New-York tribune., 1916-07-27
Makes Highest Score of
Sixth Regiment on
Rifle Range.
MANY QUALIFY
AS MARKSMEN
Company d Leads, with II a
Close Second In Record
Shooting.
From . s,.r Correspondent, o, The rribun.)

shooting records Of the 9Th Regiment,
seniors, Elihu Root, jr., proved that he
was the best man Of the lot behind the
gun He made the highest score Of the
regiment, registering 232 points out OF
the possible $50, thereby becoming an
expert riheman.
More than 80 per cent Of the regi-
ment won the ranking Of marksman or
better, although they had no instruc-
tion practice preceding their record
shooting. More than 10 per cent never
did any shooting Of the kind demanded
here before going to the army rife
range.
Other New Workers. who qualified
among the experts and sharpshooters,
the former requiring 2l0 points and
the lattor 1870 points, are II. X. Klages,
3l5 East Fiftieth Street, 1873; II. l..
Meicrhof, 1140 Madison Avenue, 207;
F. Boyle, 1890 Broadway, 203; s. c.
Browne, ID Wall Street, 1875; Edward
Weber. 1875 Hendrick Street, Brooklyn,
1870; r. d. Quinn. 30 Church Street,
2O2; NJ. Schriber, S27 Hunts Point Ave
nue., The Bronx. 2OO s. NJ. Vass, "a
Walker Street, 1914; W. l.. Calm, 1913
Broadway, 1871; J. B. Kirk, 10 Dey
Street, 2lO: T. D. Partridge, 10 Fifth
Avenue, 203; A. c. Peterson, IS West
56th Street, 1877; ]. w. F. Bennett, 1882
Grand Concourse, 1893, and c. S. Price,
463 West Street. 1870.
Marksmen from Wall Street.
H. F. Brown, Wall Street. 2l5; A.
| F. G. Lucas, 429 West 117th Street, 208;
G. r. Jenkins, 291 Madison Avenue,
2O3; S. Thomas, Yale Club, New York,
1911; Harold +. Winter, Ga Wall Street,
2O4; Otto II. Freund, 1875 Broadway,
/ 202; NJ. r. NJ. Civilian, 253 West Fifty
sixth Street, 2l6; II. Parkhurst, Yale
! Club. 205; w. r. Lane, "a Morningside
Road. 2O4; R. B. Fedder, sos West
140th Street. 202; G.. X. Oxholm, 139
East wenty-ninth Street, 1875; 7. E.
Brown, jr., IS East Forty-frst Street,
1914; L. C. Cocheu, 100 Broadway, 207 +;
P. f. Lieber, 324 West Fifty-ninth
Street, 2l5; w. VI. Lamson, Municipal
Building, 2l0; X. B. Wood, l72 Sixth
Avenue, Brooklyn, 207; +. K. Appleton,
jr., so Wall Street, 2ll; F. L. Clarke,
56 William Street, 21O; Jonathan
!
2l3; f. Murphy, 20 Hunter Avenue,
226; F. Whitlock, 535 Park Avenue,
! 2l9; J. J. O'Rourke, 496 Classon Ave
nue., Brooklyn, oil; A. |. Sulzberger,
354 Fourth Avenue, 203.
Company d made the best shooting,
qualifying eighty-two as marksmen or
/ better, being a percentage OF 64.S4 of
/ those shooting. Company H., which
was second, with eighty men, held a
premature parade of triumph, thinking
/ they were first, but their percentage
was 64 fiat.
The machine gun troop has hit the
/ trail for two days reconnaissance
and is bivouacked somewhere in the
! woods of Cumberland Head. They have
with them the Benet gun, carried on
pack mules-a little rapid fire ma
chine that eats cartridges fed TO it on
a ribbon. 1t is an invention that was
offered to the United States, but was
refused, but its powers as military
| device were proved in the defensive
! against the Germans.
Ready for Action.
| The troop is under the command of
| Lieutenant Phil Gordon, Second United
States Cavalry, and the following rook-
I 81, 30 IN
the scouting party: r. A. Frank,
/ n. j.; ]. Weiss, 10 Morningsidc Driv. ,
New York; J. d. McGeary, 1873 st. Mich
olas Avenue, New York; B. L. Law
renee, Short Hills, n. j.; A. S. Car
/ hart. Tuxedo Park; l.. ?. Hopkins,
! N. j., and J. D. Miller, 2l5 West l25th
( Street, New York, together with score
/ of men from elsewhere.
Under strict war conditions the troop
went out. Each man carried a half
! shelter tent behind his saddle for the
! construction OF a pup" tent with his
"bunkie." and in their knapsacks wert
| two days ratons. When camp is made
| and time for Chow" comes. every man
will have TO be his own cook, for no
| superfuous persons nor impedimenta
were taken on the march, such as army
cooks and army ranges. Men Will
crouch around the camp fires, cook
! their own bacon, and then turn In 70
sleep on a poncho and blanket on
| the ground.
In Foes Country.
The country into which they have
| been sent TO reconnoitre theoretical
| enemy, who is supposed to be planning
a surprise attack on the main camp, IS
! thickly wooded, and they will have 70
/ follow in some parts of the trip moth
| ing but bride paths through the trees.
| watching out for possible ambushes
I and keeping their lines Of retreat open,
/ so that they can fall back on the main
/ body in case Of attack by overwhelming
numbers; for il part Of the training
of the rookie that he carry out all the
! theoretical business Of war conditions
with all seriousness. as though he were
surrounded by actual perils and alarms.
Camp will be made at the waters
/ edge the first night out, and across
the waters Of Cumberland Bay the
| glimmer Of the camp fires may be seen
/ at the main encampment IL the weather
| Is clear.
Much has been said of the suppressed
! ing of the army pack mule by the
gasolene mule; but this has not hap
pened in Lieutenant Gordon's com
mand. 1t is the good ole mule" who
is carrying the machine guns. and the
ammunition on his back, and by his
/ help trails will be followed that no
gasolene mule could ever travel.
No Motor Car Aid.
In the country into which Gordon
will lead mis- men. motor trucks, ar
mored motor cars and even the mobile
! little armored side cars, with which
| the troop is equipped as an auxiliary.
would all be at the mercy OF the enemy
! The side cars, therefore, have been left
| .--.e..,u; ;o,.l,. IN .hir Stale whilo tha