The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-18
THE CONTESTS AT AvoNDALE.
TEAMS THAT WILL COMPETE FOR
THE TROPHIES.


of the state TroOps-Few Teams
Entered The Rifle Association
MatcheS-The Rules Under Which
They VIII Be ShOt-The DeRenne
and De soto Trophies.
The annual rifle contests OF the state
troops and the annual contest Of interstate
marksmen with military rifles viii begin
to-day at Avoudale range.
The matches will be under the direction
OF the executive officer, Col William C.
Obear. inspector general Of rife practice,
Georgia Volunteers. Col Obear will be
assisted by staff of range officers select
ed from the Savannah military. Col
Obear will wear a badge of white ribbon,
bearing the inscription. Executive ON
GER" and each range officer viii have on
q similar badge inscribed: Range on
Ger"
Col. Obears assistants for to-day will be
Capt W w. Williamson, Company A,
Savannah Volunteer Guards; Capt. J. F.
Brooks. Savannah Cadets; aud Capt. J.
]. Gaudry, Republican Blues. Capt. Will
hanson, Capt G. p. Walker
Of the Chatham Artillery
the German Volunteers will be the range
officers tomorrow, and the officers for
Thursday. the last day of the contests,
will be Capt. Williamson Capt. Gaudry,
Lieut.. P. f. Gleason and Lieut. w. F.
Blois
The first event on to-day's programme
is the contest either for the DeRenne or
Il hod O.
cided yesterday which of these matches
would be shot first but one of them prob
ably. the DeRenne, will begin at 10
O'Clock.
When finished, this match will be sue
ceeded by the Glass A company contests
by those teams from points outside OF Sa-
Vannah. Ii is thought that these contests
will begin at about 1 o'clock and will be
concluded during the afternoon.
The programme for the events
tomorrow will be arranged this after
noon. The DeRenne and De Soto trophies
will be shot for by regimental teams of
twelve men each, and the winning team
win retain the trophy until the next con-
test, when it will again be contested for.
The honor OF having one of the cups is
consideration for which each team will
strive Three teams will be entered for
the two contests. One team will be from
the Savannah Volunteer Guards, another
from the First Regiment Infantry and
the third from the First Regiment Cav
airy.
The personnel of the Guards team is as
follows: Capt. George T. Cam,
Lieut.. c. S Richmond Lieut.. e.
c. Wilson, Lieut.. W. T. Hopkins,
Sergt. George Freeman, Sergt. Wright
Hunter, Corpl. Fred Myers, Jr., Private
H. E. Wilson, Private f. c. Battey, Pri-
Col { Mercer
and Private George a. Mercer, Jr. Private
w G. Austin who has been in New Y ork
may arrive in time to enter the contest
and IL So his name will be added to this
list.
The team from the First Regiment In
fantry will consist of Capt. G. c. Myers,
Capt Henry Kolshorn, Lieut.. j. p. White,
Lieut. c. II. Koneman Lieut. j. d. Helm
ken, Sergt. Walter Coney CorpL A. J.
Thorpe, Privates II. J. Sutcliffe, Frank
Sloat. W S. b. Purse, j. NJ. Johnstone,
Jr., and r. c. Fetzer, Jr.
The alternates on this team are Privates
F. w. Campos, T. c. Philput and r. W.
Baughn.
The First Regiment Cavalry will
enter the following teams captained
by Capt. J. G. Postell, inspector of
rife practice for the regiment; Capt J.
c. Posten. Capt Beirne Gordon, Capt. A.
S. Eichberg, Capt. Thomas Hunter Lieut.
IL
r. p. Constantine. Sergt. CAL. Cunning
ham, Sergt. w. G. Harrison, Private J. G.
Nelson, Private G. w. Hammeran and
Trumpeter G. l.. Kayton
The alternates are Sergt. W. w. Gordon,
Jr.. and Private A. d'Antignac.
The cavalry regiment will also enter a
team as Will the infantry regiment and
the Guards battalion OF six men in the
reglmental matches This team win be
headed by Capt. Postell. and win be
chosen, together with the troop team,
which will compete for the company
prizes, from the following members of the
troop: Capt. Beirne Gordon, Lieut. A.
Minis, Lieut.. McAlpn. Sergt Gordon.
Sergt Cunningham. sergt. Constantine
and Trumpeter kayton. Lieut. A. Minis
viii be captain Of the troop team The
cavalry will be allowed a handicap of u
points IN all the contests on account of its
use of the short carbine. The inaccuracv
Of this weapon at the longer ranges is the
consideration that gains the handicap.
Inc teams for the company matches
nave not, with one or two exceptions
oeen selected yet Their captains will
make uD the teams to-day All Of the
ocal companies will enter teams. with
me exception Of the Chatham Artillery
and the Oglethorpe Light Infantry. The
ofncers OF some Of the companies say that
iney know their teams stand no show for
success, but they have enough military
pride TO see the contests to go on success
fully to enter them.
Company A of the Volunteer Guards
mas the five men 10 comprise It's team al
'eady selected. They are sergt. George
Freeman, Corp. Fred Garden, Privates
stewart Hincks, George a. Mercer Jr.,
and J. S. Schley.
The team Of the Governors Horse
Guards Of Atlanta arrived yesterday morn
ing ana spent the day in practice at the
-ange. The team, captained by sergt. Geo.
". Hope, viii be selected from among the
following members Of the Horse Guards
now in the city quartered at the De Soto:
sergt W. O.. Browne, Corpl. A. G. Bal
lard, Corporal y. r. Padgett. Surgeon T.
w. McRae, Privates l.. j. Daniel. L. w
Benteen, W. c. Rawson. Clyde Brooks. w
T.. Walker and A. Wright This team viii
enter every contest TO which Il is eligible
Ihe Atlanta men say that their visit 10
savannah Is inspired wholly by the desire
70 renew the very agreeable relations thew
have IN the past enjoyed with members OF
the commands IN this city. They
express themselves as delighted with
the treatment they have always received
IN their associations with the military of