New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-07

evcp been made, and our average FOR the three COM
petitions second
For the three competitions junior team easily leads
all Others being twice ana second As
the only company which a third team, have 10
their work with that Of the Junior teams Of other
companies. In the second competition only three COM
panes able junior stronger than our
third Our policy Of entering third team has thu
been amply vndcatei. and IL Is admitted all sides
that. although merely Iar with one or two
other companies in regard to small teams, for general ex
ceence. whether the teams lie large small, COM
| pany 10 uneXcelle1
comparisons will illustrate the general Improvement.
Last year the company championship was won on an
Of 3cS out Of possible $50 This season the
winning 32G the second score 800, the third
3lG equal To any prevou, record. and the fourth
score 30s, equal years winning The best
twenty-five this year made los points than the
Test twenty-five men lat year This il an average OF
3j points per man. l. points every string.
Taking company. the average i Il points per
last year. % points string.
After giving the names and the of the men
who shot In the matches mentioned, the committee
draws attention the fact that twenty-one men
qualified sharpsh0otcrs on the arm0ry range the
present season, and that the company which
nearest this record Is Company {, with thirteen
,harpshootcrs. Those who have won individual
prizes on the armOry range follows
Team Of two-Pryatc Steven, 60 Lieutenant Apple
ton 60 second Prize: total. l2j.
Non.sharnshootcrs' mtch-Pliyat, Duryee. G5, third
prize PIoudoot, O. fifth prize. and Private Good
seed So tenth prize.
Handicap match-Privan Drake. C5. first prize Private
Good,pecd &C. second lze and Private Stevens, 81,
fourth Pile.
Fourth class match-pvatc Stotc,bury So third prize
Private Nelson. 5j seventh prize Private Kemble. 81,
fourth prize. and Private Smith. 81. ninth prize.
Class match-Private stevens g. INST prize; Private
Goopecd, GO, third Prize and Corporal Caldwell, GA.
nth prize
.,harp,hoo,es' match-PIivatc Stotesbury Co. third
prize and Private Fitch C3. ninth prize.
Thrcc.prizc match-rryae Stevens CS eccond prize.
Class match-Pri,otc Drake. GO. NTH prize.
Team OF three-Private Stevens o., Private ProudGt.
O2 Private Smith. 81 total. $50; third prize
Acerf gate shorpshooters match-Prvate Stevens 81,
co, 81 total. 2O3; first prize.
Handicap motch-I'ryac Stevens 60; first prize.
Fourh.class natch-rri>atc Jcssrp g. socond prize;
Private Nelson 80. fourth prize, Private Busse 3D.
eighth prize.
individual championship rcgmcnt-Pcture pri1c AMI
IIastcad trophy for season 1929 Private Stevens
90.
The following summary shows conclusivcy that no com
pany can pretend question this company's general
periority;
Total won by Per cent Per cent CO.
humDS,fOo', r. 60; i. EcM below f.
Tran il@ Ta'f r club maicqe, % Is S57 se, CO.
s. 'i and 4 C. : and vct,o5 81 90 1888 Co. C
In closing the report the committee says
that our success during the pat primarily due
the fact that almost Of thirty odd
who shot on different teams la, real interest
In the succcss " the company and has plc,cd faithfully
10 accomplish the common end. II 1, only by the
tlnuod work all OF " that expect retain
present position. The who IL naturally a poor
shot but who pactlses faithfully improve his shooting
i a. deserving much credit IL not moe
man who is bflIlhh sh"''
This f. n record Of which any company might well
feel proud II viii probably he long time before
IL Is cxccIlrd by any other company
IirigudIrr General Louis Fitzgerald has been seen
n good deal In the city urmorcs ~ reviewing officer
This .nnson This fact Is matter for congraiula-
lion. II other reason than that at present the
brgndlcr general does not To have much of any
thing ,se to do. except on the rnre occnsions when
the whole brigade Is called out for parade. In
sequence probnby, of the fact that the brigade was
called ont for the Columbian parade and that Decora
lion Day T. near nj hand General Fitzgerald has de-
cidcd Ia give up the proposed field day az Van Cort
lindi Park on May 20. Rifle shooting and duty at
the State Camp VIII also call for good deal Of time
from the National Gnardsmen. so the wisdom Of Civ
Ing up the field day 10 Obvious.