The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-08
BIG MATCH LOST TO GEORGIA.
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two and five hundred yards, with two
skirmish runs of twenty shots each, the
Georgia Hussars secured fifth place.
twelve teams contesting, and this despite
the fact that the Georgians had never
skirmshed on the bullseye target.
AT this meeting f. c. Wilson won the
Trenton Interstate Fair match, Henry
Blum, Jr.. securing second place. c. S.
Richmond won the revolver match, and
A. S. Eichberg stood well up in this con-
test.
The Smaller Matches.
The programme for this year does not
contain some matches that were formerly
included, but three or four new matches
have been added. Among the events
scheduled are several for which none but
Jerseymen are eligible, but there is
enough left to give Georgians an opportu-
nifty to win several prizes.
The Kuser match was won in 1896 and
1897 by w G.. Austin. His score in the
last contest was the possible los points.
The All Corners Military match at two
and three hundred yards has been won
for three consecutive years by F. c. Will
son, and he will use his best efforts to
secure first place again this year.
There were no entries from Savannah
in the Scheutzen match of 1897, but c. s.
Richmond is a competitor for honors this
year.
The Hays medal match was won by
George T. Cam in 1896, and he secured
first place the year following. George
Freeman and T. w. Garden secured fourth
and fifth money respectively in 1897.
The Meany match went to w. B. Burpitt
in 1895, and f. c. Battey was the winner
in the last contest.
The contest for inspectors of rife prac-
tice was won in 1897 by Capt c. H. Spring
stead of the Fourth New Jersey, Capt J.
~ -. toll
and Blum of Savannah and Clark of At
lanta wil represent Georgia in this match.
The New Jersey State Rifle Association
trophy was secured in 1896 and again i'll
1897 by w. G. Austin. Austin and F. c.
Wilson are competing N this contest.
The Winchester match at 800 yards is
new one, the first prize being S0-calibre
Winchester rife of the model of 1895, and
$40.
The Consolation match at 200 and 800
yards is also a new match and is open
to those who have never won a first prize
at meeting Of the association.
Presidents Match.
The Presidents match Is to be decided
on the highest aggregate score at 200 800,
800, 800 and 500 and LOCO yards, ten shots
at each distance. Formerly this match was
shot in two stages, the first being 200 and
800 yards, the first five in this stage be-
{
COO yards. Every man who enters tbs con-
test at the present meeting win shoot at
every distance. f. C. Battey was the
winner in 1897.
The Remington match is at 300 and 900
yards, ten shots at each distance, and is
a new event.
The Harper's Weekly match is open to
men, who have never won a prize at Sea
Grit.
The outdoor revolver championship has
been secured for several years by Rich
mond.
The Engineer Corps of Washington won
the Interstate match in 1894 and 1895, and
| the Savannahians won it in 1896 and 1897
and 1899.
OF the National Rife Association
match, the Wimbledon at 1000 yards was
won in 1896 by Cam and the next year by
F. C. Wilson.
The Interstate Military match was won
in 1897 fer the third consecutive time by the
| Georgia team, and the prospects for re-
tanning the trophy are excellent
The Hilton trophy was lost TO the Dis
trict of Columbia in 1896, on tie, and
| Georgia won in 1891
Among the we'll known shots now here
is Farrell, who was member of the All
| American team at Wimbledon, England,
| in 1889,
Lieut. Sumner Paine of Massachusetts,
who won the worlds championship in the
| revolver contests at the Olympian games
| at Athens Greece, in 1897 has come down
! to try conclusions with Richmond. 1t VIII
| be remembered that when they met in
| 1897 Paine was easily vauquished.
Col Phil G. Byrd, assistant adjutant
general of Georgia, is here to remain
throughout the week.