The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-06-15
THE FOURTH'S SHOOTERS.
Capt. Springsted Says the
Regiment Stands Good
Show Of Winning.

Although the members of the National
Guard of the State, and particularly those
of the Fourth and First Regiments, are
much put out at the refusal of the Off
cial board to allow division encamp-
ment at the State camp this summer,
the boys get some consolation from the
fact that they can go to the camp at
their own expense and have the same
amount of sport.
Beginning July 7, the Third Regiment,
Colonel Lee in command, will take pos
session of the Sea Girt camp. At present
the beautiful camp is being put in shape
for the coming of the guardsmen. Rough
ly estimating, there should be at least
eight hundred men to go down with each
regiment The stay of the Third Regi-
ment will be limited to ten days. On
July II, the Second Regiment, Colonel
Quincy Gilmore commanding, will reach
the camp and the two regiments will
parade for review. The State officers and
Governor VOORHEES, will be present that
day to review the troops. The third
Regiment will break camp that night and
go home. For ten days the Second Regi-
ment will get taste of mild camp life,
and on July 27, the camp will be pretty
much deserted until next year.
The Fourth and First Regiments will
go next year, and the year following an
effort will be made to have the appropri-
alton so increased as to, allow the entire
Guard of the State to be in camp at one
and the same time. 1t was the inten-
tfon of the State officers to have divi-
sion encampment this year. but failure to
have the law passed allowing each man
certain pay threw the plan upside down.
Many of the soldiers of the Fourth Re-
giment have signified their intention of
going to the camp to see the boys put
through their PAGES.
The rifle range at Sea Girt will open
on July 4, with the Governors and Sharp
shooters open contests. These contests
will continue until August when decisions
are reached. These medals are not pres
ented until the following spring. Captain
Walter F. Whittemore, of Company G,
Fourth Regiment, captured the Cover
nor's medal last year with a rafting good
score.
The regular shooting season does not
begin until the latter part of August. The
State trophies are then shot for by regi-
mental teams and the winners are pre-
sented with the trophies the next spring.
Captain Charles II. Springsted of the
Fourth Regiment, who is also regimental
inspector of rife practice, states that the
Fourth Regiment team stands in first
class place at present and the chances for
a complete victory over the other regi-
ment teams this fall are unusually bright.
eve have better material to pick from
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been keeping themselves well trained.
We were so unfortunate as to lose one
of the trophies last season, one that we
held for several years. Our team held
their own on all the distance targets, but
the skirmish runs, which are purely lucky
shots, caused our defeat. We lost by a
very few points on this form of shooting.
However, hope to have my team regain
this trophy next fall
"At present there are company contests
in progress at the Marion range each Sat
urday. Three company teams are com
peting. Each team shoots three times,
and the total company scores will be COM
puted in the fall. The trophies will be
awarded in the spring.
There is great deal of interest among
the men regarding the rifle contests at
present. This is probably due to the fact
that there is nothing on in the regiment
during the summer months.
The project to launch revolver team
made up of members of the regiment is
likely to meet with much success. Only
officers will be allowed the use of pistols
A crack team will doubtless be formed in
the fall Captain Whittemore is pushing
the scheme and he looks for good results