Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-05-29
THE RIVAL MARKsMEN.
Captain Halls Rejoinder to Capital
Klein,s Recommendations

| Captain Halls Rejoinder to Captain
| Klein's Communication.
! A few days ago the RECORD UNION pub
lished long letter from Captain Klein, of
Company c, First Infantry Regiment, to
Captain Hall, of Company G, First Ar
tlllery. on the subject of the latter's chal-
/, lepge for company contest of efficiency
| in rifle SHOOTING. Captain Hall now re-
spoads as follows:
ARMoRY Co. G, FIRST ARTILLERY RECT,
FOURTH BRIGADE n. q. c..
SAcRs MENTo, May q, 1889
! Captain John Z. Klein Commanding Company
| c, First Infdntyy, San FfdnciSc0-CAPTAIN: Your
favor of the 18th instant to hand and contents
noted. Since you have seen fit 10 criticise us so
! severely, feel il my duty 10 define cur position
and if possible put my company before the pub
lie in better light than you have undertaken to
place us.
Referring to your challenge of October 5, 1887
we beg TO submit he following:
Mr.. Z. Meyers, Secretary of the Range Com
mittee of Company C. First Infantry Regiment,
n. g. c., writes:
1.-The Nationals denominate the scores of
company q. recently made at the official target
practice, az phenomenal, and as Company G
claims 10 be the champions in shooting. cannot
permit Company q 10 Guido 1t without a match
confess and, on behalf of Company C, chal-
iehges Company G TO a target contest
COPY OF CHALLENGE.
I'VE do hereby challenge your company to
shoot a match with team of from six to twenty
the match to be as follows:
"First-That the participants in the match
must have been bona fide active members ON
the 3lst day of August, 1sS.
'Second-Number OF shots to be ten per man,
at 800 yards, under reedmoor rules, each CON-
pany 10 shoot on their respective range, two
sighting shots TO be allowed each man. and each
compa ~ to be allowed two representatives or
more, at the others range. The match to be
viii regulation springfield muskets, siX-pound
pull OF trigger, Off hand.
..fhird~Match to be shot before the LIST of No
vember, 1857, The money to be deposited one
week before the match takes place in the hands
OF stake holder hereafter to be agreed upon"
COMPANY G's ACCEPTANCE
ARMoRY Co. g., FIRST ARTILLERY RECT, J
FOURTH BRIGADE, y. q. C.
SACRAMENTO, October Z, 1857.
C. Meyer, Esq, Secretary Range Committee, San
Francisco. Cdf;-DEAR SIR: l am in receipt of
pany G, First Artillery Regiment, to shoot a
match with Company c. First Infantry Regi-
ment, N. G. c., for $3.50 side.
In reply l beg to say that my company will
accept the challenge upon the following condi-
tons, viz:
First-To shoottwenty five men who were bona
hde active members of the company August 31st,
1887, and who are at the time of the shooting
members.of the company; commanding officer
OF each company to make oath to these facts.
Second-Number of shots per man to be ten,
dt ydIuS each company Sn0Otlng on
its own range. two sighting shots to be allowed
each man, each company to be allowed two or
more representatives at the others range, Creed
moor rules to govern
Third-Each participant to be allowed to
shoot either with the Springfield muskets or
Sharps rifles, as he may select; open sights, six
pound pull at trigger, off hand.
Fourih-Maich TO be shot on Sunday, October
10, 1887, between the hours of A. NJ. and P. NJ.
stake money to be deposited by October D.
1851 with some party 10 be mutually agreed
upon by the commanding officers of the COM
panies.
Allow me to say that my only reason for NAM
ing. the option of shooting either with the
Springfield or sharps rife is owing to the fact
mat the Springfield muskets in use in my COM
mand are very old, Imperfect and unreliable.
Trusting that you will accept the conditions
and favor me with an early reply, l remain
yours respectfully, Tho. B. HALL
Captain Commanding Company G.
1t seems self-eyident that the champions in
1857 did not occupy tenable grounds, else the
slight modiiic4tions made by us would not have
been sufficient cause for It's non acceptance by
your company
The challenge issued by my company last
March was made in good faith and in spirit of
perfect fairness, and that undue advantage
might not be claimed, the date of enlistment of
members who were to participate in the shoot
was made December 81, 1888.
1t seems rather curious that you should now
qupple because our challenge was not adj
dressed to your company, thereby intimating
that had it been, notice would have been taken
OF it, when the circumstances point conclusive
y that the challenge would have been accepted
by your company too quick had you
been confident of success in a conte st.
Company G in its efforts to bring about a con-
test has, believe. exercised only ordinary pre-
caution as to the conditions which should
govern any match in which it was to participate.
and, scting upon this principle, feel fully justi
he'd under the circumstances in taking the
position we dc with reference TO your challenge
by insisting upon the date of enlistment of con
testants TO be prior to January /, 1889.
In conclusion, let me say that it is evident to
my mind that you do not intend to accept my
challenge, and as brag and bluster will not de-
eide contest of this kind, l propose now to
drop the matter unless you hall yet see fit to
accept the challenge, which remains open to
you until July1, 1889.
Should you not accept, and your company
still desires to claim the empty honor of being
the champion shooting company you are quite
welcome TO do so. Very respectfully,
THos B. HALL,
CAPTAIN Commanding CompanY G.