The Jersey City news., 1905-06-10
REGULARS NOW
AT SEA GIRT
Three Companies Of .. S.
Soldiers Practicing on the
New Jersey Range.
IMPROVEMENTS TOBE MADE
Formd Opening Of the Range
wA Take Place on Mon
day July II.
IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MADE

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SEA GIRT, June 10. 1905.-Three
kmore companies of regulars, Companies
F and G from Fort Jay and Company B
from Fort slocum, of the Eighth in
Vsantry, are now in camp here for rife
Npractice. The companies are in charge
Of the following officers: Company 3,
Eaptain Sergeant and Lieutenant VIII
Apn, Company f, Captain Bell and Lieu
9kpant Dravo; Company G, Captain
J$hnson and Lieutenant Christie. There
Are nearly two hundred men in this de
achment and it is expected that they
will finish their preliminary practAes and
record work by June 26, when they will
return to their home posts.
There is no possibility that the St
Louis building viii be erected in time
6or the encampment in July. It is
thought now that it will be erectsd dur
ing the summer and be ready for occu-
pancy by the time of the national
matches in the latter part Of August.
It is understood that 1t will be erected
on 4robin lawn" and to many this viii
seem almost a dissertation. As yetit is
NOT known what win be done with the
"Little White House." the winter home
of the superintendent and the summer
home OF the Governor. It is probable,
however, that it viii be moved to an
other part of the camp ground. In the
meantime it will be the Little White
House" for another season at least.
1t is expected that the range will be
formally opened about June II, and
some of the organizations will come here
in the week following for practice. Gem
eral Bird w. Spencer, the inspector gem
eFal of rifle practice, will be down here
Saturday for short time to look over
the ground, and Lieutenant Albert s.
Jones, the secretary of the National
Rifle association and assistant 10 Gem
eral Spencer, will also be here. It is
expected that some of the men who win
shoot in the State team this year will
also come down. Among the men ex-
pected from Newark are Major Arthur
Rowland. Lieutenant ". a. Tewes, Cap
tain A. H. Graf, Lieutenant Fl. L. Smith,
Private P. ]. O'Hare, Captain Franklin
Phillips, of the Second Regiment, and
Others.
Many improvements have been made
in the rifle pits Captain E. 7. Dabb, Of
Company G. Fourth regiment, has been
here for more than a week and overhaul
ed the electric attachments and telephone
lines. The system installed permits of
instant communication with all Of the
rifle pits from each firing line, and it is
now in fine condition. The signal house
on the 200-yard firing line near the club
house has been enlarged and improved.
There is some talk that more liberal
policy viii be shown this year in the
matter of qualification. and everything
viii be done to encourage the men in the
National Guard TO qualify as marksmen.
Heretofore there has been limit to the
number OF shots allowed each man, and
II he failed to uqalify'as first class'' he
was obliged to pay for his ammunition
if he wanted to make :marksman. .
Il is understood that when man shall
qualify in one class and uses up the al.
lowance of the State he may still have
about two more strings" or ten shots
if be wants to make an effort to get
into higher class
In past seasons a man was not allow
ed to shoot previous to the date assigned
for his command except at his own ex-
Dense. This necessitated his purchasing
ammunition from the State in order thar
be might try to qualify. Now it is
understood that should he be on the
range at any time prior to the date as