The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-06
The HUSSARS VICTORIOUS.
They Win the Prizes in the Military
Contests.

| in Detail-mr. ]. P. White Wins the
Medal in the Contest Between the
| Members Of the Rifle Association.
The Shoot a Success.
The shooting contest between the two
teams from the Georgia Hussars and the
three teams from the Savannah Volunteer
| Guards was ended yesterday with the
/ two teams of the former company in the
| lead.
Capt. J. c. Postell, of the first Hussars
/ team, made the highest individual score
| recorded, l&2 out OF possible $50. He is
! one of the finest shots in Georgia and in
the south, and some of his scores equal
any ever made south of Mason and
/ Dixon's line.
SOME GOOD SCORES.
| Capt. Postelrs team made grand total
of 567 points out of possible $50 points
1t has beenra long time since this record
has been surpassed by any team in this
section. The shooting from the 60O-yard
| target, as viii be seen from the score be-
! low, is exceptionally fine. Mr.. f. G. Will
son made the next highest score in this
team and the next highest made during
the shoot. His record was 116. Capt.
| Postell wins the individual prize, which
| is a handsome gold medal.
! Private j. T. Shuptrine did the best
shooting in the Hussars second team,
making l07, and Sergt Eichberg came
next, making l07. This teams total record
was 504, it winning the second prize. The
! first Hussars' team gets 35 per cent. of
| the entrance fees, and the second team
! fifteen per cent.
A GOOD SHOWING FOR THE GUARDS.
The Guards showed some good ma
terial-- Lieut. John Sullivan Schley made
| the third highest score of the shoot,
| scoring ia points. He is a member of
! Company A, which up to the last three
! shots Of that team was tied with the
| second team of the Hussars, but the last
! three shots were unfortunately missed
and the team scored a total of only 497
Lieut.. T. p. Huger made some splendid
| scores, and is one of the best shots in the
| battalion.
Lieut. H. T. Moore did the best shoot
ing for Company ID, making 107 points.
| Lieut.. Hal Bacon and Privates Fred
Myers and Abbott Thomas of Company
B did some excellent work for the team
from that company.
The fourth best score Of the shoot was
made by Private r. r. DanCy, of the
| Hussars, and the fifth by Private E. l..
| Gilbert. Mr. G. S Richmond also did
some good work with the first team. All
those mentioned made a score of 100 or
above.
TIE SHOOT SUCCESS.
The shoot has been generally consid-
cred a success. The Hussars are much
elated over their success, which was the
result of much hard work.
Each of the men was allowed ten shots
at each target, the ranges being 200, 800
| and 600 yards in length. They fired at
the 2OO-yard target standing, at the 300
yard target sitting and at the 600-yard
target lying down. The highest possible
score under the rules would have been $50,
but that is rarely If ever made
THE DETAILED SCORES.
In tho scores given herewith, the first
number represents that on the 2O0-yard
range, the second on the 300-yard range,
the third that on the 600-yard range and
the fourth the total The scores of the
first team of the Hussars was as follows
Sergt. j. c. Postell, captain, 45-43-34122,
Privates F. G. Wilson 42-3S-36-1l6, E. L.
Gilbert 4I-4l-29-lll, G. S. Richmond 43-43-
20-l06, h. II. Dancy 41-39-32-112 Totals
for team 2l2-204-l51. Grand total 567
The score of the second team was: Pri-
vate Thomas Hunter 36-31-26-99, Sergt. A.
S. Eichberg 42-4O-24106, Private w. G.
Hull 34-35-26-95, COrpl. r.. p. Constantine
36-37-24-97, Private j. T. Shuptrine 1910
21-lO7 Totals for team, 1SS-l89-l27
Grand total 504.
The score of company A of the Guards
was: Lieut.. Davis Freeman 36-36-20-02,
Lieut. Huger 36-42-27-105, Sergt. R. NJ
Screven 36-3l-29-96, Private George A.
Mercer, Jr., 3S-37-l5-90, Lieut.. J. s. Schley
42-36-36-114. Totals for team, 1SS-l82-127.
Grand total, 497.
Company B of the Guards scored as
follows: Private H. Z. Wilson 4O-32-22-
"a, Private Fred Myers 3S-32-3l-101, Lieut..
H. II. Bacon 39-3S-3l-10S, Private Abbott
Thomas 35-37-29-l0l, Private G. L. Apple
ton 33-35-l3-Sl Totals for team 1S5-l74-
1876. Grand total, 435.
The score of company DIS team was:
Capt &. M. Gadsden 36-34-2l-9l. Tieut.
H. 7. Moore 3S-39-30-l07, Sergt f. Blum,
Jr., 30-39-l0-79, Sergt 0. T. Bacon 35-S-l2-
50, Private w. B. Burpitt 36-31-2S-101.
Totals for team l65-l57-lOl. Grand total,
433.
MIR. j. p WHITE A WINNER
After the military match had been con-
cluded the shooting between the two
teams from the Rifle Association began
The Massachusetts target was used. The
scores on that target are somewhat diff
ferent from those on the other,
which was tho Creedmoor target.
Sporting rifles were used, and
each man was allowed twenty
Sl4OtS az tLt ~ou dLu range. WIN TINS
target bulrs-eye counts either u or II.
according to the nearness Of the shot to
the center of the target, so the highest
possible score would have been 240. Fol
lowing are the teams and the scores
made
Messrs. J. p White, 2O8; F. c. Wilson.
1856; i. A. Cults, 100; j. T. Shuptrine,
113; r. r. Dancy, 192. Messrs. w. N.
Nichols, 1852; H. E. Wilson, lS5; J. c. Pos
tell, 1877; A. S. Elchberg. 1919 and e. S.
Richmond 1872
The total of the first team was 9G1. or
36 points ahead of the score of the last
team which was 925 MIR j. p. White
wins the gold medal for the best individ-
ual score. As there were no other teams
in competition for the prizes in the all
Corners match, no entrance fees were
paid, and there were, therefore, no team
prizes.
On account of the lateuess of the hour
after this contest the pistol match was
not shot. 1t will probably come off some
time this week.
IN THE CITY COURT.