Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-29

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Especial STAR BuIIetin correspondencel
FORT SKATER, Sept 2s.The
results Of the quarterly field day held
Friday showed that some careful
training by the various contestants
had been undergone This was par.
ticularly true in the team events and
X Company was preeminent in the
exhibition OF the @get together spirit
This company, by annexing the third
win the wall scaling event. carSied
away as its own the Wichman and Co,
silver cup. The same organization in
the team swimming seized the second
leg on the Wall & Dougherty cup in
the fast time of As seconds. This be-
ing 3-5 seconds better than the form
er record made by Captain Malone's
men.
The results In detail are as follows:
Wall scaling for teams Of eight Com
pany K. time II rs seconds; B COM
pany second in II Is seconds.
Surprise squad firing won by =
company with score Of hits in the
start on for the tie with A company.
Gallery rife competition for the
jackson cup, teams of five men Won
by Company G, score 438. Company
A was second with 42S.
Pistol team OF three menG COM
pany won with 247 and K company
made 238 for second place.
Bayonet fencing went to Private
Stefanik Of 3 company. Sergeant Cou-
ner lof X being number 2 In the
struggle.
IN the team swim X company beat
j company's squad for first and, f
company finished third.
The, team relay for q mile went to
the third battalion which beat last
field days record by rs seconds;
the fourth man coming across the line
in 4:0S 2-5.
The signaling contests closed the
day but the winners are not yet an
nounced by the judges owing to the
amount OF calculation as to the NUM-
Der Of words sent and percentages in
yolyed.
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Al board Of officers has been con-
vened by post orders to inquire into
and report upon the qualifications Of
various motor trucks offered to the
exchange to fulfill its call for such q
vehicle.
The board consists Of Captains Ros-
enbaum and Watkins and Lieut..
Booth.
Lieut.. F. P. jackson, exchange off,
Ger. in demonstration made while
the regiment was on its march to
Schofeld Barracks, thoroughly estab-
lished the desirability Of q motor
truck to supply the officers and men
in their various camps with the usual
sales stores Of tobacco, soft drinks,
etc.
He made two trips withe full load
to the Pearl City Camp and the travel
ing store was source both of con-
tentment and reasonable profit to the
regiment.
The 5th Infantry at Leilehua has
purchased for its exchange 9 big
Packard truck and the vehicle has
wen paid for itself IN freight charges
In the few months since purchased.
The laundry at Shafter alone requires
special transportation to meet its de-
mands and the motor truck would
seem to promise satisfactory and
paying solution for that need.
Company ard Battalion OF Engineers
took their proficiency test on the post
target range Saturday General Fun
ston and Lieut.. Ball were present as
spectators during the firing. Follow
ing this firing the final cleanup Of
range practice for this season will
be made under the below assignment:
Sept 20 to Oct. 4. q. M to the Reg
mental detachment, I'd Infantry.
Sept. 20 to 80, and Oct. 1, p. m, to
first and second battalion, I'd Infantry
for pistol practice.
Oct. 2 to 4. p. m, to Srd Battalion,
I'd Infantry, and Co. |. Sd battalion
engineers for pistol practice.
All target practice must be COM
pleted BY Oct 4, 1913.
Reports of known distance target
practice and classification and re-
ports of field practice will be sub
mitted at the earliest practicable
date. Reports of revolver firing and
classification will be submitted as
soon as practice is completed.
The Sunday morning concerts of
the I'd Infantry band have proved to
be desirable feature of garrison
life. The program for yesterdays
concert following the mounting of the,
guard at 8: 80 was as follows:
Hmyns-Adeste Fideles Portogallo
Sun Of NY Soul ........ Ritter
Concert.
1. Pilgrims Song of Hope -. Batiste
2. La yeix des Cloches -. Luigini
3. Serenade ....s... Mozkowski
Albert Jacobsen. chief musician.
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The usual fortnightly hop of the