New-York tribune., 1906-06-24
SE4 GIRT RIFLEMEN.
Record of Nezo Jersey Men Com
peting for State Team.

Sea Girt n. J.. June % (SpeciaD.-That New
Jersey has some good rifle shots in the National
Guard has been shown by the achievements Of
the state team in past years. That General
Bird W. Spencer. the Inspector general of rifle
practice, is determined that the team TO rep
resent New Jersey this year shall be better than
any previous season is evident from the plans
he is making for the organization of the team.
One week ago q squad of expert rifemen was
on the range for preliminary practice. To-day
the same men here for another days pre-
lininary practice No record except the record
kept by each individual will be made of the
shooting of to-day or that of last Saturday.
The record shooting will begin on Saturday next
and end on July 4. when the team practice will
be continued
The men who after preliminary practice last
year composed the shooting squad of the
New Jersey state team consisted of the follow
, ing named officers and men: Major Arthur Row
land. 1st Regiment; Captain Winfield S. Price.
Sd Regiment; Captain s. II. Baldwin, LIST Regi-
ment; Captain William Libbey. I'd Regiment;
Captain w. F. Whittemore, division staff: Cap
tain William B. Martin. I'd Regiment; Captain
John Malcolm, 9Th Regiment; Captain Franklin
Phillips. I'd Regiment; First Lieutenant NJ A.
Rice, 1st Regiment; First Lieutenant W A
Tewes. 1st Regiment; First Lieutenant Herbert
l.. Smith. LIST Regiment; Sergeant Major R. W.
Evans, 1st Regiment Sergeant NJ. S. Farr, Com
pany l., I'd Regiment; Sergeant J. r Williams,
Company L, I'd Regiment; Corporal Theodore
Gabriel. Company I. 1st Regiment; Corporal
c. F. w. Sylvester Company l.. I'd Regiment,
! and Private c. S. Hudson. Company L. I'd Regi-
ment.
Twelve of these men composed the team which
shot in the national match. At the end of the
oOO-yard stage New Jersey held fourth place
with New York in first place. Ohio took first
place at the end of the first days shooting At
the end of the second day New Jersey was in
| seventh place. in which position her team fin
| ished with aggregate score of 4267 New
York winning with total of 4.52S.
The aggregate scores of the New Jersey men
in the national match follow: Lieutenant W. A.
Tewes. 355; Corporal Theodore Gabriel. 367;
| Sergeant C. F. Sylvester. 80; Sergeant ]. r.
Williams Al: Captain William Libbey. 31S
Private c. S. Hudson. 372; Sergeant Major R.
w. Evans. $50: Captain William B. Martin. 800;
Captain W. S. Price. 321; Lieutenant II. l.
| Smith, 1863; Major Arthur Rowland. 31O and
| Lieutenant NJ. A Rice, $50.
| Winning the handsome Dryden Trophy in 1904
| the New Jersey team tried to win it q second
time last year. but Ohio wrested it from her
| by splendid craftsmanship and a grand fight
for first place. Ohio had an aggregate of 979
and New Jersey dropped into second place. with
an aggregate of 900 points. The scores OF the
New Jersey team in the Dryden Trophy match
| follow: Lieutenant w. A. Tewes, 123; Corporal
Theodore Gabriel. 1O3; Sergeant C. F. Sylvester,
| 129; Sergeant ]. r. Williams. 125; Lieutenant H
l. smith, 123; Private c. S. Hudson. 1O6: Major
Arthur Rowland. 127. and Lieutenant NJ. A
Rice 120.
Lieutenant w. A Tewes, who shot on the
New Jersey state team last year, and also In
previous years, won the Wimbledon Cup by a
score of 81 out of a possible 100. Sergeant
Major r. w. Evans, cF the list Regiment fin
shed in fifth place; Lieutenant H. L. Smith. OF
the 1st Regiment, was seventh; Captain w. s.
Price of the Sd Regiment, ninth. and Captain
William b. Martin, Of the I'd Regiment for
! mer winner of the cup, was twelfth Sergeant
Major r. w. Evans of the 1st Regiment fin
| ished third in the Presidents match, with a