The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-07-27
At The RANGES

Yesterday the First Machine Gun bait
terry OF this city, commanded by Capt
r. Merle Bxby, was at the state rifle
range and nearly every man qualified.
The battery arrived at O'Clock in a
four-h horse barge. The new mon were
put through the IO0-yard range, after
which 200. 200 and the revolver ranges
were opened. Tn the afternoon the two
mid-ranges were thrown open. so that for
the latter part OF the day hve ranges
were in use.
At 200 Yards the best score of the day
was a II. shot by Capt. i. Merle Bixby
The second best score was 20, shot by
Sergt A c. Mathewson. Some OF the
best 2oo-yard scores made were as fol-
lows capt. Bixby 20. 81; Sergt. Mathew
son. 10. o; Corp. Gravlin. Is, 81; Private
Spencer. rs 10: Sergt. Clark. II. %; Pri-
vate Marshall. IS Is: Musician Watts. Is.
Is; Private Cowan. 1919; Private Jacques,
L.. IS: Corp. Machon. H. IS Private Ward.
II. rs; Private Hogg. is. IS; Private Rob-
ertson. Is, IS; Private Bugbee. II. II: Pri-
vata Tanner, 16. Il: Private Grant, is. IL;
Private Blood. ls, ls Private French is,
Is; Private Spencer. lS. Is; Private Patter-
son. l5. l6
Al 900 Yards the best score Of the day
was ". shot by Lieut.. Clarence r.
Woodwork. The second best score was 2
IL. shot by Privat" T.. c. Davidson. Some
OF the best 800 yard scores made were as
follows: Lieut.. woodworth. q. 21; Pri-
vate Davidson 20. 81; Lieut.. Charbonnell,
~, 2l; Private French 10. 20 Sergt. Dick
inson. L.. 20; Sergt. Mathewson. ~ 90;
Corp. Gravlin, Is, ~; Private Ward. is. 20;
Private jacques. is, Is; Private TIogg, ls,
IS; Capt. Bixby. II. rs: Corp. Machon. Is;
Is. Is; Private Marshall. II. Il; Private
| Cowan 70. IL; Private Blood l6, IS; Pr-
vate Thurber is. IS; Corp. Lindsey ls.
10; Private Thompson. j.: Private Tan
ner l5 is: Private Grant IL. 10. Private
! Spencer ls Il; Serg, Abbott, IL: Private
Hale. H. IS: Private Spratt *. I6: Mu-
scian Watts, u, 10; Private Bugbee. Is,
! IS: Artifcer Provost, l6 Private Wilson.
| 10. Is.
At bo0 yards the best score OF the day
was 40. shot by Lieut.. Charbonnell The
second best score was a 40. shot by Capt.
| Il. Merle Bixby. Some OF the best 800
| yard scores made were as follows: Lieut..
| Charbonnell. 90 20: Capt. Bxby, ~. 81;
| Private Tanner. Il, 20: Private Thompson,
| 10; Private Jacques. Is. Is; Private
French. IL. 90; Private Hogg. Il. Is: Pri-
vate Spencer. H. II: Musician Watts. 1s
IL Private Blood. IS. IS; Artincer Provost
! IA, Is: Private Robertson. ~: Private
Grant. 49, is: Sergt. Mathewson. IA Is
| Private Spratt, rs: Sergt Clark, IL. 10
| Private Cowan, r. T..
On the 50-ysrd revolver range the best
score OF the day was IS. shot by Lieut.
| Charbonnell. First Machine Gun battery
The second best score was an ~. shot by
! Sergt Mathewson Some Of the best 70
yard revolver scores made were as fol
| lows Lieut.. Charbonnell. -. %: Sergt
Mathewson. 2021: Private Davidson. ~. %
Corp. Maehon. 10. 81: Private Grant. Is
81 Private Wilson, %. 20; Artihcer Pre-
vost. 20, %: Sergt, Clark. is, %: Private
French. 10. p; Private Macumber, 10, q
Corp. Baxter. 20: Private Patterson, 10
49, Corp. Marshall 10. 10; Corp Kneeland
10. ~; Private Fuderer. 10. I9; Capt. Bixby
10. 10; Private Tanner. Is. 10; Private Hale
| IL, IS; Private Bugbee is.