The record-union., 1895-06-29
SHOOTING FOR THE STATE MEDALS.
Private Taber Again Wins the Cham
pionship.
Scores Made Yesterday by National
Guardsmen IN the State
Competition.

Private II. II. Taber Of Company F,
Eighth Infantry Regiment, \. g. e., has
again been declared the champion rifle
shot in the National Guard.
Yesterday at the Second Infantry shoot
ing range twenty-seven out of the fifty
eight 80 per cent. men entitled to shoot
for first and second medals assembled IN
pursuance to orders from Governor Budd
to make their scores. The distance was
200 yards, and each competitor fired ten
shots.
Taber won the championship last year
for the shoot of 1893 by a score of 45. His
Bcore of yesterday was the same. Private
J. McGee of the same company won the
second medal by a score of fl McGee'
predecessor was Sergeant II. NJ. Fields OF
Company E of this city. Both Taber
and McGee are residents Of Or0vllle.
Sergeant q. W arrar of Light Battery
b of this city is the champion pistol shot,
he having ma de a score OF Il. Lleuten-
ant-Colonel Thomas NJ. Clutf of San
Francisco, q member of Major General
Dimond's staff, won the second medal
with a score of Al. The distance at the
pistol range was fifty yards.
Following are the scores made with
the rifle:
SECOND INFANTRY.
Sergeant Major J. q. e..~4445444443-40
Sergeant H. NJ. Fields. ....-....4 53o5 44444-42
Private K. 3. Edson-......--.-.34440 b 344-0o
THIRD INFANTRY.
Sergeant a. w. 4445344435-40
Private 4. A. ReihI-.-...--..--.5544 . A "A 544-43
FIFTH INFANTRY.
Private +. 3. MoultOn ..........4 ....4544444o44-42
EIGHTH INFANTRY.
Captain Warren Sexton. 455444444-42
Lieutenant a. j. Walsh-..~5 33444 5444-39
Private r. Z. Johnson. 2434444 444-3S
Private j. NJ. Walsh 4544344444-4O
Private c. K. Walsh.............44 44344434 455-4O
Private j. McGee.. 545 oo44-44
Private A. l.. .CoOk............... 4 443 444-4l
Private r. SteWaTt.............-.06404 D / 0435344-42
Private NJ. A. Roberts. .......... 3 4454333-37
Private w. J. COster 54 45444445-43
Private George Finch.......... .4544454444-42 4
Private Il H Taber 1 4 444 O65-46
Private w. W. Schaffer. 54 33534445-4O
Private J, p. West............ .5544444354-42 5
Private q. W.sThOmaSsOn.. ..534444444o-41 D
BATTERY b, THIRD BRIGADE (PISroL).
Sergeant q. Farrar .5555445554-47 .
Corporal .. j. BOden ...........- .-3454543444-4O "a
Corporal q. kreuzberger... o 433o 4 $40
DIVISION STAFF.
Lieut-Col. Thomas NJ. CIuf f5454444455-44
SECOND INFANTRY.
Colonel ]. w. Guthrie..........45 "a 4564454-43
FIRST INFANTRY.
Lieutenant L. Barrere 434454354-4O
Major w. G. Todd, retired, of San Fran
cisco, was the Inspector of the contest,
and was assisted by Captain T. B. Hall
and Lieutenant G. Z. Duhain of this city.
Corporal c. J. Atwater of the Third Bri-
gade Signal Corps OF this city was the
HCOrer.
Government ammunition was used,
and each cartridge contained 66 grains Of
powder and about 400 grains of lead.
The following scores were made by
members OF the Governors staff at their
semi-annual target practice:
Adjutant- General A. w. Barrett &c.
Assistant Adjutant-General r. Z. Peeler
IS. Lieutenant Colonel w. d. Sanborn IL,
Lieutenant- Colonel J. s. Young s.
PRESENTATION OF MEDALS.
Last evening at the Armory Adjutant-
General Barrett presented the first medal
for pistol shooting to Sergeant Farrar of
this city, and the second medal for rifle
shooting to Private McGee Of Oroville.
The medals for Champion Taber and
Lieutenant Colonel CIuff are In San
Francisco and will be presented to the
winners at some future date.
General Barretts remarks to the sue
cessful shooters were brief and sp-
propriate.
To-day the members of the National
Guard in this city will participate in
their semi-annuaI target practice.