The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-07
SKIRMlSH SAVED GE0RGIANS.
FIRST GUARDS TEAM WON INTER-
STATE MATCH.

way Ahead of the District Men in
shooting at Unknown Distances.
Austin's Remarkable Score of 1OI
Points-Guards Also Won Company
Team Match From District of CO.
Iumbia-Hussars Team Carried OF
the Revolver Match.
Sea Grit, N. j., Sept. 6.-The Georgia
crack team, which has carried most of
the honors in previous years, started off
to-day with a handicap of twenty-seven
points. having been outshot yesterday by
the Second Regiment, District of Column
bla team.
The men from Georgia, however, over
came this and won.
The men outshot everybody to-day, and
the finish in the company team match
was exciting and sensation.
With Lieut. Wilson of Company c, First
Georgia Battalion, to shoot, Georgia need
ed a bullseye to win and the next best
shot to tie the two District of Columbia
teams. Lieut.. Wilson scored a bullseye,
winning the match for his team.
Sea Grit, N. j., Sept. 6-There was an
other large attendance at the third days
shooting on the Sea Girt range.
The weather was fine. The principal in
terest centered in the skirmsh firing con
test which was the chief event of the day
This brought out strong rivalry between
the Georgia teams and the teams from
District of Columbia, and the scores show
that the Guards first team has won the
interstate match by good margin.
The scores in this contest were to count
on the regimental and Columbian trophy
match. The scores that were made to-day
will not be made known officially until to-
morrow.
There were ten teams of sixty men each.
the same as in yesterdays contest. The
targets were so placed that the sun shone
brightly on them, oftentimes making it
impossible for the marksmen to see at
which to shoot. There were twenty-four
men in line, being two yards apart but
they did not maintain their line correctly.
Upon arriving at the SOO-yard 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.
1t Was Difficult Work.
The second stage of the interstate regi-
mental match was taken up this morning
and completed at noon. The shooting was
on the skirmish line at unknown distances
from 700 to 200 yards, and on groups of
siihouettes. In each group there are three
figures, one being that of a man kneeling
the second of a man standing and the
third one being the prone figure. Hits on
these figures count four three and five
points respectively, and there are twenty
shots in each skirmish run.
The skirmishing was quite as difficult
to-day as 1t was in this match two years
ago. Twenty-four groups of figures were
placed on the sand dunes south of the old
6W-yard butts, and although the normal
interval between skirmishers is two PAGES,
the space was so limited that skirmshers
touched elbows all the way down the
range. II was dangerous exhibition and
The marksmen felt relieved when the
shooting was concluded without having
any accident rendered. The evolutions were
done at bugle calls.
scores of the Skfrmish.
When the skirmishing began the District
OF Columbia led the first team of the
Guards by 20 points and were 81 points
ahead of the Guards second team When
The result of the skirmishing was record
ca it was found that the Guards led the
District team by the large margin of so
points which more than counterbaIanced
The Districts lead al known distances
he sklrmish runs follow:
Guards First Team Total
mercer ........ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 20 81
IlCHHOnu ................. ly 80 %