The morning call., 1894-06-18
FOR DECORATIONS.
National Guard Day at
Shell Mound.
SOUNDED VERY LIKE WAR.
Averages Are Below What the
Conditions Invited.
SOUNDED VERY LIKE WAR.
SOME OTHER SHOOTING EVENTS.
A Pistol Contest to Be Inaugurated
Among the State Guards.
Some Social Shots.

The constant rattle of musketry over the
rife-range at Shell Mound yesterday
would have carried the idea to the man
who did not know better that the people
of that vicinity were at war.
Two companies of the Fifth Infantry
Regiment, n. G. c., one company of cav
airy and battery were trying for marks
manship decorations, and the shooting con-
tingent of several other clubs were making
records for as many different medals.
The marksmen confessed to a man that
the conditions. as to light, weather, wind,
etc., all invited high-grade shooting, so
that they were at loss to explain the
average low grade of the shooting that
was done.
If the Iifemen OF companies a and +
of the infantry, First Troop of Cavalry
and Battery d do no better shooting at
The September trial, not one of them will
wear a gold bar of this years winning.
But they are expected TO do better, OF
course.
The Fifth explains that they were using
only Government ammunition'-tha Is
TO say, they did not have preliminary
practice trial by using their own ammunl-
ZION, as did the First Regiment, and
therefore thew could not expect to do as
we'll. But that hardly explains the low
score of some Of the crack shots Of the
Fifth. Corporal Poulter Of Company A,
for instance, who got credit of only 81,
has habit Of ringing up 90 out OF pos
sble 80 at frequent intervals. His brother,
Captain POul.eI, stands him one higher
point-43-Which, by the way. was the
high score on the range yesterday.
The shoot of a and T companies Of the
troop yesterday was the first of the two
annual State shoots for decorations, Of
which there are three, the disposition Of
which is determined after the second shoot,
which takes place in Septem Der. The
honor of securing these decorations IS
omen to every member of the National
Guard of the State. They consist OF a
gold, silver and bronze bar.
The man who secures out Of a possible
100 points lin both trials) 80 per cent gets
the gold bar, from so per cent to 80 per
cent secures the silver and from 60 per
cent TO so the bronze. Less than 90 per
cent is not in IL.
The possible yesterday was 30 points,
and as no man made As the halfway point
TO the gold bar was not reached, as stated.
The WeaTeTs of the gold decoration have
the further right to confession the oneida
mOnd bar, which goes next year 10 The
man Of the National Guard who can de-
feat all corners who wear the gold bar.
Lieutenant A. A. BOrlini, brigade ad-
iutant. acted as inspecting officer of the ill.,
u
lahan. Major j. A. White served for the
cavalry. Mem bers of the brigade staff and
some field officers also took part in the
shoot. their scores being as follows:
Lieutenant j. Hendey 40. Lieutenant A. A.
Borni ~ Lieutenant E. 5. Heller AZ. Captain
D. A. Smith AZ, Major j. +. Hays SO, Captain
I. A. ROItanZl 80
Following is the score of A company:
Captain Poulter As, Lieutenant CaVaso AZ,
Lieutenant HOsmer 20. Sergeant Petersen %.
IlGNu i
Sergeant hIlburn 81, Sergeant Cunningham
40, Corporal Munce 10, Corporal AlVOTd 80,
Corporal Hamilton II, Corporal Poulter 40,
Corporal Brier 20, Corporal Sherman 40, Must
clan J. Stewart 80, Private Baker IL, Private
Flood So, PriVale Hughes lS, Private Hopkins
80 Private johnson IA, Private Klrkman 80,
Private Maker ~, Private Mccormack 50,
Private r. G. Moore Al, Private Frank Moore
16, Private Mason II, Private Nevin AZ, Pri-
vate Peterson pa Private Pucket 81, Private
Parratt 3D. Private Ramm %. Private Sproat
% Private Summers 81, Private CurnoW 81,
Private Jumper 26 Private Roach IL, Private
Sinclair 80, Private Iaggart % Private Vaughn
IS Private Moaner AZ, Private Mckiican 90
Private +. Taggart 30, Private Llttieheld IA
Private Thompson 2.
Following is the score of Company F.
Captain Wethern 81, Lieutenant CobblsdicE
43, Lieutenant Wink 80, Sergeant Scott 20
Sergeant MarkleY 35, Sergeant Perce 49, Ser
geant Hin ermeyer &c, Corporal Me1au SO
Corporal Rennie "a, Corporal Harvey 81, Cor
pOral Sarratt o. Corporal McCTudden 81, Cor
pora Kennedy Sc, Corporal HaGley q, Private
Bennett To- Private Black %, Private BleakleJ
10. Private Brady 80. Private Brooks z, Prl
yate Campbell "a, Private Kearney a. Private
Coyalt "a. Private Finley 20, Private Green IA
Private HutchngS H. Private johnson Al
Private Killain %. Private Maglnnis AZ, Pri
vate MalOney 49, Private Mitchell %. Private
Nell IS, Private Nelson II, Private ii. Par
sons "a, Private f. Parsons II, Private Phelp
%. Private Portley 80, Private Preston 80
Private Rafretto 49, Private Reid 20, Private
Reilly 80, Private Silvera SO, Private Starr 10
Private Taylor 81, Private Tyrrell Al. Private
Unda 80, Private Williams 10, Private W. j
Wilson 13, Private a. ID. Wilson 80.
Following is the score of tie First Trool
of Cavalry, Second Brigade:
Captain S. z. Bumenberg 81, Lieutenant J
NJ. BrunsOn II, Lieutenant c. f. PaTke 81
Sergeant Jenkins SO, Sergeant Helmore IL
Sergeant Smith Al, Sergeant Kaiser "a Cor
moral BergTen %, Corporal MckInnoD IL. Cor
pOral Oeltman 80, Corporal 6. Helmore ID, Cor
pOral Marshal 10, Trumpeter Cook g. Trum
peter Mcbride 4. Private Berlins IL, Cole 30
Ford Is. Grieb II, Hawkins I5. PonIacq l3
Qulnton -. Roberts A, Ratchtord 10, Schrade
II. Spear 49, Wilson %.
Following is the score of Battery D
Second Regiment:
Corporal Goshaye AZ, Lieutenant Clark Al
Private c. l.. Berry AZ, Private Blawat &C
Sergeant Badt 40. Sergeant Faress 80, Lieu
seDant Setz 80, Corporal Waltz 49, Corpora
Manuel 50, Sergeant Rose0thal 81.
The shooting was at 200 yards, the bulls
eve counting 5, each man having .e
shots, all in succession.
1t will be seen that as no higher scor
than 30 can be made at either of the tw
trials, and as 60 per cent is the loves
average that can secure decoration, thos
who mark less than 10 in the scores a
above are out of it entirely, and to secur
even the bronze bar those who shoot S
low as 10 yesterday will have to make tn
bnIlseye ten times at the next meeting an
so make the necessary 81.
A general order has been issued prOvit
ing for trials at pistol-sh OOting under th
conditions and for similar decorations q
provided for the rife shoots.
SOCIAL SHOOTING.
60 dnIc Enrr ~.