The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-23
RIFLE PRACTICE.
Worcester's Soldier
Boys Go Out to
GAINESVILLE.
SOME GOOD SHOTS.
Badges Arrive for Surviv-
ors Of the Span
lsh War.

With the advent of spring the local
militiamen HE themselves to the rifle
range at GAINESVILLE and endeavor to re-
gain their old-time form, shown when be-
fore Santiago they sighted living targets
and engaged in a different kind of rifle
practice.
Patriots day a number of the men
were at the range ana informally opened
the shooting season. The City Guards
and the Emmett Guards will strive to see
which will own the P. H. Hurley trophy,
which the proprietor of the Sherwood
House offered to be shot for by the two
companies before the recent unpleasant
ness between this country and Spain was
even thought about.
The match for the Hurley trophy will
be the event of the season. The shoot
will be held on the GAINESVILLE range, and
a collation. will be served to those who are
invited to take part in the exercises.
Judges and scorers, selected from unin-
terested parties, will have to be appoint
ed, possibly from other military COM
panies at the state armory. 1t will be
necessary to select quite a number as it
is not the most desirable thing in the
world to spend over an hour at time
marking on the targets under the hot sun.
Both teams which will represent the or
CARNATIONS will be made up of the best
shots in their respective companies. Mil
itiamen all over the state recognize the
superiority of the teams engaged in the
shoot, and the one who will eventually
win the trophy will be looked upon as
ranking with, if not better, than any
team in the state militia.
The City Guards team has often dem
onstrated it's ability to defeat all corners
in the regimental shoots, and the EN-
NETS last year were heralded as the
champion of the state when they won the
championship of the second brigade.
Lieut.. Lucke of the city Guards had a
squad of men at the range Patriots day
The shooting was all done at the 200-yard
possible score of 100 ]. A. Cole qualified
in the fourth class with mark of 49, In
the third class, where a mark of 90 is
necessary, the men who qualfned are
Leith Damerell, with 60; Sergt w. II
PIummer. "a; E. E. Christensen, IS, and
F. L. Fairbanks. Sc. In the second class
where IS per cent is necessary, the mer
who qualified were; Q. F. Thomas. g.
The following partial scores for first
class were made: A. NJ. Willis, 81; Sergt
W. H. Allison, so; d. D. McTaggart, "
Sergt. c. A. Poland, Musician W. A
sharp-shooters' class, as far as shooting
at 200 yards is concerned. To qualify
completely they viii have to make per
centage of So at 500 yards and so per cent
at 600 yards. The men used the new
Springfield rifles for the first time.
The state has issued marksmen'f
badges for all members OF the militia
who qualified during the season of 81 and
who served through the Spanish war
The medals are of bronze and about the
size of half dollar. In the centre Is
stamped the seal of the state, ane
around the edges are the words: u. S
volunteers and the date 1888"
The Light Infantry received 80 last
Tuesday, and on Thursday 30 came fol
distribution among the City Guards;
Next Tuesday evening the Light Infan'
| try will give the much looked for Illus
trated lecture of the company while ir
Cuba. The lecture will be delivered by
Emil Zaeder, and the pictures will be
those taken by William E. Barton while
on the Cuban campaign The screen or
which the pictures will be thrown will be
at the north end of the drill shed. 1t will
be advisable for all who intend to see the
lecture to arrive at the state armory
before 8 o'clock. as the shed will be dark.
ened at that time. The affair is by invi-
tation; only the honorary corps and their
friends and the active company and it:
friends will be present.