The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-10-13
A SWEEPING CHALLENGE.
CAPT. KIDwELL ASKED TO NAME
MS owN TERMS.
Company "E" Trying To Force n Match
They Claim they want "a Shoot,
Or Talk stopped.

/ The following letter sent to Captain
Kidwell of the Sharpshooters to day
explains itself:
ARMoRY. Co. "E" N. G. H., Honolulu,
Oct. 10. 1894
| CAPT. KIDwELL, Honolulu, OAHU.
Dear Sir: We understand that the
proposed match between Capt. Good |
and yourself is off. You are credited |
with having repeatedly made the state !
ment that you are willing to shoot any
man in the country. Heretofore, the
trouble seems to have been an inability |
to arrange terms to suit you. Wishing |
to see if it is at all possible that there is |
really any shoot in you, you are hereby |
challenged to shoot single match of
any number of shots on your own terms
against some member of Co. "E" whom |
we will name, and we guarantee that it |
will be man who has made record in |
public match in this country, and that |
it will not be Captain John Good, Jr.
In saying ION your own terms we
mean that we will allow YOU to name |
time and amount for which you will |
shoot and give you your choice of any |
of the ranges used by the uniformed
military. This of course bars the Ii. k. |
y. range. We will furthermore allow !
you to name markers, Judge or judges,
rifle, ammunition etc, ETC., etc: to suit |
yourself. We will name our man when |
you bring the agreements to sign.
Money to be deposited with any one
chosen by you.
! We confess that it is forlorn hope to |
expect to see you shoot even on your
own terms, and frankly admit that this
challente e, is mainly intended to stop
all future boastings on your part as to
your shooting abilities or capabilities.
Should it be possible that you will
shoot, we will be happy to have you
meet representative of our team at
any place convenient to you and ar
range everything to suit yourself An
answer is requested not later than ~
o'clock noon on Tu 'sday, October 10,
1894.
| Dtll ltltpuuIt OJD.
| per order COMPANY f TEAM.
The following correspondence has
heretofore passed between Captains
KidweIl and Good:
Honolulu, Sept Sth, 1894.
CAPTAIN JOHN GooD-Sir: Having
been informed that you think you can
accommodate me with thirty or fifty
round match at 200 yards off hand Reg
to state that l will have great pleasure
in entering upon such CO test with
you; the stake to be from $50 to $500,
fifty dollars to five hundred dollars)
the match to be shot before the Sth of
Oct. 1894
JOHN KIDwELL.
Honolulu, Sept. l4th 1894
To CAPTAIN JNo. KIDwELL-Sir:
Your letter of the Sth inst, found me in
IA sick bed and as ry health is still un-
certain, am at pre- sent Unable to close
with your offer. When my physical
vigor is restored, shall be pleased to
WIN ypu oli thc oupJcbt
matter mentioned in your letter.
Respectfully &C.,
JOHN GOOD, JR.
Honolulu, Sept. Goth, 1894.
CAPTAIN JOHN KIDwELL Sir: In fur
Their reply to your letter of the Sth inst,
wish to inform you that | have Five
Hundred $4,000 dollars, for a match of
one score of fifty (5OJ shots with you.
| shah be pleased to meet you at an
early date to arrange terms.
Yours truly,
JOHN Coop, JR.
, GP. s.. | will be on duty tomorrow.
, In view of the fact that the recently
proposed rifle match between Captain
: Kidwell and myself seems to have ex-
| cited some local interest, have deemed
. it proper that the above correspondence
should be published with an account OF
the subsequent interviews wherein we
failed to come to terms.
p To be brief, Captain Kidwell and my
self agreed l. pom the weapons, the stake,
the lace, the markers, and at my sug-
gestion, agreed =. to accept Mr.. Frank
Hustace, of the Sharpshooters company
o as Judge of the proposed match, but re-
fused to accede to my wish to shoot fifty
g shots strais ht away without stopping to
clean the rifles, or allow them to cool
during the shooting.
" Captain Kidwell was willing to shoot
on those terms, provided both contest
ants used factory ammunition or that
would allow him the use of the specially
y prepared ammunition that am practic
ing with. This declined to do, and til,
'e negotiations were broken off.
Frankly, / consider the Sharps Bor
re chard rifle superior to the Springfield
at 200 yards, and wished to neutraliz,
II this supremacy by shooting the mattel
in one score, reserving my own private
'o ammunition.
All lovers of the "Queen of weapons
8 can easily decide as TO the merits of tn
60 case.
JOHN COOP, Jr.
Es Honolulu, October 10, 1894.
, How He Collected 1t.
"If you think you've got such dead sur
3 thing on that claim against me, why don