The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-01
BULLSEFES PLENTIFUL.
Military Marksmen do Some Very Straight
shooting at Sea Girt.

SEA GIRT, Aug. 31.-Sixteen crack marksmen
OF New York marched into the camp grounds
this morning and pitched their tents. They
were received with a great deal of enthusiasm.
The team Is made up Of the best shots of tho
Seventh, Twelfth, Twcnty-second, TwentythirG,
and Seventy-tlrsts regiments. The men are in
command OF Gen. W. NJ. Kirby, Inspector Of
Rife Practice OF the State of New York. Major
w. B. Thurston of tho Twenty.second came
along to coach tho mon. The team is divided as
follows:
seventh-Capt. v. J. Underwood, Company II; Ser
geant w. +. Smith, Company C, Capt. H. E. Grail and
Lieut.. A. G. Todd. Company @.
TweInh-Lieut. S. s. stebbins and First Sergeant O.
n. Smith, Company B; Sergeant W. s. Lamb. Com
pany E; Ordnance Sergeant John Corrle. N. G. S Pr.
vate John Easan. Company Il; Private William A.
Boyle, Company X.
Twenty 8. II. Phillips and Sergeant
E. W. Con, Company H.
Twenty. third-Capt. r. Hoag. Inspector Rife Prac.
tlce: Capt. +. A. Wells, Company b; Capt C. D. Ne
pier. stan ohlcer.
seventy.frst-Private George Doyle. Company H.
Tho men went out to the butts Immediately
after dinner and shot first on the 2Ooyard
range. They had never used the silhouette tar.
gets before and were therefore considerably ham
dicarpcd. Some fair scores were made. Ser
geant Todd Of the Seventh made u possible so
ont of ten shots in pool shooting. Boyle got 40.
Hoag Al, Wells AT, Napier AZ, Goff 50. Lamb
Al, Thurston 80, Grail AZ, Smith 40. Phillips A.,
Cook Az. and Kirby 80. Phillips made a zero on
his fifth shot. But for this has score would have
been much better. The New York boys will
not enter the company matches, but will COM.
pete in the Interstate and Hilton trophy events.
Any member Of tl!e team is eligible to shoot in
The individual matches, which commenced yes
terday and will continue until Saturday. Tho
winners cannot be determined until the closing
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Presidents match, which takes place on Satur-
day. Two years ago the event was won by
Private William A. Boyle Of Company Z.
Twelfth Regiment, and last year 1t was captured
by Tom ]. Dolan Of the Same regiment, who
! made 17S.
The Georgia marlsmen are considered to be
the most formidable competitors, and il they do
not win they will make the Empire State sharp
shooters feel that they have been in the match.
Lieut.. +. {. Wilson of Company c, First Bat
talon Infantry. Georgia Volunteers. seems to
have. a mortgage. on the All-Corners' match.
each in tho first stage at 200 Yards.
las won for three, successive years.
Hunter. and llstell o; the Georgia team each
made ten consecutive bulls, yes, o. 30 points.
The Georsia boys have arranged between them
selves not to interfere with each other in the IN;
dividuai matches. For instance, Ni'S1n VIII
| rot be mOlGSteQ IN the All tIlcTS anu trenton
Interstate matches, aud Private Austin Will
have no opposition among the members OF tho
Georgia team for the Hayes medal.
One OF the best performances OF the day was
made by Capt. Spingstrady Inspector OF lhtio
Practice OF the Fourth New Jersey. On the 300
yard ran. . Spingstcad made u possible 80. The
shots were al within Il circle Two inches in d.
aneter.
The men do not take kindly to the new silhou-
! cite targets. The best slarpshoOtCrs claim han
the silhouettes are 81 large that buiscyes arc
easy. and this puts the stcond-rate men in the
same class with the cracks.
New Jerseys marksmen are not shooting In
as good form as had been expected. AMI they
must Improve wonderfully to have any chance
in tho individual matches. Beck and Goss, two
OF the best shooters in the State. cannot lie pres
ont this year, and this will cripple the team
somewhat. Neither will Gov. Criggs shoot.
Last year lie made n fair score, and il was hoped
that he would consent 10 go on tho team thio
year, hut he declined. The Governor went op
The "OO.yard range this afternoon and banged
out "a out of a possible 30.
The District OF Columbia men spent the
greater part OF The day In pool shooting and
competition in the individual matches, Some
fuir scores We're made.
New Jersey will enter teams from the Second,
Third, Fourth. sixth and Seventh regiments in
the rogilaental match, to be decided tomorrow.
Tho Washing tOnihns will have two teams in,
aud Georgia viii also be represented by six Of
its best men. The match Is op'n to teams OF six
from the rcgimcntal, battalion and separate
company organizations of the Nnllunal Guard
United states Army or Navy. or any foreign
Government. Last year The match WIS won by
Georgia, q her matches tomorrow are the car
binc and COMPANY team.