The morning news., 1899-05-17
STEIN BRYAN THE MEDAL MAN.
WILL WEAR THE HUssARS' TOKES
FOR DRILL EXCELLENCE.

FOR DRILL EXCELLENCE.
Young Trooper Won the First Prize
at the Annual Drill Last Night at
the Guards HaII-Sergt. Connerat
Was second, Trooper Taggart
Third and Trooper McIntire
FOurth-Many Friends of the Hus-
sars Witnessed the Drill and All
Enjoyed 1t GreaIy-Dancing Fol-
| lowed the Award of Prizes and Re
freshmcnts Were Served.
The Georgia Hussars added another TO
| their long list of military and social sue
! cesses last night. and those who attended
| The troops annual driH VIII long remem-
! Der "a pleasantly. Il is with pleasure the
/ keenest that the Hussars' friends see the
announcement Of their annual drills. and
the lively anticipauons are sustained by
the realization.
On this occasion the Guards Hall was
! well filled. In point of numbers there
were not very many OF the Hussars in
Uniform, but their drill was excellent
Evidences of Improvement in the execu-
ton Of the saber manual since the last
drN were palpabe, and in that Capt
Henry McAIpin found occasion to compli-
ment the troop.
The drill began with the first squad of
the second class. Il has been the custom
for the troop to be divided into two classes.
il being the belief that members who have
been longest in the command are more
capable in The manual having had more
experience and training. The division IS
made in the effort to group the best drilled
men in the hrst class and the others in
the second.
Trooper J. w. McIntire, Jr., stood until
all his comrades in the squad had made
mistakes and fallen out. lie was roundiy
applauded the winner, and it was then
the turn Of the second squad of the second
class.
Trooper Jack Taggart bore off the hon
ors in his squad, the four or five others
who were in 1t retiring gracefully when
the eye Of Capt McAlp.u or Lieut.. W. w
Gordon Jr., detected mistakes. The Of
hcers alternated in drilling the contest
ants
Interest centered in the drill of the menu
beIs comprising the frst-class. The call
for the first squad OF the first class
brought the veterans to the front, and
chen came the tug of war. Even they
could MOI stand forever with their officers
looking closely for the slightest mistake
in execution, however, and after a time
SergC w. H. Connerat, Jr., was left like
the last rose of summer.
The contest in the second squad of the
first class was the protest of all until
the flnof narrowing TO the winners
Trooper Stein Bryan and Corpl. G.. A.
Quantock had a long struggle, neither
seeming to know how TO make an error.
They stood for some minutes after their
comrades in their squad had been retired,
and it was in a burst of applause for both
the vanquished ana the victor that Corp!.
Quan.ock was finally dropped, and Troop
er Bryan bore off the palm.
Capt. McAiDin called OUT the troop soon
after the close of the contest in the sec
Ond squad Of the first class announcing
that il would not be quite fair to the win
ners of that class to have The final argu-
ments until they had a chance 10 rest. In
the meantime. the spectators were treated
to a drin by the troop, distances being TAX
On and the troopers executing the com
mands given by the captain
Sergt Connerat, Trooper Bryan. Trooper
Taggart and Trooper McIntire were the
winners finally aligned for the closing
contest that was to decide the wearer of
the troop medal and the order in which
the prizes would he presented. The re-
suit was a confirmation of the Judgment
of the officers who made the division into
classes, for the troopers Of the second
class were those who first took their seats.
After the drill for the medal had pro-
gressed long enough for him to retire
without feeling any particular dissatisfac-
ton with himself, Trooper McIntre was
dropped, and it was not long before
Trooper Taggart followed. IL was then
a race for the medal between the two
first-class men, and they were meek and
neck In the stretch" Then Sergt. Connerat
wavered and the coveted prize fell to
Trooper Bryan
1t was amid continued applause that
Trooper Bryan saluted and returned to his
place among his fellow Hussars He
seemed 10 have a great many friends in
the hail. if the applause might be taken as
evidence.
Capt McAlpin requested Lieut. G. B.
Pritchard. Jr., to present the prizes He
did so after a few words to the troop on
the excellence OF the drll, assuring the
members of his interest IN the organiza-
tion and his hopes for its continued pros
perity His testimony TO the difficulty of
the sabcr manuel was given and the
spectators were made 10 understand that
the ability they had seen displayed by the
Hussars had only been gained through
long years of diligent and frequent prac-
tice
The presentation of the medal to Trooper
Bryan was followed by that of a pair of
sold cuff buttons 10 sergt. Connerat,
silver knife TO Trooper Taggart aud an
other prize to Trooper McIntTe. Dancing
was then enjoyed and refreshments were
served.