The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-13
GOOD WORK ON THE RANGE.
RIFLEMEN GETTING READY FOR
THE MAY WEEK SHOOT.

The National FencibIes of Washing
ton Take a Hand in the Galveston
Gun Mntter-They Talk of Going
Into Court-But the Cup is Ordered
Here by Gen. Mabry, and Here IL
Viii COme-The Morton Cadets
want 10 Meet the Governors
Guard of Memphis Again.
Military rifemea are busily engaged in
their practices on the Avondale range. and
every day of the week is assigned TO some
company or team which expects to enter
The contests during May week.
capt. W. ". Williamson. the chairman
Of the range committee. is busily engaged
in corresponding with teams which expect
10 enter and within a short time will. no
doubt be able to announce a partial list
Of entries at least. There will be one
crack team of Georgians, composed, of
course, of Savannah military men, and
they are going to make an effort to keep
-ae DeRenne trophy at home. Some good
work is being done on the range. and the
scores being made give promise of some
excellent results.
The Washington Star says: There is
some talk of the Engineer Corps sending a
flslE team 10 1dNdlllAciAi Jul tAAE BAbHoSA-
zion has not assumed tangible proper
tons as yet"
The little squabble stirred up by the
Thurston Rifles of Omaha over the Gal
weston cup, has been given considera BILE
prominence all over the country.
The announcement that the National
Fencibes will protest against the Calves
ton semi centennial championship cup be-
ius placed in competition at Savannah,
and that they are determined to use every
effort possible TO have the protest SuS-
tanned even il il be necessary 70 resort to
the courts, has added interest 10 the sit
uariOn, says the Star. as has also the
reported statement that the Thurston Ri
des would decline to surrender the cup.
At a meeting of the National Fencibles
several days ago the board of governors
was authorized by the company to proceed
In any manner deemed advisable to pre-
vent the cup going to Savannah II the
Fencibles are barred from the contest.
Formal application for entry has been
forwarded by Capt. Domer he as yet not
having received any announcement that
his company has been barred. Capt DOM
er holds. however, an invitation extended
to the Fencibles TO compete, and since its
receipt no communication on the subject
has taken place.
AS is well known, however, and as was
announced several days ago, the rules
bar from competition in the Interstate
drill any but regularly enlisted compan-
les. and the official announcement of the
programme with that rule a part of il, is
sufficient notice of the fact TO the National
Fencbles that they cannot enter.
Gen. Mabry has already ordered the cup
to Savannah despite the protests on the
part Of the Thurston Rifles, and as bona
fde enlistment is one of the reGuireme
of companies competing for the cup, II is
not likely the threat of the Fencibles will
amount to anything. The Star, in speak
ing Of some of the companies which will
come TO Savannah. says:
The Governors Guard and the Medley
Guard Zouaves, both Of Memphis, Tenn,
have decided to enter the Savannah drill,
and some little amusement was occasioned
locally by the announcement that the for
mer would compete for both the maiden
ana tree-for-all prizes. As a maiden COM
pany the Governors Guard is a little over
ripe, in the opinion of the District drill
sharps. The company took third place and
a cash prize at Little Rock ia 1894 and
drilled in all three classes at Memphis last
year. The Morton Cadets say they will be
pleased to meet the Governors Guard
again at Savannah"