The morning call., 1894-09-24
THE STATE SHOOT.
National Guardsmen Face
the Ranges.
SOME GOOD MARKSMANSHIP.
The Third Regiments Big Day
at SChuetzen Park.
cHGTJ MOIINn GETS THP SECOND
SonE GOOD MARKsMANSHIP.
SHELL MOUND GETS THE SECOND
Two Events Which Demonstrate
What the MiIitiamen Can Accom-
pIish With Rifle aud Pistol.

them the semi-anDual festival OF target
plugging under the auspices of the
National Guard of California. 1t is at this
particularly peaceful season OF the ear
that the citizen snldiery don their fatigue
caps and jaunty biouses without murmer
and hasten to some suburban retreat
where amid the lazy buZzings or the bum
Bile bee and the sharp crack of musketTy
they endeaVOr to demonstrate that the
militia was not organized solely fer use il
street parades and participation in yearly
encampments. The purveyor of cartridges,
the manufacturer of gunpowder and the
genius who grinds out hand painted targets
against time are extremely happy during
the brown autumn days, and the soldier
boys welcome them for the medals, bars
and glory which accompany them as surely
as the Sideshow follows the circus.
Duty and pleasure combined hold out in
ducements to the ordinary miitiaman
which cannot be resisted, and conse-
quently 1t does not require a cOrporaPs
guard to round upenough marksmen to fill
in the company's record. TARGET shooting
to The majority is one of the pleasures Of
life, as much so in fact as is zach ing.
cycling OF Playing the wheel at the races,
and when the military authorities of the
State raise it to the dignity of Ii duty it be-
comes simply the biggest pudding" in
the routine of the National Guardsman.
The colonies of the various regiments of
course do their utmost TO promote lively
interest in target practice among their
men. and the monthly competitions as
result are not only largely attended but
productive also of some excellent scoring.
There is friendly rivalry for the company
records during six months of the year, and
then comes the gala event in the form Of
the State shoot for gOld bars and regi-
mental standing. The contests are then
conducted on the principle OF "one for all
and all for one" and :he guardsmen are
in their Glory.
Yesterday was a gala day. in asmuch as
the State orders for semi-annual shoot
were being piled with by the Second
Artillery and Third Infantry regiments,
n. 6. c., the former at Shell Mound and
the latter at SchuetZen Park in San
Rafael The ferry-boat during the morn-
lug hours reSemhled military transport,
and in the afternoon were crowded with
detachments of the fair sex, anxious to
inhale powder for change and encourage
the boys IN blue by their charming pres
encs.
The Third Regiment was out in force at
San Rafael and Colonel Barry was without
doubt the pr udest officer this side of
Japan, as be hurried here and there among
his men. The colonel loves rife practice,
and unlike many others occupying a SINH
lar rank, does not hesitate to face the
raCgeS and take his chances with the rest.
He is also au enthusiast on pistol practice,
requiring the officers under his immediate
command to perfect themselves regularly
IN this line of craftsmanship. And good
energetic set Of officers they are, if one is
TO judge from heir score during yester-
DAYS competition.
To an onloOker rife tournament is just
about as entertaining as a room full Of
smoke, but the Third is made up of such
jolly set of guardsmen that the head
splitting din aud thirst reducing smoke
are forgotten in the fun, and time is
annhilated most satisfactorily. Leuten-
ant Or was the shooting aster on this
eventful day at SchUetZen Park, and IL
addition to looking after the welfare OF
the men, succeeded in making a score OF
"A in the pistol practice for the Dickinson
medal He claims to be the author of
Johnny, Get Your Cum" aud the public
may in future give I'D wondering why the
ballad was ever written. The lieutenant
has guns on the brain.
Some of the boys must have gone over
to San Rafael Saturday evening, for when
Colonel Barry arrived breeZly on the early
train to his surprise be was saluted right
and left by many of his men. This put
him in excellent humor during the balance
of the day and his orders were few and
far between. Everybody was in good
humor, as the following scores will show {:
Five shots by field, staff and line officers
for the Savage medal Colonel Barry 10,
Captain Sullivan Is, Lieutenant Wegener
Is. Captain RetheTs 3, Captain Kennedy
10. Lieutenant Barlow 5. Captain Warner
20, Lieutenant West 9. Lieutenant OFT 10,
Lieutenant Pritchard p, Lieutenant Mid
dleton q, Li'utenant Fitzpatrick 81, Lieu
tenant Ralph IS.
Slate pisto-shoot for field and staff Off
GERS: Captain Rethers 50, Colonel Barry
az, Lieutenant OFT A. Lieutenant Giusti
rs IiautAnant Wapaner
Officers pistol shoot for Dickinson
medal: Colonel Barry AZ, Lieutenant OFT a,
Lieutenant Wegener AZ, Captain Rethers
(M.D) So, Lieutenant Ralph 40, Captain
Kennedy 80. Lieutenant Barlow 80. Cap
lain Kennedy 3S, Lieutenant Barlow 80.
Lieutenant Giust Sc. Captain Warren 49,
Lieutenant Fitzpatrick IS.
Following are the results of the company
shOolS:
Company A-Captain Conley SO. Sergeant
justin 33, Corporal Ballnger "a, Corporal Hub
bard "a. Corporal Clate Al. Musician Black 70
ODonnell %, Locke 20. Barrett %. Binder ! 8
Cook 80, COurteney %, CrOnn 3D. Crowley "a
Dawson 81, Donahue 81, Dunnlgan 81, Har
man 80, Harrington %, Leahy 30, Mahoney
30. Masters %, Schmidt g. Thogode 38
Woods %, Murphy &c. Jones So
Company B-Captain Kennedy 80, Lieuten
ant Middleton SO, Lieutenant Prtchard Al
Sergeant Robinson 49, Brown 40, Davis 40, /,
Carroll 46, Shea 80, BrOdrrick 40, Burdick 25
j. Carroll 80, +. j. DelWlg Az, EDienpfOTt 46
Huffman 81. Kelly "A Miller 45. OConner AZ
Nobak AZ, Olsen 80, Kinks A. Richardson 80
Redie As, Shannon 81. Sheehy 40. TreschoW
81. Walton 40, Mahoney 40. Pale 81.
Company C-Sergeant Gallagher AZ, Sergeant
Marks 81, Corporal Lundie Al, Corpora
TewKsbury 40, Corporal Gallagher 20. Lieu.
tenant Barlow IA. Buckley 27. Mariaula 25,
LAWYER 40. Pbipson 81, SLromberg 81, Maize
rim 80. Airing 80, Gibson 81.
Company D-Capt in Sullivan Al. Lieut. nanI
FitzpaircE 3S. Lieutenant Ralph so, Cardiff "a
COmerford SO, Wright 38, Webser So
Boyd 20. D0bery 40, Dryer So Ford 80
Fogns 80, Homain SO. MCGEE Al, Mahoney
SO. Rogers AZ, Solomon 81.
Company F-CapIan Warren 81 IIeutepanl
West 40, Sergeant o. Brien A, Sergeant Con.
Corporal Jordan 40, Mccarthy 26 Wood
hall 81, Caeu 80. Cook 81, CONN 80
Dixon 20. Private Feeney 35, Hunter 80 LaDdt
Al Mund %. Nee be 81, Mahouey 2S NeaIor
81, PoikingbOrn SO, Reese 80 SEEK 81 Suinett
26, Warren AZ, West Al.
Company G-PriyaIe G. Kuhleman % Pri-
vale q. Fauss %, Private j. f. DIIlon al Ser.
geant Brunhoffrr 26, Private K. W. Gibson %
Private II. l.. Samuel %. Private e. A Smith
81 Corporal Huber 90 Corporal w g. Smli n
80, Captain Driscoll 30, Lieutenant Drlscoll 43
Private ID. Berlihy 40 Private j. j. Dunn SO
Private j. Costello %.
Taken as whole the shooting was ex-
cellent. and the Third has reason TO fee
proud Of its showing. The contest for The
Savage medal resulted in tie between
Lient-nants Fitzpatrick. Middleton and
Prtchard. The former is really entitled
to the medal inasmuch as he fired the five
chats do nj his regular saor.