The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-12-19
Cereal Bird ". Spencer In
spector General Com
mends Their Work at
Sea Girt
NEWARK IN THE LEAD
SEA GIRT FROM IT'S GEoGRAPHI-
CAL POSITION IS LIKELY TO
BE FAVORED IN THE sELEC-
TIoN OF PLACE FOR THE Ma
TIONAL MATCHES.

tSpeclal TO 1ne Jersey lily NEWS.
TRENTON. Dec. 10, 1905. 05.-General
Bird W. Spencer. inspector general of
rife practice in New Jersey, says in his
annual report that the results of the sea-
son are much in advance of the two pre-
ceding years.
The figure of merit for the State was
81, the Fifth Regiment being the high
est, with SO; the Second Regiment sec
ond, with 81; Third Regiment, 40;
Fourth Regiment, A; First Regiment,
/ .3s.
There were qualified expert rifemen.
POS; sharpshooters, 81; marksmen Ito;
frst-class, 413; second-class. 436; third
class. 913; fourth-class, 1,264.
| In the company figure of merit, Com
pany 1, Second Regiment, leads, with
1.12; Company D. Fifth Regiment. is
next, with 1O7.
The Fipst Troop. Newark. has the
highest figure of merit, 1.26, qualifying
| every man on the roll; expert rihemen,
1S; sharpshooters and marksmen. 55.
In armory practice the First Regiment
leads, with 494 qualified; Fifth Regiment
AS; Fourth Regiment, 425; Third Regi-
ment, 1854; Second Regiment, 234.
First Battalion of Naval Reserves had
their rifle practice while on cruise last
summer, with very successful results.
General Spencer recommends that the
rife practice be held during camp, and
that all the regiments shall go into camp
each year.
Captain w. c. Cannon, inspector of
rife practice of the Fourth Regiment, is
announced as the winner of the Govern
or's championship match.
| AS to the national match at Sea Girt,
General Spencer has the following to
say
aThe third national match under the
adpervision of the national board for pro-
motion OF rifle practice pursuant to act
| Of Congress, was held at Sea Girt be-
ginning August "a. The FIRST national
match, in 1903, was held at Fort Riley
| Kansan. and nineteen teams competed.
This year at Sea Girt thirty-seyen teams
were entered and competed. The hous-
ling and care of this vast number of COM
| petitors was undertaken by the State of
New Jersey, and if concentrations and
| congratulatory letters count for anything
| the effort Of the State was decided sue
/ cess.
sForty streets, each comprising eight
conical tents and two officers tents, were
erected, with a broad avenue running
| through the centre in the direction of the
| rife range. The regulars employed as
scorers and markas were encamped on
the left of the competitors camp. Each
I team was assigned according to rank,
| the regular establishment on the right,
and the States in the order of their ad
and the District of Columbia onsthe left.
At the head of each street was neatly
painted sign showing to what State the
street belonged. The quartermaster of the
camp, Captain Alvin H. Graf. adjutant
First Regiment, n. G. N. j., attended
Ito the transportation from the railroad
station of the teams and their baggage,
and all were comfortably housed imme
diately upon their arrival. The large
mess hall was used as a restaurant and
all were fed at that place.
i The range of officers detailed were ac-
commodatcd in camp of twenty-seyen
hospital terts adjacent to the club house,
and all the range officers were fed at the
club house. Tent floors, cots. blankcts
4 and camp equipages of various isinds
were issued to each team ard to the
range officers, and so far as Gay in The
power Of the state thc'r stay was made
as pleasant as pcss.b,e. Ills excellcncy.
the governor, oi,cned the guberaatorial
residence on the ground and added ma
/ terialls to the success of the meeting by
entertaining officers and teams continu-
I cus'y
asfajor General James r Wade. u. S.
A., commanding the Atlantic division,
and Brisadier General Frederick d.
Grant, commanding department Of the
east, We're both visitors at the camp dur
ins the shooting An int ~rssted saects,-
lst.r. IN reduced by letter Of ;u;restIcfion
Il from NJ MsJer- General Jol.s G. Batps, act
n ing chief Of sta'fs. uas Lieutenant C9loael
Federico de MnEtcyertlo, iEi.itary attSelse
sl to the royal Spanish legation at WASH