New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-05
GUARD PUT TO THE TEST
Second Infantry Shows Fighting
Ability at Sea Girt.
MOUNTED SCOUTS AT WORK
Field Firing and Close and Elk
tended Order Drills All Day
in Intense Heat.
from TIL. Tribun, Correspondent.


Camp Fielder Sea Girt, Aug. 4-Swei-
tering in the intense heat. the three bat
talions Of the ID Infantry. y. g. y. J.,
were out for the first real test Of their
lighting qualities to-day. While the nrst
battalion blazed away at the targets on
the rife ranges, the other battalions spent
the day on the parade ground, SolhS
through a series Of movements IN close
and extended orders.
Major William e. Martin. commanding
the first battalion. is one Of the best rifle
men in the state and has been a member
OF many state aud national rife teams.
lie IS determined that he will make the
n-en Of the first battalion the best marks
men i'm the I'd Regiment. They were out
on the ranges to-day and showed remark
able skill i'm their shooting. despite the
fact that the light this afternoon was
poor and the atmosphere dank with
presage ~ rain
The shooting this year is Of greater i'm
portance than heretofore. by reason Of
the extended programme Of matches for
the New Jersey Rife Association, which
will take place here late this month and
In September While their work on the
ranges in their rcgmental target practice
has no direct bearing on the choice Of
men FOR the teams I'm the matches. II
nevertheless has great influence on the
personnel Of the teams TO he picked.
Field firing work and close and extended
order formation drills were the work al
lotted to-day to the second and third bat
talions. The drilling was done on the big
parade ground i'm both the morning and
afternoon. Majors John H. Mccullough
and Conrad Hall assumed personal super
vision over the drilling. Both officers are
taking great interest in the efficiency
Of the men Of their commands and are
using every influence toward the fuller
development OF their field ability and gen
eral military improvement.
Ia ;o-days work particular attention
was paid 70 fire control and fire disci-
pline Ma iors Mccullough and Hall d.
rectcd the men in the proper control Of
their fire. advising against an excited,
ineffective use Of ammunition. and
showed the need Of precise. deliberate
firing and It's effect upon tho efficiency
Of the marksmen.
The men, under the joint direction Of
their company captains, showed improve
ment over their early day trials in the
tests to which they we're put later in the
day. Maioy Edward ]. Chrisman and
Lieutenant Thornc Strayer. L : y. in
charge of the instruction Of the New
Jersey soldicry. saw the work OF the
day and expressed themselves as great
Is pleased.
The second battalion had the honors at
parade tonight. Captain William j.
Walsh Of Company - is the officer Of
the night relieving Captain Albert T..
Case OF Company ". who was on duty
to-day y detail OF men from Company
u also mounted guard tonight.
The mounted scouts We're out on the
parade ground for drill They were much
handicapped in their manuuyres because
the horses are strange TO them and
haven't become accustomed To the new
hands on tho reins
Tonight the field officers Of the regi-
ment. with the officers OF the Governor 3
STAFF. were the guests Of Governor Field
or at dinner in the Little White House
Those present were Adjutant General
Wilbur T.. Sadler jr.. Colonel William
Ltbbey. Colonel Austen Colgate, Colonel
William q Schaufller. Colonel Horace
VI. Reading. Lieutenant Colonel George
l. Foreman. Major Wili@m e. Martin
Major John II. Mccullough. Major con-
rad Han and Captain Adjutant William
r. PedriCk