New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-11
FINE RIFLE PRACTICE.
REPORT OF COMPANY SIX, 7TH REGIMENT.
ORDERS SOON TO BE ISSUED FOR THE DEcoRA.
TION DAY PARADE.

ORDERS SOON TO BE ISSUED FOR THE DEcoRA.
TIoN DAY PARADE
Orders have not yet been issued for the Decoration
Day parade but they will be in few days. Captain
Johnson OF Brigade Headquarters has been busy dur
ing the last week looking about the city to find where
the parade can best be formed and the result OF his
observations will be made the subject OF an oroer
which Will be issued early this week.
The report OF the Committee Rife Practice OF the
:" Blk SIXTH Company OF the 18th Regiment has been
recently completed and it makes an excelieht SLOW
ing in that important branch OF the Instructions neoes
sary to a National Guardsman. The report SAWS
Three years ago seventy-s men duaihed ior ''0
armory marksman's button: last wear and the wear
before the number increased to ninety'six' Wits
this year H. men have won the decoration ana Nv
the same time the made In all competitions h'o
been higher than in previous seasons In the regular
company competitions ten in alb twenty Tour men
have completed the full while forty-five men
have made the required number OF eish' soo'o' ~
order TO be eligible for prizes.
In addition to those there were special prizes Of
fered by exmembers and friends OF the company uhd"
special conditions, as follows;
Spanish dagger made in the celebrated sword
factory at Toledo SPAIN and modelled after an antique
pattern In the Government Museum at Madrid, pro
scented by OK Lieutenant Wallace +. Peck to the mem
Der making the greatest number Of centres In al
company competitions. was won Dy Corporai w. e.
Dudley with total of So centres"
A dress-sult case Of sole leather. presented by
member Of the company to the member OF the seoou
or third class making the greatest NUMBER Oh p"A~
eyes,. was won by Private T. c. WiswaN. who had
total of %.
A gold chain and locket, presented by Quarter
master John f. Long to the member making the nigh
est aggregate Of three after January l. ioo"'
was won by Corporal F. 5. Kennedy, whose thres
scores were Is. 40 and 46.
A gold medal presented by Private r. A. Lawrence.
omen for competition to members elected or enlstco
after April l. 1859. The competitor making the hgh-
est score in any one competition, to hold 1t until INC
following competition and each winner handicapped ono
point for each time he holds the medal Inc menue'
winning it the greatest number OF times during ''c
season TO hold it until the following drill seasoh' WIG"
il will be again competed for. under the same ruies
by members elected or enlisted after April l. leu
This medal was won by Privates f. r. Crissman r. l.
Common and ". b. Tumbull once EACH by rriVa'es
= Fove and F. VI. Petersen twice each and DIV
Private T. G.. Wiswal three times fri'a'e "i'"""
therefore holds it until next season
A gold medal presented through Private W. b.
Turnbull to the member elected or eniisteo ai'''
April l, 1850. who shall make the highest assro
cate after January /, 1890, won by Private l. u
Wswall 90
In all team matches OF the regiment and Rlhe Clno
the company has been represented with varying DC
grees of success
In the first Abee match they held second place
on a score of 503 In the Kemp trophy confess
for teams of twenty five, they again held secohu
Mace with a score of 1011, which is an average OF
over forty points per and as 1t was the rst Time
that a team so large ever competed In rsimehtai
match the above reflects great credit on the com
pany.
The company championship, awarded to the mem
Der making the highest aggregate OF scores during tho
whole season. was by Corporal L. l.. ComioT
ION an aggregate of 434 out Of possible 3OO VINO re
ceves the gold championship medal for 1889 ana
go and holds the silver championship cup Tor one
year
In the regular company competitions prizes were
based on the aggregate Of the best eight scores ar
ranged in numerical order, men in the second and
third classes receiving and three points respectively
for all scores made the required eight, ana
prizes were awarded to the FIRST second, third, hfth
NINTH eleventh, thirteenth fifteenth and every thra
one thereafter
The results are given below, showing those who
made the required number of competitions, their az
gregate and the prize winners. The winner Of
the company championship being Ineligible for these