KIFLE PRACTICE CLASSES SHO’VIUG 7J? EXCELLENTLY:
Not at all for the purpose of comparison between the two com
panies, for there is no comparing the two, since the uen have not all fired
in the identical positions,but for the sole purpose of showing how well
the present rifle classes are doing,the following scores made in the gal
lery rifle practice this past week are published* It will be remembered
that the men firing the scores below are the ones who iid not do so well
on the range last year,for various reasons,thc highest marker among them
shooting but 260 over the regulation course.-The vast improvement noted
in their sc ores'below augur3 excellently for their'performance on the
range this year, for it shows that they can, if they want, -”iiold 1 en and
squeeze ’en1*. .
Con^any ”F,r
mm:
Pvt.Sullivan •
Pvt. Price
Pvt•5chat2
Pvt.Burns
Pv-t.Kungis
Pvt.Boren
Pvt.Cade
Pvt.Brill. •
Pvt.Hanley
Pvt.Warner
Pvt.Clark .
Pvt.Drum
imrksnen have firel these score3 in Gallery Practice*
.. Sit^inr;: iCneeliiin;» Standing.' Prone * Average,
48 48
50
47 , 47
50 47-48 ,
48-48.-47-47
48 50-43*44-48
48—47—46
45
46-49
49
v ' 49
46-48'
48-47
42
44-45-46
•42-42
47-44-44-46
45-45-46
43-42-46
$$-43-43-43
43-43-43-45
43-43-43-42
50
48r50
49
49
48 2/3
48 *1/3
48
47
46
46
46
45
45
44
44
44
1/3
3/7
1/2
1/5
1/2
3/5
Co.’’£" narb3rien have uaie tho follo'ving scores:
NAME:
Pvt. Cons tock
Pvt.Beitinger
Pvt. Porter.
PvT;.Loggins
Pvt.Pixner
Fvt.Sitzes
Sgt.Geraghty
Pvt.Keans
Pvt.Stickney
Pvt. Stewart
Pvt.Lyon
Pvt.Barron
Pvt .Bre'vsaugh
Pvt.Walker
Sitting:
4 v
49
49
47
. 47 *
46
47
• 49
* 48
■47 c
48
45
46
43
Kneeling
43
47
49
46
48
46
48
48
48
44
.44 '
46
46
46
Standing
46
45
45
•••47
45
45
44 •
42
41
45
44
43
■45
42
Prone:
49
49
47
49.
50
50
48
49
48
48
48.
50
47
49
Average:
4? 2/4
47 2/4
47 2/4
47 1/4
47 1/4
47 1/4
46 3/4
46 2/4
46 1/4
46
46
46
46
45
. "Uien the fact is considered tluvt the. picked marksmen o:
the two companies on the Pest,in the Inter-Company natch, averaged only
a couple of points better than the above narks,'-or 48% 5,-it will be
seen easily that the non in the Gallery Rif?, a Practice * are due to
make a none for thenselves in the coning Target season* They are
to be congratulated- on their perf ormance,find urged to keep up the
I good work* They have shown conclusively that ziicy have got the goods.
ROSE .BUSHES TO ADORN THE POST: , ,
The Commanding Orfice* has receivea from the u.o.
Dent, of .Agriculture, at Sitka,at shipment of splendid rose bushes, for
the adornment of the Barracks grounds. They will boar* probably this
coming suimer, extra large ro^e blossoms, from 3-j to 4 inches in diame
ter# and will do much to beauTJify the Post. ,
The bushes will be planted at once, and with good
weather and sunshine, should bloon very quickly. V7o are very grateful
the the Sitka Station of the D.of A. for the court os:;.