The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-17
MEDAL WINNERS.
General Miles Presents the Prizes
to the Successful MarkSmen.
10 Each He Addresses a Few Words of Per-
sonal Congratuiation-The Generals Staff
and Many Civilians Were Present

CHICAGO, Sept 16.-The closing scene of
messed at Fort Sheridan to-day when
Maj General Miles, accompanied by his
brilliantly uniformed staff, presented the
winners of medals, prizes, etc, with their
trophies in the presence of the full
Fifteenth regiment and large number of
civilians from the CITY, General Miles
madea brief speech, congratulating the
champions and thanking them on behalf of
the United States army for their good
work. Each man then came forward
separately and his medal was pinned on
his breast by General Miles, who add ressed
to each few words of personal congratu-
lation.
The first prizes awarded were to the army
rife team, four gold medals going to Serg' t
f. Rose Sergeant F. d. Howell, Corporal
j. o. Holen and Sergeant M. Ray. The six
silver medals went to Lieutenant T. @.
Ramsey, Sergeant j. w. Maynor, Lieuten-
ant j. O'Brien, Lieutenant G.. Gerhardt,
Sergeant j. Quinn and Corporal j. Dramey
respectively.
The medals to the three best scores
among distinguished rif1emen, went to Ser
geant Byron Merwin, VINO captured the
Buffalo gold medal, while Sergeant ]. W.
Davis and Corporal " S. Weinhart took
the silver Tepee medals.
Then came the cayalrymen, army carbine
team rs one rife team. A Texan won the
first place-Sergeant H. Heuser The other
three gold medals were won by Corporal L.
F. Mitchell, Sergeant j. l.. Jackson and
Sergeant M. Rohrer, while the six silver
medals were carried off by Sergeant f. E.
Driry 70 w II
Hail, Sergeant G. j. Henry, Sergeant f.
Rankin and Serg't j. Holman. In the ranks
of distinguished carbine men, Blacksmith
S. Keiser, whose record of GAS points in
four days work has never been beaten,
won the gold Buffalo medal. The silver
ones went to Corporal S. P. M. Hoke and
E. H. Steiner.
Then came the presen tatious of medals
offered by newspapers ana business firms.
Lieutenant M. j. O'Brien took the Chicago
Herald gold medal for the best total skir-
mish record and the Shurley medal for the
best Individual skirmish run among Off
GERS. Lieutenant w. M. Hughes took the
Chicago Tribune gold medal for the great
est number of bullseyes at two, three and
five hundred yards among officers. The
Chicago Inter Ocean medal to the officer
making the highest score at all ranges went
to Lieutenant G. Ramsey. Lieutenant
Colonel Hotchkiss, of the Illinois National
guard, received Spalding's medal for the
best total at all ranges, also the shotgun
offered by Montgomery, Ward g. Co. Ser
geant F. Rose secured the Herald purse of
500 for the highest total score at known
distances and the Tribune purse of 500 for
the best total in skirmish firing. Sergeant
A. G. Austin gets 500 from the Inter ocean
for the greatest number of bullseyes at all
ranges and Sergeant Merwin $50 for the
best single skirmlsh run. There were a
number of other prizes offered by business
men distributed. Sergeant F. Rose gets
eighteen months subscription to the Kan
sas City Times for the best score at 1000
yards bullseyes firing, and Corporal Van
zick one years. subscription for the greatest
number of bullseyes.