The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-01
SHOOTING AT SEA GRIT
New Targets Not Satisfactory
to the Marksmen Georgia
Enters All the Matches.
[speeial to aThe jersey city Nsws..l

SEA GRIT. Sept. ]. 1S97.-The contests
of the New Jersey Rifle Association We're
continued yesterday morning at $50
o'clock. The win blew so stiffIy from
the north all day that two points were
allowed for 1t by marksmen.
Yesterdays shooting, like Mondays, was
largely in preparation for the subsequent
important contests. Besides the indiv-
idual matches, most of the teams have &C.
cupied the day in pool competition.
rhe Georgia are entering
everything in sight. They have plenty
of money, and whep their scores are In
danger in the individual matches they
buy another lot Of cards and go for the
enemy. This puts the man who has not
a big wad at a disadvantage. There are
first-class northern shots on the ground
row who are handicapped in this way.
The new targets are now giving some
dissatisfaction. The complaint is that
they put a first and q second-rate shot
nearly on the same level. These sill
houette targets are easier to hut. Inc
score counts as a bulls eye shot not only
If you hit the figure in the head, but II
you land on it anywhere. The feeling IS
becoming more and more general that the
Schuetzen circular mark is the fairer Tor
such a contest as is being held here.
The team that represents New York
State arrived at the range yesterday
forenoon. and went on the butts to prac-
tice. Its member are Captain w. j.
Underwood, Seventh Regiment, who is
acting as Captain; Captain G. D. Napier
and Captain F.. A. Wells. Twenty-third;
Private G. Doyle, Seventy-frst; Sergeant
w. f. Smith and Lieutenant A. G. Dodd,
Seventh; Sergeant E.. w. Golf and Lieu
tenant D.. M. Phillips, Twenty-second;
Private Egan, Captain ID. S. Stebbins and
Sergeant w. S. Lamb, Twelfth.
Some of the best scores made yester-
day in the individual matches were:-The
Trenton Interstate Fair-Lieutenant F.
c.. Wilson, Georgia, four straight posi-
bles, seven shots at 200 yards. All Conn
ers-H. E. Wilson, Georgia. two posi-
bles at 200 and one at 300 yards. The Gem
eral E.. P. Meany-Captain Cam, Georgia,
As at 500 yards, 10 shots; Private c. l..
Redmond, Georgia, 40 at 800 yards. Inc
Hayes Medal-Lieutenant Hutterly, Dis
trict of Columbia, % at 800 yards; +. W.
Garden, Georgia, "a and 50 at 800 yards.
The Kuser-W. G. Austin, Georgia, "a
twice, seven shots, at 500 yards. Second
troop, N. G. N. j., "a at 200 yards.
The winners of the pool matches OF
the New Jersey regiments were:-Fourth
Regiment-Captain S~pringsted, a; Major
Lehman, IA; Christie, 43. Third Regi-
ment-Sergeant Charles Maxffeld, 4S; Ma
jor Holmes, AZ; Private Charles Smith. AZ
at 200 yards, and Major King, 46; Ser
geant Martin, A, and Major De Hart,
.43-at 800 yards. Sixth Regiment-Captain
D. S. Mathers, 40; c. w. Shivers, A; II.
f. White, 43; Sergeant W. L. Hall, 80;
Captain C. c. Haines, So; Captain H. D.
White, 81; Captain L. 1. Cline, Al; c. w.
Shivers, 49,; Corporal D.. B. Perkins, SO.
Second Acknowledgment Hubschmidt,
4S; Sergeant Ransom, A; Ely, 80.
Part of the Essex troop arrived at the
range this afternoon for the carplne
match tomorrow.
Governor Griggs reached the grounds
Just after noon, and watched the shoot
ing from the piazza of the clubhouse;
Other visitors yesterday were Mrs, BIRD
W. Spencer, Mrs. Loutrell, Mrs: william
F. Decker, the Misses Griggs,, Miss Sadie
Spencer, and General Haddock, of Penn
sylyania.
The New Jersey teams here are as fol-
loWS.-Fourth Regiment, Captain A. III.
Graft commanding-Major Henry Lehman.
Musician McGrann, Lieutenant Christie,
Captain Fisher and Captain Springsted;
Second Regiment, Captain Waiter Y,
Brooks, Lieutenant Joseph Fauhurst,
Private John Nolan, Private John Ran
son., Sergeant Adam Hudschmidt and
Sergeant Charles command-Captain Mat
Tiers, Lieutenant Shivers, Corporal
White, Private Haines, Private Perkins,
Major Shinn and Sergeant Hall, Third
Regiment, Captain Charles Irwin in
eharge-Lieutenant Watson, Private
GLADDEN.. Sergeant Martin n Major w.
II! De Hart. The Seventh Regiment
team was announced in these columns
yesterday.
The big matches of the week begin to-
morrow, wken the New Jersey Rifle Asso-
citation trophy, the first stage of the
Presidents match for the championship
of the United States, the carbine and
mpa team will be contested for.
Major Peggy Thurston of the Tween
ty-second Regiment. N. G.. N. j., arrived
at the butts this afternoon to coach the
New York team.