The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-03

or westerly, under command of Captain
Abraham p. Datson, was on duty at the
state rife range at Rumford yesterda v
and made record OF having done the
finest work of any military company per-
forming this season
Besides qualifying the largest number
OF men, II reached the range a good hour
and three quarters earlier than any other
company has this summer Company r
assembled In its armory at Westerly at a
few minutes past o'clock yesterday
morning. and marching 10 the station
boarded the 1888 train for Providence on
Its arrival there "A special electric car was
waiting for II 10 transfer the men 10 the
rife range at Rumford and AT ~ minutes
past o'clock IN the morning the com
mand marched on the range, 70 minutes
earlier than they were expected Anlmu-
milton and cards were issued before s
o'clock and the command started IN
shooting
Two years ago this same command
brought out g. men and qualified every
man as a marksman before II left the
range.
Today Company .. Second Regiment.
Infantry, at Woonsocket will perform
It's tour OF duty. Next week there are
three field days scheduled: Company G.
First Regiment. Infantry, on MONDAY
Company III. Second Regiment Infantry
on Tuesday Company A, Second Regi
ment. Infantry. on Wednesday. On Fri
day the members OF the state rife team
will have the exclusive use of the range
for practice
At 800 yards the best score OF the day
was ~. shot by Captain Slyne First In
fantry (retlred). The second best score
was "a. shot by Sergeant Albert II.
Green. Some Of the best cO-yard scores
made were as follows: Captain Slyne. %.
Y; sergeant Green. 90 23 Private For
syth 10. %. Sergeant Burdick, -, %; Pri-
vate Particle. 20. q; Private Barnes. 20.
20; Corporal Thackery. 10, 21; Lieutenant
Babcock Is, 2; Captain Datson, ~, ~:
Corporal Williams. is. 21: Private Parker,
is. %; Sergeant Mahoney, H. 20: Private
Sullivan, Is, 20; Private Potter. rs, 10:
Private NORM. l9, 10: Private McDoug-
all. II. 20; Private Booth IS IS: Private
Wells IS, IS. Private Phillip IS. 49, Pri-
vate Dollery. H. 1s; Private Barker, IL
Is; Private London. Is, 20 Private Geary.
10, a.. Lieutenant Tefrt, Il, ~: Musician
Mason. IL. IL, Corporal Freestone. ie. Is;
Private knight 1S. is Private Allen IS
is; Sergeant Rae. Is. IS: Private Tucker
man. II. 10; frivate Knoblick. 10. IS; Pri-
vate Brown. l6. II; Sergeant Fish, 16 Il:
Private Pierce. IL. is; Private Ganett. Is.
Is; Private Mcclellan. Is. l6; Musician
Cameron, TO- 13
At 800 yards the best score of the day
was Al shot by Private Eugene H. Par
telo. The second best shot was n Al shot
by Private James NJ Barber Some OF
the best 300-yard scores made were a fol.
lows: Private Particle. 20. 81; Private
Barber. 20, 81; Corp. Thackeray. 20. 2l.
Capt. Datson. 10, 80; Lieut. Tent. ~. %.
Private Brown. 90. 81: Musician Cameron.
20. 2l; Sergt Green. 90. 20. Lieut. Bah
cock H. co. Sergt. Burdck. IS 20: Pri-
vate Bonner 10 10: Sergt. Mahoney. Is
20: Private Gautt. II. 81; Capt. Slyne. l..
10; Musician Mason. II. 90: Private MORN.
IL, ~; Private Wells. ~ 10; Private
Geary, u, 10: Corp Freestone. Il. 10:
sergt. Fish, is, is; Private Pierce. Il. 10.
Private Sullivan, IL. 2t; Private Phillips.
l6. IS; Private Dollery. Is. IS; Private
London. IL Il: Private knight. II. Il:
sergt. Rae. Il. IL Private Tuckerman.
is. is; Private Knobick. Is. 10: Private
Potter, is IL. Private Allen. 10. Is. Pri-
vate Mcclellan. 10. IS Corp Williams.
10. II; Private Parker. is. Is; Private
Booth. - 10; Private Forsyth. II. Is:
Private McDougall is 20
AZ 500 yards the best score OF the day
was ~. shot hy Private Eugene n
Particle. The second best score was a
Al shot by Lieut.. Il, A. Babcock Some
Of the best 5o0-yard scores made were
as follows Private Particle. 90 c2 Lieut.
10. %; Capt. Slyne. 90. e1:
Corp. Williams. 10. 81; capt. Datson. 2l
Cameron. Il. u SerEt. Green.
is. 90; corp. Thackeray 1s. le Private
Bonner. rs, 10: serEt. Mahoney. is 10
Private Barber. H. 10, Sergt Rurdick
IL. -; Private London. II. 10. Private
Kimball. is 20, Private Mcclellan. rs. 1s
Lieut. Tent. II. 49, Private Brown. rs
le Musician Mason. Il. is; Corp. Free
stone, is. 10; Private Wells. II. Il; Pri-
vate Pierce. rs, is. Private Sullivan, ls
is; Private Dollery. Is rs, Sergt Rae
IL, l.; Private Tuckerman. Il. Il: Pri-
yate Knoblick Is. rs: Private Forsyth.
is. rs: Private Potter. u Is: Private
Parker. rs 1s. Private Allen. -. 10; Fri-
rate Gaut, ~. L.: Private Geary. IS. is:
Private McDougall rs, rs; Private Phil
lps. IL. To- Private Morn. I2 -.
At 600 yards the best score Of the day
vas 81. shot by capt Walter II. Slyne
rhe second best score was a 81 shot by
setgt Albert W. Green Some ~ the
,est 900 yard scores made were as fol
ows Capt. Slyne. rs. 81 Sergt Green.
s. 10; Private Particle. IS -; Lieut.
Sabcock. is.