The morning news., 1897-08-19
HOW SEA CRITTERS WILL SHOOT
INDIVIDUAL ENTRIES AND PERSON
MEL OF BIG TEAMS.

row Night-15 900 Rounds of Am
munition Will he Taken-The Pos
tell Bullet to BE Used by the Team.
The Savannah Sea Critters win sail at
midnight tomorrow by the Kansas city
for New York. There will be twenty-one
members of the team who viii 80 and they
may be accompanied by party of several
others, two or three lady relatives of the
members having announced their inten-
tion Of going.
The teams rifles, ammunition and equip
ments will be taken from the armories OF
the Volunteer Guards and Georgia Hus-
ears tomorrow morning and slowed away
on the vessel Each man has loaded his own
cartridges, and 1900 rounds will be taken
The greater part by far Of this ammuni-
ton will bo expended during the week OF
practice preceding the opening Of the
matches. which viii he on Aug. 30.
The Savannah team will use new bullet
this year. It is called the Postell bullet
for its patentee, Capt. J. c. PosteA This
bullet has advantages over that used by
the team last year, which was known as
the Georgia special The Postell bullet
was devised by Capt. Postell Lieut.. r.
c. Wilson. Mr.. w G. Austin and Nr.
William Hayes after the match at Sea
Girt last year These gentlemen had be
come interested in a discussion regarding
bullets and the effectiveness of different
kinds. One. of the shape and dimensions
of the Posten bullet, was tried and proved
very satisfactory. Capt Posrell thought
H.. rod
and IL has been adopted by the Savannah
team. The bullet is made by the united
States Cartridge Company for the SaVah-
nah team alone. This concern manulac-
tuTed the Georgia special and on many
occasions obliged the Savannahans. 1t
put in special machinery to make the
PosteIl bullet The weight of the bullet
Is 59O grains. twenty grains heavier than
the Georgia special, and has a hollow
base and four canelures instead OF the
three Of the Georgia special. Ihe UP OF
the bullet is also more pointed and the
entire distribution Of the weight such as
TO throw the center of gravity
nearer the base, thus PleNe.'-
ing the bullet "keyholing," as the
turning of the bullet while in progress Is
termed The elongated hole made IN the
target by a bullet that has turned IN lts
flight looks somewhat ike key hole,
and it is from that the term arises 10
throw this bullet through its 1000 yards
of range, seventy grains of Hazard pow
der are used.
The regulations to govern the matches
at Sea Girt are in most particulars iden-
tical with those under which the team
shot last year. The principal change lies
in the adoption Of the silhouette for the
bullseye targets. The skirmish contest
also is changed Last year the team start
ed from the 600-yard line, firing five shots
advancing and five retiring. This year
though making the same number OF
shots. they will start from the 7W-yard
line, good scores being thus, on account
of the greater distance, rendered more
difficult.
Talk has been INDUCED in among the
members of the team over the different
matches in which the Savannah shots viii
be eligible and considerable speculation
on the entries from the team for the
matches and the PERSONAL of the team Tor
the big contests has been heard one Of
the team members thinks that the estimate
of the entries and teams that follow is the
most probable to result after the records
made in the practice at the range, are
gone over by the committee and the men
selected. There many be some who will
not agree with him in his forecast, but
still he seems to have reduced the calcula-
ton to a pretty fine point. Ills opinion IS
based on a thorough knowledge of the
matches.
The Kuser match is seven shots at 800
yards. The first prize is the kuser
badge and S25; the second, $50; the third, $l5;
the fourth, $40; the NTH, s.. Capt Pos
tell, Lieut.. A. Minis and Mr. w. G. Austin
viii be the entries. This match was won
last year by Mr.. Austin and the year be-
fore by Capt. Postell.
The aH-comers' military match will be
shot at 200 and 800 yards, with seven shots
at each distance. The prizes are
first, $25: second $50; third. SIS; fourth
$40; hfth. s.. The entries will be
Lieut.. i. c. Wilson and Lieut. C. S. Rich
mond. This match, for the last two years
has been won by Lieut.. Wilson.
The Hayes medal match will be seven
shots at both 800 and 600 yards. The first
prize. In addition 70 the handsome medal
Is $25; second, SO; third, SIS; fourth $40;
fifth, s.. Entering this win probably be
Capt George T. Cam. Lieut.. A. Minis and
Mr.. j. S. Schley. The winner last year
was Capt. Cam, on a perfect score.
The Gen. +. 7. Meaney match is at 500
and GOO yards, with ten shots az each dis
tance A gold badge and S2j viii 80 to
the first man, $50 to the second, Sl5 70 the
third, SO 60 the fourth and s. TO the nth
The entries Will be Lieut. g. S. Richmond
and Mr. +. G.. Battey.
Lieut. Richmond viii be likely 10 enter
the department match as viii also Capt
Postell, as It is open 20 inspectors Of rifle
practice.
The match Of the New Jersey Rifle As
sociaton will be shot az the 500 and COO
yards targets, fourteen shots being fired.
The trophy and $50 viii go 10 the winner,
SIS will go 10 the second highest score, $40
20 the third, and s. TO the forth Lieut..
Wilson, MIR. Austin, Mr.. Mercer and prob
ably other members viii enter Last year
Mr.. Austin was the winner.