Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-02-16
NAHONAL GUARD
|. TOURNAMENT IS
GREAT SUCCESS

!.
The two-day military tournament
that marked the opening OF the splen-
did new armory Of the National Guard
of Hawaii came to close last night
with an excellent program s0f COM
netitive and exhibition events in
some Of which both guardsnen and
regulars participated. A splendid
showing was made by, the militia,
and with Governor Pinkham and par.
ty interested spectators. and the
chief executive of the territory pre-
senting the prizes in person, the
evenings entertainment is. one that
marks a turning point in guard al
fairs. At the close OF the events. the
floor was cleared. and the officers Of
the guard were the hosts at dnnes
that was much enjoyed by a large
number OF civilians and service soci
ETY. folk
First honors of the tournament went
to Company D. Captain Walter Y,
Kolb, which organization ran up the
big total of "a points, far ahead Of its
nearest rivals, Companies Al and II,
which tied for second place with six
points. Captain Henry p. O'Snlliyan
commands Al. and Captain Laurence
Redington H That two Of the first
three companies, ID and Fl. are recruit
organizations, mustered In only few
months ago, speaks much for the en-.
thusiasm and hard work Of the Ren
and their drill masters Company D
having in its ranks number Of old
soldiers and experienced men. was
able to draw its Instructors from the
company, whereas Company II tChi-
nese-Americanl having only one non
commissioned officer with former ser
vice, called in the services of regular
army instructors Sergeant Walsh,
department Headquarters, and Cor.
poral Pollin, signal corps. worked
hard with the men of H company, and
deserve much credit for the showing
made.
The first event of. the evening, tent
striking and blanket rolling, was won
by the squad from Company II. under
Corporal Ho Tong. d was second, and
F third.
Company D won the manual of arms
competition by squads, second and x
third.
Four companies qualified for the fin
ais in Butts manual. D. H, NJ and
X coming onto the floor. d company
squad, Corporal Lowrey, was first, NJ
second and K third.
Two privates from each company
entered special manual of arms CON
test, Private C. Z. Wayne of d com.
pany, getting first place. Men from K
and F took second and third resDec-
lively.
D, B and n finished in the order
named in flag signaling,
Company A won first place in the
bayonet exercise event, ! second and
ID third
The regulars had three entries In
the wall scaling, probably the most
popular event with the spectators
Company /, I'd battalion of engineers,
carried off first place, in is 2-5 sec
onds. d company, y. g. H.. was sec
ond, and the team of the 25th infan-
try third The 4th cavalry team was
unplaced. This time was 1-5 seconds
slower than the winning team Of Com
pany p the night before.
An interesting challenge has grown
out of the tournament The compa,
MES from the outside islands, /, L, and
NJ. could only bring 10 men each to
take part in all events, whereas the
local companies could specialize. Cap
tain Easton, of NJ company, HiIo. has
challenged Captain Kolb. d company
to an all-around championship be.
tween 10 picked men, to take part il
every eyent of the tournament iThe
trial will be made some time this
week.