The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-04
CREEDMOOR.
COMPETITION FOR THE MARKsMAN's BADGE

COMPETITION FOR THE MARKsMAN's BADGE
THE scoREs.
The mark smcn Of the Second division OF the Ma
tlonnl Guard contested for the sarksman's Badge III
Creedmoor yesterday, under very unhvorablo cir
cumstnncos The weather was very unpleasant, be.
being warm aud damp little rain fell IRON
time TO time, and until late IN tho after.
log rendered the targets indistinct
while tho overcast sky furnished but poor
light for shooting The only point favor OF the SOL
ders was the almost dead calm which prevailed. All
the the rife practice OF the Ma
ticnai Guard enforced great strclness yes
to-day, ana the two sighting shots allowed each
range In previous years were not permitted, the
regulation allowing them having been rescinded. Tho
shooting yesterday tho Marksman's Badge. by
members OF the Secoud division who won the badge in
former years Tho distances 800 and 500 yards.
i've rounds At each range, giving possibility Of lily
points. 10 secure tho badge Tor this year each
competitor was expected 10 than
marksmeu. BrigadIsr General Ira L. Beepe was IN
command. Colonel Moycnborg com mandod tue detail
as inspector OF rife practice. Lioulcnant Colonel
Bradley commanded the Eleventh brigade ana Lieu
tenant Colonel II. >. Manning unprecedented tho
practice.
the Thirteenth regiment sent out thirty.seven mon
under Captain harrison, with Lieutenant Brown
ins members, twcn,y.iouf IN number, quail.
Nod again Tor the badgc:-priyato Class rs
fsrsas,, GRIMM s' Lsu'spas. Ksilner 50;
Reid. 80; Lieutenant Brown. 81; Sergeant Carr 81
Private Flood. 80; Private Beach, So Private oidon
30; Colonel Austen, 20; Corporal Lccran, 20; Private
Dsrvan. 2s Lieutenant Davi, 2s; Lieutenant Collins,
q; sergeant Morris, u; Private PeaDocy. 20; Cor.
Iorl McGowan. 70; Private Jones. 70; Private Graft
70; Corporal SCHROEDER, 26 sergeant Palette, 25 Scr
goaat Kraft, -.
Tho fourteenth resimcst was represented by 81
men, under Captain Brennan, with Captain Pagan rs
Inspector thirteen men qualified for the badge as
fo'iows Private Purple. 80; Lieutenant u. Mutt 80;
ArkciI 33; sergeant McGuire, 50; Lieutenant Nutt,
=. Sergeant Booth, ~; Privatc Green 20; sergeant
CIinord, rs; Private shuric. 20.
Tho Fifteenth battalion nal twcnty-threc MARKS
mon last year Tncy were commanded yesterday
BY Colonel Mcycnborg, Captain Lucoln directing tho
practice. -Four Of them requalilcd Tor the badge
viz = Colonel Meyenbvrg. 80; Private koncman, rs;
The Twenty third regiment scnt ninety men TO
shoot, and foriy-three VI them won tho badge Cap.
tam story commanded aud captain Burns Inspected
.hc shooting fnc scores stood a. follows :taptain
Hardic, 4v Sergeant Allen. 39 sergeant Lyncs, 80;
Corporal ssnora, 10; Adju.aat 80 Pri.
vate sweeny. 20; Privssc kuhikc, 81; Scrgeuut
thews, "a Corpora Iinney, 33; Private Mussou. ~
Private kildre,h. 81; Prlva,e Bell, 81; Priyaic
80; Corporal Walker, 80; Sergeant wsrscn' 30
Corporal FcDor, 30; Lieutenant Corning 80; Pr.
, ss rS Sss: sff fs.. SSsS"a
Coleman. ~; Private Fora, q; Private Edgar. q;
Lsu.enan, hicnardson, ~ L'eutenant Fincs, u;
q
Lloyd, ~; Private Frost ~; Private HAM, 70; Pm
vatc Walker, 2J captain story, 70; Captain Low ls
20; Prvale samedon. 2j Private StiiImsn. 20: Pr.
vate Grswod, 70; Private seymour, 20; Captain JOY
70; Private King, 70: Sergeant denny, rs
The thirty-sscond regiment had twcnty.eiqht mon
before tho butts, under tue omnand OF Captain
schmidt. assisted ny Captain Vorgany as Inspector OF
rifle practice. Twenty men won The badge on the fol-
lowing scores:-Captain Vorgany, ST. CoIonei Rueger
50; Lieutenant Bsllontaussn. ~: Private Lyncn $50
Lieutenant Colonel Manning 81; Private O'kucr. 81 :
captain Schmidt, 81 Private Landersdort 81. Private
Miller, Captain schiiy, 80; sergeant DocrIion "
Private Ryder. rs; Private Dodge, IS; Private
Setback, ~; Private smith, 20; Private Fsirs. 70;
Private Kuppcr, 20; Captain WIndcr. 20: Priyale
Hone, 20; Private Dove, 10
The Forty regiment sont out thirty.sevon
marksmon unoer Captain Bradley. Captain Brown
was Inspector Of rifle practice. Twenty mon quall-
ncd a. MISUNDERSTANDING Heinrich, 30; Private Par.
kcr, 3o Private Elliott, %; Captain Brown "a: Ser.
ge,nt WonIer ~; Sergeant Young, "a; Lieutenant
Godfrey. 3oi Private vaisr, 80; Oor,oral Lopas,I.
rs; rr,va.e currer rs. Private hins,cn, q; Cap.
tam white, ~ Adjutant Treat, "a; Corporal Cort-
land. ~: Leutenant Jones, 20; Private HAIRY, 70;
Private AamarAns, 20; General Bccns, a.