginning 10 end The first heat of the Sec
ond race viii occur after two drills have
been given and the last heat at the end of
two more drills The infantry and zouave
drills will be slternated so as 10 lend va
rfety 20 the occasions and all the compet-
hive drills will be followed BY the exhibi-
ton OF the drill team OF the Indianapolis
Light Artillery notwithstanding the fact
IL has no competitor. IL has been working
hard OF late. and the men will be I'm fine
form and give the spectators a oppOrtuni-
" 10 see the finest artillery drill possible.
The weather viii not interfere with the
sport as the grand stand is covered with
q waterproof Roof. 50 that in any event
can view the sport without fear OF danger
OF any kind. The friends OF the competing
companies are already showing lively in
terest I'm the result. In the infantry class
IL is admitted that each company excells
I'm some particular. while II may be weak
In others All are working hard TO strength
en- the weak points. and Saturdays con-
test will show few errors.
Col. James Il. Ross. OF the Second Reg
fment has consented TO review the dress
parade at the fair grounds on Saturday
evening. when the prizes viii be awarded
Colonel Ross has taken part in many COM
petitive drills and was commander of the
winning company at the national contest
In l&2. when one OF the highest scores
ever known was made. He was an excel
lent soldier during the war. ard has seen
more than twenty years service In the
National Guard. during which time he
gave the State the benefit OF his experiences
and training in the coal and railroad
strikes Of 1884
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