The morning times., 1896-04-12

The department of rifle practice is simply
delighted to put il i'll a very mild way.
The result OF the shooting Thursday even
ing is accountable for this. All winter the
| progress OF the teams has been marked, but
| the result OF the first company shoots at
| 900 yards went far beyond expectations
Records were broken and scores made
of nature to cause professional marks
men 10 grow green from envy.
| Company 4, Engineers, broke the record
for team work of the size of this com
! pany team. Possiblcs were made and in
| one ca Sc fiyeme u in uccessio Il II ade wenty-
| four points out OF possible twenty-five.
| The remaining companies of The brigade
| shoot next Thursday evening, and the
! interest in the result is growing intense.
| This will he followed by the brigade aud
battalion shoots and the practice FOR the
| winter will be ended. The Burkhart medal
! will he shot for May 10.
An innovation a the Thursday night shoot
! made bulls possible. Ii was au expert
| ment, but will be so no longer. 1t was the
siationing OF guards ut the rifle gallery
doors. Lieut.. King had the guard detailed
| from Company ID, Third Battali On, and it
| consisted Of Sergt. De GroOt and Prvates
| Rollins, streets, De GrOot and Brown.
Lieut.. Gibson of the Third Battalion was
officer OF the range and he was NOR tiIan
! pleased. Lieut.. King will have guards de
! tailed hereafter for each shoot.
/ The range will open about the first Of
| June and arrangements are already being
| made 10 place ii in shape. 1t is expected
| that much good will result from the prac-
| ticc this season. The interest aroused by
The practice in the gallery will, it is thought,
| give great impetus to the range prac-
| tice. The guard OF the District expects
TO be the best marksmeu in the country.
| The scores made Thursday night are as
| follows:
THE SCORES:
| Sixth Battalion, Company A-Capt SIMON
son, 40; sergt. Mccain, 4s; Sergt. Groonc,
As; Corp. Whitacre, Al; Corp. Wilcox, 43.
Total, 235.
Company B-Sergt Davenport, Al; Corp.
| Bristow, 45; Private Buell., AZ: Private Pile,
40; Lieut.. Kirk, 43. Total, 222.
Company C-Private Garner, IL; Private
Sweeny, 32: Private Hayes. IL; Private
| V Vanderbilt, 10; Private Presnell, 81.
| Total, 112.
First Separate Battalion. Company A
| Sergt, Wells. 80, Private Gibson, 81; Pri-
vate Thomas, Al; Private Seddcn, 40; Pri-
vate snowden, 40 Total, 1S4.
Company B-sergt. Addison, "a; sergt.
| Thomas, Al; Lieut. Piper, 81; Private Jack
| SON %: Private Henson. 80. Total, l54.
1
Brooks, 90; Private Nelson, 3S: Private
| DAVIS, ~; Private johnson, 10. Total. 142.
Company D-Lieut. johnson, 81; Sergt.
Collins, 2S: Corp. Murry, 35: Sergt. Stew
ART, 80; Private Gaskins, 25. Total, los.
| Engineer Corps. Company A-Corp. earle
ton, 80: Private Alberto, 40; Private Bir-
| ney, As: Private Williams, 80; Scrgt. Nc
| Laughlin 40. Total, 239.
Company B-Private Edwards, 40; Capt.
| Holt, so: Private owen. 43; Private Terry,
| SO; Sergt. Miller, Al. Total 215.
| Company C-Lieut. Johnson, AZ; Corp
! Wright, A; Private Lamson, 40; Private
| Piilen, 80; Private Trucworthy, 40. Total,
| ZIG.
| First Separate Company-Trumpeter Car
roll IA; Private p. Scharf, 81; Private w.
| j. Scharf 27; Private Lanhanl, 81, Private
Boyer, 40. Total 1S5.
Second Separate Company-Sergt. Gibson,
| 40; Sergt. Sorrelis, "a; Corp. Eckstein, 10;
| Private Willis, 81; Private Campbell, l3.
Total, 1874.
THE SAVANNAH DRILL.
| The Savannah drill is occupying a good
| deal of attention just now in guard circles.
| This has been brought about BY the aD-
| nounccd dete rpination OF the Fenc!blcs
| to resort to legal proceedings IL they are
| not permitted to enter the contest Capt.
! Domer has made formal application for
| entry but has not yet been notified OF
| the action of the drill committees.
Adjt. Gen. Mabry of Texas, the Gus
| tOdian OF the cup, has formally recog-
| niZcd the Savannah interstate drill, and
| ordered that the cup be placed in competi-
| tion there, with the understanding that
| none but regularly organized companies. -
| recognized by the militia laws OF their re-
| spective States, Will he elected 10 compete
| for the cup. Col. William Garrard. presi-
| dent of the Military Interstate Association
| of Savannah, has qua ranteed that the COM
| peting companies shall only be such as
stipulated by Adjt. Gen. Mabry. This
would seem to shut out the Fenciblcs.
| The Thurston Rifles OF Omaha, it is
| claimed, Will raise the question OF time
| Limit by claiming that they were not Chal-
| Hanged within fifteen days after tie an
| nomcement of the drill. The THIRST Oh
| Rifles are in the same condition concerning
| the National Guard as the Fcncibles. The
! latter claim that If they do not appear in
the drill the cup Will not either. The
| rulc governing the cup is as follows:
THE cup shall be known as the Calves
| ton Semi Centennial Chan pionship Cup,
| and the possession contested for by any
| white volunteer military organization OF
| the United States at any regular inter
| state military drill and eECan pmcnt in
| any State OF the UuiOn.'' Then, after
vesting the title and custody of the cup
| in the adjutant general OF the State or
| Texas, they continue: ITO be competed
for at any Interstate military drill and
! encampment, held in any State of tue
| Union. The adiutant general of the State
| of Texas shall determine what cOnsti-
tuteS such drill and eucampment" These
rules apparently deny any military Or
ganiZatiou any choice in accepting the
course Of the adjutant general.
THE FIFTHS DRILL
| The annual drill Of tue Fifth Battalion
was great success. About 5000 people
| witnessed 1t. Company ID won with a per
ccntage OF 1886. and was followed by
| Company C, 1898; Company B, 1913;
| Company A, 7643. The Judges were
Capts Horton. Williams and Shilling. The
| individual drill was won by Sergt Bryan.
| There were forty-two entries. Following
| this there was battalion drill by bugles.
Major Campbell OF the Fourth Battalion
presented the cup to the winning company.
| Speaking OF the drill Ma ior Suess says:
| 1.-The companies start right in now onthe
! competition for next year. The first
| inspection Of arms, clothing, lockers
| equipage and quarters takes place on Fri
| day, April "a and occurs once each month
thereafter That will do away entirely
| with the tedious inspection at the next
annual competition.
| II have received a number OF con-
| gratulatory notes, andnaturally am greatly
| pleased with the success OF the drill on
| Monday last. But the credit if there is
! any, does not belong to me alone but should
| fall TO the share of every officer ami private
| n he ha lion altkp ~