New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-09
NATIONAL GUARD AFFAIRS.
POOR WORK or TIE NETWORK MEN AT SEA
GfRr-soME EXPLANATIONS

| btNI-sOhE tNILNNAIIDNS.
Great regret Is expressed everywhere at the OK
treney poor showing made by the New-York team
In the rife matches at Sea Girt last week There
were six teams In the and New-York war
fourth In one match and third In the other. No,
only this. but the Empire State departed from
the range after the first day. although number OF
them had intended 10 remain the entire week. to
take part In the individual matches nt least. This
action was marked for the reason that every other
team remained the entire week and some OF them
had been on the ground week before the matches
began. while the Newly rkers did 20 down until
the Sunday before the matches on Tuesday
| The writer had an interview with Captain Palmer
| the Inspector Of rifle practice OF the 7h Regiment,
on the train returning from the range Immediately
| after the match. About half OF the team was made
up OF 7th Regiment men, the rest being drawn from
| the list. 18th and sd regiments For this reason
| Captain Palmer. who Is one OF the most ndefatga-
| bic. loyal and effective workers for the betterment
| OF the National Guardsmen In this respect was In
| n good position TO understand the team and
| plain It's defeat.
THE trouble was" he replied In answer 10 the
| reporters question. that handicapped by
using the Remington rifle. when had shoot
against men using rhe Springfield arm. | mean by
this. OF course. the two
featured. the difference being In the cabre OF the
rifles. Other things being equal. II takes a better
man behind a Remington 5O-calIbre to make a par
ticuar score than II would TO make the score
with Springfield S-calIbre rife. l have always con-
tended that this was So and | see no reason to
change my views"
WAS 1t not the Intention Of the team to remain
longer and take part some Of the other Matches
inquired the reporter
NO" Captain Palmer replied. I'VE had no in,en-
ton of remaining longer than day. NewYork
business men cannot get away from their business
FOR 80 long a time. especially have own |
matches at Creedmoor week. Besides the |
ratches Tomorrow and next day will be In the |
skirmish line. and we have had chance whatever |
to practise this kind of work. and 1t would be fool
ish for us TO enter In these contests"
frank admission OF this kind from high an |
authority Captain Palmer is remarkable. New
York has the largest National Guard OF any OF the
states II spends more money In training It's citizen
soldiers than any OF the other Commonwealths. Its
hs d, lamp Is considered model the armories OF
Ter equipped as rule than those OF any other State
In New-York than In any other State in the Union.
less than astonishing to hear captain Palmer say
that New-York does not pretend to hold it. own
and PENNSYLVANIA and the District OF Columbia in
80 important matter as Is rifle shooting the
why is this VIEW OF RT"R Ss ac
pointed out. New-york has the largest number OF
ought not only to have the best rife team In the
ia eSs4y otter Of al the sa 9 s but ought
where particular ooay Of had
oecu 10 one tnlnS particularly well, the |
ieriment Of their qualifications In other directions
The other excuse that the find II difficult or |
impossible to get away from their business Is more
reasonable. The men who subject to the control
u some one else md i particularly difficult
ecure leaves OF absence TO attend to their duties as
olders Those who are In business for them u
elves find 1t equally hard to get away. no doubt r
But II that was the trouble with this team II was O
fact TO be deeply regretted. The sudden departure
{ the team, after such defeat. seemed much like o
displaying the white feather matter what the q
er reason for the course pursued might have been
The reporter also talked with some OF the mem | .
ers OF the team concerning the for the un- c
easonabie departure. One man said that he had | u
AIKEN a box OF ammunition to the range with the | /,
,tention OF remaining the entire week and that ne :
las taking the box back with him. after using only o.
Aimed. - WIZ |
See how they treated us; they had no use for
81 WINS his frst response to the question OF why -
Being pressed for definite reasons he finally b
well Sti suppose II we had done better shooting 10
This threw strong stne-light on the case nj | II
ICE ~ the New-Tork men cannot shoot 40 well | ~
I'm their present arms as tho members of the Ma
ona Guard Of other States with the arms with 81
hch they are equipped. II IL time that this STATE
ace change. Again Il the New.York National pv