The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-18
SAYS TEAM WAS DEFRAUDED.
COL. BROOKS SHOWS THE HILTON
TROPHY WAS NOT FAIRLY WON.

taIn-Hepresentatfo in the Pits
Was Refu<ed-No Just Grounds for
the Refusal ShOwn-HOSS Spencer
Treated the Protest Of the GeOr-
s-fanE-some of the Absurdities of
His PoSition-He Is Invited by Col.
brooks TO Push Any Charges He
May Have Against the GeOrgians.
How Mai. Harvey's Amdavit sus-
tains the Georgia Team.
A statement that proves beyond Derad-
venture that tine Georgia team AZ Sea
Girl vas night in making its protest
against scores Indicated for the New Jer-
sey riaemen at the 5s-yard range il the
Hilton trophy match is made by Col Jor-
dan r. BROOKS. vice captain Of the team
The statement. in fun. follows. Col
Brooks having reported 70 Capt W W.
williamson. captain q the team and De
INK therefore. 81 lsDerly 70 set clearly be-
fore the public just what reasons had
Induced him 10 make the protest. the man
ner in which it was received and the un-
5ust and the unl09ked-for acton Of Gen.
Spencer.
Col. Brooks went over all the facts with
Capt. williamson ana Capt J. c. PosteA
al the home Of Capt williamson, the three
beginning their consideration al Z O'Clock
in the afternoon and only finishing at II
Or night Col. Brooks says.
The accounts published in the Northern
newspapers in regard % the protest MADE
b. ne in the Hilton Trophy contest at
sea Girt. y. J.. nave contained 80 many
erroneous and * psrie statements that /
deem tt 10 be my DUTY 70 lay before you
q clear and succluct statement as 10 the
facts.
As is usual in such matches, lots were
drawn by tie several team captains 10 Do
termine the targets 70 be used az The sew
eraI ranges b. each team. II This match
two NUMBERS were Drawn, the first for TIE
targets ~ the zy-vard range and the sec
on5 Tor the 5yg-y8rd range. the same num-
her 70 b. Used for the Sy5-yard shooting.
This is nor the usual method il being Gus
tomary 70 draw number for target
at each range shot over. but. al the sue-
gesiiou o. the executive officer, d Was
agreed 10 for the purpose o. saving time,
a. - avoided having 20 make change
o. targets at the long ranges
Austin Had the Glass.
Zach Of the teams shooting IN the
match had telescope which was used for
the purpose Of seeing that the disks were
properly REID when they rere shown after
the firing Of shot bur the glass used by
the District Of Columbia team was OF an
unusually fine grade. and 50 powerful that
the shot holes made in the target could
be plainly seen.
Near the end OF the 50O-yard range.
New jersey not having finished It's score.
Private Austin Of the Georgia team. look
ing through the glass OF the District of Co
Iumba team. saw shot made IN the
New Jersey target in the ring, four inches
out, which was marked as a bull lie cali
ed out, that that shot was a and should
nOt have been marked as bull.
When the target on which this shot
had been fired was again slnt up Il had
white EVotter hanging in the bull. and
member Of the jersey team called out
That spotter shows that the last shot
wss n the bull" Private Rusiin reported
the matter 10 me and suggested that there
should he representatives in the pit 10 pre-
vent improper marking.
Refused Representation.
Il adopted the suggestion and going to
Gen. Van Naien then acting executive Of
fceT. Gen. Spencer being the captain OF
the New Jersey team, and stated 10 him
my wish 20 put a representative In the pit
at the commencement Of the G1-yard range.
lie replied hat il could not be done with
out the consent Of all The team captains. /
handed him . copy Of the official pro
grarnms and ca!ld MS attention TO Rule
permitting 9 FepIesen alive from each
team ln the target pit. lie gsiJ: You
should have had him ~ al the commence
xneDt Of the match and not pat him in in
the miaole II It," Z replied that ] wished
70 put him IN - the commencement OF the
GD-yard range.
4 then went 70 Gen. Harries, captain o,
the District o. Columbia team, ana toll
him that ] wished 10 Jet him know that I
wanted 70 put z man In the pit and he
said that would do lfLqgcfse 60
lected officer for that purpose. Then I
went 20 Gen. Spencer. captain Of the New
Jersey team, and told him what I had
told Gen. Harries. He SAID: We have Jus,
enough time 20 finish our match before
dark BY NOT breaking in on time. and 50
much time would be consumed in sending
men into the pit that II would prevent tire
gniEn Of the match He said: i have now
4 chance 10 win this match; don't make
me lose il By running me IN the dark. Be
SIDES. II We win IL now. youll want 10 come
back for u next year
Il went back a second time 10 him, 3c-
companied by Capt Postcll, and insisie
on sending a man down on a wneel to save
time, and he said. You are too tate. You
should have done 1t at the commencement
81 the match. The shooting then began at
The G0-yard targets.
Rue five, to which the attention OF
the executive officer was called, reads as
follows: During The progress OF the
matches and competitions no one. except
the officers on duty. The markers and one
representa- tive Of each team, TO insure fair-
ness viii be permitted IN the target pit.
without The special permission OF the exec
utive officer Rule TWO, general regula-
lions, reads: The executive officer shall
have control Of the range for the conduct
Of the matches, and his decision shall be
final and the executive officer having
rendered his decision against my calm
for representation in the pits, ] had no
further recourse.
The Trip 10 the Targets.
Thursday night ! was awakened, about
midnight, by some OF the Georgia con-
tingent and informed that they had just
returned from a visit to the target used
BY the New Jersey team In the Hilton
trophy match, in company with three Off
GERS o. the District Of Columbia National
Guard. and that great Irregularities had
been found ln the marking Of the targets.
Immediately arose and. dressing rapidly,
went ogcr 10 the District OF Columbia
fafuf and found The D1rfV that had visit