The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-10-29
MILITIA
FIGHT A
SHAM FOE
Fine Marksman.
ship Displayed
In ManOa.

MITE the rattle of mnske'ry from on,
" three sides, showing that the
w enemy had been completely
nanked bullets poured through the tar
gets which represented this foe, evolu-
tions executed with precision and speed,
the First Regiment Hawaiian National
Guard, spent yesterday in field ex-
ercise which was entirely successful
and had much of enjoyment in addi-
ton.
The sham battle of the militia, which
took place on the ranges of the Wood
lawn Dairy in Manoa valley yesterday,
was in every way most interesting, and
for the men who took part instructive
1t was n sham fight in all that the word
implies, in that there was only sem
blance of where foe might be, rep
resented in lines of muslin stretched
along the lava hillsides to afford tar
get for the men. There was a splendid
display of craftsmanship, but the abb
sence of tangible enemy, while 1t re-
duced the possibility of injury from
powder burns or accidental balls, made
the men a little less careful of exposure
and the lines of battle were not always
as closely concealed.
The outing of the regiment began
with the assembling of the men at the
Drill shed, where the orders called them
together at 7:15 o'clock. But it was an
hour later when the lining up of the
companies began, the staff officers
gathered about the commanding officer,
and the notes of the bugle called the
men to the march. The men were car
ried to the present end of the Rapid
Transit company's line, at the lower
end of Kamehameha avenue. in spe-
cial train of five cars. There was an
excellent turnout of the soldiers, when
the fact that the valley was wet and
the chances of heavier rains good, were
known lC the men, the number which
appeared at the camp being close to 30
After the march to the station at Ala
pal street there was nothing in front
of the men but the ride and they made
merry all along the route, singing OF
songs and rattle of music marking the
entire way. 1t was the last stretch OF
the going which told. The march up
the valley was made under n bright
moon and had II not been that phase of
the lesser light the trip could not have
been made by the men at all. Through
College Hills there was no danger of
trouble, for the men had a good street
under them, but II was necessary to
leave this road and take to the regular
thoroughfare. Owing to the fact that
the lower Manoa road Is almost un-
der water all the time from the fact
that there are taro and rice fields along
1t from the foot of the valley to the
head there was not a man in the entire
turnout VINO expected TO ma gooo go
ing Ana not one OF the humper was
disappointed There was mud ho'e
on the lower road which began Where
Inc ROAD runs down 10 the stream anu
Whlch eNtenos 10 the heao Oh the VAL
icy Inc Instance 10 pe 'raNe'ieu a'ohs
this route was cut 10 the minimum ps
Inc suiues' VINO ieu way ACROSS
meaoo" petore strlhihS the rhud' II
was deep and very slippery ana the men
ana othcers had all they could DO Keep
IN the line But thls way not all that
was coming 10 'he solu'er' AFTER rev
hunureu yards upon thls klhd OF ROAD,
the Suiue was observed 10 enter helu
"hlch was away pelow Where the
t"ihAins i'sh's .''u VI 'he 'i''P' pe
~" ohihese shack the "rder went
pa'h' ro'"a'u ny r"'' anu ''e suiue
PiuHseu III to seetllhs iapsr'hth Oh
kuauhas' al staruhG from the PACK OF
'he mouse for more thah INe hunureu
yafus U was tramp Tn rluse between
tar' ia'ches' win the danger Ht shp'
ping uo"h imminent some OF the more
heaVhS iaueh men uiu sip INTO 'he
i''oi iass "hieh pouhueu the straisht ana
harro" pain Which hau 10 De troduen.
II was oniy at 'he ehu OF thls precarious
Iootihg that cilmped renee let the men
INTO the enclosure where stood the tents