Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-17
ARMY CRACK SHOTS.
The Shooting Tournament at
Chicago Ended.
Awarding of Medals to the
Winners,
The Trophies Presented by General
Miles in Person.
General Sporting News-snmnary of the
Races and Baseball Games-Slavin
willing to Meet Sullivan.
Checker Contest.
Associated Press Dispatches.

CHICAGO, Sept. 16.-The closing scene
of the national shooting contest was wit
messed at Fort Sheridan, today, when
Major General Miles, accompanied by a
brilliantly uniformed staff, presented
the winners of medals, prizes, etc, with
the trophies in the presence of the iull
Fifteenth regiment and large number
of civilians from the city. General
Miles made brief speech, congratu-
lating 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 Gen
eral Miles, who addressed to each few
words of personal congratulation.
The first awarded were the army rife
team, four gold medals going to Sergeant
f. Rose, Sergeant f. D. Powell, Corporal
]. O. Holen, Sergeant N. Ray; six silver
medals to Lieutenant f. G. Ramsey, Ser
geant F. w. Magyar, Lieutenant NJ. j.
O'Brien, Lieutenant G. Gerhardt, Ser
geant Quinn and Corporal J. Draney re-
spectively.
The medals to the three best scores
among the distinguished rifemen went
to Sergeant Byron Merwin, who cap
tured the Buffalo gold medal, while Ser
geant j. W. Davis and Corporal Swein-
hart took silver medals.
Then came the cavalrymen army car
bine team.
As on the rifle team, a Texan won first
place, Sergeant II. Heyser. The other
three gold medals went to Corporal L.
f. Mitchell, Sergeant J. 7. Jackson and
Sergeant M. Rohrer, while the six silver
medals went to Sergeant F. e. Toye,
Private J. B. Foley, Captain w. 2. Hall,
Sergeant G. j. Henry, Sergeant Frank
lin and Sergeant j. Holman.
Among the rank of distinguished car
bine men Blacksmith S. Keisser, whose
record of 648 points in four days work
has never been beaten, won the gold
"Buffalo" medal. The silver ones went
to Corporals P. NJ Hoke and f. H.
Steiner.
Then came the presentation of
medals to officers by newspapers and
business firms. Lieutenant M. j.
O'Brien took the Chicago gold medal for
the best total skirmish record and the
Shurley medal for the best individual
skirmish run among officers.
Lieutenant w. NJ. Hughes took the
Chicago Tribune gold medal for the
greatest number of bulbs eyes at 200,
300 and 500 yards, among officers.
The Chicago Inter-Ocean medal to
the officer making the highest score at
all ranges, went to Lieutenant F. G..
Ramsey.
Lieutenant-C Colonel Hotchkiss, of the
National guard, received Spaulding's
medal for the best total at all ranges I;
also the shotgun offered by Montgomery,
Ward & Co.
Sergeant f. Rose secured the Herald
purse of $100 for the highest total score
at known distances, and the Tribune
purse Of $3.50 for the best total in skir-
mish firing
Sergeant A. G. Austin gets 500 from
the Inter Ocean for the greatest number
of bull's-eyes at all ranges, and Sergeant
Merwin $50 for the best single skirmish
run.
Sergeant F. Rose gets eighteen
months subscription to the Kansas
City Times for the best score at 1000
yards bulPs-eye firing, and Corporal
Vanseik one years subscription for the
greatest number of bull's-eyes.