The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-09
AT THE SEA GIRT n

Elk Governor Green and Mayor Wansel
Were Among the Marksmen.
The final shbot In the great Interstate
rifle team match was AIRED shortly before
five O'Clock Yesterday afternoon by one of
the members OF the First Regiment, Dis
trict of Columbia. The man made a clean
score, and this gives the match to that
team, as they have the highest score.
In the morning the teams that had not
shot at the 5O0-yard target began firin e.
and as soon as they finished the skirmisn
fri ng at unknown distances by the con-
Les ting teams began. The teams were
ma rched in double time up and down In
fro mt of the range, and at the sound of
the bugle they dropped to the ground and
fired. The scores are said to be the best
ever made The scores of the various
te m thus far computed are as follows.
First Regiment team, District of Co
firing, 979; total, 1,464 out of a possible
1900.
| Second Regiment Team, District of
Columbia-Known distance, 473; skirmish
firing, 1854. Total, 1881.
Engineer Corps of Washington, D. c.
known distance, 1876; skirmish, 1854. To-
tai, 1850.
Sixteenth Regiment, Pennsylvania
Troops-Known distance. sos; skirmish,
$40. Total, /. 345.
First New Jersey Regiment-Known,
400; skirmish. COL Total, LOST.
Second New Jersey Regiment-Known,
459; skirmish, 1888. Total, 1,242.
Third New Jersey Regiment-Known,
$50; skirmish, 663. Total, lib.
Fourth New Jersey Regiment-Known
distance, 452.
Sixth New Jersey Regiment-Known
distance, 459; skirmish, 783. Totol. 1905.
Seventh New Jersey Observation-Disclosures
distance. 1876; skirmish, S27. Total, 1893.
Sixth Bottalion District Of Columbia
Known distance, 435.
In all there were eleven competing
teams. The New York team did not put
IN an appearance until last evening, so
will not 10 any shooting until today,
when they will enter the remaining
matches. The shooting in the Kuser,
members, all comers and Perrine
matches, goes merrily along, and some
remarkable scores have been made.
In the Kuser match, which is 81 shots
prone ct 500 yards. Sergeant Roepllng of
the Pennsylvania team leads with a score
OF 101 ont OF q possible los. FL. d. G.
Weagroff. also of Pennsylvania. is sec
ond, with SO. and Captain Edward Gould
of the seventy first, New York. is third,
with a score of 81.
In the all-comers match Sergeant Roeb-
ing a score OF Al out OF q DosSlDIo 81.
Lieutenant Stewart of Pennsylvania 46,
Lieutenant Stillwell of Pennsylvania 46,
aud S. B. Wethervald of New York 46.
The shoot is five shots at 200 yards Off
hand, and i've shots prone at 500 yards.
In the members match for a gold medal
at 200 yards offnand Colonel Kuser of
New fersey has Il score of "a out of a pos
sible 25, General Bird w. Spencer of New
Jersey 20, Captain Edward Gould New
York % and Captain Reed of Seventh
New Jersey Regiment 90.
In the Perrine memorial match, five
shots at 500 offband and five at 500 prone,
Captain Stockholm of the Seventh New
jersey Regiment leads with a score of AZ
out Of a possible 80. Captain Charles
Smith. Third New Jersey Regiment, has
46, Colonel A. r. Kuser A and Lieutenant
Clark. New YORK, 40. ALI of the above
matches close tomorrow.
One of the most interesting side shoots
at half entrance money was between ex-
Governor Green Of New JERSEY, Mayor
Wanser Of Jersey City, Major e. j. An
derson of New Jersey, john L. Kuser
and r. B. Ready OF New York. The