The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-31
CREEDMOOR.

PRACTICE WITH CALLING GUNs-cLAss SHOOT.
ING BIZ c,vALRY oRGANIzATIOxA
Tho GatliaG battery, Of Brooklyn, which canpsd At
Crssdmooy during the previous night praesissd with
their Calling guns yesterday. They had on the
range tour guns and mustered ferty-nins officers
and men. Captain J. A. Edward comm andsd
They comm nced to shoot at halpast eight O'Clock
In front OF nrst class targets They shot OF every
range from 100 to 500 yards, both In sighting the
pieces by single shots and in rapid or vosy firing
The results we're excellent Nearly ssvsnty-avs per
cent OF all the shots fred lodged IN the bulls eye,
the voliey firing being almost A. COED a. the single
shot drill All the sections displayed about equal
proficiency.
RIPLs PRACTICE
Regular rifle practice IN the various classes was
performed by dstachmcnts OF the cavalry of the First
and second divisions BY the Separate Company OF
infantry Flushing, L. /. The cavalry shot Al $50
and 800 yards in the second GLASS; the infantry at 800
and 400. Colonel Z. H. Sanford supsrintended the
practice Tor the First division and Captain Roulier in
the Second. The weather very hot, but good for
shooting The following are the details oi the pFac-
tice:-
The Third cavalry was represented by los men,
Colonel J. H. BudKe, with Lieutenant A. y. Born
acting Inspector Of rife practice. sxtysevsn men
shot the third GLASS aud qualified Sixty
Tour men shot IN the second class, aud among them
the following made emitting them 20 shoot tor
the Marksman's Badge:-Private H. He'gerd, SO;
private Private +. zahp, 20; Sergeant A. Long.
%; Corporal j. Kopperman' Ell Lisa,snsn. j. Hlnck,
27 Sergeant II. schooner, n; Sergeant r. Lorey, ~
Private Ar. ss rrvIs. Meyer ~ Sergeant r.
Il. Aocnmester, 25 Private hertsns, 20
PRACTICE SHOOTING.
The Washington Gray Troop bad ten mon on the
range Captain L. /. Baker. Three men shot IN
the second lass. Their scores were:-Private W. G.
ter, rs The ten men then shot tor the Marksman IS
Badge with the following rosult:-Privats g. D. Benz
win "a; Private 5. Cullen. n; Private =. +. Mer-
rnt, 20
under Lieutenant j. II. Van Ihun. Nineteen men
sho IN the tnird CLASS ana Two qualified rwsnty-
shot u tho second class and the following qualinca-
N Stemmsrm.n, 33; Prlva.e II. Hoist 81 Private ~
Sehr,eier 80; sergssEt H. Bielenbers, 2s Lieutenant
w. Teie, 27; Private r. N. WoLisrs, %; Private ID.
Lakeman, 70; Sergeant ID. Hausman, 20 Inc follow
ing gu .lihed Tor me Aarksman's Badge:-PrivGe
s,emmsr@an, 80: Private +. Giesslsr 80; Private G.
sonrisisf. 20; Privais P. A. woOiers rs; Private J.
Hoist, rs.
separas Troop G, OF Brooklyn. paradsd twenty
three men, with Captain r. Psrtsch IN command.
Eleven shot in the third class aud seven quail
ed and OF fourteen who shot IN the second class the
following made qualifying scores :-Csrpora a.
Gslser, 35: Sergeant n. Dierssn, 20; Sergeant J.
seiberi, 20, Private II. PopEen, 81; Captain ?
Berscn, %; Lieutenant A. Behlen, rs; Private NJ
Demuth rs; Private +. Kremer rs.
The Seventeenth Separate Company Of infantry, OF
Flushing l.. l. shot In ali classes Captain q. A.
RoulIIer commanded Thirty one men were present.
Eli htesn men shot In the third class and sixteen
qualified, while among The twenty-eight men who
shot the second class the following qualifications
were made:-Corporal II. jarvis, 35 Private g. A.
Decker, 80; Corporal J. Hogan, 20; Private 7. Car
penlar 20; Private NJ O'Mara, %; Private j. j. SIM
mons 20; Private q. W. Haviand, 26; Private W. II.
Johnson, Sergeant W. H. Fitzpatrick, 25 Private
J.. Z. Delehanty, %.
the follow ing men also won Marksman's badges at
200 and 500 yaras:-Corporai j. Hogan. So; Licuten-
ant G. Miller. Jr, 81 Private g. Carpenter, 49, Ser
geant w. H. Fitzpatrick. 20; Private g. Allen, rs;
~; Corporal H. JARVIS, 81; Private NJ. O'Mars, a.