Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-06
THE WIMBLEDON CUP.
,.,.srrRptY's LEADING EVENT AT
&c, GRIT WON BY CAPT. CAM.
froBGIgS EXTRAORDINARY LAURELS
Team From savannah Carries
Almost Everything before h-The
- IL Makes VIII Not Soon
Tie Equallcd.
Hc Iqunlled

er, GRIT. September 5.-Fortune IA
.. dad, promoters OF the sixth annual
...-- OF the New Jersey rinomen this
,.,. The last match had been shot, ana
,.. ---ee or four were shooting on the
.. -.rrcs to-day when st started 10
- .t o'clock. The weather the rest
-,.,. week had been fair and clear. al
,.....s ,t times stiff winds bothered the
...r.r. PARTICULARLY on the 200 and 300
.... RANGES. which required standing
position.
-. i-rrortant event to-day was tho
...... f3r the wimbledon Cup. which was
..-...-tei ly the National Rifle Associa-
.- re Great Britain TO the National
r.r. Association Of America in 1873. 1t
,.. ts.n shot for every year since that
tine u
.. winner this year was Captain
r..-.a r. cam. OF Savannah. Ga, whose
...-. was JOS out Of a possible l5o. Each
.. obi, Tea competitors was allowed thirty
..... and the distance was 100 YARDS.
- ..--sts were placed directly behind
... ....,.r4 range. and were conspicuous
D.. r...r aree buirs-eyes. Captain cam
.... v.th a special military winchester
EN-. e.s allowed only six points hahdlcap'
v. chose who shot win me ordinary
~.rrfe.I rifles were allowed eighteen
-.-.. With she six added 20 Cam
.-e DIS total was noe.
...-.rsrt j.. g. Wilson. also OF Sayan-
-.. who is probably one Of the best all
-.-l shots in the country, made score
rf. lie used q special rifle, ana ac-
..-H~rIv was allowed no handicap.
-.ra'n Cam never expected 10 win
o.. match. lie has had little practice az
,.. D. Coward targets. but he made an eN-
..u..t showlur. nevertheless. The GeoI-
add. -ark-ucn were overcome with JOY
rr.r they realized that they had Won
te5 Of the National Rifle Association
.t.t.s-the Wimbledon and the Inter
...-a A message was sent az once 70
r.rr.r Williamson. Of the team, VINO
81. f.r his home Friday morning.
rt WAS expected there would be more
...r..- .n the Wimbledon Cup match. but
,... of The marksmon returned home
Whom they saw that the Georgians were
-rre everything before them.
reATHER-MEDAL WINNER.
r...s r.. Wise. OF Passaic. tried his
r.u .r this match, but. unfortunately
f.- hu. made thirty misses in as many
TIE Wimbledon match decided, the
s.s-rsho0ters turned their attention 10
-ra competition I'm the individual
matches High scores were made In near
De- . OF them. Lieutenant L. G. Will
con captured the Au-Comers'. with
s.7-e 20 Is. the interfair match. with
D Che FIRST prize I'm the individual skirm-
i-t and the $l5 money prize Tor winning
tte frs- stage Of the Presidents match.
Wilson also placed several good seconds
f1 DIS credit
"a W. G. Austin. also Of Georgia,
carried Of the first prizes en- the Kuser
and Sew Jersey Rifle Association trophy
matches with scores Of l0i and s. re-
seactully. Besides the Wimbledon Cup,
Captain Cam, Of Savannah. was tho
winner Of the Hayes Medal match. His
Ct 40 score Of 20 at go and Gro yards has
l.r.r been eQual.el on the ranges. The
Members match fell 10 General-Inspec-
r--of-Ride-practice Bird W. Spencer,
who has been trying for the past six
years ODD win &c. Toy the third consecutive
rme Private G.. s. Richmond, OF Georgia.
won the revolver match at 80 yards
A. general summary OF the twenty three
events il which GeOrgi- was eligible 10
compete shows that that State won
Glove. frst prizes. a record that viii
Since The honor is al the more COM
r.... when 10 IS considered that the best
m.lksnan of Georgia, Massachusetts.
Sew York. New Jersey. and the District
. columbia were represented ia the seye-
r events
Sergeant Corrie. Of the Twelfth Regi-
.- New York. won the New Jersey
E.fe Association match, but was dis
Quail fed because De used a gun that did
uo- come under the head Of military
rae- He was also second, with score
90 -r for the HAYES medal. but was dis
qualified Tor the same reason. In lieu Of
DIS good record however. the associa-
'o1 has decided TO present him with
special trophy.
Tte meeting i1s. closed is considered
fF the Sew Jersey Rife Association 10
t- tte most erccee sful ever held. All the
states Chat sent teams here viii be repre-
-a-'.l again next year. Maine intended
'1 t. represented this year. but al the
issf minute the Inspector-General OF
Ffa Practice for that state wrote General
-.r-r.- that 90 was impossible 10 collect
DIS ..rrshoot,-5 together. as they were
go much interested Ia the election 10
leave t.c state.