Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-08-06
WARRINGTON GUARD TARGET
RXCURHION.

erS waS AIKEN on OOaru OIL Tie ar
rival OF tho train at Gold Hill.
AT all of the principal stations along
the route to the Bowers Mansion. tho
hand under the leadership Of Professor
Edwin Pascoe, treated the assembled
SPECTATORS to some of the most delight
full airs imaginable. a large number
Ut exrursiouists joined the Guard at
Carson City. among whom We noticed
Lieutenant Governor Denver aud wife.
Theodore Hale AMI Mrs. Fox. At
Carson the train was turned over 10
The good looking and obliying con-
,iuctUr. Mr.. HsvenOr, = man whom vii
the ladies admire. The excursion
train loaded down with human freight
iy-, arrived Vt the Bowers Mansion at
ii A. II. without accident or mlshsp.
The company Is differed as follows :
Captain. John Sproston ; First Lieu
Tenant, Jane. Smith Secoud tsenior)
Lieutenant, d. L. Smith; Second
Junior Lieutenant, VIM. Prisk Or
ieriy Sergeant, Alexander Stoddard /;
Second Sergeant, Ben Lackey Third
sergeant. p. Turner; Fourth Ser
geant, Harry Stephens.
In n very short space Of time, owing
To the indeistiga6le efforts OF First
Lieutenant James smith, a vet
eral: OF the Army of the Potomac and
an accomplished drill-maSter the CON-
pany has been brought TO 4 very high
tate OF discipline. The marching
lone by the Guard, rs we'll rs the mill.
tary evolutions CONS through with By
the company. was the subject Of highly
favorable comment by all who Wit
messed 1t. On the arrival Of the CON-
pany at the Mansion. Mrs. Bowers
nutitied the olllcers that her house was
1t the disposal Of the Guard; aud,
with her %proverbial hospitality. she
ordered u magnificent lunch spread
tor the members OF the company and
their friends.
Time and space alone prevent Us
fioru giving a Detailed description OF
the many amusements aud recreations
devised for the benefit Of the excur-
Sioni,is. The croquet grounds were In
splendid order. Tie ladies In attend
anre ''trlpped the light fantastic toe"
10 their hearts content. and the time
allotted to the cxcursionist, for enjoy
lug themselves sped away all zoos o
The taryet-shoot;ng started or
splendidly the wind. however. soon
began to blow a perfect hurricane.
shocking the target down several
times. aud otherwise initiating against
the success. OF the shootists. Notwith-
standing this fact the company made
q very good record tor themselves. the
target board being pretty we'll pep
pered. There We're = bulls-eye shots
made, aud the % best shots made III
points. Taugye aud Gribble tied on
the first prize. each making 10 points.
For tie second prize there were three
tie., NJ follows: Sergeant Turner, =
points. and privases Harper aud Dow
ley. 8 each.
Among the lady contestants for the
archery prize were the following:
Miss lie. Mrs. Governor Denver. Mrs.
J. l.. Fox Of Carson, Miss Jones, the
Misses Rogers. lately arrived from
England. Mrs. Bradbury. Mrs. smith.
Miss Hall. Miss GOWN. Mrs. Col. q.
E. Ferrend. Mrs. Bonsfous, Miss
Dubiebei>s. Miss Cuneford. Mrs. =. II.
D.,e'i III R s"" Nil ills Parry
sorm H.. K.,,er Mrs. Graeey. Miss
%,rirsnn Mic .I.nnv Ba,rd. Miss Ada
tna"an,rHh Mira .rLnrh.r Mrs. Doun-
"n MI Eorhas Mia Sullivan. Mrs.
~ Nrs r S,nith. Mis- Della.
90" Nil D;,.ts Mra George Kane,
Ssu' ~ a,d NJ. N"a:su.land.
a'non, rms he.t sbots we're Mrs. Fox
"a C,r.om Mis-. Tones Of Virginia,
W;,s poa.-s Wr. .rhnrbrr Miss Sui
iirnn NJ K,vansh. Miss Davis, aud
Miss 'T.nnI. BaIrd. who were each In
third ,la..: Mira Cuueford, Miss Jen.
nile DubIebeiss and Mrs. A. E. Smith,
who vera each of the second class.
.rhe prize was won by Miss Ada Cava.
nauub. sl,e having made two good
.hots, giving her four points. For
some time Mia Jennie Doublebeiss
s.rn,rd SECURE of the frat prize. but OH
rim. I,s, round n good hit of Mis- Cavs-
nanyh secured the prize. Much fun
and .uioyment was had at this archery
nr,,,ic.. SCARCELY any OF the ladies hav-