Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-31
THE EXCURSION TO NEVADA CITY.
The City Guard Defeated by the Nevada
Guard at Target Practice

Company A, City Guard Captain Kear-
ney), left here for Nevada City Thursday
night, arriving there at $50 Friday morning,
and was received by the Nevada Light
Guard and entertained in the most hospitable
manner, and every kindness and attention
shown that was possible. The members of
Company A declare they were received like
princes, and entertained like kings. The
target practice of the companies resulted as
foliows-regulation range, 200 yards five
shots per man Springfield rife, caliber IS !;
individual possible 25:
Company A, City Guard-Captain F. j.
Kearney 10, First Lieutenant Nj. j. Burke
81 Second Lieutenant +. Eisenmenger IA, Or
derby William Lowell IA, Quartermaster Ser
geant /. j. Corrigan -, Gatling Sergeant Z.
Hubert II; Sergeants--J. Burke 6, j. Palm
4, w. A. Coates II; Corporals-J. r. Hen
Messy IA, II. i. Flick 4. w. Robbins II, }.
Miller 6, George Steinmiller 16, d. B. Dun
can ., ?. Mcdonald p: Privates-William
Allen II, Z. Buckley Il, j. N. Brown H.
Q. Bluer IA, B. L. Castle "A, J. Carroll II,
r. j. Dolan II, C.. H. Fisher II, d. ellis
IL, j. German 6, A. Heinrich 6, D. Hen
w. Stevens y, A Schmittiuger Z, I. Wager
5, Russell Is, Z. Vanolinda Is, I. w.
Younger II, Ii. Stovall. Total 429 ; possible
925 percentage 4063 plus.
Company c, Nevada Light Guard-Cap-
tain j. A. Rapp 16. First Lieutenant G. A.
Gray Is, Second Lieutenant J. J. Weisen-
berger Is; Sergeants w. f. Evans IA, A.
Gault is, A. Sloan 6, E. B. Kirby 20; Cor
porals G. C. Weisen5erger 9, d. b. Ketehell
IS, A. II. WaIrath IA, G. A. Nihel II, j.
Hackley 13, J. G. Dean 9, 0. A. Nelson II y;
7 Toh Al
ans Is, P. Alexander 6, III. j. Bush 10, E.
Booth 10, P. Byrne %, j. E. Carr 10, A. B.
Carley q, t. II. Cleaveland ., d. D. Carter
IL, A. A. Charronat 3, i. d. Dean 16, j.
w. Dean 49, J. w. Edwards Is, J. a. Gray
II, d. L. GetchelI Is, C. Gray 2, o. Hol-
brooke 10, E. Hothersall 10, w. i. Horrell
%, B. +. Hartman H. j. Hawke Z, II. H.
Haskins 10, 2. E. Hughson Is. I. NJ. Jewett
Is, d. b. Kennectle Ii, II. NJ. Clafferty II, D.
Marsh TO- III. L. Murchie 5, j. Mitchell s.
W. McGiffin 4, e. G. Nichols Is, w. Nichols
Raglan IA, V. Routher 8, A. Rauschenber-
ger II, J. Stevens II, w. J. Stiles 9, P. F.
Simands II, E. B. Thomas Is, E. A. Wet
more II, w. j. Williams 20, J. R. Wilson
IL. Total, 754 possible, 1,475; percentage
80 Ito plus. Thus the City Guard was de-
feated.
In the shooting for the s25 put up by the
Secretary of State, Major Burns, team of
ID men from each company was taken, and
the result was another victory for the Ne
vada company.
City Guard Team-Stevens 10, Brown II,
Eiseminger II, Dolan II, Kearney Is, Coates
II, Robbins Is, Adams IS, Stovall 8, Cook |
IA, ellis s, Olander 19, Bluer 8, Lieutenant |
Mckee 20, Allen II. Total 215, possible |
375, percentage 80 $40.
Nevada Team - Byrne 10, Horrell 20, |
Williams 81, Kirby 49, Carley 10, Booth Is,
Carr II, Lieutenant Weisenburger II, Getch-
ell Is, Hughson IS, Jewett II, w. Nichols
II, Thomas Is, Percival 20, Ashman z.
Total 252, possible 375, percentage 60 72-100.
1t is interesting to compare these figures
with the recent target practice here of the
Sarsfeld Guard of the same regiment, which
with the heavy percentage of 62 men and the
large possible of ], $50, made per cent. of
go So
The Nevada Guard presented the s25 it
won to the City Guards travelling expense
fund.
Friday night military ball was given at
which the City Guard gave an exhibition
drill that drew upon it the highest compE-
ments.
The citizens of Nevada presented through
George S. Huff to the City Guard gold
medal in the form of a maltese cross with
black enamel. The City Guard in return,
through Captain Kearney, presented to the
Nevada Guard handsome gold medal Sat
lrday the companies attended the Good Tenn
plars' picnic at Storms ranch, and the same
evening left for home.