Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-08-02
Tells About Camp
OF instruction at
Las Vegas
WELL PLEASED WITH RESULT
Believes New Mexico Rifle
Team Will Render Good
Account at Toledo.

AdJu'ant General A. p. Harrington
returned TO the Capital yesterday from
Las vegas where he was In charge NJ
the recent camp of instruction of tho
New Mexico National Guard. He was
accompanied by Sergeant Carlos vier.
fa OF Company F. First Infantry. which
" stationed in Santa Fe.
Adjutant General Harrington and
Sergeant Vierra came back in the am.
oulance which was driven overland,
The trip consumed three and one.
half days. They were delayed en-
route on account of he heavy condi.
tion of the roads The ambulance was
drawn by a span of mules which were
hired for the encampment from
Charles w. Dudrow.
In speaking of the encampment Ad.
jutant General Harrington stated that
it was a success in every particular
and he is particularly pleased over the
fine showing made on the target
range. fle SAID.
Rifle Team Should Make Good
Showing.
The camp of instruction at Las
Vegas worked out verv satisfactorily.
1t certainly was a camp of instruction
III small arms practice. Some excel
lent scores were made, and the New
Mexico rifle team which will 20 to
Ohio to compete with teams from 9th
er states and territories the latter part
OF this month will be at least fifty per
cent better than the team last season.
believe that with hard work between
now and the date of the opening or
the match, our team should secure a
place in the twenties out of probably
forty teams taking part in the match.
Il know of nothing more interesting
and of more Importance in the Nation
al guard work, than this target work.
A man can be taught to drill in a pass
able manner, and any one of ordinary
iii'SiAi5ShtS Sui idop at lCdoI pdlt
of the other things which it is neces-
sary for him to know in field service
in few months, but no one can learn
to shoot in all sorts of weather condi-
tions without long and persistent prac-
tice under good instructors. Our camps
of instruction are therefore based with
the object in view of teaching our Off
GERS everything which it is possible to
teach them in limited amount of time
SO that they can return to their home
stations with new ideas and greater
knowledge of the subject which they
can impart to the men of their organi-
cations. The men also, during the camp
receive every assistance and all the
coaching which it is possible to give
them and they return to their home
stations with more knowledge and
with more enthusiasm in the work.
Excellent Rifle Range.
"The rifle range with its improve
ments of range house, three large tar
get butts containing ten targets, its
telephone system into the butts, etc.,
was a great help in carrying out the
schedule outlined for the camp. The
entire schedule would have been COM
pleted but the afternoon of the last
day set for target practice caught us
with heavy downpou. of rain, cutting
short the skirmish run, which necessl-
lated the selection of the highest team
from the thirty who had completed the
fire at 900 yards range.
For the greater part of the time
the weather was excellent, the camp
was good, and there was
no sickness. One man with
a contagious disease, was removed to
a hospital in town as quickly as 1t was
and no one else was affec-
ted. All officers in the camp seemed
to take hold of their work in an able
manner and while there was plenty OF
work for them am glad to say that it
moe oarriod n,,t yarv satisfactory