The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1894-06-29
THE REFoRMER: BRATTLEBoRo, VT. FRIDAY JUNE 90 1894.
BRATTLEBORO AT THE TOP OF
COURSE.

Results OF the Rifle Comp etition at Fort
Ethan Allen-Lieut. Haigh Takes First
Prize-Team Competition TO he Fin
ished mt the Muster at BrattlebOrO.
" course Brattleboro was u winner In the
National Guard Rifle competition at Fort
Lthan Allen, There were three prizes Of
fered for individuals standing highest in
drill and target practise, the first consisting of
| q gold medal offered by Mayor Van Patten for
| the citizens of Burlington, the second II silver
medal given by the citizens of WinoJski, and
the third silver medal by Col. j. ii. Jewett,
Inspector of Rifle Practice of the National
Guard. The first was taken by Lieut.. VIM.
I. Haigh of Co. /, Brattleboro, the second by
Private M. Tilden of Co. +, Mortified, and the
third by Sergt Armstrong of Bennington.
Ihe awards Mere announced Saturday by
AdJt Gen. TINS. Peck. Five targets were
used, and so b., sect was the management and
discipline under the range officers that all
targets would rise together at the sound of
the trumpet and by telephone communication
firing was made continuous at each range.
During the competition 80 men fired from the
800 yard points in just 80 minutes.
Capt. Howard, who is in charge of the con-
struction of the fort, has hastened forward
work on The target range to meet the wishes
of the governor of the state and make this
competition possible this year. All officers
and men of the companies Of the state were
put in fair competition on June drill day for
in the Fort Ethan Allen competition and
every one there was put in fair competition
for the three medals and position on the
estate team which challenges teams from
any military organization in the state, and
very likely next year will extend its challenge
to any state in New England.
Lieut.. Gatchell of the regular army. Capts.
Lymons andsDyer, Leuts. Carr, Bisbee and
Assistant Surgeon Lenten of the first regi-
iment, acted as range officers. Col. c. c.
Kinsman was in command of the camp, and
Gen. Estey, through his aide, Capt. Henry
Estey, was statistical officer. The official
scorer was Capt. J. Gray Estey of Company
l, Brattleboro. The team competition for the
state trophy took place on Saturday.
The National Guard team was composed of
20 National Guardsmen chosen from the IL
companies of the First Regiment and the Full
Ter Light Battery and the University team
was made up of the same number of men
from the battalion of the U. V. NJ. Scores
we're made of 562 by the Guard team and 4SS
~ the University, but before the work could
De completed ut 800 yards. Some of the con-
estants had to take the train and it was de-
,ided to continue the contest until the annual
of the National Guard at Brat
leboro, Aug. IA to 10, when the shooting
will be completed. The trophy is a hand
ONE solid silver cup of artistic design.
DR.. W. s. Webb will be at the BrattebOro
ncampment and make the formal presenta-
ion of the cup to the winning team on
August 10.
The competition was great success and it
will undoubtedly become an established fea-
IRE of our national guard service and prom
,es to become to Vermont what Creedmore
as been to New York. As result the
York that has been done in connection with
J, our soldiers are today in better condition
y fifty per cent than last year, and the
loops will 60 into their annual encampment
MS year in better shape than ever before.