Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-14
GOOD WORK.
Company \. Finishes Very
Successful Season
OF Work on the Range GOOD
Showing Expected.
The Boys will Keep Up Practice
Indoors This Winter.

Company II. End Regiment, y. G. S
NJ, has just closed a very successful
season on the rifle range. which dates
from May l until Oct. 81 and expects
10 make good showing among the
other companies of the State The
figures of merit will be figured out by
the inspector general Of rifle practice
Col. Elliott C. Dill.
ne company Inspector on the range
Tor the past season was Lieut.. Fred
rrlck d. McAlary with Sergeant Roy A.
sylvester as assistant The men
showed their interest by their appear
ance on the range. The prospects for
another season are excellent.
during the winter months rifle prac-
tice viii be conducted on the indoor
range in the arnory. using the rifles
t;ted with % calibcr barrels. The
rang" in the armory measures 81
yards ana is in excellent condition.
IN the company ut the close Of The
fllie season, oct. 81, there were - Of
NCtrS ana men. OF these six did not
appear on the range during the season
ana are therefore chased as fourth
class men. Thirteen of the COMPANY
appeared on the range and shot at the
tarSets ara made less than O.. To get
INTO the third class. it is only necessary
To tire Il single score at 300 yards, re-
s'rdieSS of the total made. Second
Class men are required to shoot two
fun scores at 20o. 300 and 800 yards ana
ont of 4 possible 80 make e. one man
did this. One man fired over thes,
ranges and made SO which ranks him
as Il first class man.
TO qualify as a markSman. it is nee
esSary 70 fire two fun strings at eaci,
OF the three ranges and to make Il
total of at least 9S. Nineteen men quail
flied in this class.
SharpshOOterS are REQUIRED to have
made at total of Al in two strings al
each Of the first tire ranges, the 900,
~ and ItD stages: to have made ut lnas.
40 out % 30 at 600 yards; to have fired
two scores tOtalling at least - in timed
fire at 200 yards. each score of five
shots to have been fired in 80 seconds.
and to have made one skirmish run
Wit ha total sufficient to bring the
grand total up to %. Twenty shots
ar" fired in the skirmiSh run, at the
silhouette figures of a man in a kneel-
ard prone position. Two shots are fired
at 600 yards, two at 500 three at 400.
three at $50, and five at 900 wards. each
stage to be fired in 30 seconds. and five
az 200 yards in 90 seconds No sharp
shooters were returned from Company
H.
Expert rifltmt-n are those mo have,
qualified at SharpShootnrS ana in aadi-
ton have made at least ~ ont of n
tnNSihi, - At 500 yards and at least
- out Of Il possible - AZ lGt,p wards
Nine of the men of the Watervlti. com
Eany completed the experts course
This number includes the seven MEM
t"r$ al the 1907 rifle team. and two
others.
The possible total in tn" expert class
is 40. Private Ernest cote made 2il
aud leads the company for ths season
taotaiu Harold l.. Pepper and Sergeant
Roy \. Sylvester each made 80
Lieutenant Frederick -. McAlaYv
comes next with 3l9. Sergeant All.,:
+. McAlary has 3lN: QuarlermaSier
Sergeant William II. Murry, 3l,:
Pr;vat" Henry +. Fooler. 3l3 First
Sergeant Charles r. Cromm"tt 81:
corporal Herman a. Crommett, 81.
TIL" scores made by the marksmrn
We're: Private Charles w. CARTS. los:
Sergeant r.. G. Libby. lu1: Priv:t.
Robert w. Rogers. 100: Lieutenant Ed
Overlook. loj: Chester II. Pierce. l"3: