The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-08
AR TILLER WILL
DRILL FOR PRIZES
Awards Offered by Field and
Staff Officers for
Proficiency.
FINAL MATCH IN RICHMOND.
Batteries Will Select Teams.
One Section and One Man
to Be Honored.

Prizes have been offered by the field
and STAFF officers of the battalion OF
Virginia field artillery to be competed
for in drills by details from the three
several batteries. BY this means 1t IL
hoped to stimulate interest and in
crease efficiency among the personnel
of the battalion.
Each battery will proceed to conduct
competitive drills among It's sections
there being six sections to a battery.
From each battery. by means of these
competitions, there Will be selected a
team for the final contest. Either In
the latter part of March or early in
April next the three selected teams
will meet in Richmond, probably at
the Howitzers' -armory, to compete
for the prizes.
A great deal of technical knowledge
Will be necessary Oh the part of the
men taking part in the competition.
The fact that the batteries will hold
trials TO select teams will naturally
result in the men wing with oach
other to get on the final team
Governing Rules.
Full information governing the con-
test was issued yesterday by Major r.
M. WORKMAN, the battalion commander,
and 4Adjutant Jennings C. Wise. The
batteries which :orm the battalion are
the Richmond Howitzers. the Norfolk
Light Artillery Blues and Grimes's
Battery. of Portsmouth. known official
~ as Battery A, Battery B and Bat
terry c.
The details and rules are as follows.
I'm order to promote the efficiency
of the personnel of this battalion, the
field and STAFF propose to offer two
prizes, to be competed FOR by detairs
from the several batteries, either the
latter part of March or the first of the
coming April. In Richmond. One prize.
either a piece of silver or a medal, to
be awarded the best drilled gun squad;
the other. a medal, to the best drilled,
best informed enlisted an-sai com
petition to he subject to the following
conditions, namely:
"d) Prior to the competitive drIii
referred to there shall be held in eacn
battery of this battalion a competitive
drill between the several sections
thereof. In order to select and deter
mine the team for the final drill be-
tween the batteries referred to. One
weeks notice shall be given this office
of the date of such battery drill, hat
officers, either militia or regular, ma
be sent to the home station of the bat
terry to judge and. report the result OF
such battery drill, and the names OF
those winning such competition. Only
those SO reported to his Office shall
be eligible to compete at the battalion
drill In this city.
"(2l Noncommissioned officers TO
qualify as such and receive their war
rants thirty days prior to any compe-
tition, either battery or battalion, here
IN referred to.
"(3) officers, noncommtssioned ON
GERS n privates to appear at both
battery and battalion competitive drills
in regulation uniform OF their rank or
grade, and fill only such posts as are
prescribed by regulations.
"() All transportation and expense
of battery teams in connection with the
foregoing to be borne by the battery
organization Of which they are a part.
"(5) Teams competing in any OF the
drills mentioned to consist OF one OFF,
Ger, commanding; n sergeant, four
corporals, fifteen %privates, four sub
s~titutes (privates).
'C6) All drills under regulations for
field artillery, United States Army,
1908. and program to be selected for
Illldi uElIl III lliS4 CITY LIZ l'ooluiei
Dismounted,' Firing Instructions THE
Cannoneer,' The Cur Squad (these
regulations). A knowledge OF harness
fitting. the duties of sentinels, and the
military obligation, to count for or
against teams and individuals. The
catechism Of the officer commanding
team may include almost any question
In connection with his military duties,
I'M a failure to answer such questions
satisfactorily Will mitigate against
team commanded by him, as will the
military conduct OF any competing
team, or any one Of am during stay
In this city In attendance upon the final
competitive drill.
"G) A failure to comply with the
foregoing by any individual will dis
qualify team to which he is attached,
at the discretion of this office and the
officers judging competition.
"The uniform to be worn at the bat
talon competition in this city Will be
announced later. 1t is hoped that all
three batteries will enter this contest,
and battery commanders are requested
to inform this office Immediately
whether or not their organizations Will
participate"