The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-13
THE DE RENNE TROPHY NOT UP
NEW JERSEY AND DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA RULED OUT.

The Regulations Governing the
Match Provide That the Contest
fng Team shall Represent One
Command-The Match shot for
Record and Georgia Won-The
Trophy Would Have Remained
Here Had 1t Been Put Up-The
weather Hot for the Visiting Ri
nemen, But the Shooting Good.
The ReEimentaI Match This After
noon.
The second day at Avondale Range was
marked by the breaking Of a record by the
Georgia team and high scores and fine
s1ooting all around.
The DeRenne match was shot but the
trophy was not up. The regulations gov
eru.ng the match were such as TO exclude
The team made up from the District Of
Columbia, and the New Jersey rihemen.
as a contesting team had to be a represen-
tative Of one command. OF course the First
Alaska Cavalry was made up of two COM
mands, and was not eligible. Therefore,
the match was shot for record only.
The fact of the trophy not being up.
however, did not lessen the interest or en-
tausiasm. In fact mad the trophy been up
il would not have changed hands, but
would have remained N Savannah.
Tie weather was as hot as the previous
day. but the heat did not prevent some
exceedingly high scores from being made.
The visiting rihemen still complain a little
OF the weather, but they say they will be
used 10 it by tomorrow. There was very
Ettle wind, but what there was of it was
inclined 10 be capricious. One minute it
would blow a slight gale and the next it
would lun to perfect calm. This made
sighting difficult at times, and kept the
shooters continually looking after Their
wind gauges.
Gen. Bird w. Spencer of the New Jersey
team did not appear on the range. lie
was overcome from the heat on Monday
and was feeling somewhat indisposed.
He was up last night, however, ana will
be out on the range to-day.
The contesting teams in the DeRenne
match were the Georgia and the First
Alaska Cavalry teams. The latter is COM
posed OF nve men from New Jersey and
seven from the District of Columbia. The
First Alaska Cavalry is a myth. The Dis
trict Of Columbia men have popular
joke about the First Alaska Cavalry,
which is that il was a regiment of troopers
that started from Alaska for the front in
the recent unpleasantness and which IS
marching yet. That is how the team was
dubbed. 1t was the cause OF much COM
ment and many inquiries were made as
10 its origin.
4 re Lil9lltocL9 VI tlie Geul6ld team were
a. follows: Messrs. q. $. Richmond,
George T. Cam. +. C. Wilson. j. p White.
W. q. Harrison, A. S. Eichberg, II. h.
Wilson, Thomas Hunter j. G.. Nelson. A.
Minis, w. q. Austin and j. c. POstcH.
Ine FIRST Alaska cavalry was made up
as follows: From New Jersey, Messrs. ID.
a. Currie w. V. Clarke, j. r. Cline A. S.
Jones and Charles Chnn; from District of
Columbia A. o. Hutterly, T. L. Graham,
j. NJ. Stewart NJ. Appleby, G.. +. Cook r.
J.. Carleton and w. w. Cookson. Gen.
Spencer was to have been a member. but
OWING 70 his indispOsition he was replaced
bY W. w. CoOkson.
At the 200 yard range the Georgia team
made total of 80 which is a record for
that distance by a team of twelve men.
me last record previous to this was 1868
made a t Seagirt The Georgia boys are
naturally jubIlant over their high score
ana they have cause TO be- for there are
few teams of twelve men in the country
which shoot as well as they do.
The highest individual score made in the
match was by Lieut.. George T. Cam, who
made a Total of 81 out OF a possible 105.
Ihis is remarkably good score. A. o.
Hutterly of the District men had the next
best being 81 out of a possible Jos. The
Georgia team shot well and the men have
no reason to feel at all dissatisfied They
beat the First Alaska by a big margin,
having a majority of points to the number
OF a..
The Alaska cavalry did some good shoot
ing, but some of its team made low scores
AS viii be seen by the scores the District
of Columbia men did better work than the
New Jersey rifemen. Maj. Currie was dis
appointed with the showing made by his
men, but he says that they will show up
better tomorrow.
The DeRenne match was at 200, 300 and
800 yards, seven shots at each distance
The scores in full are as follows: