The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-15
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.. Race for retiring sharpshoot.
ers; regulation field kit. Contestants
a. scratch, each man equipped with
cartr1dge belt and five rounds Of
Diahk ammunition; pieces with bolts
eaAen out and apart are placed fifty
yards 10 the front. Each contestant
runs 70 his piece, sits down, assem-
ples the bolt, inserts 1t in place and
retlres to scratch, hating at every 10
YARDS and firing one shot to the front
assuming prone position for each shot
last shot fired at scratch.
o. Cartridge race. Service uniform,
blouse removed If desired; five blank
cartridges placed on small pieces CT
paper at 10 yards intervals; rifle on
the ground at the scratch, bring cart
ridges to rifle, place them in chambe,
and nre one at a time After last
cartridge is fired assume position OF
attention.
2. Tug of war. Each team will con-
sist of II men, nine on rope. anchor
| captain. Service uniform. without
blouse and hat. No belts, gloves, arm
snielos nor harness of any kind viii
pe used The captain of the team
WIZ not touch any man of the team
nor the rope. Rope will be 1A inch
manila, three strand. No knot will
De tled In the rope and it will not be
passed more than once around the
BODY OF the anchor. In no case will
one man pull on more than one team
In the contest, and no. substitute will
pc allowed to pull on any team that
mas pulled trial except in case OF
sickness. in which case permission of
the officer in charge of the field must
pc obtained. The contest will be
straight pull on level ground. No
cleats or spikes will be used and no
holes will be dug for foothold un-
IN after the strating signal. The time
limit for each pull will be three min.
utes; the start and finish to be indi.
Gated by pistol shots. The team wins
that gains five feet from its opponent
or has the advantage at the end OF
the pull.
8. Squad drill, extended order.
Squads to be in line of squads and at
signal to extend and each squad to
carry out q normal attack under it's
squad leader. To be marked on WORK
Of leader and squad.
8. Caterpillar race. 10 men on
pole. Run so yards. Team finishing
first on its feet wins.
To Company Commanders.
J. E. BARLEY, colonel First infantry,
has issued the following to company
commanders:
This field day will be held on the
fair grounds after parade with the
klks. A percentage of the receipts OF
the fair for the day will go to the regi-
mental fund and it is hoped that each
commander will take an iE
terest in this program and place the
of his company for the
various events In the hands Of some
one who will work it up so that 1t
program the cavalry will put on a
program Of seven events. Company
must hand to the reg.-
mental adjutant not later than 300
o'clock a. m August 20. the names of
the men desired to be entered in the
Held day events, giving their full
name, company and rank and the
events In which they desire to ente--
Orders issued by Colonel Bennett
provide that the troops will travel In
held service (khak) uniforms and the
blue dress uniforms will not be taken
o camp. No Intoxicating liquors ara
o be carried on the trains or brought
INTO camp. "a .sa, i, n ss3
According to the order issued by Col
,nel Bennett, reveille will be soundet
1t SIS a. M The companies will
breakfast at 6 o'clock and the morn
ng will be devoted to company and
battalion drill. The afternoon will be
given over - battalion and regimental
irill. Guard mount will be held every
afternoon at AIS o'clock. The parade
S scheduled for each evening at 6:15.
The band will give concert every
evening at 1880 o'clock.
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