Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-01
GEORGIANS ARE IN THE LEAD
District RiHemen Follow as Close Second in
Trophy Match.
Crack Marksmen Also Lead I'm the
Company Team Shoot-Rob-
berry I'm Camp.
Special From a STAFF Correspondent.

Special From a STAFF Correspondent.
SEA GIRT. N. J.. September This is
the big day for Washington at Jerseys
rifle meet, so far as participation in team
matches is concerned. After two days Of
pool and individual matches the team
contests were inaGgurated this morning.
and teams from the District, Georgia. New
York. New Jersey and the regular army
are endeavoring to mutilate the silhouette
targets.
The weather is all that could be desired.
and there is a large attendance of visitors
at the firing point. many ladies being
among the throng. The Engineers were
delighted by the arrival last evening of
Sergt Dickey, and this morning of Sergt.
Stewart and Private Farrow
Lieut. Young was thereby enabled to enter
two teams in the regimental match and
two teams in the company match. The
regimental match was open to teams OF
six from the regimental battalion and sep
arate company organizations of the
National Guard and Naval Reserve of the
United states, The United States army or
navy or any foreign governments. Each
competitor was required to fire ten shots
each at 800 and 100 yards. and participants
III two skirmish runs of 20 SHOTS each.
The first prize is the interstate trophy
and 500. with second prize of so. The
trophy was won five consecutive times by
District teams.
Georgia Volunteers Lead.
AT the conclusion of the firing at go
yards in this match this afternoon the LIST
| Battalion of Infantry. Georgia Volunteers
| led the first team of the Engineers. by three
points. The scores were:
First Battalion Infantry, Georgia Volun-
| teers-Cann, As; Mercer, rs; Richmond, IS;
H. E. Wilson. 4G; Austin, f6; +. c. Wilson
! 40. Total. 2s5.
Engineer Corps, first team-wetheral, -;
Carleton. ~; Appleby. 4S; Cookson, A;
Hutterly, IS; Graham, IS. Total 49,
Engine er Corps, second team: S. l. Scott,
| 43; E. w. Scott, As: Holt. As; Young, ;,6;
Taylor. n; Dickey. 40, total, 2J6.
Second Regiment I'd. C.)-Groome, 4S:
Bell. 40; Jacobs. 40: Davenport, 35: Col
| lady. ~; Clay, a; total, 2sis.
The company team match was open to
hve from any company of the National
Guard. the United States army or any for
| eisn government Ten shots at 2oo and 500
| yards The first prize is $50, and the
second So.
The match was won last year by Com
rany A, Engineer Corps. At the conclusion
of the firing at 200 yards in the company
match. the team of the LIST Georgia Nolan-
teers led the first team of Company A, En-
gineer Corps. by 10 points. The scores
were:
LIST Battalion, Georgia Volunteers: Cam.
so; Mercer. As; Batty. -; Austin. 80; F. e.
wilson, - Total, 246
Engineers Corps, first teams. l. Scott.
80; Wetheral. 80: Appleby. -; Hutterly.
Al; Carleton, A. Total. 236
Engineers Corps. second team Taylor
40; E. w. Scott, A; Dickey. Al; Farrow,
| IS; Stewart, ~. Total. 80.
The engineers are running a close sec
ond to the Georgians and expect to close
up the gaps at the 5oo-yard range. The
teams from the other states do not seem to
| have a chance for prize in either match.
The Work of Yesterday.
Of yesterdays good work the greater part
| fell to the Georgians. The southerners are
| not only winning the pools, but. as init
| mated in The Star yesterday. it is GER
tainty that many of the individual matches
| will be carried off by them.
Excellent scores were in order yesterday
| afternoon in the pool and individual matcn-
| es. Lieutenant Wilson of Georgia shot
at the 300 and 3o0-yard targets in the all
corners match and scored three 'possibles'
on each range. He also rolled up several
possibles in the other individual matches
Captain Cam of Georgia made the remark
able record of twenty-onc consecutive
| bulis-eyes at 800 yards in the Hayes match.
Lieut.. Hutterly Of the District is second
| so far in this competition. with a total of
Oh In the pool she citing at 2po yards yes
| terday, of the Engineers, Lieut. HutterIy
| scored 40; Lieut. Graham, IS: Sergt Dickey.
| AZ, and Private Taylor. IS. OF the ID Regi-
| ment Sergt Groome and Private Bell each
made A. At 300 yards; of the ID Regiment
| Acting Lieut.. Coladay scored A.; Col Clay,
4 ~. and Sergt. Groome, 10.
In the ScheutZen match, at 200 yards
1 Captain Summers of New York scored II
| and Private Wilson of Georgia possibies at
| 100 ana 800 yards. In the Kuser match
! Captain Haines of Georgia has scored 81
| at so yards.
| Lieut. Austin of Georgia. 3 possibles; Pri-
vate Garden of Georgia, total of 10, and
Musician Van kliest of New Jersey. a
| total of 1O4.
| In the Perine match Maj Loveman of
| New Jersey scored "A at both POO and 500
Yards; and Van kliest "a at 200 yards. In
| the Meany match. Martin of New Jersey
| las scored II: Smith of New Jersey. IS;
| Cam of Gergia, As; Richmond of Georgia
-: Myers of Georgia, IS. and Batty of
| Governor Griggs of New Jersey is a
| prominent figure the range. Both yes
| terday and today he fired some scores and
] cid excellent work.
| Company ID, 18th United States Infantry.
| that has been in camp here for several
| weeks, struck tents today and departed for
| Governors Island, New York Five mem
Ders remained to represent the command
| thls afternoon in the company match.
Daring Robbery Committed.
daring robbery was committed last
| night in camp, Mr.. w. W. Osborne, a men,
Der of the Georgia party and a prominent
| official of Savannah. being the victim His
| tent was entered and a suit of clothes a
! large sum of money and a quantity of rail-
road tickets stolen. TIE thief consider
ately left bunch of keys. The work was
undoubtedly that of a professional The
Washingtonians are now very careful of
| their belongings.
1t matters little what 1t is that you want
whether situation or servant-a
want" ad. in The Star win reach the
person who can fill your need.
baltimore Markets.
BALTIMORE. September Flour firm but quiet.
unchanged-receipts. l6.215 barrels: exports 10 $50
barrels sales. 1.950 barrels. Wheat strong and
| higher-spot and month. 9sAa9sSs: October 97Is