The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-28
CREEDMOOR.

sEvENTY-slx military MARKsMEN BEHIND
THE BUTTs-GENEIAL ORDERS IN REFER
ENcE TO RIFLE PRACTICE.
Tho military season for rao practice opened at
Creeomoor yesterday, little later than in previous
years, and IRON this time forward details OF men Will
visit the range each oil the days which targets
assigned for the OF tho National Guard or this
State. On the 25th inst General Shaler COM
handing the First division, issued q general
order to regulate the practice OF the dir
icrent organizations under his command. Accord
Ing TO this document the lrst practice OF each
organization will be for the marksmnn's badge by
the present marksmen and by those who may be
considered by tho rcgmental inspectors OF rife prac-
lice sufficiently skilled The marksmen OF the First
brigade, 2lS in number, will practise June G. Those
oil tho Second, SEQ In number, as follows IN NTH
regiment June I; Eleventh and seventy first regi-
ments, June IL. Tho 39S marksmen Of tho Third
brigade VIII practise us follows Seventh regiment,
June 10; Eighth aud Sixtyninth regiments, June II
the cavalry, June ~ Tho second practice will IN
The third class Tor al ,hose who have qualified
as marksmen IN The first practice. First BrigaGo-
Filth regiment, June 81; Twelfth, July is; Twenty
second, July 25 Second BTlgade--Nnth regiment,
July Eleventh, july 10; seventy first. August !.
Third Brigadc-Seventh regiment, July IL; Eighth,
July y; s,x.v.ninth. August , Cavalry. August s.
The third practice will take place as ioo~s:-Fiith
second, September 0; Ninth, August 10; Eleventh
Ausus! 20; ssynenty.ar.., September Is; seventh,
August ElRutD, SoptemDoe Sky -nlntn. sep.
icmucr 10. CAVIAR. August 30.
Yesterdays PKAcricR
The detachment which practlsed at Cfeedmoor
yesterday consisted OF the arksmen Of the iOo ng
organizstions:-Troops and q. cavalry, Second d.
vision, N.G.aN.Y, thirty-nino marksmen, under
Lieutenant Mohrnann ami Captain Birch, respect
lively; Calling Battery N, TWENTY-FIVE niarksinen,
under Lieutonaut Holman, and Seventeenth to
company, OF Newtown, Flushing, Long Island, fifteen
marksmcn, under Lieutenant Rouiiier, Captain
Birch commanded tho detachment and Colonel h. J.
Purcell acted IL. ,sctor OF rifle practice. The prac-
tco was NJ 200 and JOO yards Tor the cavalry and
200 aud 500 yards Tor the Seventeenth company The
weather was not favorable, u SIN breeze blowing IN
gusts across the range from the wcst. The Lcowing
Is Tho summary OF the practtcc:-
Gatling Battery N-Sergcant w. w. Harold, 81;
Private g. Warner, 81 sergeant j. J. Moog, 20;
Buger l.. ]. Whitlock, 20; Private L. Il. Jolly, %
Sergeant w. Beeue, 81; Lieutenant Y. J. HOLMAN
~; Buslcr Il. s. Rasgun, 20; Sergeant w. ID. Dawley
70; Corporal II. q. Norris, rs.
Troop G-Prlvato \. Hauck. %; Ensign p. Kolt 20:
Sergeant j. Lapp, % Private ID. Grote, "a; Prvale
T. Faikcnmeyer, "a; Private q. Gunkel, %; Private
N. Craincr, %
Troop D-Private J. washtcr 30; Qusrtermasto
Grau 20; Corporal Richter, 80; Lieutenant H. J.
Mohrmanp, IS; Lieutenant Van Thup, 81; Private
Gatenz, 20; Sergeant IL. PrIgaen, rs; Private A. O.
Schnagtcnburg, 70; Private L. Reese, 20; Private /.
ScbraLcr, "a: Sergeant ID. oetgon, "A; Private ID.
Lakcnan, 81; Private II. Nieber, -; Sergeant W.
Teepe 90
Seventeenth compary-LicutcnantG G. RouIlor q:
Sergeant u. Conyngham, u; Private q. H. Koch u :
Private j. J. Simmons, %: Private ID. Condor. 2,:
Private 9. I. Noo 20; Sergeant d. +. Fitzpatrick 20