New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-31
NATIONAL GUARD NEWS.

Never in the history Of Creedrnoor range has
there been so much interest shown in the annual
shooting competitions FOR the National Guard as N
those 10 be held next Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day. There VIII be teams from the 9Th. stA sth
9Th 18th, l4th. I'D. sd. 47th 18th, list and 74th
regiments, Squadron \. Ist and I'd battaions of
Naval Militia and the 17th Separate Company
Many other r!hemen from all the State will
N the Governors Cup. The matches to he shot on
First and Second brigades matches. open to teams
Omen no. leans of eixte .r men Tn roI1t; ma
AdjUtant Generals match viii be shot on Friday
The shooting for the state prize viii take place on
Saturday: The winners Of the several contests last
quarters match, 18th Regiment sls; State match,
Regiment, Gs3; AdJItant Generals match. Company
Q. 7th Regiment. l42; Governors Cup won BY
Captaia !. p. Warbasse 18th Regiment. score 50
points.
Nine hundred and se7enty-eight officers and men
was the total roll Of the 18th Regiment last Monday
night with a number Of applications for enlistment
% act UPON. This unususly large membership Is
selected 70 take part IN the man9uvres in Virginia
n September Colonel Dyer is having the men in
tanned 10 teach detail OF three men from each
company week
Company A. 14th Regiment. will hold an election
for captain 10 morrow night vice Wingate resigned
Lieutenant Sullivan. II Is expected. viii chosen
tenant.
Officers and members Of the 1st Battery will
hold their annual summer night festival next
Wednesday night at Fort Wendell. One-hundred-
MISUNDERSTANDING and Amsterdam-av.
Some Of the crack shots in Squadron Will try
10 get places on the State team which will shoot at
Fort Riley. Kansas. neAt month for the national
trophy.
Following the officers of Troop D. recently
mustered into the National Guard: Captain Barton
CrUikshank; frst lieutenant Howard K Brown.
second Lieutenant. Lyndon s. Tracy and assistant
surgeon. Archer D. Babcock.
Coonel David Z Austen of the 18th Regiment has
received leave Of absence from August 10 to Sep
tcmber 10, which he Will spend on his yacht the
Maynard. Lieutenant George D. Russell. who has
Guard. has no intention OF resisning at present
despite rLmors that he had. Companies c and A
viii unite in outing over Labor Day.
All arrangements have been completed IN Com
pany T. I'D Regiment. for outing at Sea Cliff
Long Island over Labor Day. The company with
September 3. BY boat from Wall-st.. returning on
the night OF September s.
Captain William Baker OF the 18th Separate Com
pany has resigned, account OF business. He
Joined as a private February u. 1855. served in
ana has rot missed rollcau in fifteen years. He
was recently defeated for the Office OK major in the
% Regiment OF separate companies First Lieu
tenant Thompson WI Probably BE- elected captain;
Second Lieutenant GiFney hTst lieutenant. and
First Sergeant Koddy second lieutenant
Colonel William @. Bates Of the list Regiment
and the ten line captains OF that command con-
st!tute a committee to arrange for big eelebra-
months hence.
The ground which the sth Regiment selected up
in The Bronx as sta for a arrnory has been
sold. so the project for It's crossing the Harlem
River has been delayed for an indefinite period