SEPT, 15, 1893.j 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



2SB 



New Jersey National Guard liad also taken possession of their 

 ■quarters. Soon a,fter we startpd out to make a friend)}' call on 

 our old friends of the Capital City, and were iileased to see that 

 neaily all of those who were at Sea Girt and Crcednioor in 1S91 

 were again members of the District team. One face, however, 

 was miBsing, thai, of Major J. M. Pollard, the old-time Hhorr, mid 

 and long-range shot, who for so many years bad been intimately 

 associated with the shooting worhi. Major Pollard, we were in- 

 tormed, would probably never again be aule to shoot m anything 

 like his old-time form, a severe attack of la grippe having devel- 

 oped itself into a chronic affliction which partially disabled the 

 genial Major's left arm and shoulder. 



After a few moments' chat, followed by a lunch at ftreason's 

 camp restaTuant, we started on a tour of the camp to see what 

 Sort of accoiiiiuodations the Jerseymen had provided for the teams. 

 It was not long before we arrived at the conclusion that the 

 State authorities in general and Geu. Spencer and liieut.-Col. 



ZcAtung, of Newark, N. J.; CK Wisner Timru, city editor of the 

 Sundaij OaW, of Newark, N. ,T.; J. Frank Urquart, of the Surulay 

 C«(lBtal¥; Mnjor E. J. Anderson, ex-comptroller of New .lereey; 

 ex-Senator R. B. Reading, of New Jersey; Wm. Hayes. F. C. 

 Watts, anfl T. E. Beck, of the Newark (N. J.) ShooUng Society: 

 Bernard Wslther, president of the Zettler Rifle Oluh, of New 

 York; Chas. E. Overbaugh, of New York, who was a member of 

 the Centennial American rifle team; L. P. Hansen, of the Excel- 

 sior Rifl'^ Olub, of Jersey Oity, H. B. Seeds, of the Wilmington 

 (Del.) Rifle Olub, and J. R. Pierson, of Bloomfield, N. J. 



About a dozen men tried their hands in the Schuetzen match 

 but owing to the wind and light no big scores were recorded. 



"Oease Firing" was sounded at 1 P. M., when an hour's respite 

 was granted for dinner. After 3 o'clock the several teams put iu 

 preliminary practice at the mid^ranges but no phenomenal totals 



Columbia runs in. the afternoon. It can readily be imagined that 

 this charge was an agreeable one to the .Terseymen. 



Duriny rbe day Brig.-Gen. Spencer, Brig.-Gen. Howard, Colonels 

 iJweus, V;i,n A alen and Rigbter, and Captains Decker and Reid 

 had I'.ept. f.verything running in splendid order on the ranges, 

 while A. H. Hayes, of Newarls, and Jas, C. Thomas, of Trenton, the 

 offlcial clerks, and OdI. Walker and Major Wallace, the statistical 

 officers, kept the machinery of their reapeoti\ e departments run- 

 ning without any friction. 



Tuesday, the Second Day, 



looked rather dubious as the marksmen turned out for breakfast 

 there being a threatening haza in the air, a mean o'clock' 

 wind blowing and a heavy mirage near the m-d-range targets. By 

 8 o'clock, however, the vvind had veered around to "Ki o'clock," and 



wereroUedup. There were a fair number of entries in the Kuser i ^, — 'r-,^- ' ■ ~. ' * • „ 



.^...vv. „„„ all-comers and Perriae memorial matches, but the most of the I the haze had disappeared. From that time until evening the wind 



Felton in particular had ma de the csmp just alcut a& rcmfort-shooting was on the pool targets. The nature of the weather con- blew a steady six-mile gait from "9'' to 'll o'clock, ' and the light 



held well until the dailv ocean current set in (about 4:30 on this 

 day), after which mid-range shooting was extremely difficult. 

 About 9:30 the preliminary alsirmishing was begun, the men being 

 toll off in groups of ten men each, each man firing upon a sepa- 

 rate target. 



This system of rifle practice, which has become immensely pop- 

 ular among Jerseymen, is extremely hard work for the short time 

 it lasts. The first run was conducted by Brig.-Gen. Spencer, the 

 calls being sounded by Bugler Miilburn. Each man being sta- 

 tioned at the firing point assigned him, was provided with twenty 

 cartridges. All being in readiness. Bugler Miilburn sounded 

 "Attention." this being immediately followed by "Forward, guide 

 center, march," when the line begins to move forward, each man 

 keeping his eye on his sight in readiness to adjust it for distance 

 when halted. But the next command swings them into "double 

 Lime," and it is not until they have passed 10yds. beyond the 500- 

 yard firing point that "halt" is sounded. Each man drops as 

 quickly as possible, some taking the prone, some the "Texas grip" 

 and others the kneeling position; but no matter which positioa 

 they assume, you will notice that each and every man will 

 take a quick glance to the right or left in ordrr to verify his 

 distance. But you have to be quick indeed with all these niove- 

 ments, as within from two to four seconds after "halt" is sounded 

 you get "commence firing," and it must be remembered that you 

 have only a bare SO seconds for firing an average of two shots to a 

 halt between the last note of "commence firing" and the first note 

 of "cease firing." But while we have been giving details for the 

 benefit of the uninitiated, the last note of "commence firing" has 

 died away and you are looking to see each man begin to "pump" 

 ihe cfli-tridses into his girn and firo ever so many shots. Do you 

 tee it? AVell, hardl> I You may see the men fire two i^hots each 

 at this distance, but the chances are more in favor oP their taking 

 a good, deliberate aim, fire one shot and await the nest command. 



"Well." you are likely to exclaim, "is that what they call "rapid 

 liringy " 



Oh, nc! That is not rap;d firing, but have patience, as the game 

 is very young at this stage. 



Now "cease firing" has been sounded, the line is moving to the 

 front in don tile time and another halt is made. This time the 

 distance is a trifle over 400yds., and the majority fire not less than 

 two shots, some fire three and some perhaps four. But it is on 

 the fourth, fifth and sixth halts tbat yon will see the "pumping" 

 done if at all, none of the skirmishers firing le.=s than three shots 

 on tnese, while others exhaust their supply of ammunition by the 

 time they finish their firing on the fifth halt. 

 Going toward the target the rirte may be carried in any position 

 ifovifled the muzzle is kept toward the target, but on the retreat 



■ he rifle must be carried on the shoulder. There are five halts on 

 1 he advance and five on the retreat, the distances being from 600 



■ u 200ydp. and back. After the tenth halt the skirmishers assem- 

 iile on the left and are marched off the field by an officer or "non- 

 com.," Bugler Miilburn meanwhile galloping back to "blow" for 

 the next Bqnad, which is all ready for his signals. This routine is 

 kept up until each squad has made two runs, by which time all 

 hands are in condition to eat the hearty dinner which awaits 

 there. 



After dinner each man receives from his team captain a minia- 

 ture 6x9 target for each run that he has made. Each of these 

 targets has marked on it the exact location of every shot that has 

 been made on the raid-range target corresponding' in number of 

 target and number of run marked nn the miniature. By this 

 means the men are enabled to see where mistakes, if any, have 

 been made and profit; by the knowledge in the next run. 



It was about 3 P. M. when the New Jersey teams came out again 

 to make the two runs for the Columbia trophy, and it was consid- 

 erably after 5 before they were completed. The contest had six 

 entries, one team of six men from each the First, Second, Third, 

 Fourth, Sixth and Seventh regiments. After the above runs the 

 boys felt very little like doing any more shooting during the day. 



About supper time there arrived at the camp a contingent from 

 the Sixteenth, N. G. of Pennsylvania, comprising Lieut. T, F. 

 Coneelv, Inspector of Rifle Practice; Sergt. O. J. Gunning, Co. A: 

 Corp. Joel Miller, Co. H; Pvtg. H. 0. WeagralT, W. B. Chapman- 

 and Thomas Albert, Co. C. Shortly after 9 o'clock along came 

 another Keystone contingent in the persons of Lieut. Newton, In- 

 spector of Rifle Practice, Ninth Regiment; Lieut. Burgstrasser, 

 Eighth Regiment : Pvt. Bowers, Co. C, Ninth Regiment; Col. H, 



iilHST Hi;ulME>.T 

 Winners of Regimental Team Match. 



able as aucn a place can possibly be. The tents, which were of 

 the officer's wall pattern with an overhead fly and a projecting 

 fly in front, were nicely floored and to each was issued a canvas 

 cot, a mattress, two or three blankets, au overcoat, camp stool, 

 wash howl and pitcher, pall, broom, a pitcher for drinking water, 

 alautern, candlestick and all the candles he cared to use. In 

 must be borne in mind that the above outfit is supplied to visit- 

 ing teams and individuals free of charge. Tne teuta were 

 arranged in groups of eight, so that each regimental team had 

 separate quarters. 



The teams who were on the grounds at this time were as fol- 

 lows: District of Columbia— Capt. James E. Bell, Inspector Rifla 

 Practice, 2d B«gt.; Capt. W. L. Cash, Inspector Rifle Practice, Ist 

 Regr,.; Pvt. Walter S. Cash. Co. C. 3d Bat.; Col. Cecil Clay, 3d 

 Regt.; Corp. C. W. Dickey, Lieut. F. L. Graham, Engineer Corps; 

 Lieut. G. H. Harries, laspector Rifli Practice, 3d Bat.; Pvt. C. I. 

 Himebaugh, Co. C, 1st Bat.: Sert t. A. O. Hutterly, Engiueer 

 Corps; Com. Sergt C, H. Laird, 2 ttegt.; Sergt. T. T. Page, Co. 

 A, 6ch Bat.; Pvt. S. B. Rollins, L.O. D, 3d Bat.; Quartermaster 

 Sergt. S. D. Rotramel,' ith Bat.: Sergt. Russell, Co. D, 3d Bat.; 

 Corp. R. B. Smythe. Engineer Corps; Lieut. J. M, Stewart, In- 

 spector Rifle Practice, 3d Bat.; Pvt. S. B. Wetherall, Engineer 

 Corps; Pvt. G. B. Young, Engineer Corp-; Corp. Maurice Applebv, 

 Co. B, 3d Bat.; First Lieut. T. S. King. Insppictor of Rifle Prac - 

 tice. 5th Bat : Pvt. A. S. Mo(Jlain,Co. B. 6i;h Bat.; Pvt. S. J. Scott. 

 Engineer Corps; Lieut. Tomlinson, Pvt. H. B. Blanton, Sergt. W. 

 E. Buell, Pvt. P. J. Byrne, Capt. VV. S. Davenport, Corp. G. D. 

 EllSworth.PvD. G.W.King, Pvt. J. A. Kirk, Corp. B. F. Odell 

 and Pvt. J. E. Swigart, all of Co. B, Gth Bat.; Lieut. W. P. Vale, 

 Inspecier of Rifle Practice, 6th Bat., and Pvt. Joseph Van Vieet, 

 C^. A, 6th Bat. 



New Jersey Teams.— First Reffiment, Lieut. J. K. Walsh, Co. 

 E; Capt. G. M. Townsend and Pvt. C. H. Towuseud, Co. L; Pvt. 

 .1. T. Hogle, Co. E; Pvt. Wm. Hedden, Co. C; Pvt. F. S. Hill, 

 Co. G. 



Second Regiment, Capt. W. F. Decker, Lieut. Van Walraveti 

 and Corp. Dietric'i, Co. C; Sergt. Chinn, non-com. staff; Pvt. 

 Fairhursr, Co. A; Pvt. Rqnsora, Co. B. 



Third Regiment, Capt. Irwin. Lisp ctor Rifle Practice, captain; 

 Maj. Mravlag, staff'; Capt. Cook. Co. H; Lieut. Watson, Co. D; 

 Sergt. Martin, Co. C; Sergt. Hall, Co. A; Sergt Smith, Co. H; Pvt. 

 Gladden, Co. D. 



Fourth Regiment, Capt. Graflf; Capt. Lohman, staff; Lieut. 

 Bm-ns, Co. K; Lieut, Springsted, Co. C; Sergt. Miilburn, Pvt. 

 Graham, Co. A; Pvt. Brown, Co. C. 



Sixth Regiment, Col. Cooper: Capt.Shinn, Co. A; Capt. Miller, 

 Inspectors rifle practice, Lieut. Cloud, Lieut. Kline, Sergt. Jeffries: 

 non-com. stafl;. Pvt. Baxter. 



Seventh Rtgiment, Capt. Reed, inspectors rifle practice; Capi . 

 Stoll, Co. A; Maj, Leavitt, stafl'; Sergt. Lalor, non-com.' sta fi'. 

 Pvt. Hartman, Sergt. Dairy mple, Sergt. Sherod, Pvt. Reed. 



The teams all turned in about 10 P. M., the weather indications 

 being unfavorable for the morrow. Tlie stars were shining, it is 

 true, but the air was hazy and raw. This camp, being situated, as 

 it is, on the shores of the ocean, is always cool and almost inva- 

 riably damp at night, no matter what the season. The sea breeze 

 carries in with it a great amount of moisture and rubbers are 

 always in demand between 1 P. M. and 8 or 9 A.M. SleeiJing with- 

 out a good supply of covering is out of the question even during 

 July or August. On the above night all the .<*hooters were glad to 

 roll themselves in from two to three of the famous red blankets, 

 600 of which helped to carry the New Jersey provisioaal battalion 

 lo victory during the Yorktown Centennial, 8.t Yorkiown, Va., in 

 1881. 



The Opening Day. 

 At 6 on Monday morning Bugler Miilburn sounded "reveille" 

 from his c£uarters, the troveru'^r's cottage, but it was scarcely 

 needed ia the camp as nearly all the boys we.j.e astir before that 

 hour and were performing their m->rning ablutions. At 6:45 

 came the first call for breakfast, the formal call sounding fifteen 

 minutes later. 



Monday being a day devoted simply to the receiving of team 

 entries, prelimmary practice at kBovm dhstancesand the shooting 

 of the continuous individual matches, no one was in any hurry lo 

 get on the range, and it was considerably after 9 o'clock when the 

 opening shot was fired. At 10 o'clock the various teams shot one 

 or two preliminary strings of 10 shots each at SOOyds. 



The morning was cool and the wind kept blowing a stiff gait, 

 its direction being from "1" to "4 o'clock," and baok'again. The 

 light was changeable, and taken altogether it could not be called 

 a good shooting day. Nevertheless the shooters put on an extra 

 strain and some flue scores were run up. The individual matches 

 of course drew very lightly, the shooters preferring pool and 



D. 0. M. TEAM. 



Photo by H. J. Thein, Newark, N. J. 



ditionscaw best be judged by the statement that on the .500yd. 

 pool targets, huUseys paid 28 cents each. O a the 200yd. range they 

 paid 30 cents each. Had the conditions been at all favorable the 

 mid-range "bulls" would not have been worth more than one-half 

 the above price. 



All day long the visitors kept coming and going and between 10 

 A. M. and 6 P.M. there were certainly 1,500 people on the grounds, 

 .'^ome of the.se were the late stayers at the watering places along 

 the coast while others were friends of the various team members. 

 Everybody was deeply interested in the shooting. 



The fun was brought to a close at 6 P. M., when all hands, after 

 a wash-up were ready for supper. After supper the team mem- 

 bers made fraternal calls on one another, and with chatting and 

 smoking whiled away the time until "taps" were fioated across the 

 field, this being at 10 o'clock. The night was much warmer than 

 the preceding one and the boys took advantage of this fact and 

 got a good rest preparatory to the preliminary skirmlsh-flring to 

 take place on Tuesday. 



Winners of N. . 



.SECOND REfilMBNT 

 , N. G. and Columbia Matches. 



TEAM. 



Photo by H, J. Thein, Newark, xN-. J. 



practice tickets before going in for winning rickets. 



This being Labor Day, aud consequently a. legal holiday, a large 

 number of sighi-seers were on the grounds, these coming from 

 all over the State. Among the visitors were Major-General 

 Snovrdeu, commandine- the Pennsylvania National Guard; ex- 

 Governor Green, of Elizabeth, N. J., who is an enthusiast in all 

 ehooiiug matters; John L. Kuser, business manager of the Freie 



It was expected up to a late hour that Tuesday's work would 

 comprise only the two preliminary runs, but in the evening the 

 team captains and Brig.-Gen. Spencer, the executive officer, held 

 a consultation aud very sensibly decided upon a change. As the 

 programme stood the members of the Jersey commands were 

 scheduled for two runs each in the New Jersey National Guard 

 and the regimental team matches, beside wliich they expected to 

 be obliged to make on the same day four runs in the match for the 

 Colnmbia trophy, presented to the State by the National Guard of 

 the District of Columbia. During the above consultation, how- 

 ever, it was reasoned that eight skirmish runs were too many to 

 impose upon a man in one day, so it was decided that the prelimi" 

 nary runs should be made on Tuesday morning and two of the 



Osthau*^, General InspBctor of R'fte Practice of Pennsyh'ania; 

 Lieut. C. B. Pratt. laspector of Rifle Practice, Thirteenth Reei- 

 ment; Cant. E. E. Chase, L'eut. F. VV. Stillvvell, Pvt. W. W. 

 Young, all of Co, A.; Sergt. Culien. Co; C, .and Quartermaster- 

 .Sergeant Reese Watisins, all of th« above regiment. 



The members of the Sixteenth Pennsylvania looked travel- 

 stained, and it is not surprising, considering that for sixty days 

 they had been ou field service at Homestead and came to Sea 

 Girt on detached service, with orders to report for duty as soon as 

 possible after the meeting was closed. 



During the day the shooting iu the individual matches lagged 

 somewhat, as was to be expected when everybody was interested 

 in watching the work of the skirmishers. Still there were some 



