The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-11-10
VICTORY FOR ''F'
Capt. Ll0evil! n. G. B. Command
Takes The PiBt Prize.
stCoMO Goes TO co. C"
20" Comes In Third-Ar Intsra sting
Composition es fore q Great
Gathering.
SECOND Goes TO Co. C"
(From Wednesdays Daily.)

From Wednesdays Daily.)
Company F, with a score of SIS
points. won the first prize in the COM
petitive drill between companies Of the
National Guard of Hawaii last night,
defeating Company c with q total OF
S4.2, and Company @ with 7S.9 points.
The competition resolved itself into
a close fight between Companies c and
F, which, with Company G, were the
only competitors, the latter entering
merely to prove its members game, but
without any hope Ut securing the COW
eted prize. Companies b, A and H
withdrew last week.
An enormous crowd witnessed the
contest, and amongst those present
were President Dole, Hon. w. F. 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, LieGtenants Foster
and Wright, while amongst q number
Of ladies present Mrs. Marsh and Mrs.
Shaker were noticed.
The men went through the various
evolutiOns in a most praiseworthy
manner, SO entirely different from the
usual style as to occasion considerable
talk.
With but few slight breaks, entirely
unnoticeable to other than a practiced
eye, the men presented an appearance
equal to crack commands OF any coun-
try, and executed their drill with
snap worthy Of the finest body of men
seen in Honolulu, fact which reflects
the greatest credit upon their officers.
In appearance the men of Company +.
being of about one height, had strong
point in their favor, and in close move
ments had rather the best Of 1t, though
Company c about equalized matters
with a slight superiority in extended
movements.
The judges. Captains A. Slater and
F. Marsh and Lieutenant ID. w. Ketch-
am, had a pretty hard time in deciding
upon the merits of many points, but
their judgment is good one, and the
best team won.
The lights were very satisfactory,
and enabled clear view at all parts
! OF the field.
Promptly at 7:3O Company C, Cap
tain Costa, form ed in the drillshed for
inspection, In facing, marching, firing.
manual OF arms, and were then
marched out to the field for extended
order drill. At 1925 Company F. Cap
tain Ludewig, formed up and per-
! formed the same evolutiOns. and at
$40 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 H. F.. Ludewig, First Lieu
tenant e, H. Bowen and Second Lieu
tenant Sam. Johnson; Company q,
Captain Charles Wilcox, First Lieuten-
ant Gus. Rose and Second Lieutenant
NJ. X. Nakuina.
. The first prize OF 500 is accompanied
by a flag, to be presented at sham
battle to be held On Thanksgiving Day
I morning. Company q ran Company G
pretty close for second place, and the
probability is that but for the before
mentioned remark heard from Its ranks
that they did not hope to win. that is
to say, but for their lack of self-cOnfi
dence. the result might have been diff
| ferent. Their formations, alignments
and general movements throughout
were excellent, and Captain Wilcox Is
to be congratulated upon the close re-
suits obtained.
I At the close Of the competition the
judges retired to the Oficers' Club and
after about half an hours elaboration
decided as above.