The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-06-03
RIFLE PRACTICE
tendance at the STATE rffTe range

Il
at Rumford was rather light yesterday.
and those who remained late in the after
noon got the benefit ~ tho shower and
a wetting The scores made were Of
good average and extremely credtabe
10 the men making them.
The first field day ordered is that for
Company A. First regiment infantry, com
nanded by Capt. a. II. Williams, on June
II, and Capt. Bowen expects TO have all
the new work and changes completed by
that time and everything running smooth
ly. Rapid progress has been made I'm the
last two days on tho new hackstop and
at the rate the work was pushed yes
terday the job will soon he completed.
Brig Gen Herbert s. Tanner. com
manding the brigade is in the south for
his health and on his return next week
the work Of selecting state rifle team
will he commenced. 1t will be necessary
for Rhode Island TO have stronger team
this wear than ever before. in order 10
maintain the interstate position IL already
holds There seems 10 be some very
promising now material. but IL will have
TO be tried out and this takes time. The
Second regiment infantry intends 10 have
revolver team this year that will win
the Tanner trophy" and has had the
team will be handled by Lieut.. Col
O'Keefe. cx-irspcctor OF rifle practice.
AT 500 yards the best score yesterday
was a 42. shot by Corp. Flynn Troop T.
cavalry. The second bes, score was
Al. shot by Lieut. Col. O'Keefc. Second
regiment infantry. Some Of the best
500-yard scores made were as follows:
Corp Flynn. Troop f. cavalry. 2l 2l:
Lieut.. Col. OKeefe. Second regiment in
ID. II
regiment infantry. 10, %: Corp. O'Con q.
nell. Company f. Second regiment infau-
try. 1921; Seaman Roberts Third division.
y. r.. 23. Corp. Assadoorian, Company
+. Second regiment infantry Is. l9;
Corp. Lichtenstein. Troop Il. cavalry. Is,
is: Private Potter Hospital corps, 10. is:
Private Meynold. Company A. First regi-
ment infantry l6. II; Lieut. Newell. cav
airy. IA. Il: Private Reynolds, Company
A, First regiment infantry. 16
At 500 yards the best score Of the day
was a -. shot by Lieut. Richards. Second
regiment infantry The second best score
Company H. Second regiment. infantry.
Some of the best 600-yard scores made
were rs follows Lieut.. Richards, Second
regiment infantry, q. %; Private Hagki-
khan. Company IL. Second regiment infan-
try 20. 20. Corp. O'Connell. Company F,
Second regiment infantry. 10 2l; Lieut..
COL O'Keefe. Second regiment infantry.
10. 20. Sergt. Clark. Company Il, First
regiment infantry. 1e 90: Seaman Rob-
erts Third division. naval battalion, Is,
20; Corp. Flynn Troop Il, cavalry, Il, 10;
Sergt Dean, cavalry staff 10.
Corp Flynn Of Troop p, cavalry. was
high man ON the 50-yard revolver range.
with a 40. while Sergt Dean Of the cav
airy staff was second with a Is. Some of
the best 50-yard revolver scores made
were as follows: Corp. Flynn, Troop y.
cavalry. %. %: Sergt Dean cavalry stan.
22 %: Sergt. Fletcher. First machine gun
battery. %. %; Lieut. Richards, Second
regiment infantry. 2i. 2s: capt Perrin.
L. r. A. 1retired). 90 2s. Private Walsteu
craft. Troop a. 81. 2l. Private Hogg. First
machine gun battery. 81. Bugler Carr.
Battery a. 20. 81, Hospital Steward Swan.
naval battalion stan. 70. 90: capt. Reilly.
Company y. Second regiment infantry. is.
20: Private Hsscall Troop u, 10 ~ Pri-
vate Potter hospital corps. i6. i6. Private
French. First machine gun battery. IL.
IS: Private Spratt Battery a. is: Corp.
L,ichtenstein. Troop r. cavalry, IL. Il,
Private Hubbard. Battery A. IL.
Al IS yards with the revolver Corp.
F'lvnn Troop r.. headed the list with n
score of a. Lieut.. Richards. Second
regiment infantry. was second with a
score OF g..