The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-10
Jersey The Fourth Regiment won both

Jersey. The Fourth Regiment won both
matches.
The wimbledon match, at 1000 yards,
attracted some sixteen entries among
them being Richmond, Cam and +. {.
Wilson. Thirty shots per man are re-
aired in this match and any rifle may be
used The military rifle receives a hand!-
cap of eighteen points, and the special
military gun is allowed six points in the
thirty shots.
Lieut.. Richmond scored only five points
in his first fourteen shots. so he retired
from the race Col. Cam shot the ordina-
ry Springfield rife, on which the handicap
of eighteen points is allowed, and his to-
tai score was III. Lieut.. Wilson started
out at a great pace scoring 40 on his hrst
ten shots His second string of ten gave
promise of being better than the first, but
on the tenth shot somebody drew his tlre
and he missed the target. The total for
the second ten shots was Al, and on the
last ten 80 was all he could get. Wilson
had nearly completed his score when
George Doyle of the Seventy-tirst New
York began to shoot, and when Doyle
had made a two one four and eight bulls
eyes in the first ten shots, giving him 40
out of 80, all Georgia became fearful OF
losing the match. When well along in the
second string of ten, however Doyle
scored a miss and hope revived and when
this first goose egg was followed by a
second and then a third one in quick sue
cession every Georgian became highly
elated Doyle's final score was III,
which tied Cam for second position in
the match
We have already published full accounts
of the Hilton trophy and interstate mill
tary matches
The Hilton trophy has been contested
for twenty times, and has been won four
times by New York, four times it has
gone to the District of Columbia and for
four consecutive years Massachusetts
held it, The United States army has
been victors on three occasions and Penn
sylvana has a like record.
Michigan and Georgia have each been
successful one year. The Soldier of Mara
thon has been held for six years by New
York Massachusetts and Pennsylvania
have each cared for him four years. Geor-
gia has been his master for three con-
secutive years, and twice he has gone TO
New Jersey Connecticut, Califo mia,
Michigan and the District of Columbia
have each put up one winning score.
Immediately after the completion of the
matches the members of the Georgia team
scattered, some went directly to Savan-
nah, others will remain north a short
time, while two of the team have gone
into the woods to be gone a month or
more. +. c. Battey will spend about IA
month in New Brunswick and Maine and
Minis will hunt in the Rocky mountains,
after a weeks visit 10 Yellowstone park.
Austin, Mercer, Myers, Hunter and Kone-
mann sailed for Savannah Monday, and
Williamson went down the day before by
rail-
Postell will return to Savannah after
few days spent in Asheville and Cam will
remain north for several weeks. Schley,
Freeman, Harrison, Dreyer and Hopkins
are spending a few days in the vicinity of
New York and Philpot is doing likewise.
The two Wilson's. Richmond, Miller Gar
den and Constantine have all disappeared
from Sea Girt and are enjoying short rec
reation before returning to Savannah.
George Freeman.