The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-09-01
DENVER RIFLE CLUB.
Text Of Communication 10 the L0eSl
>hSrpshOoters.
Handicap Proposition Does Soy Meet
WIKI Favor Here-Pro>p.-et tora
Msrch Not EncoarSci1S.

As announced in TINS paper some
weeks ago. efforts have been in progress
70 bring of match between the First
Company Of Sharpshooters OF Hawaii
and the Denver (Colo9 Rife Club. The
following letter, received per Monowai.
explains the situation as seen by the
D, R c. and the outlook for q match
al present is not encouraging. as the
SharpShooJers have not YET 500-yard
range
Captain Dodge expresses himself as
favorable 70 match later, when 800
yard range can be obtained
As 70 the handicap proposition. II
does not meet with favor. Lieutenant
Wall expressed what Is believed 70 be
the sense OF the Company when he said:
We would rather get beaten in an
even match than win one under haudi-
cap conditions
Following Is the letter from Mr..
Lower On behalf OF the D. F. C:
DENVER, Colo. Aug II. 1856.
William H Bell. Honolulu. HI:
Dear Sir-Yours Of July 18th. and
also Captain Dodge-S letter, received
I have been waiting the return Of PreSf-
dent Dean from & fishing trip before
answering Upon his return 1 placed
the proposition before him and the Club
Directors. The letters and conditions
were carefully read. with the result that
It EII be utterly impossible for Us 10
shoot Z military match with military
rifles This you must have been aware
OF. as the only rifles OF that description
IN the city are the -+5 and .5Q-caIibre
Spriugfelds used BY the National Guard
and in such condition as 20 render them
useless for z target competition We al
have regulation match rifles, and could
not alter them Under the eircum-
stances, If the conditions proposed by
Captain Dodge cannot be altered. We
cant pull the shoot OF much as I
should like 70 see II take place
I an authorized 70 make you the fol-
lowing proposition, which I think is z
fair one. viz 1 lehman team shoot,
distance 30 yards oE-hsnd- ten shots
each 20 the score and ten shots each
sr 500 yards position any within the
rules I'VE would prefer The two ranges
On account Of the added interest II the
shoot Shooting 10 Be done on BIunCs
regulation targets a both ranges, OF
Z We cannot get Blunt targets we 70
have the privilege OF using CreeduCoT
targets This gives your team an ad-
vantage We 10 Use our match rifles,
and The Honolulu team any military
rife within tbs rules; and We VIII give
them z handicap u Is points az the
zQG-yzTd range and L. points 81 the 800
yard rzugE- making total handicap Of
90 points OF the combined ranges Con-
sid6ring the coarse count OF the Blunt
target this Is all that We can give, IS
On any OF these targets the advantage
L with the military rife, for z 4-shot
uippiug the bull would count no more
than one that would split the 3-ring
and be nearly z foot farther away from
the bull Many OF our team OF the 800
TEr1 range VII have 70 Cse zE=-E al
bare rifles and this L 81 flduesueuE
20 include that range in The contest, as
any military rife Is better q thar range
I'LL = u -z--tG4-LA= =-l-AA--=
8 20 e grains Of powder
Mr. T H Boarduzu- the gentleman
won Captain Dodge appointed 70 rep
resent the HouoIUIu team called 70 ses
ne and I explained the situation 70
him He hopes We VII be able 70 adjust
al satisfactorily, and vii represent
yoUT team with pleasure He VII look
ouL for your interests and attend 70 for
Tzrdiug tzrgeCs- etc. II We can get to
seEter oa ths lines herein suggested
Please lei this Letter answer Captain
Dodzs's also ShoE Il 70 him and W
and have hin accept and set the date
zS II L the best We can do. Tell the
Captain that he L making match With
zzzLlE1sl al q whom have been
-licEes1T Individually many tEes IN tar
get shooi1g. and # his team downs u
il VII Eot Be Our first eIperizue-nor
vii IL probably be o- last
With best regards from I'll the boys,
and waiting your early reply, l Eli.
yo5-rs truly, JOS " LOWER
Fur the Denver Rife Club