The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-22
OFF FOR SEA eIRT TO-DAY.
THE SAVANNAH MEN TO SAIL on
THE KANSAS CITY


Prizes they Won Last Year and
What They Expect 60 DO This
Year-some Hard FIEhtinE 90 De
Done for the Hilton Trophy-Near-
" All Of Them VIII Enter Indi-
vfduaI Matches.
Fourteen Of Savannah's crack rife
shots. which is to say the best in the
south. viii leave the city tonight on the
steamship kansas City for New YORK,
from where they viii so 20 Sea Girt, y.
J.. TO take part in the national and inter
national contests OF skill with the rife,
carbine and pistol
Three OF the savannahians are already
in the north Capt. w W. Williamson,
who has been designated Oy the adiutant
general as captain Of the Georgia team,
has been spending some time al Sara
toga. Will meet the boys Tuesday morning
on the arrival Of the Kansas City in New
York. and will so over to Sea Girt with
them Private J. d. Miller Of the Chat
ham Artillery and Private J. G. Nelson
of the Georgia Hussars have been at the
Sea Girt ranges for several days getting
IN some early and more extended practice
and they win greet the other members on
their arrival there,
Those who go By the Kansas City to-
day are Capt. George r. Cam. Lieut. f.
c Wilson. Privates II. Z. Wilson. c. S.
Richmond and W. G. Austin of Company
c Of the Savannah Volunteer Guards, who
will compose the company team Of 1--WE to
be entered by the First battalion; sergt.
George Freeman. Sergt. Wright Hunter.
Corpl. Fred Myers. Jr., Private f. c. Mer-
Ger of the Guards. Capt. J. c. Postell and
Capt a. S. Eichberg Of the First regi-
ment cavalry stam, Sergt. w. C. Harri-
son, Sergt Thomas Hunter, OF the Geor-
gia Hussars, and Private r. c. Fetzer,
Jr, of the Savannah Cadets. First regi-
ment infantry
The Governors Horse Guards Of Allan
Ia will send nine men 70 Sea Grit, arriv-
ing about the same time with the Savan-
nah men. The Atlanta men have been
doing some work on a range near that
city with Mr.. W. b. Burpitt formerly Of
Savannah, and one Of last years mem
bers Of the Savannah Sea Girt team for
their coach. They will get down to work
on the Sea Grit ranges the first of the
week along with the Savannah men, and
next Saturday night after the men have
had about a weeks good practice on these
ranges the state team Of twelve men viii
be selected from among them by Capt. W.
W. williamson.
If any of the Atlanta men do any better
work during the practice week than any
of the Savannah men they will of course
be entitled to places on the state team.
But that is a question yet to be deter
mined. The Savannah men have nearly
all been to Sea Grit before, and are fully
acquainted with the ranges there. Then.
too. they have been practicing on the
Avondale range twice week for the last
three months, and none Of them have aver
aged in their shooting under eighty-four
per cent Of a full score. This means that
some tall hustlng has got to be done to
beat them. Some of them have averaged
right along as high as s. and 80 per cent.
of a full score.
The contest which was gotten up to aid
the Savannah men in making their trip
was finally concluded yesterday. For the
$50 in gold there were even chances be-
tween the team and Capt J. c. Postell,
and for the SIS in gold there were even
chances between the team and Capt. John
Derst. Capt. Derst magnanimously gave
his interest to the team which makes its
treasury SIS better Off But the contest for
the larger amount was carried out TO its
conclusion. the result being that the 500
was awarded to Capt. Postell.
Georgia will enter a team OF twelve in
the famous Hilton trophy match which
was Won last year by the District Of Col
unrDia team on a score Of 1887. This score
beat the record which was 1905 held by
Massachusetts in 1881 This match calls
for seven shots each at the 200, 800 and 500
yard ranges The prize is a trophy present.
ed by Hon. Henry Hilton of New York to
be shot for annually at Sea Girt. The value
of this trophy is $1,000.
The Georgia menNwill, of course de-
fend their title to the interstate trophy.
the Soldier of Marathon which they now
hold,it having been won by the team from
Savannah last year on a score of 1043.
The record in this contest is 1,051, made
by Pennsylvania in 1892 This match calls
for ten shots each at the 200 and 500 yard
ranges. The winning team is entitled TO
the possession of the trophy for one
year, and each member of il is presented
q medal
The Savannah Volunteer Guards will en-
ter a regimental team of six in the reg
amental team match. This team will be
made up from Capt. George T. Cam
Lieut.. F. c. Wilson. Privates c. S. Rich
mond, II. +. Wilson, W. @. Austin, +. c.
Mercer. Sergt. George Freeman, Sergt
Wright Hunter and CorpL Fred Myers
Jr. This is an interstate match, and the
Governors Horse Guard will probably also
enter a team of six men. This match
calls for ten shots each al 200 and so,
yards, and two skirmish runs of twenty
shots each by each man. The prizes are
first, the interstate trophy and $l00 and
second $50. The first prize was won last
year by the team from the engineer
corps of the District Of Columbia.
Company c of the Guards will enter
the team Of FIVE above mentioned in the
company team match. The Hussars will
also enter a team of five in this match
composed of Capts. J. c. Posteu and A
s. Eichberg, Sergts w G. Harrison and
Thomas Hunter, and Private j. c. Mel
son. The first prize in this match is $50
and the second SO. The Hus-
sars will also enter this same
team in the carbine team match, which
calls for seven shots each at 200 and 50C
yards. The prizes in this match are first
$50 and second $25.
Then there aare various individual
matches in all of which entries will be
made by members of the Savannah team
One Of these is the Kuser match in which
there are several money prizes, and a
handsome gold medal presented by Col
A. r. Kuser, going with the first prize
This was won last year by Capt j. C
PosteM. The all-comers match was wor