The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-03

Fer one brief hoar the sun sbona
brighIy at Madison park yesterday dun.
ms the sports and national guard ,lri,i
Tor gold medal. During the remainder
"l the Gay the humid temperature and an
occasional sprinkle Of rain did not tend q
make the afternoon any mere enjoyable.
There was breeze enough at times 10 klein
the atmosphere moderately cool. but WHEN
:he sun came out IL was hot
interest ccnteFed In the competitive
dfiii Tor the handsome gold medal ofYer.d
by Brig. Ger. J. II. Mcintyre. After n
spirited contest the question Of suufcin-
acy narrowed down 10 two men. corporai
George L. Hunt and Corporal Frank
eoofnhs. both Of Company d. OF this city.
Lieut.. John \. Wholley. who drilled tie
men and acted as Judge as we'll. wits
compelled a the end of the contest to aa-
ncunqe that he could not decide whnh
of these two was the better man. II wis
therefore decided TO draw lots for tl,e
prize. and IN this way Hunt won. Tie
result was received with cheers. In which
coomhs loined as enthusiastically for his
victorious opponent ana fellow soldier ;ls
any Of the others.
In the aquatic events. interest centersd
in the Indian races. primarily for the RET.
son that the Port Madison braves may
well he called hot sports" and secondly
from the picturesque appearance presenr-
ed by the Indians and their "kloosch-
men. The mems race was spirited fror1
the start until the last yard was pull@i
out by the husky. dark skinned lads. whS
bent their backs over the work and
fought for every inch OF vantage as u
the prize were n bag filed with gold
coins instead Of $40 I'm cash.
The other water events were interest
ing particularly, the launch race. but In
- b.r gv a n U al
there as great interest shown as in the
Indian races
The Guards Drill.
The schedule Of events was announced
- start at 2 o'clock but 1t was after 10
before the days sport was formally be-
gun. By that time tho greater part ~
the national guardRmen who had entered
I'm the driI had assembled at the wharf
on the take shore. 4 small crowd Of peo-
pie had gathered. but before the drill Was
wen under way 10 had Increased until
every available foot Of standing room was
occupied while the boat houses and
points Of view along the shore were well
filled with spectators.
when capt. Frans r.. Adams. COM
1andlng Company - ordered the men
VINO had entered IN the driii into fne.
he found forty~eight guardsmen fronting
him They included members of COM
panies g. y ard F.. of Seattle: Company
G ~ Tacoma. Company y. of spokane.
Battery 4. IF Spokane. and Troop A. OF
Yakua. Lieut.. John n Nhaiiey WAS
introduced ~ drill master and Judge. boih
Of which functions hs performed 10 ths
entire satisfaction of the eompeHns
ruardsnsn and - the spectators. who
watched wlth inrsnse interest every rnose~
ment ard deplored the failure of the men
aR they were ordered on. Of the raHks
as hey failed IN some manetiver
On assuming command ~ the company
I.ieut Wboiiey sad that there woa'" os
no catch c9uruandg: that the ofafFs
vot,Id Sc given wftnAhe expectancy mat
they would bs properly exeen'@o. 10
rnam will be sent ont of tAe bifs On 'ein~
yu{fttpg ono mistake" re said w hen g61
maxi an error therefore. 90 not 'osS
COURAGE bat stay hy your @oTS IN tns
bs..a ~ 6rianfng out" Lieut.. Nhniisy
further kaid % ehe caYairymen ana NJ
tfElarsrnen entered ths. they wcHia NJ,
he artspcted to execute the movement fH
the manual exclusively Tor snfanN'fr'fh.
.rts euarsfsn1eu we're formed INT" Yours
ard -ut through lew rf~Amihaf' n'"fF's
patug strangers - each otbcr' II "s' Hs''
20 bs, expected that the hfSt t"n'i'sas't1
ws4l8 30 executed wi'h 'ha' precision
and er9onthnesa that comes only Win
long association by fours. ana expert
snca Taking up the manual Lieut.
Wbefie, carried me men through s,ifs-
ber ~ simple moves and marching or
Aers. Finally ~ beyn ordering me de-
Unauer.t ores ta toe rear as 'b"y een'.
rpittea errors. which we're quickly eansns
by als wafchfpl eye
r. tb:s way. the line was tnfiinft ons
raaJafy for fne first hat hpaf III ,ns
z1.Iad numbered sixteen men Lieut.
v,t.lta, .sas,la tar a Delinquent soldier
v.,n the point q: sis sword after a mum
tn- of movements had been executed.
and ,his wsm all that vas needed 70 let
him auos that he had failed. snm"'lFnes
the delsuqueE* ones s1atid drop out IN
irsps and tkress. and ne spectators were
able af the ena ~ series ~ rk'ussfAnas
10 detect those wnp we're - follow their
comrades INTO retirefgent. Tna rejected
ones formed . rapidly growing group as