The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-27
THEY MAKE A GOOD SHOWING.
RIFE RECORDS FROM FOURTH
GEORGIA REGIMENT.

Thirty Shsrpshooters aud Twelve
Msrksmen Qualified Tn the Rest
meRt-Rcport OF Capt. WEIGH Has
Been Forwarded 90 Col. Cam
Regiment Save Their own Rine
Ranges.
Albany. Co. Sept. s62Capt. Leonard
+, welch. acting Inspector OF rife prac.
I tice. OF the Fourth rcgimeut Of Infantry
Georgia STATE Troops, has just completed
his annual report TO the chief OF the de-
narment Of rifle practice Of the state, col
Goree r. Cam. whose headquarters arr
az Savannah.
The showing made in Capt. welch's re-
port IL highly crcditable 70 the regiment
/ The showing Is made that riae practice
has received greater impetus in the Fourth
during the past year than ever before Ia
/ its history. Every company shows a
higher figure of merit ana the indications
are that the advancement next season viii
be sti'l more marked.
Most OF the companies Of the regimen,
now have Official ranges. with the reg.
ulation distance OF COZ yards. While non,
OF these ranges are 10 be compared with
/ the famous Avondnle ut Savannah. moal
| Of them are conveniently equipped aud
anord all necessary facilities FOR che i'm.
provement OF the militiamen az marks.
men.
! During thu practice season which closed
o. the l9th instant. thirty sharpshoo'crs
ana twelve marksmen qualified IN the reg.
/ imcnt A. compared with last year. this
I ia a a.
| 1879 having been thirteen sharpshootcrs
and seven marksmen. TIE sharps hootcr.
this season are distributed as follows
Company 9 Albany. 9. Company =. Al
/ hany 5, Company y Waycross. s. Com.
/ pany l. kninhridge 8. Company X Thom.
asville. 8; field aud etnff. q Company O.
/ Albany Guards. shows the highest hgurcs
OF merit among the twelve companies OF
che regiment lfs record being sSii The
Waycross company l. close second. with
f.25. and those OF ThomasvIlle. Valdosta
and the other one % Albany follows In
Close ORDER. the latter leading The hg.
ure Of merit Of the entire regiment 1,
about ..
Winners of Medals.
The following order. which has lust
been issued from resimental headquarters
and which Is not yet iu the hands 81 Com.
pany commanders. will he read with in.
terest throughout the state and especially
~ this section. as q makes known ON.
| cially, the winner Of certain medals aud
I trophies in which the members Of tho regi
mcnt and Of the entire state militia are
interested. The order IS as follows.
Headquarters Fourth Regiment Infan.
\ Try. Georgia State Troops Aihauy. Ca
I Sept h, lso0-General orders No ~
I Based on the official scores received at
hos haa
engaged IN by this command during IN,
rifle practice season just closed the n award
OF the following trophies is announced.
| First The Wooten medal. offered 20 the
| best individual shot Ia the regiment. q
I Private Henry r. Mcintosh Of Company
/ q ALBANY Guards GA a score OF iIs
Second The Wyliy medal offered to the
/ company making the highest figure Of
merit. 10 Company G ALBANY Guards on
a figure OF merit OF aSfl This medal will
be worn by Private Henry T. Mcintosh
who made the highest individual score In
said company
Third. The Fourth Regiment field and
stan trophy offered TO the team from m,
l Fourth Regiment making the highest
score IN the state target contest recent
~ held on Avondale range al Savannah
to the team from Company q CAlbany
| Guards. on an aggregate score OF 457.
I fohfth. Mention - made Of the award
I INK Of the Charles Marks medal. offered
| ~ The savannah Military Rifle Associa-
/ tiQn for the highcsi individual score made
on Avondalc range al Savannah during
the recent state target contest. to Private
Henry r. Mcintosh. OF Company g al
hany Guards. on a score OF ~
These medals aud trophy TO be held by
the winners thereof for one year under
the rules governing heir original award
by order OF Col Wooten.
a. J. Scott Capt and Adjt
As Will be seen from the above order.
Company g makes a clean sweep OF all
the trophies which &c was possible for
that command 10 capture The score OF
lis made by Private Mcintosh was barely
ahead Of several others shown on the re-
turns OF the various companies Private
Brooks. 81 Company +. Albany. made i58.
Corpl Morris. Of the same company. i52:
Capt Welch. commanding Company q.
lsl. sergt Jackson, Company J. Balm
bridge ifs. Private y. c. Adams Com
pany r. Albany. i45
II o. safe TO Predict that the Fourth
Regiment. next season. viii make even
more enviabie record than that shown
on this years returns