Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-17

CHICAGO, Sept. 10. .=- The closing
scene OF the national shooting contest
was witnessed at Fort Sheridan today,
when Major General Miles, accom-.
panied by n brilliantly uniformed slail.
presented the winner Of the mcdala,
pri1es, clc,, with the trophies, IN the
prvseute Of the full Fifteenth Rcgi.
ment md large number Of civilians
from the city. General Miles made a
brief speech, conyratulniing the
champions, and thanking them on be-.
hall OF tho United States Army, Tor
theis good work. Each man then
came forward, separately, and the
medal was pinned on his breast by
General Miles, VIM addressed tn each
Few wutis OF personal congratulatlan.
The iiut awarded were the army
rifle team, tie four gold medals going
70 Sergeant h. Rose, Sergeant 4. ID.
Howell, Corporal J. o. H1lcn aud
Sergeant n. hay. The six silver
medals went TO Lieipenaut r.. e..
Ramsey, Sergeant j. W. Magyar,
Lieutenant J. O'IIfien, Lieutenant g..
GpTharit, Sergeant ]. quinn aud Cor.
poml j. Dramey, respectively.
The medals 10 the three btst scores
among the distinguished rinemcn,
went Ia Sergeant Byron Merwln, who
captured the "Bufiblon gold medal,
while Sergeant DasArnnd Corporal y.
:. Welnhart Took tho silver "rcpec''
medals.
Then came the cavalrymon-ihe
army carblne team-as one OF tho rifle
teams. a Texan won fret place, Scr.
gcant ". Heuscr. The other three
gold medals were won by Corporal H..
+. Mitchell, Sergeant j. l.. Jackson
and Sergeant NJ. RJher, while the six
silver medals werc carried OF by Ser.
geant +. Il. Toy, Private j. 10. Foley,
Capt. w. T.. Hal, Sergeant q. j..
Henry, Sergeant IA Rankin and Ser.
goant J. Hallam.
Ia the ranks of distinguished carblne
mcu, Blacksmith :. kcls.r, whose
record ores points In four days' work
has never been beaten, won the gold
"3ullalo" medal. Tho silver ones
went to CoTporals =. NJ. Hoke and J..
IL. Stoner.
Then came the presentation OF the
medals offered by the newspapers and
business firms. Lieut.. "a. J. O,Brlen
took the Chicago Herald gold medal
for the best total sklfmish record,
aud Shurley methl for the best
individual sklrmlsh run among the
officers. Lieut.. W. NJ. Hughes tool
the Chicago Tribune gold medal for the
greatest number of bullscyes nj 200, 800
and 800 yards. Among the officers the
Chicago Inter Ocean medal, 10 the oil.
Ger making tho highest score nt all the
rnngce, wont 10 Lieutenant q. Ram.
sey. Lieutonnnt.C Colonel Hotchkls, of
the Illinois National Guard received
spauiding's medal TOT the best total M
all ranges, also the shotgun offered by
Montgomery, Wari a TO. Sergeant
II. Rose secured tho Herald purse OF
800 for the highest total score Mt
known distances, and the Tribune purse
Of 500 for tho best total In skirlnish
firing. Sergeant A, q. Austin gets 3 loo
from the Latcr Ocean for the greatest
number OF bullscycs at all ranges, and
Sergeant Merwin $50 Tor the best sin.
gle skirmish run.
There were number OF other prizes
by business mon, distributed. Scr.
gcant i. Rose gets eighteen months,
10 the Kansas City Tipies
for the best 1000 yards firing, md
Corporal Zanzick, one years snGscrip.
ton for the greatest number of bull.
eyes.