Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-28
YEARLY TARGET SHOOT
Won by Richmond Howitzers by
Score of s to 5.
Crimes Battery Won n Complimentary
Mention of tho Two Best Shots Lewis
offered 500 for Another Contest :
Another Contest Expected.

The annual target shoot of the First
Battalion of Virginia Artillery occur
red at Ocean View yesterday. The
rain prevented great many people
from attending who would have been
there if the weather had been fair.
Despite that, however, there was a
large crowd and an intensely interest
ing contest for q beautiful solid silver
goidlined goblet.
The contestants We're the Howitzers,
of Richmond, and the Grimes Battery,
of Portsmouth.
The Howitzcrs left Richmond yester-
day morning by the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad and arrived ut Ocean
View about noon, under command OF
Capt. Williams and Lieutenant Myers.
According to the arrangement, the
firing was done by sections. The sec
lows:
First acknowledgement ]. p. Poin-
dexter. Corporals Gus E. Delarue and
w. w. Barnes gunnerS.
Second acknowledgement Cecil l..
Epps, Corporals Il. w. Bosher (gunner)
and Wilton Carter.
Third acknowledgement p. Z. Bell.
Corporals IL. p. Poindexter (gunner)
and b. w. Wilson.
Fourth Section-Sergeant ]. w.
borough and w. II. Cowardin gun
ners.
The Grimes Battery. of Portsmouth,
was under the command OF Capt c.
Il. Warren, with firing squads as fol-
lows:
First Squad-Corporal John McWil-
liams, gunner, and Bland. Travis,
Thomas. Johnson, Cox and Winingder
in the squad.
Second Squad-Corporal Chas. Eure,
gunner. and Berman. Rockwell. Nor
gan. Moore, Griffin and Foster in the
SQUAD.
There were four 3-inch rined guns
of the Grimes Battery on the grounds
In front of the Ocean View Hotel but
only two of them were used. The
Howitzers used the one at the extreme
right of the park, the Grimes Battery
used the one at the left.
After some delay in finding suitable
men who were expert enough to be
judges the following gentlemen were
chosen:
Col. H. L. Smith and Major C. w.
Wright. of Suffolk: Capt. w. A. Bar
rett and Major j. w. Hinson, of Rich
mond.
The target was n barrel, anchored
directly in front of the lawn of the
Ocean View Hotel. mile and quar-
ter from the shore.
The shooting began with the Howit-
zers, who placed the first shot quite
near the target. and kept such an
even record that of the twelve shots
which were fired alternately, they tied
one and got the advantage of six.
Hence there .svc-" eleven shots count
cd, and the score stood 6 to in favor
of the Richmond Howitzers. They
won the cup.
The Grimes Battery were compli-
mented with the award of the two
closest shots.
The score in detail kept by Major c.
w. Wright is as follows:
Howitzers 80 tie Go
Grimes ..1 OF 81 tie 0 0 o Is
After the Judgment was declared the
Richmond Howitzers. of whom there
were forty, and their friends. became
very happy and enthusiastic. They
then demanded that Major Wright. of
Suffolk. should deliver the trophy to
them with presentation speech.
Major Wright attempted to decline in
vain, and then made Il delightfully."- APP
propriate impromptu speech, in which
he applied the aphorism of knowledge
is power to the skill of n gunner in
modern warfare.
The beautiful silver goblet was ac-
ccptcd by Lieutenant Myers in happy
speech for the battery. and the con-
test was closed
The members OF the Grimes Battery
took defeat gracefully, although sew
two shots should have secured the
prize for them.
Immediately after the contest it was
stated that another would occur soon
to contest for n prize of Si0o;- Capt.
Warren and Cant. Williams consulted
decision. II is probable. however, that
the offer will be accented. and that
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