The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-06
CARRIED ALL BEFORE THEM.
GEORGIA RIFLEMEN MAKE THE
BEST RECORDS At SEA GIRT.


They Win Eleven Fdrsts out of n
Possible Tyventy-Three - Indivfd-
ual Scores Have Broken All Rec
Ords-Cnpt. Cam Does the City
Honor ON the 1000 Yard Range.
Lieut.. Wilson Wins Nearly All the
shnrpshOOters' Prizes.
Sea Girt, N. j., Sept 5-Fortune fa-
vored the promoters of the sixth annual
meeting Of the New Jersey Rihemen this
week The last match had been shot, and
but three or four were shooting on the
long ranges to-day when 1t started to
rain at 4 o'clock. The weather, the rest
of the week, has been fair and clear, al
though at times the stiff winds bothered
the rifemen, particularly on the 200 and
3O0-yard ranges, which required a stand
ing position.
The important event to-day was the
match for the Wimbledon cup, which was
presented by the National Rifle Associa-
tion of Great Britain to the National
Rife Association of America in 1875. 1t
has been shot for every year since that
time.
The winner this year was Capt. George
T. Cam Of Savannah, Ga, whose score
was 103 out of a possible 15O Each OF the
ten competitors were allowed thirty shots
and the distance was 1000 yards. The tar
gets were placed directly behind the 800
yard range and were conspicuous by their
large bulls eyes.
Capt Cam shot with a special military
Winchester and was allowed only points
handicap, while those who shot with tho
ordinary Springfield rifles were allowed IS
points. With the six added to Cams
score his total was 109.
Lieut.. F. c. Wilson, also of Savannah,
who is probably one of the best all-round
shots in the country. made a score of 90.
He used special rife, and accordingly
was allowed no handicap.
Capt. Cam never expected to win the
match. He has had little practice on the
1,0OO-yard targets, but he made an excel
lent showing, nevertheless. The Georgia
marksmen were overcome with Joy when
they realized that they had won two Of
the National Rifle Association matches,
the Wimbledon and interstate. A message
was sent at once to Capt. Williamson of
the team, who left for his home Friday
morning.
1t was expected that there would be
but many of the marksmen returned home
when they saw that Georgia was carrying
| everything before them and so refused to
remain.
Conlin r. Wise Of Passaic tried his arm
in this match, but made 30 misses In as
many shots.
The Wimbledon match decided. the
sharpshooters turned their attention to
the competition In the individual matches.
| High scores were made in nearly all OF
them. Lieut.. L. c. Wilson captured the
all-comers with a score of 66: the Trenton
interstate fair match with 68; the first
prize in the individual skirmish and the
SIS money prize for winning the first stage
of the Presidents match.
Wilson also played several good seconds
to his cerdit.
Private W. G.. Austin, also Of Georgia,
| carried off the first prizes in the Kuser
and New Jersey Rife Association trophy
match with scores Of 104 and "a respec-
lively
Beside the Wimbledon cup, Capt, Cam
Of Savannah was the winner Of the Hayes
medal match His clean score of 70, at
500 and 600 yards, has never been equalled
on the ranges. The members match fell
10 General Inspector of Rifle Practice Bird
W. Spencer, who has been trying for the
| past six years to win 1t. N
For the third consecutive time Private
| G. $. Richmond of Georgia won the re-
| volver match at thirty yeards
A general summary of the twenty-three
| events In which Georgia was eligible to
compete shows that that state won eleven
| first prizes, a record that will probably
| stand unequalled for a long time. The
| honor is all the more complete when VI Is
| considered that the best marksmen Of
| Georgia, Massachusetts, New York, New
Jersey and the District of Columbia were
represented in the several events.
| Sergt. Corrie of the Twelfth New York
won the New Jersey Rife Association
match, but was disqualified because he
used a gun that did not come under the
| head Of military rifles. He was also sec
ond, with a score OF 101 for the Hayes
| medal. but was disqualified for the same
reason. In lieu of his good record, how
ever, the association has decided to pre-
| sent him with a special trophy.
The meeting just closed is considered by
| the New Jersey Rifle Association to be
| the most successful ever held.
| All the states that sent teams here Will
be represented again next year. Maine
| intended TO be represented this year, but
| at the last minute the inspector general
/ Of rife practice of that state wrote Gen.
| Spencer that it was impossible to collect
| his sharpshooters together, as they were
| too much interested in the election to
| ipaVe the state.