New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-30
pPAC7YCE or TIE RIFLE TEAM.
ALL THE MEN SHOOTING AT CREEDMOOR'
A MARKED IMPROVEMENT SHOWED IN THE sCoEEs-
RESULTS OF SYSTEMATIC TRIMMING.

A MARKED IMPROVEMENT SHOWED IN THE sCoEEs-
RESULTS OF SYSTEMATIC TRAINING.
All the members of the American Military klIe
Team shot in practice Mt Crecdmoor yesleIu!.aS !.
II was the first time since the scleciion
of the team that all the men were tOEetnJf
throughout the day, and, all things conslucac",,
profitable 70 the team that they have yet done.
The shooting directed with great care Nv SGlo
mel Bodne and his adjutant, Captain hS Ip WT
and valuable hints were gwen th9 nGh oS who I,
Rathbono and Dr. S. T. G., Dudley N Mmt
sat at the firing POINTS .S all Gay" 81 s %0sS
rounds each at the short range, which;
together with the deberaton that charac.eIr]eHi
every movement made it impossible 10 go over a al
of the elevations) were taken at 500 ame
900 yards The atmospheric conditions were
not the most favorable the sun The taTSets
ali day and The wind being shifting ana puiy' De
sides. owing to the strong heat after The ram ol
Sunday, there was an annoying mirage. l., =;
provcment over those made on the last
practice day, though the averages We're
kept down to below what can be safely
counted winning figures by the msforunes
of four or five marksmen. On last Thursday the
average of the first twelve men at the three us
tanccs of the first stage GOO. 800 and 600 yards re-
snectivelyl were % 5-l2. 20 4-12 and 20 4-12 the
average for the stage being ~ Up. YESTERDAY the
averages at the same distances of the 1rst
twelve men were ~ LIZ, 81 r and - o.
made at 500 yards was particularly brilliant the
average being only four points short OF All Dulis-
eyes On such a record at three or four OF the
ranges the team need have no apprehension OF de
feat from the British volunteers. HE improvement
extended all along the line. The total number OF
points at the extreme distance was
1876 the average 81. The last figure
however is raised 10 % 12 by the omission OF the
scores of the four men below the team OF Twelve
whereas on Thursday last the average OF the hIst
twelve men was only 20 3-12. These are hopeful
signs and are doubtless largely due to the system
attic team-traIning which the men are receiving An
idea of the plan which being followed can be de-
rived from one incident of Yesterdays meeting
The indications are that three rifles will be used by
the team. Colonel Bodlne deemng 1t mex
pcdicnt TO insist on uniformity IN this
regard against prciudices and predictions
of the men. Captain Griffith, Mr., smith
Nr. Ogden and Mr.. Kinds adhere TO the Sharps
Military, with which they won III the competition :;
Scrgeants Paulding and Van Ieusel have taken NJ
the now Hochkiss. while the remaining men shoot
with the improved Hepburn. The variations
in Their arms have been subjected to
investigations and yesterday each member of the
team was gwen written memorandum 10 ald nm
in regulating his elevation. 1he tenor OF these
memorandum can he seen in the following note re-
lating TO the Sharps rifle:
The sights upon your Sharp's rifle being 1854 inches
apart change OF the rcII-ght either for wind or ce-
yatn Of 100 Of an inch makes variation on HE tar
gei OF 81 100 inches for each 100 yards or IN other
words using WERNER marking lOOths one point means