The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-11
END OF RIFLB PRACTICE
General Spencer Says 1t Has
Been a Year of Marked
SuCcess-Changes
Next Year.
Specialize the Jersey cf!y Ne US.

~hHSAON. OcptemoeC IL 1885, SaLur-
day was the winding up day. at the
State Camp. The few rem aiming troops
marched IN squads out across the green
sward aud down the dusty roat to the
DEPOT to the time OF JOHNNY Comes
Marching Home"
ut has been a year of marked success
with us" said General Spencer to a re-
porter.
This Is the first year." continued Gen.
eral Spencer. that rifle practice has been
held all summed. It will need no argu-
ment on the part of anyone 10 con vince
the State that the same plan should be
followed next year. The results speak
for themselves. Fifty per cent. more
men have qualified on the range this
summer than ever before. Last year
9S5 men qualified, This was better than
during the year previous. This summer
we have qualified over 1900. Formerly
sharT Shooters badges were almost as few
aud far between as sno Sf1akes In July.
This year many ave won them
General?"
Yes, we shall probably adopt the
army method of qualification, 80 per
cent. of thirty-iEe on the 200 aud 800
1850 - " AAAAAA - II lhO u
peicent 'ge on the 500 aud sou for sharp
shooters"
THOSE COLUMBIA CHAPS.
General, how do you account for the
fact that the Washington teams defeated
the New Jersey BOYS SO easily this year?"
Well. those ColumbiI chaps could
beat anything. They ave had arnorY
practice all winter aud we have DOT. Tue
State Is beginnihg to see the necessity Of
such practice, and It will not BE- many
yeHrs before our own facilities are as
good as any. We have tue finest T ,ugs
iu the country. Greed more il the only
one that can compare with It,"
In the line of suggested i'm Improvements
to the camp, an officer said that there
was great need of l rger mess halls aud
more modern cooking utensils. With the
present appointments, he said. there is a
constant possibility OF such mutinies as
occurred during The last eacAmpment.
Since the encaInpment. an average of
about 1Ou men nave beeu on the range
daily for practice and championship
matches.
A regular attendant ut clmp this
sumtner has been Governor Werts. He
usually visits The rifle range when some
important match Is on. ana is always the
centre OF an interesting group OF New
Jersey notabies, such us Robert Adrnin,
Colonel g. c. Van elect, Ex-Governor
Green aud r. Gourlaender, Jr. The
0OtGIAOA kAiCd LIZ manu- Ut lHc ldEk6tS u
lew times the first or ths Summer, aud
sincs then has been resting upon his
L.urels.
Friday was one of the most important
d Us ON the range sincs the interstate
shoot. Early in the morning this bulletin
was posted outside of General Speucer's
headquarters
kuser BadRe-Fifty shots at 200 Yards;
fifty SHOTS al 500 yards; eutranc. fee, 81.
Open Co Observation-Disclosures OF tie Tie.
partment of rifle prnc ice. or officers
detailed as such turing 1898: retired Of
ticers. who have been heretofore officers
of u department, or detailed as s,eh nc
any lime: reginlental tnspsctoc+ of rifle
practice; the Governor and Ex-Governor.
T. be shot ut 2 p. NJ, weather permit
ting; thirty seconds for each shot; three
pres.
All the crack rifle shots eligible were on
hand, of course. As tue day wore on, tn-
terested knots OF spec ators crowded
around the score boards Of the various
targets. Toward evening, as ell but a
few were seen, to be out OF the contest,
the interest became intenss. The last
shot fired was about six o'clock. and
Breve BriCndier General g. E, P. How
ard Of New ark, me veteran Captain of the
American X d. Team, which weut abroad
III 1884, WAS declared the winner of the
kuser batige. His score was 2N at 200
yards anu 30 at $40. u Total OF 419 out Of
u possible t ltal OF 500.
Z RIFLE SHOT.
General Howard is easily the best rife
shot IN the State" remarked Captain
Walker.
Next to General Howard came Colonel
A. K. Kuser. in whose honor the match
was named. and Colonel W. p. Decker,
each making pol at go. ana 2l2 AT 500. u
total OF Alb. They viii each receive suit
able prizes, to be bought with the en-
trance fees.
Elk Governor Green and Colonel c. l..
Van Cieef of Governor Werss' staff in
dulged In Il ~frieatlly match for small
wagers. Their scores stOod:-
Ex-Guvernor Green. Sc, 80. %; total, 90.
Colouel Van Cieef, 26. So; total, 10
The shooting for the Governors me lal
was concluded on Saturday aud was won
by Corporal August Diedrlck, of COM
pany e. Second R~eginept of Paterson.
He mBde a score of Al on July 90 and held
1t until August 10. When Captain Henry
r.. Goesser, of Company e, tied him.
They shot again on Saturday with Can
tain Henry Alters. of the First Regiment.
1t resulted IN Diedrick getting Il, Goesser
AZ aud Allen 90.
A number of Seventh Regiment men
shot in the Governors match aud their
score is as follo VS.;
Sergeant w. j. Maurice. Company z.
3s; Captain A. f. StoIi, Company A. Al;
Sergeant Major +. AIlaIre, N. Z. S, S5;
Private William Hartman, Company H,
42; Private 4. S. DaIrymple. Company G.
40; Colonel A. r. kuser, ~; Captain J. w.
Adams. Company Ii, IS.