The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-10
WAL KING SQUADS
READY FOR HIKE.
Blues to Send Three Teams on
Endurance Test to
Petersburg.


Promptly at 2 o'clock this afternoon
the high-power walking squad of Com
pany A, Richmond Light Infantry Blues,
Will start on the long heraJded and
much discussed march to Petersburg.
Half an hour later the team selected
from Company will swing out Of the
entrance to the armory, while at 3
o'clock the last team. that or Company
e. will begin the long hike for cup
and for glory
For weeks past the men have beer
training for to-day's event, which win
be pulled off unless the elements con-
spire against 1t. At first there were
two or three squads from each com
pany In the line of practice marchers.
these being gradually pruned as time
went by until only the best walkers
were left. The final selection OF squads
was made this week.
Each company will have eight men
In the race, while there are four or
five alternates to each command
Cup Is Prize.
The cup, which is to he the trophy
Will become the property of the com
pany represented by the winning squad
for one year 1t will then be contested
for again. Any company winning 1t
three times in succession will become
the permanent owner.
Enthusiasm over the event ran high
at the Blues Armory last night. Many
of the non-contestants have announced
their intention of going along with
their team to give It encouragement.
1t is fair to predict that these enthu-
slasts will drop out all along the line
and hike It to the nearest stop on the
electric railway for the rest of the
trip. Most OF the battalion will be
lined UP in Petersburg to sec the finish.
we expect TO arrive in Petersburg
at about s o'clock said a member of
a Company team last night. Then we
VIII take a car for home and viii
probably pass the other two squads out
near South Richmond. going down"
Company, which will start half an
hour behind A, expects to celebrate In
Petersburg with a banquet while wait
Ing for the other squads. On the other
hand Company c. the last to start. ex-
poets to pass 3 on the Free Bridge
and a on Perry Street.
Teams VIII he Loaded.
Each man will be required to carry
regulation blanket roll, composed OF
nait a shelter tent. one pole. four pins,
blanket and ponchc This constitutes
heavy marching order. Regular drill
uniform will be worn, and guns and
bayonets will be carried Each con.
testant will also have web belt with
cnnteen and haversack. The latter is
10 contain knife, fork. spoon and meat
can.
All eight men OF each team must
i.hlsh. or the team will be disqualified
SQUADS must finish with men NOT more
thah TWO yards apart. making a mini
mum OF fourteen yards between tha
first and last men.
startirg from the Sixth Street on
trance to the armory. the line of march
VIII be on Sixth Street to Marsho,l
marshall to Seventh. Seventh to Grace,
Grace to Ninth. Ninth to the Free
hrldse. bridge to Seventh Street In
south Richmond, Seventh to Perry.
Perry to Cowardin Avenue. Cowardin
70 Petersburg Turnpike, and turning.
70 the south end of the bridge IN
Petersburg -
no team or any member is to receive
assistance from any outside source.
Names OF Contestants.
me teams are as follows;
Company A--Corporal w. II. Drum
, ~, Privates John T. Houston, r.
w. Gresham, r. G. Kidwen, o. NJ.
!. ~. ItdIHSuell, z. d. Taylor
anu a. n. Warx. Alterna tes-Sergeant
- y. Harton, Sergeant I. c. Knowles,
PrlVates j. j. Burke and c. J. Donahoe.
Company B--First Sergeant L. I.
Bass. Corporal ]. A. Augustine, Pri-
Yates B. w. Coale, o. D. Dennis, T. II.
Royston, R. A. Siegel j. T. waddl1
and a. G. Word. Acknowledgement
M. f. James, Corporal j. NJ Harvie
Privates 7. II. Mercer. c. B. Smith and
0. M. Richardson.
Company C-Lieutenant James Nc
Graw Jr., Sergeant NJ. S. Hewitt. Ser
geant r. w. Gates, Corporal William
II. Surber, Corporal S. Crump. Pri-
Yates Samuel Hughes. G. NJ. Schaffer
and r.. Bigger. Observation-Disclosures
H. A. Taylor, c. II. Hoppe. F. G. Ma
son and G. w. Whitcomb.
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