The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-07-06

hAYSkRD RITLE CLUB SHOOTING
TouRNAMEsT.-The shooting match At
Woodland Range on the glorious Fourth
was a complete success. About twenty
contestants entered in the different match
e., and everything passed Of pleasantly
and everybody vent home satisfied, those
who won prizes especially %, and those
who did not eonsoliDg themselves with the
fact that It took very good shooting to
beat them, and With determination 10
do better next time.
The Club had two tents erected, with
seAts, for the accommodation oil the
shooters. The shooting began at 1880 A.
n, and With the exception Of an hours
intermIssion for dinner, was kept up IN
I'll Z o'clock P. n, the last match being
shot In the rain.
The shooting was remarkably good. 1t
took % out Of 4 possible % 10 win the
frat prire in any match. As will be seen
by the scores, there were 5 great many
ties, which were decided according TO the
rules in force At the range At Creedmoor,
viz:
!. By the iewest misses.
9. By the feWest cutters or twos.
8. By the fewest inners or threes.
4. BY the feWest centres or iours.
5. II still = tie, by inverse order Of
Ihots, counting singly from the last to
the first.
6. By firing single shots.
This method Of deciding ties Is great
saving in time, 1t being necessary to
shoot of in but two cases.
The prizes were pretty equally divided
between the visiting statesmen" and the
home shootists, nine prizes being won by
tie Wheeling men amounting 10 $50 so,
and Eve BY the visitors, amounting to
$50 so.
Wellsburg was represented by Messrs.
Applegste, Virgin and Mcclellan; Beth.
any, By Dr.. S6riyer and Messrs. Finley
and Ridgely, the best shots in their re-
spective localities. The shooting Of the
Maynards and Bethany and Wellsburg
was very close. the average Of the May
uArds being 1854, Bethany 1914, and
Wellsburg 1885 per man.
Another match will probably take place
soon, As the interest in rifle practice
seems TO be increasing. On account Of
the military picnic the military match
for s $50 gold coin was postponed till
some future day, probably Saturday, 18th
inst.
The MAYNARD Club will shoot their sec
ond contest for the prize rife next We'd
nesdsy, at 800, 900 and 900 yards. The
members Of the club will be pleased to
zee any visitors who feel an interest in
long range rife shooting. We append
the official score Of the matches shot last
Thursday:
First Match-10 o'clock, A. n, $50.
Open TO all corners, 100 yards, of hand,
any rife. and sights except telescope, 5
shots. Eutrance fee, 3. First prize
Hunting case silver watch, SIS; second
prize-greenbacks, $40; third prize
greenbacks, IS.
Mcvay %, frat prize; Shriver 81, sec
ond prize; Worthen 20, Dwight 20, Stan
ton %, Dwight 20, Virgin 20, Thornburg
10, Smith 10, Mcclellan 10, Apologize
19, Ridgley 10, Finley 49,. Wallace Is,
Robinson II.
Messrs. Worthen and Dwight divided
the third prize.
Second msteh-1 o'clock, p. N. 5000.
Open 10 all comers; distance 100 yards;
position standing. Any rife and sights
except telescope; S shots. Entrance fee
3 90. First prize 1reenbacks, IS;
second prize-Hunting case silver watch,
SIS; third prize-Smith patent revolver,
81; fourth prire-Cssh, s..
Dwight %, let priEei Wallace %,
ID prize; Apologize q, Sd prize; sdpes
q, 4th prize; Carroll 81, Finley q,
Shriver 90, McVay 20, Virgin 20, Apple.
gate 20, Wilson l9, Carroll 1e, Thornburg
le, Ridgley 10, Thornburg 10, Robinson
10, Wilson IS, Dwight is, Worthen IL,
Mcclellan II, Woods l6, Robinson Is,
Mcclellan 10, Wallace W, Smith W.
Messrs. Apologize and stipes tied for
Sd priIe, and in shooting of the tie Apple
gate won Sd prize and sdpes 4th. Score:
Apologize 4,4,5. stipes AS.
Third Match-3 o'clock P. n; $50 in
gold. Open TO all comert; distance, 100
yards; position, standing; off-hsnd; any
rife and sights except telescope; 5 shots.
Entrance fee, s. so. First prize-gold
coin, SIS; second pfize-gold coin, So 50;
third prize-gold coin, 81 so; fourth
priEe-gold coin, S..
Apologize %, frat prize; Robinson 81,
second priLs; Virgin 20, third prize;
Mcvay 20, fourth prize; Johnson 20, APP
plegate 20. Dwight 20, Thornburg 10,
Mcvay 10, shriver 10, Wallace 10, Fin
ley 10, stipes 10, Carroll IS, Robinson IS
RidgleY IS, Worthen II, Little 16, Mo-
Clellsn W, Wilson, ".
Virgin and Mcvay tied for third prize.
In shooting of the lie, Virgin won third
and Meysy fourth prize. Score: Virgin
s, McVay 4.
Fourth Match-Distance 100 yards, of
hand. entrance Zee 81. First prize, nickel
plated revolver, 81; ID prize, cash, $;
Shriyer, %, lat prize; MeVay, 81, %
prize; Stanton, 81; Virgin, q; Dwight,
20; Applegate, %; Wallace. 20; Dwight,
%; Robinson, 10; Smith, W.