The age-herald., 1897-09-03
GEORGIANS LEAD
 AT THE TARGET or the New Jersey Rifle ASSOCiatiOn'S
 International Contest. FINE SHOOTING WEATHER And the Cooler GPabblerS Made the Finest Records.
FINE SHOOTING WEATHER
THEIR AIM STEADY AND EYES CLEAR
In the Team Match Their Score Was the Best Ever Made on the Range-Governor Griggs Scored Eight Success
 sive Bulls Eyes.

Sea Girt, N. J. Sept. g. The big matches of the New Jersey Rifle associa- tions meeting was continued yesterday before a large crowd of spectators and with the finest shooting weather.
 The representatives of,the Seventh reg iment of New York wer= greeted with cheers when they paraded across the field to the butts. Gov. Griggs spent the day at the butts encouraging the shooters with words of praise whenever a good shot was made. The first match to opsn was the regimental match. The shooting was begun immediately after breakfast, the first on the card being the interstate regimental team match. This is open to teams of six from tha na- tional guard and naval reserves of the different states, the army and navy of the United States or any foreign gov ernment Th= conditions allowed ten shots each at 200 and at 800 yards and twenty shots starting d point 700 yards from the target advancing to 200 yards and returning firing under orders. To- days work in this match was at a known distance with the following re- suits:
 Teams of six men, distance 200 and 800 yards: First battalion Georgia infan- try, first tam, 2S5; 27e-total, 56t.
 First battalion Georgia infantry second team, 255 253. Total 5OS. Engineer corps, District of Columbia, 2S2, PIT. To- tal 559. Engineer corps, District of Co., lumbia, second team, 256; 271. Total 527. Second infantry District of Columbia, 56S; 241. Total 509. S-venth regiment, N. G. S., New York, first team,e PAP; 267. Total 5O9. Seventh regiment, N. G. S., New York, second team, 257; 149. Total 506. G,5'orgia Hussars, 279; 2S5 Total 564. National Guard, New Jersey, second team, 252; 217 Fetal 469. Natioral Guard, New Jersey, third team, PA; 199. Total AS. Fourth National Guard, New Jersey, 255; 23O. Total 4S5. The cal bire team mdlcn was -HnlSnSu tOudy. Iills match was open to teams of five from moun.ed commands of the regular army, national guard or any fore1gn govern ment, seven shots were fired each, at 2J0 yards. The scores:
 Georgia Hussar 14S; 147. Fetal 295.
 First team troop (EsseX) of New Jer- sey 156; 126. Total, 2S2.
 Second (Monmouth) New Jersey troop, 137; 110 Total, 247.
 In the company team match, open to teams of five of any company, ten shots at 200 and 500 yards, the first tsam of the first battalion Georgia infantry scored 246 at 200 yards and 235 at 800 yards. Their total score of 4S1 is the best ever made on the range.
 Company A, engineer D. c. N. G., scored 236 and 239 on the two ranges total of 475.
 The second team of the same company scored 230 on the 200 yards range and 223 on the 800 yards range, a total of 435. The eGorgia Hussars scored 21S at the short range and 222 at the 800 yards. To- tai, 440.
 The second team of the first battalion | Georgia infantry scored 22S at 200 yards 1 and 220.a at 800. Total, AS. Company D, thirteenth regiment in- l fantry, U. s. A., scored 215 at the 200 l yards range and 213 at the long range. l Total, 42S.
 The Essex troop, of New Jersey, scored l 213 and 21S Total, 421. In a pool shot on the 200 yards range l this afternoon Governor Briggs scored l eight successive bulls eyes. l