The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-12
COMMITTEE MAKES A CHANGE.
WINCHESTER ANIMATION WILL.
BE USED AT SEA GRIT.

Circular From the New Jersey state
Rifle Association Received Yes
terday by the Inspector Cen
eraI of Rife Practice-statcs
GOvernment-LOaded Ammunition
VIII Not he Used-saVannah
Rihemen Will welcome the News
GiadIy-Fracticc by the Team VIII
Probably BE Continued.
Government-loaded ammunition will not
be used in the Sea G.rt contests. This
will be news for nearly all the members
of the team that will go on from Savan-
nah, A circular came yesterday from the
office of the executive committee of the
New Jersey State Rifle Association under
the auspices Of which the contests are
held. II states that Winchester ammuni-
ton, loaded in March OF last year, will
be issued to the competing teams.
1t is well known that the Savannah team
has been having great difficulty during
its practices In making anything like good
scores with the poor quality Of ammuni-
ton it has had TO use. The cartridges
eminent arsenals. Twelve-year-old am
munltlon is as little likely to prove as
effective when used by the best shots as
perfectly fresh ammunition fired by poorer
shots. The result has been dlsheartening
to the members of the team.
Last Saturday capped the climax in the
way of bad shooting, ana It was all due
TO the ammunition One of the very best
shots on the team made such poor scores
that he quit in disgust and swore he
would not practice again until better am
munltion could be procured Others got
mad about it, but nobody else took exact
ly the same view. 1t was the opinion of
many that the mere aiming and pulling
the trigger is good practice, and that il
would be wei to continue doing that. even
though the cartridges could not be count
ed upon TO strike anywhere near the bulls
eye.
Winchester ammunition has been used
by many of Savannah's crack riAemen.
and they are all very well pleased that
the change has been ordered Not a man
OF them all thinks the substitution of
Winchester for government ammunition
comes from the news getting abroad of
the difficulty the Georgians have been
laboring under, but rather TO a similar
trouble having been encountered by teams
of other states that are anxious to meet
the Georgia crowd again aud send il back
to this state with defeat instead of an
overwhelming victory. Such would be a
new experience for Geots.a's wonderful
shots and neither they nor their friends
and admirers believe there is any such
hard fate in store for them.
1t is probable that the practices that
ere discontinued by the officers of the
tes m VIII be ordered resumed. With new
ammunition, loaded by tie Winchester
arms people, there is no reason why the
members of the team should not make as
excellent scores as their records foa the
past show
ceived yesterday by Col. George T. Cam.
Inspector general of rifle practice Georgia
Volunteers:
For the purpose of settling all doubts as
to ammunition to be used in the National
Rife Association and other military
matches, during the eighth annual meet
ing of this association, Sept 4 to 9. 1899
the following regulations have been adopt
cd:
The government having ceased loading
the regulation ammunition at the Frank
tort Arsenal, and the ammunition now is
sued to the states being such as is pur-
chased from contractors. the regulation
contained IN circular No. I, relating to
ammunition is hereby modified.
The New Jersey State Rifle Associa-
ton has purchased from the state of New
Jersey. sufficient ammunition, in original
packages, as issued by the government
and made by the Winchester Repeating
Arms Company, March, 1898, and has set
the same aside for use in the matches re-
ferred to.
This ammunition may be purchased a
the range by team captains at $50 per
thousand, or it will be exchanged for the
service ammunition in equal quantities.
This ammunition win not be sold or ex-
changed until the beginning of the match
in which it is TO be used and the original
packages will be deposited at the firing
point in 3 conspicuous place. Competitors
viii take cartridges from the box singly
Immediately before firing.
ITO promote perfect fairness, at the
commencement of firing each match, suffi-
cient boxes will be taken from the maya
zine and team captains win draw by lot for
enough packages TO supply the members
of their teams for pool shots and shots in
the competition about to be begun.
Bird w. Spencer,
Edward p. Meany,
Anthony r. Kuser,
Executive Committee New Jersey State
Rifle Association"
WEATHER so FAR IN JULY.