The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-12-12
THAT Is THE 1OO-MAN PARTY
PLANNED FOR THE y. G. C.
Selecting From a Regiment of 1910
Trial Shooting in Progressively 50
Per Cent Candidates Considered.
(San Francisco Chronicle }

(San francisco OhrOnlcle.)
The largest international team
shooting contest ever known has just
been arranged between the National
Guard OF this State and that of Ha-
waii. Various plans have been dis
cussed at different times, but no agree
ment could be reached. The plan
which has proved satisfactory is to
have a team shoot of 100 men on a
side, each man to fire ten shots at 200
yards. The team to represent the Ha-
waiian islands will be selected fro II
among the members of the National
Guard of Hawaii, while the team to
represent California will be selected
from the best shots in the First In
fantry Regiment in this city.
The negotiations for the big contest
have been carried on during the past
few days between Consul General Will
der, representing the Hawaiian Ma
tional Guard, and Lieutenant Colonel
Victor Duboce, who is in charge of the
First Infantry Regiment in the alb
sence of Col. Macdonald. The contest
will take place between the 1st and
18th of January, 1897. The Hawaiian
team will shoot on its own range and
the First Infantry team will shoot at
Shell Mound the same day. Consul
General Wilder will be the representa-
= nF h.,
Mound. Through the courtesy of Ad-
miral Bcardsley, who conferred with
Col. Duboce before leaving for the
south, Capt. Frank Hanford, of the
United States steamer Alert, now sta
toned at Honolulu, will act, together
with his officers, as representatives Of
the California National Guard team.
| The regulations require that the
! local team must use the regular
rifles. All those of the Ha-
waian team Will use the same weapon
except the men selected from one com
pany of the Hawaiian Guard that is
now armed with the LeeRemington
rife. They will use the latter arm.
| The National Guardsmen are already
becoming enthusiastic over the con
test. This is caused to some extent by
| the plan of selecting the team of 100
from the regiment, which has 1910
men in it. The trial shooting will be-
gin tomorrow at Shell Mound, and it
will be continued until all who choose
to compete for a place on the team
have done so. The men will be select
ed by taking those who have an aver
age of so per cent of more and form
ing the team of 100 out of that num-
Der. The team, when selected, will be
under the charge of Lieut.. Louis Bar
rcre, regimental instructor of rife
practice. assisted by the company
commanders, all being under the COM
mand of Col. Duboce. There will be
fifteen or twenty substitutes also
chosen. 1t is hoped that team that
will be able to shoot an average of 43
or Sc per cent, will be got together to
win victory for California.
The Hawaiian National Guard team
will be under the command of Lieu
tenant Colonel j. II. Fisher, he being
selected by Col Mclean on account o
his experience in such affairs. Many
OF the island gunrdsmen were selected
for their craftsmanship when the
companies were formed, and the loca
team has hard contest on its hands
There are said to he some wonderful
shots in the Hawaiian companies
They have a beautiful range for large
and are continually at work before
the butts. Nearly every Afternoon
some of the guardsmen there arr
practicing as they have little else t.
do. Every incentive has been givel
to encourage craftsmanship, and tn,
result will show in the coming con
test