TABLE II. -Summary of the rifle, carbine, and pistol firing at the military posts of the United States, for the year 1904, showing general figure of merit and order in the Army-Continued. Collective rifle and carbine firing. Individual rifle and carbine firing. Average Pistol firing. 600 yards. 800 yards. 1,000 yards. per cent at all ranges, 263 37.9 45.0 43.851.5 46.7 46.8 28 65.931.648.8 43 153.31. 1.41.612.7 47.8 14.8.37.5 48 71.3 71.3 4 83 16.5 13.329,7 28,828.6 33. 2 65 65.8 10.5 38, 2 58 51 41.258.860. 169,9 36,0 60,3 6 68.5 28. 248. 4'46 18132.8 38.5 12.5 16. 441.7 46.7 30 69.2 45.5 57.4 34 577 33, 639. 144. 1 50.6 16. 1 66,912 66, 0) 6.5. 021 6033.9 38,356,349.8 52.8.50.6 22 64.2 16.6 10.4 55 10018,3 10.0 28. 4. 23.9 26.9 35.0,52 64.6 27. 616, 1:50 Fort Huachuca. Fort Logan. Whipple Barracks Fort Wingate 95.1 119 100 44.7,32.3 TABLE II -Summary of the rifle, carbine, and pistol firing at the military posts of the United States, for the year 1904, showing general figure of merit and order in the Army. Collective figure of merit. Collective rifle and carbine firing. Individual rifle and carbine firing. Pistol firing 600 yards. 800 yards. 1,000) yards. Average atull Posts. (a) Per cent of average strength qualified. Number firing. General figure of merit. Average per cent, dis mounted course. Order. 2005 Januar mounted course, Average percent, two courses, Order. Department of California. Alcatraz Island. ment) 89. 231 2 11 35 72 63 51 12 59.4 244 119 207 51.5 55.7 207 39, 349, 11 207 42.4 42.4.44.419, 1 16.753, 11861.0 61.031 92.0 1,305 15 75 223 392 600 5 39.8 1,344 1, 132 52.4 63,3 1,132 10.249.21.132 33.339.2 42.0.50). 6 45.9 42.93562.5 62.5 27 219 30.936. 1 219 20.4 25.7 219 17.4.19.6 22.9.27. 1 24.931.4.7 65.730, 7 48.2 17 (a) No reports received from posts other than those pained in this column. TABLE II.-Summary of the rifle, carbine, and pistol firing at the military posts of the United States, for the year 1904, showing general figure of merit and order in the Army-Continued. Average Pistol firing. per cent 257 171 331 217 62. 1 80.2 138 62.8 63,5 264 38. 443.2 102 46.4 51.6 218 54.691.4 217 56,8 68.0 217 10.654. 1 53.267. 459.966.0 270,9 138 52,2 55.1 138 39.4 41.351.553.3 49.752. 02172.7 266 32. 133. 2 27028, 925.4 33.1 33.9 31.7 33. 1 56 65,3 102 33.7 38.9 102 35.3 49.0 38.5 46.5 12. 1 39.8 40 94.9 218 63.1 85.3 218 70.976,962. 9.84.5 73.0 73.3 165.6 70.9 7 72.7 3 65, 319 94.0 1 65,5/17 121 259 Collective ritle and carbine firing. Individual rifle and carbine firink. 600 yards. 800 yards. 1,000 yarıls. ranges. Posts. (a) Per cent of average strength qualified. Number firing. Expert ritlemen. Third-class men. Number present not firing Figure of merit, Enlisted strength present. Number firing. Volley fire, per cent of possible score Fire at will, per cent of possible score. Number firing. Volley fire, per cent of possible score. Fire at will, per cent of possible score. Number firing. Volley fire, per cent of possible score. Fire at will, per cent of possible score. Volley fire. Collective figure of merit. Fire at will. General figure of merit. course. Average per cent, disAverage per cent, mounted mounted course, courses. Average per cent, two Order. | Order, Department of the Lakes. Fort Brady- 92.61 219 818 28 95 68 32 72,1 2 12 21 63 37.5 Department of the Missouri. 01.6 470 1 131 40 110 306 27.71 486 5 9 21 83 135 233 40,6 183 1 2 4 20 43 87 10 18. 3 625 2 23 50 93186 271 471 Fort Crook 39931.136.3 399 28.331.3 379 32.5 37.8 399 19.2 24.6 27.2 30.4 28.728.268 67.4 67.414 379 22.6 30.3 34.2 38.6 33.9 37.3 49 62.2 62. 228 632 30.8 42.9 40.7.34.0 46.8.15, 732)79.6 33.0 66. 6.36 3. 2 632 63.5 64.9 6214. 2 28.238, 03.5.5 38.2 34.953 61.418,6 40, 0.56 573 53.2 62.6 3 11.7 61033,9 39,8 46, 152.0 48.6 60.0 7 64.3 31.748.0 48 95 22.1 30.2 34.7 39.935.4 38.3 46 No pistol fir'g. 5 75.8 509 No pistol irig. 56.6 56.6 37 2.59 Department of the Gulf. ('amp George H. Thomas... 94.4 769 322 33 97 218 396 6 37.9 715 630 49,4 64.0 728 32.0 43.3 629 24.236.8 35.2 18.041,439.7 41 63.2 49.3 56.338 Fort McPherson. 498 522 94 171 206 4 41.1 511 42151. 4 62. 2 424 46.7 56. 11 424 32,6 42,2 43,653,5 47.3 44.2 33 65.4 65.418 (a) No reports received from posts other than those named in this column. (1) Number firing in collective fire exceeds 85 per cent of enlisted strength present. (C) No collective firing. Department of the Columbia, Boise Barracks (6) 85, Department of Dakota. Fort Assinniboine 87.4 Department of the East. 84.0 Allegheny Arsenal (c) 97.7 92.0 TABLE III.-Classification and figure of merit of troops and companies of the United States Army for 190.4. Collective rifle or carbine firing. F. and S., 410.0 1 1st bat'n. 111 17 26.5 B 28.8 22. 4 30.3 27.0 30.5 30 36 28.8 27.9 22.1 19,0 30.2 31.1 35.3 8 6 87.5 33.3 31.3 42.8 31.6 31,8 31.6 37.8 46,3 13 12 4 29.7 35.3 39.5 39.0 53.9 47.5 27.1 27.9 27.8 26.9 1 3 Engineers. 32.4 23. 4 31.1 21. 2 4.3.0 33,3 18.3 15.4 20.3 17.7 22.8 25.9 12.0 21.0 32.9 33.5 12. 2 40.1 57. 1 12 6 30.8 24.5 28.9 25.1 24.1 34.6 30.6 37.9 35.6 333 34 7 24 19 24.7 37.2 30.2 25.0 35.4 30.7 23.9 37.5 43. 1 37.0 39.3 1+ 9 36.3 31.2 35. 7 42.5 10 32 16.7 13.6 3 1 38.5 Individual rifle or carbine firing. 600 yards. 800) yards. 1,000 yards. Average per cent at all ranges. Per cent of average strength qualified. ('ompany (or troop). Expert riflemen. Regiment. First-class men. Second-class men. Third-class men. Marksmen. Present, not firing. Enlisted strength present. Individual figure of merit. Number firing. Volley tire, per cent of possible score. Fire at will, per cent of possible score. Number firing. Volley fire, per cent of possible score. Fire at will, per cent of possible score. Number firing. Volley fire, per cent of possible score. Collective figure of merit. Fire at will, per cent of possible score. General figure of merit. Fire at will. Volley fire. Order in regiment. Order in Army. ------ Total 86.8 72 173 311 37,5 41. 1 526 29.! 19,8 28. 2 30), 8 34. 2 |