The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-08
Capt. LudeVig'S N. G. 4. Command
Takes the First Prize.
SECOND GOES TO co. C"
&c" Comes In Third-An intere stin Z
Competition Before a Great
Gathering.

Company +. with a score OF Sl.o
points. won the first prize in the COM
petitive drill between companies OF the
National Guard OF Hawaii last night.
defeating Company G with total of
S4.2, and Company C with 1873 points.
The competition resolved itself into
close fight between Companies and
F.. which. with Company G., were the
only competitors. the latter entering
merely TO prove its members game. but
without any hope OF securing the COW
eted prize. Companies B, \ and III
withdrew last week.
An enormous crowd witnessed the
contest, and amongst those present
were President Dole. Hon. W. +. Allen.
Major Mills OF the Sixth United States
Artillery. Major Potter. Lieutenant
Hancock. Colonel Jones. Lieutenant
Colonel Mccarthy. Major Ziegler. Ma
jor Camara. Captains Merry. Ashley.
Wall and Garvin, Lieutenants Foster
and Wright, while amongst a number
of ladies present SITs. Marsh and Mrs.
Shaker were noticed.
The men went through the various
evolutions in 4 most praiseworthy
manner. so entirely different from h
| usual style as to- occasion considerable
talk.
With but few Slight breaks. entirely
unnoticeable to- other than a pTacticed
eye, the men presented an appearance
| equal to crack commands OF any Coun-
try I,.ag.- r,-gFf -.
| snap worthy OF tie finest body OF men
seen in Honolulu, a fact which reflects
the greatest credit upon their officers.
| In appearance the men of Company r.
being of about one height. mad a strong
point in their favor. and in close move
| ments had rather the best OF IL, though
| Company G about equaliZed matters
with slight superiority in extended
movements.
| The judges. Captains y. Slater and
| T.. Marsh and Lieutenant II. w EetCh-
am, had a pretty hard time in deciding
upon the merits of many points. but
their judgment is Z good one, and the
| best team won.
| The lights We're very satisfactory
and enabled clear view at all parts
| of the field.
| Promptly at 7:3O Company G. Cap
Il
inspection. in facing, marching. firing
manual of arms, and were then
marched out TO Tne field for extended
order drill. At S:25 Company +. Cap.
tain Ludewig, formed up and per
formed the same evolutions. and n
9:1O Company G., Captain Wilcox. went
out. The officers in command were:
Company C. Captain NJ. Costa, First
Lieutenant j. a. Gonsalves and Second
Lieutenant Jacintho Costa; Company
F, Captain III. r. Ludewig. First Lieu
tenant +. III. Bowen and Second Lieu
tenant Sam. Johnson: Company G.
4 Captain Charles Wilcox. First Liecien
ant Gus. Rose and Second Lieutenant
Nj. X. Nakuina.
The first prize OF 800 is accompanied
by flag. to be presented at a shan
battle to be held ON Thanksgiving Day
morning. Company G. ran Company {
pretty close for second place. and tn,
probability is that but for the before
mentioned remark heard from its rank,
that they did not hope to- win. that I.
TO say. but for their lack OF self-Confi
dence. the result might have been diff
ferent. Their formations. alignment
and general movements throughou
We're excellent. and Captain Wilcox {.
TO be congratulated upon the close re
suits obtained.
At the close Of the competition th'
J judges retired to the Officers Club anI
after about half an hours deliberatioI
decided as above.