Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-03


man firing two sighting and ten count
ing shots at POO. 300, 500 and GOO yards.
Each team at every stage of the nlatcil
averaged better than cehler9 '''
the shooting was remarkably
,bro,yhout, arousing the keenest rival
nv and bringing out the best there WIS
~ every man. At 300 yards the FIRST
maJo ao4. the Second, 403. At 30O yafoS
tho second made all and the flrS',
ana At 800 yards the Second pasSeu
the First with a team total Oh f"''
against 100 for the First. ms pfou7''
the teams to the final stage Oh inc
,3atcn with a difference of three points
the Seconds total being l,2Jl ana 'hc
Ei,.,'s PAS. At GOO yards each team
made 412 and the match ended WIN
the Second three points 10 tii' So
The gold medal. presented py Hoi'' d
rarnnam to the high lhdlVidua'' Voc
won nv Lieutenant Moses L. 9'li'S' W.
d First Infantry. Corporal 'c"i -
II, Ti,hhs of the same company WIN
lbn same aggregate as LIEUT. iith.
stiles. was awarded the silver h!ci'i
,.~esented by General Farhhahl'
e,aont William p Marston OF inc SAINT
cnmnuny received the thifd prize.
In the Naval Reserve Comprlltioii
ha,wcon teams of five men from 'd'li
division. the First Division icam won
with an aggregate II 22i as against
o21 for the Second DiVlSt"a. nh -
NJ Louis S. Hcseltine of the iirSt di.i-
sion was awarded the silver iic''"i i''
the highest individual a@2r "a. :
-
Chief &. NJ Harold S. DdNi" "i W
Second Division was a";tfifu M
second individual prizr. ne fl.SO
Infantry was represented ny b't Nv
teams in the regiment! c"ihl'e'l~i"i,
though six ont Of srt"n members "i
the headquarters team rrb"r'"h at 'he
range. The companies unr"pf"3chl'o
we're: A, Il, G, f, r. :, AM l.. nc
winners and the score totals follow:
First PriZe-Co. ID, $5.o0-Sc"re
42S.
second Priz~-Co. N. S25.-Scorc,
401.
Third prizc-Co. *. sl5.00-Sr"rr,
$50.
Fourth priZc-Cn. G., $l0.d3-Scor".
500.
The second Infantry was representa-
by eleven company teams "ni Il lr'!i
from headquarters. The only company
unrepresentcd was Company OF
PASSPORT. The winners and score
totals follow:
First Prizc-Co. Il. $,o.o0-Score,
40i
Second Prizc--Co. +, $25.00-Scorc,
375
Third Prize-Co. c, sl5.Oo-Score,
359
Fourth Prizc-Co. G., $l0.0o-Scorc,
359
To Co. p, the Colonel Newcomb
Trophy; to Co. f., the Major PresSon
Trophy; to Co. II, the Captain Hill
Trophy; to Private Albert T.. McCartJ,
Co NJ. the Byron Boyd Trophy.
During the competition, 1 mad the
assistance Of a number Of the officers
Of the Guard as range and statistical
officers, and their efficiency ~ lHucn
to do with the smooin conduct Of the
several matches.
With the completion OF the rev
State range it will be possible TO pl.tn
with certainty for the State compete
ton Of another year and TIL. VcX5-
tious delays Of the present season viii
be done away with.
1t is believed that the completion Of
the State range i'm the city of
Hallowell. within easy access from :he
State camp ground at Augusta, will
add materially to the upbui'd.ng of
small arms practice. If the plan
meets the approval Of the commanding
officers of the two regiments. l should
like to see the State range open during
cncampment at such hours as Will not
interfere with the regular dr,ns and
ceremonies. Such a plan Woull tn-
able company commanders u insure
the practice of those men who find it
next To impossible to visit their nome
ranges during the season. There is
always Il certain percentage of men
who Will not report for large. practice
at home and if they can ne sent t. the
State range during encampn:cnt, the
companies will get the benefit in
figure Of merit. The range should be
under the supervision Of this depart
ment at such n time and the ores
made would be reported to til, COM
pany commanders. the ammunition
used in such qualification t. BE-
charged against the next years ailo--
ment of the companies
The new range permits practice
sufficient to qualify men in the snarp-
shooter class and cncampmc.lt
practice would enable some mon to
secure SharpshoGter rating who are
now prevented by inadcquacy Of home
ranges.
The range has been carefully con-
Structcd and its limited l!sa during
October indicates entire satisfaction in
its future use. Future practice will be
carefully watched and il defects are
discovered they will BE- immcdiat.iy
remedied. The pcrmanancy Of It's
construction should make the it"n Of
repairs inconscuuentiaI ana the range
as it stands is Il valuable aSsn, to The
department of Maine.
In an earlier part of this report |
nav" alluded to the range situation in
Portland and mentioned certain com
plants at Lewiston. ] trust that both
may be satisfactorily met
this coming Spring III time to give all
the organizations concerned early
practice. With Portland and Lewis
ton supplied with ranges which will
leave company commanders no