The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-06
TROPHIES TO CONTEST FOR.
4 GOOD STARTER FOR THE sAVAN-
NAH sIILITARY.S APRIL SHOOT.

one Trophy to Cost $1,000 and An
other $500. VIII BE Given IL the
Matches Are Guaranteed - The
shoot May Take the Place of May
Week-The Officers Of the Rifle
Range Association Receiving Much
Encouragement in Their Work on
che shoot.
The Savannah military Is receiving en-
couragement Of the most substantial kind
in furtherance of its project to have an
interstate and perhaps an International
shoot on the Avondale range next April.
A prominent Savannahian who has al
ways been identified with military enter
prises Of this kind has promised to make
the military a present of a trophy to
cost $1,000, If the match is guaranteed to
take place. This it is understood, would
be something like the Hilton trophy, or
the Interstate trophy of the New Jersey
Association. TO be contested for each year
or every time a match could be held. Such
a trophy would be even handsomer or
more elaborate than the interstate trophy
which was won at Sea Grit last Septem-
Der by the Savannah team. That trophy,
which has Travelled from Maine to Cali
fornia, is now famous throughout the
country. 1t cost about $3.50
But this is not the only announcement
the rifle range association has had. An
other party who does not want his name
mentioned at present has agreed TO con-
tribute $500 for another trophy also 10 be
contested for in these matches
With two such trophies as these to be
contested for the Savannah military has
an excellent basis on which TO work up
one of the most interesting military con-
tests the country has ever known. Not
only this, but it will make it a much cas-
Ter matter to have the contests continued
from year TO year. and make them such
events as not only the state and the south,
but the whole country will be interested
in. When the Chicago military was down
here Col. Turner and his officers were urg-
Ell TO send rifle team here next April to
enter the contests, and they looked upon
the project very faVorably, saying they
would do what they could to accept the
invitation. Since Georgia has taken such
an active interest in the Sea Girt matches
there is little doubt that New Jersey
would be well represented.
1t Will be an easy matter 20 get up other
team prizes and individual prizes, and a
shoot right here at home would have the
effect of encouraging military rife prac-
tice in other parts of the state beside Sa-
bany in the southwestern part of the
state, and one at Macon Neither of these
however. Is a state range, but both furn-
ish admirable opportunities for practice.
The Avondale range is the only state
range outside those at the regular camp
ing grounds at Meldrim and Griffin.
The Avondale range has been pronounc-
ed by many who have seen II the finest in
the country. Every range is reached
from common firing line, so that all the
targets and the skirmish field included,
can be used at the same time This is
true of no other range now in general
use, including those of Sea Girt and Creed
moor.
The project is to have the shoot in the
latter part of April, that being the most
pleasant time of the year in Savannah.
The officers of the association have been
in correspondence with militiamen else
where, and II Is said so far the indications
are very good. 1t has been suggested as
a good idea 10 have this contest take the
place Of May week, so to speak, and it
is likely in many quarters that it will
meet with approval.