The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-11-30
HOW OUR BOYS SHOOT.
Inspector General Spencer's
Annual Report Very
Complimentary.
SEVERAL FIGURES OF MERIT.
Calling Gun Company B's Fine
ShOwing-Large Increase in
the Number of Marksmen.
SEVERAL FIGURES OF MERIT.
Special to The Jerseu citu Neaus.

TRENTON, Nov. 49, 1892 General Bird
w. Spencer, Inspector General of Rifle
Practice. has completed his report for the
year ending October 81. 1899. and filed it
with the Adjutant General.
The range was opened for practice with
the beginning of the camp of the Second
Brigade. July II. 1892, and the practice
continued up to and including Septem-
ber II.
General Spencer says:-'In my report
of 1861, referred to the fact that the in
terest in rifle practice had gro wn during
that year; but reference to the statistics
herewith submitted shows much
greater interest and much more satls-
factory results. The skirmlsh instruc-
tion followed as closely as possible to
that i'll use in the United States Army,
and had its first trial in the practice of the
National Guard Of the Eastern States.
The result was most gratifying.
and the skirmish instruction aud drill
were carefully observed by our own Off
GERS. as well as by many of the officers of
the National Guard of adjoining States.
Suffice-it to say, that the example set by
New Jersey in this particular, will un-
douotedly be adopted by the States OF
coming season. and in all probability by
all the other Eastern States which make
any pretense to keeping abreast of The
times in this important tour of duty"
The State figure of merit for individual
skirmish firing is 1886. The Brigade
figures OF merit are:-First Brigade, 1895;
Second Brigade, 17.40 The three highest
Regiment, 1889; Sixth Regiment, IS. 20;
Seventh Regiment, 21.50. In the Com
pany figures of merit, Company A, Sec
ond Regiment, is at the head. 80 SO.
Company E. Sixth Regiment. follows
closely with 1898.
Tying during the season were 9e6, All in
crease over 1891 of 141, and an increase
over 1892 of 1S1.
The State figure of merit has increased
from 29. Is III 1891 to 4.73 in 1892 The
Brigade figures of merit are:-Second
Brigade, 36 rs; First Brigade, 32 40; as
against in 1891, Second Brigade. Bios;
First Brigade. 27.44
The organization figures of merit the
Second Regiment formerly the First,
Second and Third Ba talion), is So 40;
Seventh Regiment. AZ. 83; Sixth Regiment,
4O.22 In the Company figure OF merit,
the leaders are:-Company B, Second
Regiment. 92.63; Company A, Second
Regiment, 9l.76; Company E, Si xth Regi-
Six members of the National Guard
completed fifteen years consecutive quail
1ication as marksmen. Tbirty-nine Quail
fed as sharp shooters, making score of
forty-two and upwards, against twenty
three in the previous year.
In the yolley firing, the Second Regi.
ment leads with percentage of 5804
Reference is also made to the fine ex-
hibit made by Gatling Gun Company b.
firing with their gun at the targets, max
ing 40 at 800 yards, So at 500 wards and 80
at 800 yards, and also firing a volley OF 412
shots in twenty-seven seconds.
General Spencer makes reference to the
National arm adopted by the Board of
Army Officers. for use of the army and
National Guard of the various States
The report also includes the statistics
of the marksmen with their previous
years of qualification; a record of ube
Governors champion marksmsn match;
the records of The team matches of the
New Jersey State Rifle Association, and
the matches of the Rifle Association of
America heretofore competed forat Creed
moor.