Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-07
THE GEORC|ANS WIN.
They Overcome Tuesdays Hand
leap at Seagirt
THEY OUTSHOOT ALL OTHERS
The Finish in The Company Team
Match Exciting.
INTERSTATE REGIuENTAL MATCH
Scores Made Tuesday and Wednes-
day-Continued Interest In the
Tournament on the New jersey
shore-skirmfsh-F Contest

sEAGIRT, n. j.. September 6-There
was another large attendance at the third
days shooting at the Seagirt range to-
day. The weather was fine. The princi-
pal interest centered in the skirmish-
firing contest.
This brought out strong rivalry between
the Georgia teams and the teams from
the District of Columbia. The scores in
this contest were to count on the regi-
mental and Columbian trophy match.
The scores that were made to-day VIII
not be made known until tomorrow.
The1e were ten teams of sixty men
each. the same as in yesterdays contest.
The men started in three squads rear the
7OO-yards lire, at unknown distances. and
attacked the silhouette target. These
targets were in the shape of three fig
ures-one a man kneeling, the hitting or
which counted foIr; another standing
which counted three, and the third prone,
which counted five. The men made two
runs. having twenty rounds each 10 fire.
They made five halts going forward and
five in retreat These eyOlutjons we're
done at bugle calls. The targets were so
placed that the sun snone brightly en-
them. oftentimes making it impossible
| for the marksmen TO see at which 10
| shoot. There were twenty-four Len in
line. being two yards apart. but they did
not maintain their line correctly. Upon
arriving at the 3oO-yards range they could
not see the target, which was due TO their
not keeping their distances. In many
| cases the men in the rear ranks FOUND
themselves opposed by the persons OF
those in front. The scores will probably
be low, owing to the bad light upon the
targets and the failure Of the men to
keep their proper distances.
INTERSTATE MATCH.
The corrected totals for the 200 and
Edwards stages of the Interstate Regi-
mental match were as follows: Second
| Regiment d. c., 517; First Battalion In
fantry. Georgia Volunteers. second tea m.
40: Sixth Battery, ID. c., iS9; First Bat
terry Infantry, Georgia volunteers, hrs'
team. ass: Fourth Regiment, Now Jersey,
AS. Troop b. First Cavalry, Georgia vol
unteers. AZ: First Regiment, Georgia
Volunteers. 46s; First Regiment, New Jsr-
sey. 463: First Regiment. j. c., 484; Ihlrd
| Regiment. New Jersey, 1872.
The Georgia crack team, which has
| carried off most OF the honors n previous
! wears. started off to-day with handicap
OF y points. having been outshot yester-
day by the Second Regiment District 81
CoIumbiaD team The men from Georgia
however oVercame this, and won.
The Georgia men outshot everybody TO-
dav and the finish in the company team
match was exciting and sensational
with Lieutenant Wilson, of Company q
First Georgia, To shoot. Companies a
and b, Sixth Battalion, District or Cor
umbia. needed bulrs-eye to win, anc
the next test shot TO decide Lieutenant
Wilson scored a bulrs-eye, winning the
match for his team.
REGIMENTAL MATCH SCORES.
The scores in the Interstate Reginenta
match. including yesterdays ana today
score. are as follows:
First Battalion, Georgia