The morning news., 1899-11-25
NEW JERSEY HAS DOUBTS.
THE HILTON TROPHY CONTEST NOT
QUITE CLEARLY SETTLED.

newark Evening News Says 1t Looks
as Though New Jersey Was Given
the benefit of the DOubt-NO Meet
ing of the sharpshOOters' Club Has
Vet Been HeId-HiItOn Trophies
and others Are Stiu in the City.
suggestion Made to Send the First
With a Challenge to the Jersey
men for a Contest at $4,000 a Side.
No meeting of the sharpshooters' Club
bl. vet been held to hear the report of
the committee of the Sea Girt team that
went on TO New York TO represent 1t in
che hearing that was accorded in the Hn-
ron Trophy protest by the Executive Com
r7free of the New Jersey Rife Association.
It is understood that some additional in
formation to that already in hand is being
prepared for the club, and that a meeting
viii be held as soon as it is in readiness.
capt. J. C. PostelI has received a clipping
from the Newark Evening News of Nov.
IS. which is an editorial comment by the
most influential paper in New Jersey upon
the robbery the Georgians unhesitatingly
declare they suffered at the hands of the
association. 1t is as follows:
The Executive Committee of the New
Jersey State Rifle Associat ton has decided
that the New Jersey state rifle team shall
retain the Hilton trophy awarded it at
Sea Girt last summer against the protest
Of the Georgia team. The righteousness Of
the committees decision will scarcely be
questioned in this state and yet it is evi-
dent from the language in which il is
cOuched that the testimony in favor of
the New Jersey team might have been
stronger. 1t will be remembered that the
Georgians charged that the scores made
by the Jersey rilemen We're wrongly re-
ported by the markers and that the trophv
was won by fraud. The Executive Com
mittees finding IS that Sin view of the
conflicting nature of the testimony before
US and with full recognition of the good
faith and honorable motives of both sides
of the protest the decision of the execu-
tive officer awarding the Hilton trophy to
fhe New Jersey team is affirmed" This
sounds so much like the oft-quoted YER
diet not guilty, but don't do it again."
as to leave the certain impression that the
jersey team was given the benefit of the
doubt This impression is strengthened
by the tact that the members of the
Georgia team who were disbarred from
the association for alleged violation of the
A"tNa III NAoAthlS the targets unQcCOrQnan-
led by an officer of the association. are
reinstated by the committee. The public
II appears, is not to be enlightened as to
the nature of the testimony which the
committee found so conflicting"
The clipping was sent Capt Postell bv
gentleman who was formerly lieutenant
colonel in the National Guard of New Ter
sey that position having been lost bv
him, on the reorganization of the state
forces, because of his being q Democrat
while those in power are Republicans
throughout the controversy over the Hill
ton Trophy the ex-officer has leaned to-
ward the Georgians, being convinced that
they were right. The clipping is of in
terest, because 1t shows that in their own
state there are those who doubt that the
New Jerseymen won the trophy honestly
The Hilton Trophy has not been sent the
Jrseymen yet 1t was first thought il
would be sent the team alleged to have
won it soon after the return of the COM
mlttee from their bootless trip to New
York, but it has been decided to wait until
after the meeting of the Sharpshooters'
tlub. 1t may be that a decision will be
reached relative to other trophies of the
association that are held in Savannah
A suggestion has been made that has
aroused some comment. Many think it
good thing, that the Hilton Trophy
when it is sent to the New Jersey team,
Dear a challenge from the same Georgians
who shot at Sea Girt, to the Jerseymen
to meet on any military range and under
tne auspices of any association, save that
OF New Jersey, for stake of 5000
side
II was with several gentlemen standing
aDout that the suggestion was offered by
me one to whom the idea occurred. "Why
we can get any such amount as that ~
subscription" said one of the party.
VINO SAID anything about q subscription
Astt asked another. There are a plen-
W who would be glad to make the invest
ment. I'D stand for $500 of It,"
am good for a thousand" said an
other Right there the $1,000 could have
oeen made up, all being confident that it
would be a good way to get their moNev
doubled