Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-07-29
Company F. Back
From Annual En-.
campment
WINS HAGERMAN CUP
Eight of Local Militiamen
Qualify For Places on Ter.
ritorial Rifle Team.

Santa Fe has reasons to feel proud
or It's militiamen who returned early
yesterday morning from the encamp-
ment at Las Vegas. Company p
flrst Infantry. New Mexico National
Guard, carried off practically all of
the honors In the shooting competi-
'ion. Not only did the local soldiers
win the Hagerman cup for the second
consecutive time but eight of them
qualified for places on the rifle team
which will represent New Mexico at
the forthcoming national tournament
which will be held next r.onth at
Camp Perry, Ohio.
Adjutant General A. p. Harrington
participated In the target practice ana
MS scores entitle him to a position
on the Territorial rifle team which
Will compete at Camp Perry. Count.
ing him there will be nine all told from
this city who will take part in the ma.
tlonal tournament He will be cap
tain OF the team. Sergeant Carlos
Vierra of this city made the best rec
ord. The following is the personnel
of the squad and the scores made:
Personnel of Team.
Sergeant Carlos Vierra, Company F.
Santa Fe, 1870.
Sergeant John Gutterman. Company
F, Santa Fe, 120
Sergeant Walter Ames, Company A,
Las Cruces, 119.
Lieutenant H. E. Mccullough, Com,
pany F, Santa Fe, 1lS.
Sergeant ]. II. McHughes, Company
#, Santa Fe. lis.
Quartermaster Sergeant G. +.
Jenkins, Troop A, Las Vegas, 115.
Corporal Charles Lingenfeiter, Com.
pany F, Santa Fe, 113.
Quartermaster Sergeant A. T. Reed,
Company F, Santa Fe, 112.
Lieutenant ]. C. Sharp, Troop A,
Las Vegas, 112.
Sergeant Edward Andrews, Com.
pany F, Santa Fe, 107
Captain E. A. Lohman, New Mexi-
co Military Academy, Roswell, 100.
Lieutenant G. c. Buffum, Signal
Corps, Roswell 81.
Major R. c. Rankin, First Cavalry,
Las Vegas, 95
Brigadier General A. P. Harrington,
Santa Fe, "a.
Lieutenants Mccullough and Nc
Crimmon, Sergeants McHughes, and
Vierra and Quartermaster Sergeant
Reed were members Of the rife team
that represented New Mexico at the
national tournament held last year at
Sea Girt, New Jersey. Therefore it will
be seen that the local company will
have three more members in the
squad this year than in 1906 The
Santa Fe militiamen have been prac.
ticing regularly on the rifle range
here ever since the open target sea-
son began which stood them in good
stead when entered in the competi-
tion for the silver trophy put up by
Ex-Governor Hagerman and in shoot
ing for places on The Territorial rife
team.
Guards May Beat Regulars"
At these annual national tourna-
ments the National Guards of the va
rious states and territories not only
participate but picked marksmen are
entered from the United States army
and navy. The regulars" have won all
the prizes in previous events but as
target practice is being encouraged in
the National Guard organizations the
workmanship is being improved and
It would not be surprising If some of
the trophies should be borne off this
year by the citizen soldiery. The New
Mexico detachment prior to it's depar-
ture east will spend couple OF days
on the range at Las Vegas in practice
and will proceed from there to Camp
Perry. The team is believed to be
hundred per cent better in point OF
proficiency than the one sent last year
and it is expected to be well up in
the list when the scores are an
nounced.
The Hagerman cup is now in the
permanent possession of Company F.
When it was donated it was with the
stipulation that it should be contest
ed for annually until won twice in
successive years by the same militia
organization whereupon it should be-
come the property of victor. The
handsome trophy was presented to
Company F, Friday evening last BY
Brigadier General Harrington.
Scores In Cup Contest.
In the contest for the cup the scores
made by the competing teams were
as follows:
Company r, Santa Fe, 716; Com.