Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-09-04
FINE RECORD IN
NATIONAL SHOOT
New MexicoS Shares
in Honors For
Medals
COLONEL ABBOTT BACK
Territorial Militia men Finish
in Thirty Seventh
Position.

New Mexico should be proud of its
rifle team, which last week competed
in the national rifle shoot held at
Camp Perry, Ohio. Although the
team finished in thirty-seventh place
it's members won a number of medals
and but four teams gained more points
over last years score Adjutant Gen
eral Harrington and the officers were
greatly pleased with the excellent
showing made"
Thus spoke Colonel e. c. Abbott, a
member of the New Mexico rifle team,
who attended the big shoot at Camp
Perry, to a reporter of the New Mex
ican. He reached home last evening
and today was exhibiting several
handsome medals which he won at
the shoot He was not the only one
however of the local guardsmen who
was awarded medals for making high
scores. Second Lieutenant Carlos
Vierra, Sergeant K. s. Andrews, Quar-
termaster Sergeant A. T. Reed and
Sergeant James H. McHughes also
shared in the honors.
The relative scores made by the
members of the New Mexico team
were as follows Second Lieutenant
Carlos Vierra, 254; Sergeant James H.
McHughes, 247; Second Lieutenant J.
G. Sharp, 239; Sergeant E. S. An.
drews, 226; Sergeant w. R. Ames
223 Quartermaster Sergeant A. T.
Reed, 222; Corporal c. L. Lingenfelter
2O4; Adjutant General A. P. Tarking
ton, 203; Sergeant G. l.. Jenkins, 1893;
Sergeant John Gutterman, 1888; Sec
ond Lieutenant H. E. Mccullough
1874 Second Lieutenant S. G. McCrim
mon, 181.
The medals won by Colonel Abbott
were a silver medal for making a
score of As or better out of possible
so at 800 yards and bronze medal
for making score Of 40 or better out
of possible so at the same range
He also was awarded a medal as a
national marksman by the War De
partment.
New Mexico Team Beats Arizonians
Although well down the line, New
Mexico was by no means out of the
running. The local team defeated
Arizona, which finished one notch be-
low. The shooters representing the
United States navy were first, Massa
chusetts second. Ohio third, United
States Z cavalry fourth, Washington
state fifth, United States Naval Acad
emy sixth. The State of Virginia
brought up the rear and this team was
also at the tail end last year. Forty
eight teams participated in the shoot
Colonel Abbott is proud of the large
gain in points made by the New Mex
leo team this year over the score
made last year. A total of 469 points
more were made, or 2,579 as against
2.11O made last year. Mississippi
showed the highest gain, with S3s
points; Oklahoma gained $40; Mis-
souri,, 563; West Virginia, 539, ant
Alabama, 649.
Major R. G Rankin, of Las Vegas
and Colonel Abbott are the first to re
turn home They left the others al
Chicago, where they will visit shor
time before returning. Second Lieuten
ant McCrimmon epects to visit rela
tives In st. Louis, and Sergeant A. T
Reed will pay visit to his old home
near Elgin, Illinois. Adjutant Genera
Harrington expected to 60 to Canada
from Camp Perry to attend the inter
national shoot there.
Scores Made by Local Guardsmen.
The following are the scores made
in the several events by the New Mex
leo rifle team:
First - Second Lieutenant Carlo
Vierra, First Infantry, Of Santa Fe
Total score 255 Scores in differen
events: 200 yards, slow fire, Al
600 yards, &c. 800 yards. "A: LOO
yards. 81 200 yards. rapid fire, A
skirmish run, Sc.
acknowledgement J. H. McHughes
Company F, Santa Fe, total score, 247
Scores in different events: 200 yards
slow fire. a.; GOO yards, Al: 800 yards
"A: 1000 yards, 81; rapid fire, 43
skirmish run, 81.
Third-Second Lieutenant Joseph c
sharn. First Cavalry, Las Vegas, to
tai. 239. BY events 200 yards. "a
600 yards, 40: 800 Yards. 36: 100
Yards, 81; rapid fire, A; skirm;sh run
81.
Fourth - Sergeant Walter Ames
Company A. Las Cruces. total, 226 b
events: 200 yards. Al: 600 yards d
300 yards. As; 1000 yards, rs; rapi'
FIRE. 40;. skirmish run. 30.
Fifth-Sergeant Ed Andrews, Com