The morning times., 1896-09-06

rifle matches closed THIS afternoon at 4
O'Clock Capt. Cam, OF Georgia, won the
Wimbledon .0OO-yard match.
The winnings OF the washingtonteam are
as follows: Team matches, Hilton trophy
by brigade team, company match. and
second prize in regfmentai by the Engineer
Corps tea ms.
the Individual prizes won by District OF
Columbia men are: Third in Hayes medal
match. by &. E. Cook. all comers; second by
s. B. Wethcrald. who also won third in
Hayes match; Inspectors match, third,
Lieut.. G. B. Young; fourth, Capt. j. G. Bell;
presidents championship match, second By
Lieut.. g. b. Young; New Jersey State Rifle
Association trophy match, second By Lieut..
Young; interstate fair match. second by
Lieut.. Young, and third by Sergt. +. E.
Mclaughlin, OF the Engineers Corps.
Fortune favored the promoters of the
meeting this week. The last match had
been. shot, and but three or four were
shooting on the long ranges today, when
IL started to rain at 4 o'clock The weather.
the rest OF the week, had been fair and
clear, although at times, the stiff winds
bothered the riflemen, part cularly on
the zoo and 300-yard ranges, which re-
CURED a standing position.
TheinIpOrtant event today was the match
for the Wimbledon cup. which was presented
by the National Rifle Association, OF Great
Britain, to the National Rifle Associ-
ton, OF America, In 1876. 1t has been shot
for every year since that time.
WON THE WIMBLEDON CUP.
The winner this year was Capt. George
T. Cam, of Savannah, Ca. whose score was
1O3 out OF possible $50. Each OF the
ten Competitors We're allowed thirty shots
and the distance was 900 yards. The
targets were placed directly behind the
3OO-yard range and were conspicuous by
their large bull's-eyes.
Capt. Cam shot with q special military
Winchester and was allowed only six points
handicap, while those who shot with
the ordinary Springfield rifles were allowed
eighteen points. With the six added to
Cams score his total was 100.
Lieut.. F. c. Wilson, also OF Savannah,
who is probably one OF the best all-round
shots in the country, made score OF 80.
He used a special rifle, and accordingly was
allowed no handicap.
Capt. Cam never expected to win the
match. He has had little practice on the
1000 yard targets, but he made anexcnllent
showing nevertheless. The Georgia marks
men were overcome With JOY when they
realized that they had won two OF the
National Idfle Association matches, tie
Wimbledon and Interstate. A message was
sent atoDcc to Capt. Williamson, OF the team.
who left 70. his home Friday morning.
Conlin X. Wise of Passaic tried his arm
in this match. but unfortunately for him
made thirty misses in as many shots.
HIGH SCORES RULED.
The Wimbledon match de cided, the
sharpshooters turned their attention to the
competition in the individual matches
High scores were made n nearly all OF them.
Lieut.. F. Z. Wilson captured the all-coDers
with q score OF IS; the Interstate fair
match with IS; the first prize in the in
dividual skirmish, and the SIS money
prize for winning the first stage Of tie
presidents match. Wilson also placed
several good seconds to his credit.
Private W. g. Austin, also OF Georgia.
carried off the first prizes In the Kusen
and New Jersey Rifle Association trophy
match, with scoresof lO4 and 81 respective
ly. Beside the Wimbledon cup, Capt Cam
Of Savannah was the winner OF the Hayes
medal match. His clean score of 30 at
500 and 800 yards has never been eQuaiied
on the ranges.
The members match fell to General In
speeior OF Rifle Pracrice Bird w. Spencer,
who has been trying for the past six yean
to win il. For the third consecutive time
Private C. s. Richmond OF Georgia won tho
revolver match at thirty yards.
A general summary OF tie twenty-three
events in which Georgia was eligible TO
compete shows that that State won all
first prizes. record that will probably
stand uEeQualled for Icing tine. Ttehonor
is all tie more complete wien IL is con-
siGered that the best MA ksmen of Georgia,
Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey and
size District or Columbia were representedin
the several events
WILL RECEIVE SPECIAL TROPHY.
sergt. Corrie Of the Twelfth regiment,
New York, won the New Jersey Rifle
Association match, but was disqualified
because he used a gun that did not come
under the head OF military rifles. He was
also second, with a score Of 1O1. for the
Hayes medal, but was disqualified for
the same reason. In lieu of his good
record, however, the association has de-
cided to present 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 repre-
sented again next year. Maine intended
TO be represented this year, but at the last
minute the inspector general OF rifle prac-
lice OF that State wrote Gen. Spencer that
it was impossible to collect his sharp
shooters together rs they were too much
interested in the election to leave the