The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-14
GUARDS WON THE SILVER CUP.
THEIR SCORE IN THE REGIMENTAL
TEAM MATCH 1871.

The Engineer Corps Team Of WASH
ingtOn Close Second With "a
score of IO6S-The Huss<rs' Team
Come in ThIrd-The Guards Best
work at the 500 Yards Range.
The Skirmish Firing a Feature of
the MRtch-The Individual Matches
to BE Continued To-day.
The regimental team rifle match was shot
at AvOndale Range yesterday afternoon.
There were four teams in the match, the
Guards the Hussars. the Engineer Corps
OF the District Of Columbia and the First
Georgia Regiment The New Jersey rifle
men did not enter a team. though It was
expected they would. Some Of their men
were on the sick list, and others were not
feeling in shooting condition.
The Guards won on score of 1.07i. with
the Engineer Corps second, with ] .O6S, just
three points behind. The Hussars scored
1,OS7. and the First Georgia Regiment. $50.
The first prize was large silver cup and
$50, and the second $50.
The match was the most interesting Of
the week so far, and there was a good
deal of enthusiasm among the members
Of the team and their friends. There
were quite a number of spectators present,
the majority Of whom were military men.
The shooting was under the supervision
Of Capt. W. w. Williamson, executive Of
ficer; Maj D. A. Currie, of the New Jersey
Rifiemen, Lieut.. Henry McAipin of the
Hussars, Capt W. n. Nichols. inspector
of rife practice of the First Georgia Reg
iment, and Sergt. Wright Hunter of the
Guards.
The shooting began at o'clock and
lasted until dusk. 1t began on the 200
yard range and the results gave the Hus-
sars 264, the Guards 259, the Engineer
Corps 252 and the First Regiment 2l0.
This put the Hussars five points in the
lead and the members of that team were
feeling good.
At the 5OO-yard range the Guards did
their best work and made the high score
of 2n out of a possible 800. The Hussars
did not keep up the pace they had started
at the 2o-yard range, and made only 25S
at this range. The District rihemen made
268 at the 500-yard range, and when the
teams went to sldrmish, the total scores
of the two ranges stood: Guards, $50,
Hussars, 522; Engineers Corps, $40; First
Regiment, 493. This put the scores of the
Guards, Hussars and District of Columbia
men within ten points, and left the result
of the match to the skrmish firing. This
latter is unlike the shooting at the ransus.
but is as uncertain as the outcome of
weather prediction, so IL was easily seen
that any of the first three teams had
chance.
The skirmish firing was the most inter-
esting feature of the match, at least from
the point of novelty. The shooters were
divided into three rounds Of eight men to
round. Two from each team were on
each round and the men were separated
so that no two of the same team would be
together.
The skirmishing was from 600 yards and
consisted of twenty shot on 3 targets
ten halts, nve advancing and five retir-
ing; 30 seconds firing interval at each halt
The skrmishing of the Engineer Corps
was excellent. They scored 54S the Guards
being second with 54l. one of the Guards
best men, Mr.. F. c. Wilson. made onlv
So in this, which, while it Is not a low
score, was disappointment TO the team
as Mr.. Wilson is considered one of the
best skirmishers on the range.
The best individual skirmsh score was
made by G. S. Richmond, being SO out of a
possible 100. The best individual score of
totals was ISL, by Mr.. W. G. Austin. Al
I the 50O-yard range Mr.. Austin made 49 out
of possible So He made nine consecu-
i've bulFs yees, and the last shot was a
1t was some time before the scores in
! the skirmish firing were made up, and
| while the range officers. were attending TO
| this the rlhemen gathered around and
| waited with breathless anxiety the out
| come. No one had an idea what it was
| but every shooter was hopeful that his
was the winning team.
When the scores were finally made up
and attested, and the Guards team was
declared the winner, there were three
then three more each for the other con-
testing teams. The losing rlfemen were
naturally disappointed, but they took their
defeat goOd-naturedly.
The showing made by the First regiment
team is considered good. The members of
the team are all young men who have not
had much practice and while they enter
ed the match determined to do their best
they really had no idea of winning
The full score in the regimental match
are as follows: