The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-23
GEORGIA WON THE MATCH.
THE NEW JERSEY RIFLE TEAM
BEATEN BY Al POINTS.

Troop Pistol topteSf-Nurrotv Is
cape of Hr. n. VI. DcEserc's LittIe
SOn-Another Match To-day and n
Military Reception Tonight.
The rife team from The Hussars won
The honors of the day On the contest with
their New Jersey visitors on the ranges at
Wormsloe yesterday. The total score oc
the New Jersey team was l76. ami that OF
The Hussars 5iT making the latter the
winner by Il points.
The day altogether was very fair one
FOR shooting with the exception OF "a
slight wind during the early part Of the
contest. The troopers LETT their armory
about o'clock I'm commend of Lieut. a.
Minis. The Hussars were mounted The
New Jersey party. and both The rifle teams
went cut in buckboards ami carriages.
The party was met at the gate at
NVorInsioe by Mr.. g. ". DeRenne, who
came down mounted and welcomed the
Hussars and their guests TO the hOspitali-
ties OF his beautiful country home. The
visitors were royalty entertained during
rhc entire daN. and all Of them carried
away many pleasant recoliectious OF the
warm and hospiable manner in which
they "a ere received
aad /, was about 14;30 o'clock when the
rifslnen went out on the ranges. 40
member OF either OF the teams had ever
hsen on the ranges before. bui they were
well laid out and getting used to them was
not a difficult matter. The sky was entire
y elouded shutting on ali sunlight dur
ing the shoot. and he light on the tar
gee vas therefore uniform and without
Interfering shadows. The teams went on
ONLY lwo Of the ranges. shooting al 20
and 500 yards. Tine 3W-ydri target was the
ftrst fred at, and al first there was rather
a puffy and gusty wind interfering with
shooting somewhat, Dut by the time the
s00-yar1 target was reached this had al
most entirely died down. ana the scores
tuade al This distance were in many i'm
stances better than on the 2Ueyard range.
Zach Of the twelve coutes issnts had two
turns al each target, firing tive shots each
time, making she number Of shots by each
twenty. and the total number of shots
fred nv each team 10 The highest Dos
sible score was 100, which would mean
twenty bulls eyes. could any OF the
Tnarksmen have possible made such "A
score The best shooting of the day was
done by Private II. q. Wilson of the Ilus-
ssars, who made a score of 95, the highest
ever made in Savannah over the distances
~ which the shooting was done. The
best shooting ia the visiting team was
done by Private John l.. Kuser of the
lFirst New Jersey troop, who made score
~ g. The score in detail IS as follows:
New Jersey-Gen. Bird W. Spencer in
pector general o. rifle practice, 200 yards
i-S-5-9-'-4-31 800 yards --z---i-5-f-S-O-
80 .ot9 49,, ~ ,,.. &c., -,
private william HAYES second fesl-
yards, 4-4-5-5-l-5-5-5-S-J-i5. total, IS.
Col 4. r. Kuser, aidc-de-camp, STAFF of
governor ~ yarus, - -o-'--fV' o0O
aus S-4-t-S-9-e tO'el, 81. 90,
ffiNate heouoIe r. i' ' III ~ t,oop' ~
afusi e-o-f-i-i-S-i -'-o-f-''' wv SalU9' 9-'---
-4-f-S-a-'--Sf' lotal, a.
FtlNate Johh l. huser' lrsu trooll, 4O
} afds' i-i-'-o-i-o-H-t- 0VV Sarus' f-'-o-
= t-4-4 -d-y-S-t to'aL oS~
apt =. =. t0eio, 9eNeh'n r@s ilhehl' @VV
ARDS, 4-4-i-b-l-i-i-o-o-i-z' oVV yards S-1-
9 r -a-'-o-5-9-o total. 81 one
iotai at zVo yards al AT 0OV yarus' -oo'
Z ranu total New Jersey 80
hussars; sergeant j. :. fosteH, w
) arns' o-o-i-i-o-o-i-o-t.t-fo' ooo yarus' o-o-o-
a-a-o-4-4-o-4-ib. total VI.
PflNate r. 9. WILSON, ~ NaIds, o-4-9-i-y-
s-o-o-o-i-l6; 500 yards, o-o-o-o-0-o-i-a-o-4-i1
total 49,
Private j. 7. Shuptrlne, ~ yards, 4-4-l-i-
a-4-4-a-0-4-42; 900 yards, 4-i-l-5-i-o-5-o-o-o-
-. total, "a.
Private J. G, Nelson, 200 yards, 3-f-f-l-i-
e-t-4-f-S--li w ydius' -o-V-0-7-i-9-t--o''
total 80
Private Thomas Hunter, 200 yards, 49,
b-i-b-4-i-4-3-4O; 900 yards, 5-4-0-5-5-4-5-5-4-4-
q, total Sc.
Private G. $. Richmond, 200 yards, 5-l-4-
e-4-4-4-4-4-4-42; 500 yards, 5-3-5-5-i-f-5-2-
81, total So.
Total Hussars. at 200 yards, 256; at 500
; ards 26l; grand total, Hussars, 5l7. The
team beat their competitors, as
win be seen, by Al points
The Hussars' pistol contest was in
progress at the same time with the rifle
shoot. The distance fired was thirty feet,
and each man was allowed twelve shots.
six to be fired by cooking the pistol and
Throwing il out and six with the double
action. Some very fair scores were made
in this contest. the best being that by
Private z. l.. Gilbert. who is the troon
snspaeto- of rife practfce He won on d
score Of eight points. having hit the target
with nine our of the twelve SHOTS. but one
was deducted ro1. an error The nrize
= handsome silver olip was n1,e-
-ls,4ad ~ Private c,sIbert nv Mr.
- W DeRanne ON on 81
~ no ann y,ss ssIoistoa Contest C.oo,.eeiS
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