Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-21
Phenomenal Skfrmfsh Target OF Lieut.
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entirely devoid of interest. but the multi
tude gathered in rear Of the firing point did
not md their unlocking monotonous during
the last three hours-the match closing
shortly after pm. By IL 80 IL was evil
dent that the coveted honors would surely
Lieut. Chas II Laird Mso Won the sate eep fS
1873. by Private s. 1. Scott or by Maj Geo.
H. Harries. with the odds decidedly against
the latter for while he was using a Rem
ington. Hepburn rife, with a plain. open
sight, his immediate competitors shot with
the old fine rifles. equipped with globe sights
them almost invincible in the hands of ex-
perts. For a while il was a neck and nb,k
AFFAIR, and when the first ten shots had been
fired Maj. Harries led, with 46 points. he
having opened with six consecutive Bulls
eyes; Lieut.. Laird was second. with 43: Pri-
the second string Of ten, Private Scott
missed the target. something Lieut.. Laird
did twice. The score at the twentieth shot
was in favor Of Mai. Harries, he having 81
points with successive bull's-eyes I'm the
second ten shotsl: Private Scott had IS
points; Lieut.. Laird q! points. Then the
the twenty-frst shot Private Scott missed
the target but he caught on to the bull
on his twenty second and only got out of It
twice thereafter. Maj Harries maintained
his lead until his twenty-ffth shot, when a
let up Of the wind gave him .. He was
still ahead though, and was trying to re-
main so, when an unobserved change of
light gave him a ricochet, which. Of course,
counted zero. That made the score a tie,
u,
was the black, while Mai. Harries was won
dering where his ricochet had hit. Then
Scott put In another to the majors 3. thus
getting two-point lead, followed by
and TO the majors and 4. The fight
was over, and Private s. l. Scott. company
A, engineer corps. was winner OF the VIM
bledon cup and poSsessor of the title OF
long-range chanDion of the United States.
Everybody congratulated him. and his wife,
who was an anxious spectator Last year
tor being Maj. c. II. Cans of New York. who
has captured II four years In succession.
Some very creditable work was done by the
field rifles Corporal Young and Col. Clay
being conspicuous. Capt. Jas. f. Bell. Pri-
Esss W S,easr Private MAR d canaan
vania, Col A. r. Kuser, Capt. II: b. Cilley.
Lieut.. J NJ. Stewart. Private F. L. Graham
and Private Finnegan withdrew before their
who endured unto the end were as follows:
Private S. 1. Scott-4. 4. s. 4. 3. 8. 5. T. T.
= o. . E 5ss p s. T. . o. o. g. o. o. s. s. s.
Maj. George II. HAIRLESS. s. s. s. 8. 6. 4.
3 5; 500 T. :, : 5. s. s. 5. 4. 3. 5. S. 4.
2 Lieut. + o. ); E l. n L TGral rs
!. . ), I. ), T Tossl. IL. : o. T. o. o.
Cop G; B. Young q CSpr q Fihe'1O :,
), 4. 5. ). 2. 4 i. 5, 3, 5. Total s..
Col Clay Springfield rihe,-2: o. :. !. p s.
= E o. J. g. + = o. T. : ; s. r. Total = o. s. a. 3
Lieut. Laird ascribes his decline to the
mixing OF two sizes of bullets in his am
The Wimbledon cup, which is intrinsically
valuable TO the extent Of $500 was In 1875
presented TO the National Rifle Association
Hssoeaton Of Great py s sas a'@ There is
legend to the effect that since lsIS-when
Lieut.: Laird had the trophy under lock
possession Of the cup. DIR. Scott says he
doesn't want IL in his custody.