The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-01
ARRANGING FOR THE SHOOT.
EVERYTHING POINTS TO THE sue
CESS or THE event.

Col. Cnnn and His Corps of Range
Officers VIII see that Arrange
ments Are Complete by Monday
Morning. when the First Match
VIII HcEtn-HanEe ~ being Inn
proved and Put la Thorough Com
dillon for the shootinE-Division
of the work Among the Range Of
acers-Tcam from the Governors
Horse Guard the First to Arrive.
The officers looking after the success
OF the seclud annual carbiue and rife
competition Of the Georgia State Troops
will be very busy to-day and tomorrow
arranging for the event and on Monday
and Tuesday in conducting Il. Col.
George T. Cam. inspector general OF
rife practice. under whose direction the
shoot will be held. is assisted by a num-
Der OF officers who have displayed an in
ierest second only TO his own. and all be-
lieve the success OF the contest Is as
sured.
A meeting OF the officers whom he has
requested 20 serve on the range was held
yesterday afternoon AZ SD o'clock az Col
Cams Office. and an hour was spens in
discussing thc matches and making ar
rangementa that will guide the range Off
GERS while the shooting Is I'm progress.
Col. Cam made his assignments 20 the
several ranges. Caps. W. W. william
son. Capt James VI. Rogers. and Capt
sutclNe were placed In charge Of the
a90-yar6 range: Col Jordan +. Brooks,
= nd emf
Tyson. OF the 500 yard range: Capt. J &.
PosteU and Lieut.. James Butner. OF the
saa-vard ranNe and Col. w. I. Hopkins
OF the 6oo-yGrd range Col. Cam VIII
preside on the skirmish. where Capt. J.
r West. CapS. r. @. Hunter. Capt
Smith. Capt. Tucker and Capt. Henry
Blum. Jr.. will assist him.
The De Soto match. that for teams Of
i've men. enlisted men and officers. from
any company troop or division OF naval
militia. at al the ranges, viii be the
firss shot At the range Monday morning
the captains OF the teams. Of which there
will be more than thiisy. possibly thirty
seven or thirty-cight. viii draw for The
order in which they will shoot, and Cor
che targets at which they viii IRE. !;
i expected that the day wln probably
be taken up with this match. in which enc
prize 10 the team with the highest score,
win be the De Soto trophy
MIR. G. s. Richmond may have oppor-
tunity during the day to pull OF the re-
volvcr contest. In any event. u win be
started. The contest will be open 90
teams OF five men from any troop. and
the distance viii be fifty yards. Il r.
probable. too. that there viii be the in-
dividuni revolver contest
Col Cam called particular attention 90
the fact that the competition Is held pri-
marily for instruction. that IL Is "a state
shoot held under orders and that every
care should Be exercised By he range off,
GERS to see that Il Is conducted IN a strict
~ military manner. In this, the officers
an agreed.
The range viii De In first class condi-
ton for the shooting Capt. J. c. Postell
range officer FOR the association. has been
busy looking after arrang ments In coz
uection with Col Cam, and he SAYS the
electrical apparatus viii all be - perfect
condition. An electrical expert will be on
the ground throughout the matches, and
any fault with any Of me mechanism that
may develop will be speedily corrected.
Not only VIII the telephones be in work.
ing order, but so. too. viii the push butt
tons Those who have used the range
have found II difficult 20 get along with
out the buttons. and their resiorati on to
a condition rendering them NJ FOR use
viii he welcomed by all who shoot IN the
psatcheg.
Il is probable that the shower baths will
be in readiness for the teams. The ar
tesian well has been completed. and II
only remains for few additional ar
ranaements 20 BE- made The troops would
greatly apprr ciato the luxury Of the baths,
and IL Is hoped that the officers may be
successful In completing the work
Many ladies have spoken u visiting the
range 10 observe the shooting An ad-
mission charge Of = cents viii be made
for al visitors. a framework has been
built oyer the blenchcr. which has been
repaired ana shelter will be arranged.
Those who visit the range 20 see the
shooting may. Therefore. ~ In comfort
The nrsi team 20 arrive ia the city was
that from the Governors Horse Guard.
In Atlanta. Comprising the team are
Capt. George b. Hops, Lieut.. W. r. Il.
Wilson. scrgt. =. 4. Padsett, Quarter