The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-24
BlyGS At THE BULLSEYE.
Irish Jasper Greens Show What They
Can Do at a Target.

The Company Does the Best Shooting
i+has Done in Years-Serseant DuTy
Wins the First Prize ana Private
corish the Second Prize-Private
Fove. Private John Mem. Flannery
and ex-sergeant MeMahon the Other
Prize winners Capt. FIannery Pays
the Company a Neat Compliment.
The Irish Jasper Greens had their an
Dual target shoot at Harmon's range yes
+arlav afternoon. The company left the
First. RegimentArmoryo on Abercorn street
at4o'clock 80 strong, under command of
Leuit. Gleason with ID unauthorized mem
bers, making 43 in all
Each man was given five shots at the tar
Get The result was very satisfactory
While no very high scores were made, the
general average of the whole company
was the best it has been for several years,
showing marked improvement over the
previous year.
THE FIRST PRIZE MAN.
Sergeant John Duffy won the first
prize. the gold medal and a Winchester
rife. on a score of IS.
Private Nick Corish won the second
prize on a score of 10. The second prize
consisted of the Foley medal, large sill
yer medal presented to uthe company by
the late Captain John Foley and won by
Private Fallon ON Feb. %, 1860. Private
Fallon afterward returned the medal to
the company to be shot for annually.
Private Corish also received a handsome
scarf pin.
The third prize, pair of gold sleeve
buttons, was won by Private M. j, F'oye
on a score of 16.
Private John Mcmahon Flannery, son
of Capt. Flaunery, won the ununiformed
members prize, consisting of a pair of
gold sleeve buttons, on a score of II.
The second prize in this class was won
by the former first sergeant of the COM
pany, John I. Mcmahon, on a score of 16.
THE PRIZES PRESENTED.
The prizes were presented by Lieut..
Gleason with appropriate remarks. He
commended the good showing made by
the company. He said he much preferred
that the whole company should make
good average than that two or three men
should make high scores, while the ma
lority only touched the target. With
continued improvement during the com
ing year equal TO that of the year just
past, the company would rank second to
none, he said
The Greens arrived back at the armory
about 6 :45 o'clock, where they found an
ample supply Of refreshments
awaiting them. Those members who did
not hit the bull S eye did not fail to make
good records at the table. All the prize
winners were called on for speeches and
responded with good grace.
Sergeant Duffy said he liked prize-win-
ming frst-rate and would try to do it
again.
Private Corish said he did the best he
could, but meant to have the first prize
next time, Private Corish led the shoot
ing of the Greens at Camp Northen this
year.
Private Foye paid the officers of the
company a compliment. He said they
were as fine set socially and financially
as could be found anywhere. This
brought down the house. Private Elan
merry said he was proud of the company's
good record for the day and would do all
he could to help make better one next
time.
THE COMPANY eOAfPLIBfENTED.
Capt. John Flannery was called on for
a speech, and responded. He compli-
mented the men highly on their work at
the target, and said he knew they would
do even better next time. Practice was
all they required, he said, and with the
necessary effort, the company could be
brought to the highest standard.
Capt Flannery said he was sorry
that he was unable to be with the com
pany during the afternoon, but he was
with them in spirit. His remarks were
received with applause.
There was some fine singing by Sergt.
Leonard and Privates Gallagher, Norris
sey, Whippler and others.
There were other speeches and songs,
and the company spent an hour very
pleasantly before adjourning.
The Greens are good fellows as well as
good soldiers, and stand second to none in
either capacity.