Cherokee scout. [volume] (Murphy, N.C.) 188?-1961, 1895-09-10
WON BY GEORGIANS.
RIFLEMEN SECURE
THE PRIZE AT SEA GIRT.
They We're Closely Pushed, However,
by Washington's Team.

The south was victorious over the
north Wednesday in one of the most
important matches ever held at Sea
Girt, N. j. It was the third days
programme of the New Jersey State
Rife Asst ci ltion, and the event was
the interstate military match. The
trophy shot for was a large bronze
"Soldier at Marathon" presented by
the commander in chief on behalf of
the state of New York to be shot for
annually and to be held during the
year by the adjutant general of the
state whose team wins it now. 1t is
at the statehouse at Trenton, it having
been won last year by the New Jersey
marksmen. When the Savannah shoot
ers sfarsifor home they will take this
trophy along with them, and each con-
testant on the. team will wear q medal
to show what he did toward maintain
ing the reputation of the south.
The wind was blowing about six
miles an horE when the mattel COM
mehceFat $3.50 o. m. The guar men
set their wind guages accordingly. As
the day wore on the wind, increased.
Five teams entered the interstate mill
tary match az follows: Georgia, Dis
trict of Columbia, New Jersey, New
York and Philadelphia. Each state
selected twelve of its best marksmen.
At 200 yards the position was stand
ing and at 800 yards prone.
An Exciting Finish.
Georgia led the Washingtons at the
200-yard mark, but they were afraid
of the Capital City marksmen on the
longer range. Captain Cam, one of
sthe Georgia marksmen, said after the
200-yard scores were finished that he
doubted very much if the southerners
would carry away the trophy. The
Washington marksmen had made un-
usually good scores in the 500-yard
range and Captain Cam based his
prediction on that fact. Little atten-
ton was paid to either New. York,
Pennsylvania er New Jersey, as they
were practically out of the RAGE, al
though the New York boys puAup a
fairly good score on the long rnnga,
but the low score of. 473 gave them
little chance of winning.
The excitement between the District
of Columbia and the Georgia teams
was at fever heat. Captain William
son, of the last named team, stood by
his men and coached them. When
Private Pollard, who is over go years
of age and as spry and agile as a man
of 20, missed the target at the seventh
round on the 100-yard range, the
Georgia boys were iubilant, but their
Joy was short lived. !. Carleton made a
score of 40 out of a possible so. This
dampened the enthusiasm of the
southerners. Up to that time the
highest score was 48, made by F. p.
Wilson, of Georgia.
Georgia Wins.
Il sEss hoElx.s- etelamtil Tia
last shot was fred. When the scores
on the two ranges were added it was
found that the Georgians had made
1, 043 points to the District of Colum-
bias 1,037, a difference of only six.
Then cheer went up that drowned
the noise of the shooting. Captain W.
W. Williamson was the happiest man
aon the grounds. He shook the hand
of every one of his men and congratu-
lated them on the good shooting they
had made. No feeling of. hostility was
there among the gathering of national
marksmen, no feeling of envy existed,
1t was one nation boun1together by 6
fraternal bond of friendship. The
Washington guardsmen sentup cheer
and the Georgia boys followed with
three cheers and a tiger for their op
ponents.