The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-03
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GEORGIA's RIFLE EXPERTS WIN
THE VALUABLE TROPHY.

They Make Their Record ON the
Long Distance ShOOtIng-ResuIt OF
the Interstate Match to BE Re-
ported TO-day-Georgia Comes
in This Test of MarksmanshIp.
Wonderful Individual Score.
Distinguished visitcrz on the
Grounds.
Sea Grit N. j., Sept. 2.-Georgia dupll-
Gated her performance of last year at to-
days meeting of the New Jersey State
Rife Association. The southerners won
the valuable bronze trophy Soldier OF
Marathon" scoring Is points over Massa-
chusetts. The district Of Columbia marks
men were third with a score of 1.022.
When the 'sharpshooters went to the
butts this morning. the wind was very
light, but before noon 1t blew hard enough
TO interfere with exceptionally good
scores.
The Interstate match took up the great
er part of the day, and it was not finished
until after o'clock. Five teams entered
as follows: Georgia, Pennsylvania, Dis
trict of Columbia, Massachusetts and
New Jersey. The members of the Twelfth
and Seventh regiments of New York. who
shot yesterday in the several matches, did
not compete. They realized that they had
little chance of winning the prize. Lieut..
Stebbins, of the Twelfth New York. said
that his state had made no appropriation
to send a team to compete, and the best
marksmen did not feel like paying every-
thing when the whole state would receive
the credit IL they won.
The Washington boys were picked to
win the interstate match. They made
SIG points on the 2O0-yard range. Geor-
gia was then one ahead. On the 5O0-yard
range the District Of Columbia marks.
men made only sos to 531 for the southern-
ers.
AT the end of the first stage of ths
match Capt. Williamson of the Georgia
team entered protest against the Dis
trict or Columbia, on the ground that
their marksmen had exceeded the time
allowed them. The protest was referred
TO the inspector general of rifle practice
Bird W. Spencer, but II is not likely that
anything Will come from II, because the
Washington shooters were third in the
contest. Had they won the outcome
would have been watched with interest
Lieut.. Hutterlee OF the District of CO.
lumba team deserved all the praise he
received for making the remarkable score
of e5 out of a possible 100 in the Interstate
match.
When the match was closed the Geor-
gia cracks received the congratulations
of the other competing teams. The same
match was won by the Georgia team last
year. To-day they came within three
points, Of breaking the worlds recori.
made by Pennsylvania In 1892
The skirmish runs In the match for reg
mental teams, the match for the Eolum-
bia trophy and in that for teams of the
national guard, began Immediately after
the finish OF the interstate event. There
were fourteen runs and the scores will be
added to those made In the above matches
yesterday II was late before the skir-
mishes were finished and the results cam
not be announced until tomorrow.
The most distinguished officer on the
grounds to-day was Gen. George w. Win
gate, who founded and was president of
the National Rifle Association until 1t
was absorbed by the New Jersey AssocIa-
ton six years ago Brig. Gen. Alfred
Ordway Of the District of Columbia, and.
the AdJt Gen. of Pennsylvania are also
In attendance.
The shooting tomorrow will be for the
Hilton trophy, valued at 5000, open to
teams OF twelve men from the United
States, England, Ireland, Scotland, the
provinces of Great Britain, the regular
army, volunteers, and the navy of any
country. The prize was won last year
by the District of Columbia, which made
total score Of 1,097.