The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-31
SEA GIRT SHOOTING.
Opening Of the Seventh
Annual Meeting Of the
New Jersey Rifle
Association.
TEAMS FROM MANY STATES
Crack Uarksmen From the Regular
Army and Militia to Compete
at the Butts.
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SEA GIRT, N. j., Aug. 81, 1S97.-The
seventh annual meeting of the New Jer-
sey Rifle Association opened on the State
range here at eight o'clock yesterday
morning. The marksmen from Jersey,
Georgia, New York and the District Of
Columbia, who are on the grounds arose
to find ideal weather for the sport-tem-
p~erature comfortable and a southerly
breeze blowing across the n from the
Atlantic.
The shoot did not begin in earnest yes
terday Excepting the individual matches,
the work was altogether preparatory Tor
the regimental contests which start on
Wednesday, and the matches of the Ma
tional Rifle Association, which open Oh
Thursday. All the teams have been
shooting pool matches yesterday That is
about the only way of getting practice
now. These competitions are open to
everybody, are shot in groups of ten con-
~testants, ten shots at any distance.
Among the best pool scores made were
the. following:-Georgia team, 200 yards
Mercer, Al; Philpot, At; c. S. Richmond,
49,; H. E. Wilson, AZ; 500 yards-H. e. Will
son, 46.
Thirteenth Infantry, U.S.A.-J. Wilburn,
Al. Third Regiment, N. G. N. J.-Private
Charles j. Smith, 49,; Sergeant W. b.
Martin, A. Engineering Corps, District
of Columbia, 200 yards-Taylor, 10;
Weatherald, As; Young, 40. New Jersey
State team-Sergeant Habsehmidt, 40;
lieutenant Ransom, Al; Private Hayes,
50, Al; Private Hartman, Al. Second Regi-
ment, N. G. D. Cool. Cecil Clay, 46.
In the revolver match at Is yards c. S.
Richmond scored Il out of a possible 90.
Captain j. C. Sommers of the Knicker-
/ booker Revolver Club of New York made
IS twice.
There is still a good deal of uncertainty
what the composition of New Jersey
State team will be. The members Will not
be announced until tomorrow night. Sew
eral of the best shots in the State V
not yet arrived and these, it is said, seem
to be backward about going in.
With one exception the member of the
Seventh Regiments team are decided on
| They are all from Trenton-Lieutenan
Charles Stout, Lieutenant G. v. Packer,
Sergeant Jacob NJ. Coward, Private Will
lam Hartman, Private George w. Gil
| lette and either Inspector of Rifle Prac-
tice Richard B. Reading or Private
Hume. If Captain Reading shoots, Col.
Charles Y. Bamford, who arrived at the
range this morning, will act as Captain.
The team has been whipped at the pre-
ccding shoots, but with the Colonel as
mascot the boys have high hopes of
winning this time.
The Individual matches, which were be-
gun yesterday, and which will be in
Progress all the week, are the members,
Kuser. all corners, military, Schuetzen,
Hayes medal, Perrine, memorial, Gem
eral e. B.. Meany, and the Interstate
Fair.
The Georgia men have been shooting
for six places on the State team. The
marksmen already chosen are Captain z.
Cam. w. G. Austin, F. C. Wilson and N.
G.. Harrison. The best scores made yes
teraay were by Captain C. S. Richmond,
the champion revolver~shot of the United
States, who scored 40 out of a possible %
at 200 yards, and H. e. Wilson, Mercer,
Philpot and Captain Portell, AZ each. Inc
Georgia cracks were easily the champions
here last year in both the regimental and
State, as well as the individual matches.
There is a great deal of disappointment
that the District of Columbia is not rep
resented by a team. The Engineer Corps
and the Second Regiment team of Wash
ington are here, however. The Elsffict
team did not come or account OF nsufl-
Gent appropriation. Neither will Penn
~syIvania be represeted at all. The state
shoot has been set for this week at Nj.
Gretna. SO that the men will not be able
TO get here. The i'll feeling with Whlch
the keystone team went home in 20, en-
account of the ruling of the ASSOCIATION
which gave it second place in OF the
big matches n ay also have something 10
| do with the present situation.
The Twentieth Infantry. U. . A., sta-
toned at Governors Island, had Its com
nany team on the different ranges yester,
day This team will probably represent
the regiment here.
The following programme Of the weeks
spnrt has been bulletined, the indlvldual
matches lasting the entire week: Mon,
day. pool matches: TUESDAY, poo
matches; Wednesday, regimental team
compan team and carbine team matcnesi
Thursday, Interstate National Rifle AS
| ISOLATION; Friday, Hilton trophy, ana IN
| sDection of rifle practice; Saturday, VIM
hledon cup and Presidents match. rms
sehedule is subject to change II the
weather is ~unpropitious.