The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-18
ATLANrA,s MEN At SEA GIRT.
The Guards 20 Enter RegimentaI and
Company Teams ~ the Big shoot.

ne huarus 10 Enter heglmentnA ana
Company Teams ~ the Big shoot.
Georgia IS evidently going 10 have a
pretty good crowd Of riaemen at Sea
Grit this year. and from an accounts the
shoot is going 20 be one Of the liveliest
affairs that has taken place on that range
since its establishment
Atlanta Is going 10 send up nine men
from the Governors Horse Guards, from
which company and regimental teams
Will be made up. the company team to
consist Of five men and the regimental
team Of six. The Atlanta men are all
members Of the Governors Horse Guards,
and are as follows; Capt. J. S. Dozier,
sergt W G. Brown. Quartermaster
George N. Shope. Corpl a. G. Ballarl.
FriFates B. R. Padgett. F. r. Benteen, l.
J. Daniel, ". P. Walker and William Ly-
cett- W. B. Burpitt formerly Of savan-
nah. Is coaching the Atlanta team. He
was member OF the team sent from
Savannah 10 Sea Grit two years ago.
The expenses Of the Atlanta team viii
be entirely paid by the Governors Horse
Guards. 10 which they belong, and they
have been unlimited. The Savannah men,
however, OF whom there are sixteen, ana
who Will form the state team from Geor-
gia, have been put to a heavy expense.
not only In making the trip. but in thei-
preparation for it.They have had to a large
extent to supply their own ammunition
and targets for practice work, pay their
car fare 70 the Avondale range and each
man VIII be assessed TO make up the nee
essary amount 10 pay the teams expenses
on the trip. The Atlanta people seem
EHHIN enough their
team, and II might be a good idea for
those mere interested in the military TO
take a hand and help pull the team
Capt. W. w. Williamson. captain OF the
team that will represent Georgia, and
Capt. George T.. Cam, who is at present
IN charge of it, both say that there eX-
lists on the part of the Savannah men
the best Of feeling towards the Attain
tians and they hope to see them do good
Work. II any Of the Atlantians do any
better shooting than any Of the men
who go from Savannah they will be en-
titled to places on the big team. SO far
rs their work and reports of it show,
however, the work OF the Savannah men
mas been ahead of what they have done.
1t is stated that fourteen Of the Allan
tlans, who contested for places with the
the team to go from that city, made TWEEN
ty-tye or over when shooting at 200 and
800 yards. Twenty-Five however, is only
30 per cent. of the full score or the posi-
of the Savannah shots who will average
under 81 per cent, and some of them
average IS and 80 per cent. right along.
II any Of the Atlantians. however, can
do better work than any Of the Savan-
nahians in the practice on the Sea Grit
ranges, which will last four or Ave days
before the shoot begins, they Will be
gladly welcomed on the big team Of twelve
which win represent the state.
The Savannah Volunteer Guards are
going to enter both company and battal-
ion, or regimental teams The men who
make the contest for the company team
VIII all be from company c. They are
Capt. George r. Cam, Lieut.. +. c. will
son, Privates II. p, Wilson, c. S. Rich
mond and w. G.. Austin. From these
shots, with the additions Of Sergt George
Private r. c. Mercer, will be selected the
regimental team that is to represent the
Guards. The Guards team has averaged
"a out of a possible 100 on the sklrmish
shooting, the hardest shooting of all the
contests, a score which can hardly be
beaten.
There is every indication that this is 60
ing to be the biggest shoot Sea Girt has
ever seen. There viii be state teams
there from Georgia, illinois. CONNECTICUT,
Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jer-
sey, New York, the District of Columbia
Maine, Canada and from the regular army
of the United States. The District of Co
lumbia alone expects to send on between
ninety and one hundred men.
The Savannah boys are going to carry
with them to Sea Grit pictures of the
Avondale ranges, OF the DeRenne and De
Soto trophies. and are going TO make ev-
cry effort to work up big shoot for Sa-
vannah next spring. The in
terest in rifle shooting is
being increased In every part of the
country, and there Is no reason why they
should not bring a big crowd here next
year. The Avondale range is one Of the
finest anywhere in the country, and there
is every advantage for the work offered
here, especially in May, at which time
it is probable that the shoot will be held
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