Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-05-22
THE MONEY UP.
Our Crack Shooting Company Backs Its
Talk With Coin.

Talk With Coin.
The following correspondence on the SUBJ
ject of the proposed rifle-shooting match
between Company G, First Artillery Regi-
ment of this city, and Company G, First
Infantry, of San Francisco, is sufficiently
pointed 10 require no explanation:
ARMoRy COMPANY G,
FIRST ARTILLERY REGIMENT,
FOusTH BRIGADE, n. e. c.,
SACRAMENTO, May 81, 1889.
Captain John E. Klein, Commanding Company
| c, First Infantry, NJ g. c., San Francisco, CAL
CAPTAIN: have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of yours of the 10Th inst, challeng
| ing my company TO shooting contest. The
company did not meet before last evening,
| hence the delay in acknowledging the receipt
OF same. You are no doubt aware of the fact
that on the 10Th day of March, 1889, Company G
issued general challenge 20 any company in
the National Guard of California Although this
challenge at the time give due publicity
through the press, it was not accepted.
AS our challenge was the first issued, it seems
10 us but proper that any company desiring to
contest should have taken notice of it before
the date therein named had expired. w. April
l, 1889. Since the challenge was not addressed
70 any particular company and may have es-
capped your notice, We now reopen the matter
ana ADDRESS ourselves to your particular COM
pany. AS its terms are fair and just, hope you
VIII see your way clear to accept its conditions,
that contest may be had which will test the
Panies
The following is copy of the original chal-
lenge, which you may consider modified only
70 far as TO make the terms two hundred and
fifty dollars $3.50 side. and limiting the date
OF acceptance TO July l. 1889:
ARMoRY COMPANY G.
FIRST ARTILLERY REGIMENT,
FOURTH BRIGADE N. G. G..
SACRAMENTO, March Is, 1889.
To any Company in the National Guard of the
STATE Of California. The company which have
m q nd howl 60
challenge to any company in this State to shoot
match on the following terms and conditions
viz: The number of men to be not less than
twenty-five or as many more, up to the full
strength of the company, as the company &C.
cepting this chsllenge may name. The arm to
be the Springfield life; open sight six-pound
pull two sighting shots allowed each man
distance 200 yards off hand. Terms, 500 or mp
wards. Each company to shoot on its own
range under the supervision of representatives
from the contesting companies. No man to be
allowed to shoot unless he be bona fide mem
Der OF his company. and was not upon the roll
December 81, loss The Captain Of each COM
pany to be required to make affidavit in con-
formity with the above before shooting COM
mences Date of contest to be mutually agreed
upon hereafter. Any company desiring to ac-
cept this challenge must do so before April !,
1889. and put up a deposit, which will be COW
Captain Commanding Company
In accordance with the above challenge. a
check en- tor two hundie ed and fifty dollars $3.50
u
Francisco Examiner. Awaiting an early reply,
beg TO rsmain yours, respectfully,
THOMAS B. HALL,
Commanding Company G.
PLAYING FOR POINTS.
In connection with the above it NAV be
stated that few DAYS ago Captain Klein, of
Company G, First Infantry. issued a chal-
lenge on behalf of his company to Com
pany G for target shooting match, the
provisions being that all the men shooting
be bona tide members of the company
prior TO May LIST of this year
Captain Hall thinks it a little strange
that Captain Klein should so dodge the is
sue. 1t is said that the reason the San
Francisco company did not accept Com
pany Gs challange was on account of the
clause in it which stated that only those
could be allowed to shoot who were en-
listed prior to January 1st 1t has been
learned that lately Captain Klein has en-
listed ten or more new and good men, and
now, issues his challenge, dating the mem
bership simply back to May 1st. Captain
Hall is anxious that his challenge of March
10Th be accepted.