Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-28

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| IN CAMP AT RED HILL, July 2S
Field firing occupied the Nationa
Guard from Immediately after dinner
yesterday until nearly dusk, and righ
cerditable work was performed il
| general The second platoon of I
company that fired under the com
mand of 1st Sergt. Stephenson. o.
Captain Super's company, won higf
/ place with a total Of Is hits on sil
targets. This score is we'll up among
| the number OF hits in this class Of
| firing, as the tables OF reference show
that average shots" should be ex
pected at the range used. In yester
| days firing the range was unknown II
the platoon commanders and their es
| Inmates were the only guide to the
men firing. No platoon commander
made poor estimate, and the 65(
yards that the group of targets wa;
distant from the firing point was
closely Appropriated by nearly all
The target for each platoon was made
up of 16 "kneeling silhouettes" and
these figures were half concealed on
the far slope of Halawa ridge with
the angle of sight sharply inclined
downward from the horizontal. AS
each platoon was called up in turn il
threw out scouts to locate the enemy
and this information was promptly
transmitted to the platoon command
er. He came up in person and when
his scouts had pointed cut the dim
figures, made his estimate of the dis
lance, brought up the platoon and
made his arrangements for firing
first carefully instructing his men as
to the all.important matter of "distri
button of fire" Fire was in every
case opened fairly promptly and near.
ly all platoons used fire at will"
This was criticized fayorably, al.
though it was pointed out that la vol.
ley might properly have been used
to get the first strike" so that err.
rors In estimation of the range could
have at once been made apparent and
corrected by = change OF orders
The tabulated results for the Is pa.
toons that took the course yesterday
show that Captain Super's first pla-
toon was second with eight hits on
four figures. Other scores were as
follows: Company /, 1st platoon, /
on /; I'd platoon, 3 on 8. Com.
pany c, both platoons failed to make
a hit. Company D, LIST platoon, 6 on
g; I'd platoon, on 2. Company E,
Isl platoon, on 3; I'd platoon, l on
1. Company F, 1st platoon, on 4;
I'd platoon, / on 1. Company II, 1st
platoon, en- 4; I'd platoon, 5 on 4.
Further firing will take place this
afternoon for the platoons that have
not yet fired and this will conclude
this class of work for the guardsmen.
This morning was devoted to drills
by company. and later the batta,ions
were formed and went through close
order drill, both classes of work be-
ing under the observation of Cap
tains Lincoln, Bell and Chamberlin,
the Observation-Disclosures.
The very important matter of paw
rolls has engaged the spare time, if
there is any such thing in a National
Guard camp, of the company clerks
and captains for the past day, and
Captain Freeman, who has been desig-
mated to pay the command for its SER
vice, is now in possession of the rolls
and will pay either this afternoon or
tomorrow morning. The amount
drawn by individuals for the five DAYS
OF camp ranges from $3.50 for the man
in the grade of private to s4S.75 for
the lieutenant-colonel commanding.
Put on Boxing Bouts.
Following the lecture to the officers
OF the regiment after supper last night,
practically every officer and man in
both regiments gathered around a
roped and staked enclosure near Col
onel Riley's headquarters to witness
an evening of athletics that had been
arranged by Sergeant Bosworth of B
company of the regulars. While the
lighting facilities were not of the best,
nevertheless the various contestants
went on for their turns with as much
alacrity as If under calcium and right
merrily did the glaves pstter and
smack through the regular events as
well as in the extras that the enthusi-
asm of the nights fun worked up. The
first number was a three-round go be-
tween Camacho of the hospital corps
vi Inc ~ W. II. anu MCSl dlu VI u vi
the I'd Infantry The 11S-pounders
went right after the decision from the
first blast of the field whistle that did
duty as bell and the two minutes of
each round were well filed with ac-
ton. McGrath was awarded the deci-
sion on points by Sergeant Damn of d.
I'd Infantry, who refereed all bouts. Da-
vid Kupa of B company, 1st N. G. H.,
and wild Bill'' Donovan of E. I'd In
fantry, then stepped four rounds to a
draw. Kupa's weight was announced
as 10 while Donovan was in at 140.
Both men were willing but only Dono-
vans footwork saved him from some
real kicks that Kupa seemed to be able
to deliver from either hand. Several
wrestling bouts for two falls out of
three, catch as catch can. were shown.
In the first Slider" King. now a
guardsman. went on with bothersome
youngster named Olivera, also of the
guard, and neat turn was the result
with King the winner. The five husky
Searles brothers, all of D company of
the first regiment, then challenged, de-
fed and otherwise tried to get wrest-
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