The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-04

Is familiar one, yet not wholly without
novelty. This eighth meeting. too. of the
state Association. may derive some ad-
diuonal zest from the omission of a meet
ing last year, on account of the war with
Spain
prominent, of course, in interest are the
annual matches of the National Rife As
ISOLATION, the Wimbledon Cup. the Hilton
Trophy and the Interstate Military. These
and the Presidents Match attract visi-
tors from other states, as they used 90 at
tract them to Creedmoor, and tend to give
sea Glrt the character of a national arena,
though under state auspices. Ike that
which once belonged to the Long Island
range. The score and more of other
matches include the Members. the Kuser.
the All-Comers Military, the Schuetzen.
the Hayes, the Meany, the Winchester, the
Consolation, the Remington, the Harper's
Weekly, the Interstate Regimental Team.
besides several matches like the Perrine.
open only to Jerseymen various revolver.
caiplhe and skirmish matches and so on
Inc nest wishes of all interested in the
Improvement of military craftsmanship
'Spe ciaHY IN the National Guard, will so
WIN the Sea Grit meeting. 1t furnishes
about The only sCmblance to a national
competition, and may some day take on
more decidedly that character 1t has at
fedst drawn to It's friendly rivalries teams
from as far North as Maine ana as far
South as Georgia. Indeed. Georgia is once
more this year 10 be very much in evil
dence. She first appeared at Sea Girt. sew
era years aSo, with only scant forecast
Of The Gel brify she was 10 ach eve. But
he ,f 10 iVrr
able to carry OFF the lions share of the
nonoIs. She Won the Hilton trophy. for
teams OF twelve, at geo, 500 ana $50 yards,
by score of 1854, against 1903 for New
York and l,006 for New Jersey She won
the Interstate Military match, for teams
OF twelve, al 200 and $50 yards with its
prizes of tie bronze Soldier of Mara
thOn" and a medal for each man. by 10y
against New YCrk's i,072 and New Jer-
sey'S I 022. She won the Regimental Team
match az 200 and J0J yards and the SIX
mishes with one of her
teams from the First Infantry Bal
talon, the score being 1907 against 931 for
the District of Columbia Engineer Battal-
ION, there being eleven entries. The Geor-
gia Hussars won the Carbine team match
of seven shots at 200 and 500 yards. Prl-
vate Battey of Georgia won the Presi-
dents match for the Military Champion
ship of the United States; Private Cam,
the Hayes match at 500 and 800 yards;
Private Battey, the Meany match at the
same distances, while Private Austin car
ried off both the New Jersey Rife Asso-
citation trophy at those distances and the
Kuser match al 500 yards Lieut.. Wilson
placed to Georgia's credit both the All
Corners and Trenton Fair matches, at 200
and 800 yards, and Lieut. Richmond clos
ed the states triumphs with the Cham
piOnship Military Revolver match.
Georgia's extraordinary success might
well inspire other states to try their for
tunes at Sea Girt. In the palmy days of
Creedmoor not only state troops, but reg
ulars from across the continent came TO
the annual meetings, teams representing
there even the department of the Missouri
and the department of the Pacific. After
a time the regulars withdrew to annual
competitions of their own, but Creedmoor
used to see visiting rflemen from states
as far distant as California and Lousi-
ana.
Sea Girt can never, of course, become
what Bisley is to England, since the ma
tional foundation of the latter, with its
very numerous and valuable prizes, must
put it beyond rivalry. But at least 1t de-
serves more consideration than it has yet
received from the national guard, while
its accessibility and the attractiveness of
its surroundings speak in its favor.