The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-05
THE MILITARY SHOOT.
II Turns Out a Contest Between the
Guards and HuSSaTS.

A Lively Interest Manifested Among
the Teams as to the Results-The
Shooting at the eoo-Yard Target
to Be Completed To-day-First Team
Of the Hussars Has the Highest
Score on the 200 and 3oo-Yard Tar
gets-To-day's Contests Outlined.
The interstate military contest at
! Wheelmen's Park yesterday was mar
lowed down TO a local contest between
! the Savannah Volunteer Guards and the
/ Georgia Hussars, but there was as much
| interest taken in it as if there had
/ been a dozen or more teams entered for
( hOnors of the target.
! The day was fair one for target shoot
| ing, there being no wind to disturb the
| flight of the missiles toward the targets,
or other inconvenience to disturb the
marksmen. Besides the teams that were
entered, and the officers of the shoot,
| there were few out to witness the exhi-
billions Of skilIful workmanship. Quite
number of members of the companies
who were not entered with the teams
went out during the afternoon, however,
to see with what success their friends
were meeting
THE FIRST SHOT.
The shooting began at o'clock, and the
! Hussar s. teams having drawn the first
| places, they were the first on the field
| They led OF by firing at tine 200-yard
target The Guards teams arrived about
an hour later and they began with the
200-yard target while the Hussars took
up the 300-yard range.
| DR.. j. ID. Martin, chairman of the shoot
| ing committee, had charge of the shoot,
| and Mr.. J. p. White acted as range officer.
| The scorers were Messrs. Lewis Mercer,
| g. W. Saussy, Hugo Wenzel, r. II. Polk,
| w. Quinan and w. ID. Dixon.
| me shooting went along without any
| disturbance to mar the pleasure of the
| event. The teams consisted of five men
each, and each man was allowed ten shots
| on each range. The highest possible score
| that could be made on one range by any
man was fifty, each bull's-eye counting
| five points. The teams were made up of
some of the best shots in the city, and
| during the contest. which will be com
| pleted this morning. some excellent scores
| were made.
THE SCORES.
| In the scores given herewith. the first
number represents that on the 200-yard
| range and the second on the 300-yard
| range. The scores Of the first team of
| the Hussars was as follows: Sergt J. G.
Postell, captain, 45-48, Privates +. G.
| Wilson 42-3S, E. l.. Gilbert 4-41, G. S.
| Richmond 43-43, X. r. Dancy 4l-39. To-
tails for team 2l2-204.
| The score Of the second team was: Pri-
| vate Thomas Hunter 1851, Sergt. A
| S. Eichberg 1910, Private w. @. Hull
| 1876, Corpl. r. p. Constantine 36-37,
Private j. 7. Shuptrine 1910. Totals for
| team, 1SS-1S9.
! Tho scoro ~ C,o,,oo,,v A 30 +bo C,,,a,d
| was; Lieut. Davis Freeman 1876, Lieut..
Huger 36-42, Sergt. r. M. Screven 1851,
! Private George A. Mercer Jr., 1897, Lieut..
j; S: Schley 42-36. Totals for team,
Company B of the Guards scored as
follows; Private II. E. Wilson 1922,
| Private Fred Myers 1899, Lieut.. H. II.
Bacon 1888, Private Abbott Thomas
35-31, Private G. L. Appleton 1895.
| Totals for team 1S5-l74
| The score of Company DIS team was:
| Capt. G. M. Gadsden ?j-34, Lieut.. H. r.
Moore $3.50, Sergt. II. Blum, Jr, 30-39,
| Sergt. Q. T. Bacon 35-S, Private w. B.
Burpltt $685. Totals for team 175-157.
THE LONG RANGE.
The firing at the 6O0-yard target began
| about . 30 o'clock in he afternoon, and it
was dark before half finished The
second team of the Hussars finished their
| oNOLC Oh WIS IdllBty Us AlNl dlSO Company
! DIS team of the Guards and the first
! team of the Hussars had fired Just one
round when time was called. The teams
which did not finish their scores on the
! 600-yard target will conclude that work
| during to-day. The scores made on that
| target will decide the contest Besides
! the team prizes offered handsome gold
medal is to be given the individual CON
testant making the highest score on the
| three ranges.
| Besides the winding up of the contest
| begun yesterday afternoon, part of which
will be done this morning, there will be q
| contest to-day between two teams from
the rife association, In which both sport
ing and military rifles will be used, the
latter to be given handicap of four
points In five shots over the former.
To-DAY's CONTEST.
The two teams which will shoot, begin
ming at l o'clock this afternoon, are first,
Messrs J. p. White, f. c. Wilson, j. r.
Shuptrine, f. A. Cults and r.. IL. Dancy,
and the other team is Messrs c. S.
Richmond, w. N. Nichols, &c. Postell, A.
S. Eichberg and II. E. Wilson. These two
ca ms include some Of the crack shots of
1.-THE city, and some good scares
may be expected from them.
After this contest there will
be pistol contest for which fifty yard
target has been arranged. The commit
tee extends an invitation to all ladies who
would like to witness the shooting to
come out to the park where they will be
admitted free.