The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-04
THE CUP BoBS UP AGAIN.
THE GALVESTON TROPHY A SOURCE
OF MUCH DISPUTE.


Teams TO Do skirmish Firing All
the Week-Teams the Savannah
Boys VIII Have TO Compete with.
They VIII BE in Good Trim for L..
The Last Week Before the CeIe-
bratIOn.
The far famed Galveston cup does not
yet seem TO DO out of the hole. although
Adiutant General W. II. Mabry OF Texas
insists on its coming to Savannah 10 be
competed for
The National FencIbles Of Washington,
D. c.. who were barred from the interstate
drill because they were not enlisted have
taken a hand in the matter. The Thurston
Rifles appear. too. to have ignored Gen.
Mabry's letter insisting that the cup must
come to Savannah. The following tele-
gram to the Morning News from Austin.
Tex, last night explains the situation in
its latest phase:
"Adjutant General Mabry has not yet
heard from the Thurston Rifles Of Omaha
as to whether or not they will send the
Galveston cup TO the Savannah drill. He
is rather of the opinion that they Will re-
fuse to defend the cup or allow it to 80 TO
Savannah, in which case Gen. Mabry viii
place the matter in the hands of the gov
ernor and Attorney General Grant for ac-
ton Gen. Mabry thinks the Rifles have
been trying to create dissatisfaction with
his ruling as he to-day had a letter from
the National Feneibles at Washington,
protesting against the cup going TO SaYan-
uah."
The Savannah rifiemen are getting in
excellent shape for the May week con-
tests on the Avondale range The men
from whom the state team Of twelve men
a. -a1 Faa Fsas. To-
ularly twice and some times three times
a week, and they are going 10 put up
such shoot as has never been seen be-
fore in the south.
Those who are now practicing with a
view to entering the contests are:
From the Savannah Volunteer Guards
j.. G. Wilson, Company c; sergt. r. NJ
Screven, Company A; Private II. T.. VIII
son, Company b; Sergt. Wright Hunter
Company d; Private f. c. Mercer, Com
pany A.
From the Georgia Hussars-Lieut. A.
Minis, Lieut.. Henry McAlpin, Privates
c. 5. Richmond, inspector Of rifle prac-
tice; J. G. Nelson, Thomas Hunter, w
G.. Harrison and j. T. Shuptrine, Capt. j.
G. Posten and Capt. A. S. Eichberg of
the stan, First Regiment Cavalry.
Private r. c. Fetzer of the Savannah
Cadets, Private J. ID. Miller OF the Chat
= ham Artillery and Veterans j. p. White
OF the Republican Blues.
Many of these attended the interstate
shoot at Sea Girt, n. j., last year as mem
beers of the Georgia team, and others have
made excellent records since that time.
The frequent practice of the men are
putting them in excellent condition, and
there is no doubt a first-class team OF
twelve can be selected from the forego-
ing list. Besides the state team of twelve
there Will be regimental teams of six,
both from the Savannah Volunteer Guards
and from the Hussars, or rather the First
Regiment Cavalry. These regimentai
COnnOsp6
altogether, of those whose names arr.
given in the foregoing list They will
practice the skirmish firing on the Avon
dale grounds every afternoon this week
IN order to get in trim for next week S
A fayorite plan of the boys is to famil-
larlze themselves with the distance on the
skirmish field before the contests take
place, because they do not know at what
point they may be halted to fire, and
when they are given the command thoy
have to be pretty quick about guessing
at their distances, or they do not count
at all The visiting teams, of course, have
me same advantage, and always get in
their calculations before the contest be-
gins.
The state team from Georgia, all OF
Wnom, by the way, will be Savannah
ians, as the hnest shots in the state are
here, will have to compete with three
crack teams for the DeRenne and De Soto
trophies, and the cash prizes which ac-
company them. These teams will repre-
sent New Jersey, in command of Cen
Bird w. Spencer, inspector of rifle prac-
tee OF that state; New York, from the
SeVenlh regiment, in command of Capt.
FRANK &. Landon, and the District of Co
lumblai from the engineer corps in com
mand OF Lieut.. Hutterly. Four outside
reSlmental teams have also entered some
OF the contests. They will be from Flori-
ia, south Carolina, Alabama and Geor-
gia. Altogether, the rifle contests prom
Use to be one of the most interesting and
attractive features of May week
The great military celebration begins
next Monday May IL, and then will follow
one of the greatest weeks of military
events the south has ever known. The
members Of the association are elated
over the assurances of success thew have
received within the last few days, and
the efforts now being made are with q
view to letting the people know what is in
the crowd.
There win be seven or eight prinoipa.
entrances to the parade ground, where Inc
military features of the celebration viii
take place; Besides one at each corner
mere VIII De one lust opposite the south
gate OF Forsyth park, and one on eacf
side Of the grounds. about midway be.
tween the corners, one of which on the
Whitaker street side is right near the
grand stand. The seating capacity within
the grounds is not less than 10000 or ID.
900 people, and all sorts of facilities am
conVeniences have been provided within
public. '--'
Corresponding. Secretary A. c. Harmon
OF the ASSOCIATION has had considerable
correspondence with people in Fitzgerald
the new town of Southern Georgia. which
is rapidly growing into the PROPORTIONS
of city, and his information from there
is that practically everybody in Fitzger.
aid is coming up to attend the celebration
This may mean great deal for Savannah
merchants, as il is understood the Fitz.
gerald people, have heretofore been doine
most of their business in other places thaT
savannah, and there is no reason what.
| ever, why il should not be brought here
1t was the ladies of the Independent So
| ciety of St. PauPs Episcopal church f.
whom the association gave free of cos
| the lunch stand privilege on the grounds
instead of the Kings Daughters. and tbf
profits from it viii so toward the w0rL
which that society has in hand All tbt
| other privileges have been sold anf
| brought the association in good returns
! The hungry and thirsty individual win bt
| able to obtain on the grounds almost any.
! thing he may desire. lunches, hot or cold
! and refreshing beverages of many varie.
! ties.
Mr.. Frank o. Rose, general stage Al.
! rector for Messrs. Pain a. Son Is in ~
| city, and is experimenting the erection ~
1 staging and the necessary woodwork f0i
| the fireworks plays which will he oayer
! nightly during the week This week vii
| wind up the work IN connection with al
! arrangements and every detail viii be mi
! in shape and readiness for the Great -
0 Il fl.FH ~.